How to preserve dress if you are postponing

Did it come in a garment bag or box? if so i would leave it in there. or if not then i would get one. amazon has a lot of them.

Thanks! Yeah it came in garment bag.

I also don't think it should yellow or anything in a year, so i think it will be fine as long as you keep it in the garment bag

That's great to know, thanks. I am fortunate enough to have plenty of dark closet space so I will probably just keep it there.

Daughter stored her dress for a full year prior to the wedding. Keep it in the cloth bag it came in (absolutely NO plastic). Daughter's boutique also cautioned her to make sure she always used the hanging loops attached to the dress at the underarms and underneath the train to avoid putting stress on the dress' delicate straps. Our home is pretty dry, but agree with pp that if you live in a humid area, keep a moisture absorber in the closet the dress is stored in. Mostly for fun, daughter tried her dress on at least every 6-8 weeks, so that gave her the chance to be reassured it was doing just fine (and that she was maintaining her weight/measurements). If you have pets, be sure to keep the closet door closed tightly so they can't do anything bizarre to the dress. (There have been posts about dresses covered in dog/cat hair, getting peed on, etc.... )

After being stored in the garment bag, and then in alterations for about 6 weeks, daughter had to have her dress steamed and pressed, so you might want to plan/budget for that (I think daughter's was about $100 at a high-end dry cleaner; when she had it cleaned and preserved after the wedding, I believe that was $200-250....)

Congrats!

I've had my dress stored in a garment bag in a closet at my parents house for about 2 years and it looks exactly like the day I bought

That's great to know! Thank you

Depending on how heavy it is, you may want to lay it flat rather than hang it. Sometimes even the loops can end up pulling on the inside of the bodice and make little indents on the outside.

Make sure the garment bag is some kind of fabric that can breathe, not plastic, which can cause it to yellow over time.

Cool, dark spot and it should be fine. Also remember to use the interior hanging straps if it's going to hang, so you don't risk stretching out the fabric of the dress.