How can I clean my wedding dress before the wedding?

Love, this is your wedding dress. Your. Wedding. Dress. You're wearing this when you walk down the aisle. Do not, do not, do not put in your own washing machine! You need to take it to a dry cleaners. More importantly, they need to know what they're doing with wedding dresses. If you can, find someone in the area that specializes in cleaning wedding dresses. Many places do terrible things to them. I was a bridesmaid in a wedding where they actually burnt a lot of the sequins of the bodice of her dress.... not good. Once the dress is clean, be sure you're keeping it either in a plastic hanging protector or, better yet, wrapped in a white bed sheet. All you need to do is cut a hole at the top so the hanger can come through the top. The white sheet keeps the dress from going yellow; some of the chemicals in the plastic protectors can cause the dress to discolor quickly.Do not put the dress on any floor before first covering it with a clean, white bed sheet- whether you're trying it on at home, in for alterations, getting dressed for the big day, etc. One your wedding day, try to hike the dress up off the floor as much as you can until your altar return photos are finished. You don't want grey and brown splotches on the hem of your dress visible! Best wishes and Congratulations!