You should always trust those personal care tags that come with your clothing… except when it comes to dry cleaning. Sometimes there are instances where any item that you might not normally think to dry clean—and whose tag specifically says not to dry clean—will be just fine, if not better when cared for that way by a professional. Here are just a few items that you should always take to be dry cleaned(regardless of what the care instructions say!).

Traditionally the wedding gown is the most important keepsake from a wedding ceremony. Many save their wedding dresses for memories, for renewing their vows, or for passing down to their children. Wedding dress heirlooming is the process of preserving your wedding gown, and can allow you to preserve memories as well.

Your wedding dress is one of the most important parts of your wedding. After the special day is over, you don’t want to simply toss this dress aside. Instead of letting your precious (and likely expensive) wedding dress sit in the back of your closet, consider having it cleaned and preserved.