Congratulations on your marriage! Best wishes for all the happiness in the world from the Pretty as a Picture team.  Here are the steps to complete your wedding timeline checklist..We have included some pretty and unique ways to preserve the memories of your special day.

Have your dress cleaned
Have your dress cleaned by a reputable dry cleaner specialising in the cleaning of wedding dresses straight after the wedding, leaving stains too long in fabric may leave a permanent mark and even stains which are invisible at first will darken and appear with time!

Wedding Dress Portrait
A stylish way to remember your wedding day and the dress you wore-forever!
Before you pack your dress away for safe keeping for future generations check out our unique way of preserving the memory of your beautiful dress, and owning a piece of art at the same time!

Working from your photographs,  Ailbhe, our inhouse artist will recreate your dress on canvas resulting in an elegant piece of custom artwork to cherish for years to come. See our wedding dress portraits and place your order by clicking the image below…

Wedding Dress Portrait
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Preserve your dress
There are so many harmful environmental effects that can happen to your gown over time, such as yellowing, discolouring, creasing or molding so it is vitally important that you take measures to preserve it.  So once your dress is home safe from the cleaners it is important to store it in a pH neutral container. Shop our collection of specially milled unique pH neutral board wedding dress storage boxes in pretty patterns. Each box is hand finished with a ribbon or cord and comes with sheets of acid free tissue paper and instructions for how to pack your wedding dress.

Traditional Wedding Dress Storage Box

Wedding Keepsake box
Wedding keepsake boxes are great idea for storing your wedding invitation and stationery pieces (keep at least one of everything if you can), wedding favours/ favour tags, your garter, veil, photos, confetti and any other bits and pieces you collect throughout the day. Check out our wedding accessory boxes made from unique specially milled board, for the best and most romantic way to preserve all the memories of your special day!

Meet with your photographer/ videographer
Meet with photographer and/or videographer to finalise albums.

Make a list of gifts received
It is a good idea to keep a list containing a quick description of each gift you received, who you received them from for when you are ready to write those all important Thank You Cards.  Who gets a Thank You card? how are they worded? Read our top tips for your Thank You Cards in our wedding invitation & stationery etiquette guide

Write and send thank you cards
Thank You Cards are an absolute must for every gift you receive. If you spent time choosing the perfect invitations and stationery then what better way to thank your guests than with a thank you card matching the other pieces of your wedding stationery! Shop our designs here