It’s Valentine’s Day once again, the holiday dedicated to romance. This day is popular the world over, celebrated in countries as diverse as Argentina, South Korea, France, and the Philippines. How did the day commemorating a martyred Christian saint (or 3) end up being a day for lovers all around the world? Let us look […]
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Valentine’s Day History
February 12, 2019Category: memories, Uncategorized
Tags: Valentine, Valentine's Day | Comments Off on Valentine’s Day HistoryHow to Pack Your Wedding Dress (Video)
July 12, 2018Foster-Stephens has several videos online to help our customers with preserving their precious family clothing. You can see them all at our YouTube Channel. Below is ‘How to Pack Your Wedding Dress’. I hope you enjoyed this video which shows, not only the best way to pack your gown, but how all the accessories work […]
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June 29, 2018Your wedding dress is one of the most memorable, and the most expensive item of clothing you’ve ever bought. What you do with your dress after the wedding will be indicative of your new life. In nearly every case, you will want to have your gown cleaned and preserved. A gown that is dirty will […]
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January 14, 2018Sixteen New Year Resolutions for Clothing Care Every year most of us make New Year’s Resolutions. I know I do – last year it was to swim laps at least twice a week for half an hour and drink water at all meals. (I’ve learned over time to keep them simple, and specific). This […]
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Preserving First Communion Memories
May 5, 2017Springtime is practically here and with it brings about the blooming of flowers and foliage, but it may also bring a new chapter in your child’s life: First Communion. And with making the important First Communion Sacrament comes the need to purchase a communion dress for your little girl or a suit for […]
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April 20, 2017It’s EarthDay 2017! Foster-Stephens is proud that we have taken an environmental leadership position by joining Carbonfund.org’s CarbonFree® Program. In our quest for a better environment we will offset our carbon emissions with the Carbonfund.org Foundation, one of the country’s leading carbon offset organizations.We can all do our part to correct are negative impact on […]
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Your Wedding Day will Run Smoothly with these 15 Tips!
June 30, 201615 Hints for Your Wedding Day Get enough sleep. Go to bed at a decent hour so you can be your best.Eat breakfast. Make certain that is high in protein and complex carbs. These foods digest slowly, so if you don’t have time in your schedule to eat, you won’t get too hungry.Give yourself […]
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April 10, 2016The weather here in the Mid-West can be quite violent in the Spring and this Spring has been no exception. What is unique is that a wedding dress, packed in 1987 in a corrugated preservation box survived when the house it was in lost its attic and much of the second floor. Luckily, no one was […]
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