How to Ship a Wedding Dress

Three Important Steps

If you are ready to ship a used

wedding dress to its new (and

excited) owner, follow these

steps to make sure it gets to

its new destination safely.

1. Package it properly. This

will ensure the dress is

not damaged in transit.

(Remember, the box will

be loaded onto trucks,

conveyor belts and

potentially airplanes. The

handlers will not be

aware of the precious

cargo inside).

Three Important Steps

2 Insure it for the

value/selling price.

3 Use a trackable shipping

method and require a

signature release.

How To Package It Properly

Use a sturdy corrugated

cardboard box. Boxes are

rated according to “burst

strength.” Look for a box

that is rated for 200-lbs-

per-square-inch burst

strength or the equivalent.

Make sure you get a box

that is the right size for your

wedding dress. You want to

ensure the dress doesn’t

move around too much

inside the box. If the box is

too big, fill extra space with

tightly wadded kraft paper,

peanuts or other materials.

How To Package It Properly

Fold the gown as required and

use plastic to cover it (for the

unlikely, but possible, event that

the box gets wet).

Seal the flaps and seams with

strong mailing tape that is a

minimum width of two inches.

Place the shipping label on top

and avoid putting the label over

a seam/closure or on top of the

tape. Put a duplicate label (with

a phone number) inside the box.

For more information and tips on buying and

selling new, sample and used wedding dresses, visit www.PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com