Renting a gown or lingerie set from Soul Haven Boutique is simple and allows you to extend your client closet for special styled sessions. Here are some tips to make rentals a breeze:
- Ask clients to wear nude undergarments and petals to protect their modesty.
- Ensure clients complete spray tanning at least 24 hours before wearing a gown or lingerie and ask them to shower before putting the rental on. It is essential clients have no bronzer on their skin, as it will smear onto the dress fabric.
- Insist your clients avoid perfume and heavily scented lotions.
- Do not allow your client to eat while wearing a rental item.
- Ensure your client wears jewelry and accessories that will not snag or rip the fabric. The cost of repairs to any rental item is the responsibility of the rental party.
- If food, blood, makeup, hair product, lotion, or sweat gets on the rental item, spot clean with cold water and a white cloth and let air dry.
- Remove wrinkles by hanging the rental item up and applying light steam. Hanging the rental item in the bathroom while showering is typically successful.
- Do not dry clean any rental item. Dry cleaning involves chemicals instead of water, which interacts poorly with appliques. Cleaning is included with the rental price, so you do not need to clean the gown or lingerie unless noted in the Special Instructions on the item’s page.
- Avoid posing your client standing on the hemline and make sure any shoes will not get caught in skirts.
- Do not leave any rental items unattended. Loss or theft of rental items is the responsibility of the rental party.
- Treat the gown or lingerie as though you own it.
- Return the rental items in their original packaging by 2nd day air.