About Us

Fort Worth's Most Trusted Wedding Gown Specialists

Established in 1958, Kite’s has over 60 years of experience in fine garment care, and we are grateful to have earned the reputation as Fort Worth’s award winning premier dry cleaner. Trusted by Fort Worthians for generations, we use our proven expertise while cleaning and preserving wedding gowns.

Our wedding gown specialists are trained and certified yearly by the Association of Wedding Gown Specialists. When hand cleaning and finishing gowns, they are masters at addressing every detail.

We support wedding equality.

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What Our Customers Are Saying

Cindy W.

Excellent Service

Kite's cleaned and preserved my son's baptismal gown to perfection!

Maria S.

Cleaning and Preservation

BRIDES!!! We already go through so much stress let steaming/washing/preserving the least of your struggles. I cannot recommend Kite's enough! They steamed, washed, prepped, and preserved my wedding dress! Highly recommend!!!

Ashley N.

Restoration

I used kites wedding gown specialist to restore the original color of my mothers wedding dress, so I could get it altered for myself. Let me tell you, the dress looked just as white as the pictures I have of my mother wearing it over 35 years ago! They were also fast, friendly and answered all my questions and concerns while putting my needs first. I absolutely recommend them to anyone who needs their vintage gown restored

Kaley J.

So Professional

Kites Cleaners did an amazing job preserving my wedding dress. They were professional, organized and the packaging for my dress is outstanding. I highly recommend them!

Barbara F.

Restoration

Kite's Cleaners is the best! I used them to heirloom my wedding dress (36 years ago), and my daughter and son's baptismal outfits. They did a superb job.

OUR TEAM

Nancy Gutierrez

Meet Nancy Gutierrez, one of our Wedding Gown Specialists and Member of the Production crew! Nancy has been with Kite's Custom Cleaners for 4 years now, and brings over 18 years of experience in garment care to our team. Nancy is one of the main staff members that ensures that wedding gowns are perfected for Brides, and assists with cleaning, pressing, restoration, preservation, and she also helps package each preserved gown in its archival keepsake box and protective muslin wrap.  In addition to wedding gowns, Nancy's duties include small alterations/repairs, and quality control. She feels that it is her responsibility to make sure "That the client is happy with our work." When asked what the favorite part of her job, or her favorite Kite's memory is, Nancy says, "I enjoy the times that we have had together celebrating Birthdays and events together as a big family."

Melisa Soonius

Meet Melisa Soonius our Wedding Gown Specialist! She has worked at Kite's for 7 years bringing a ray of sunshine to our wedding gown department. She also brings a total of 32 years of experience in the garment care industry! Melisa is often the first person that a bride will meet to discuss the care and treatment of her gown. She is informative and truly cares about her customers. Her favorite part of her job is "customer service, I have made so many wonderful friends and had so many great interactions!"

Rob Webb

Meet our Head Dry Cleaner Ron Webb who is the mastermind behind ensuring that all gowns are spotless using the safest cleaning methods for each fabric.   Ron has worked for Kite’s for Over 13 years and has 35 years of garment care and dry cleaning experience. His responsibilities are cleaning, spot and stain treatment & removal, and overseeing wedding gown cleaning and processes. He began his career working at the counter when he was 18 years old and moved up to manager back in his home state of Kansas. When he moved to Texas, he came to Kite's and has been here ever since. Ron’s says that his favorite part of the job is saving garments. “When a customer comes in believing that their garment is ruined beyond repair, being able to see their smile when it is cleaned and restored...it really makes you feel like you know what you are doing. I like being able to help people and Kite's gives us everything possible such as top of the line equipment and whatever support that's needed to get the job done!”

Irma Gonzalez

Meet Irma Gonzalez, our Wedding Gown Cleaning Specialist! Irma has worked at Kite’s for 5 years and brings 10 years of experience in wedding gown and garment care. Irma oversees each step of the gown cleaning process determining and facilitating the individual cleaning needs of each gown. She guides the gown through multiple wash cycles, restoration, stain removal, applying treatments, and conducting the drying process. Irma says that her favorite part of her position is “to see the great results!” Her favorite memory at Kite’s is “Seeing a 60 year old wedding gown come back to life, bright and white after the restoration process!”