The best wedding bouquet preservation companies: our picks
These are the four we were on the short list, each for a different type of bride.
1. Compressed floral, for framed art and wearable keepsakes. Our choice when you want options: custom pressed frames, charms, pendants and necklaces, all mailed and finished by their designers. GWS readers get 10% off with code GREENWEDDINGS shoes. Compressed floral shop
2. CK floral preservation, if resin calls you. Elena, the Orlando artist behind this shop, dries your blooms in silica gel and pours them into custom resin cubes, bookends and trays, with blocks starting around $295. Reserve your date early, then ask for her shipping instructions and to see some pieces that are a year or older. CK store for flower preservation
3. Single pine, if you want to wear it, gift it, or hang it on the tree. Mel, the Charleston artist behind this shop, turns your wedding flowers into little keepsakes: pressed flower jewelry, centerpieces, ring plates and coasters, most between $50 and $125, plus full bouquets. It’s also the easy answer to gifts for your mom and bridesmaids. A deposit holds your date. Lonnie Pine shop
4. DBANDREA, if you’re 3D inclined. their Shadow boxes of pressure-3D Keep your wreath’s original arrangement instead of flattening it, starting around $550, and they’re also resin. Send mail from anywhere. DBANDREA store
How to find wedding bouquet preservation near you
A local artist says your flowers travel in minutes instead of days. Start by asking your florist, who almost always knows who in town does it well. Then search for “bouquet preservation” in your city’s addition on Instagram and Etsy, and check how you would treat a photographer: ask to see finished works that are at least a year old, what methods they offer, how and when they want the bouquet to arrive, the full delivery time and price, and a written deposit. If no one local has your date, email studio is the backup.
How long should you keep your wedding bouquet?
Every method on this list works on the same clock after the wedding: process the flowers within 24 to 48 hours. But if you go to a pro, the clock starts months earlier, because the studios worth hiring are updated long before the foreigner exists.
🥀 GWS Pro Tip: Going pro? Book before the wedding, not after: a few months out for pickling and resin. The good ones invite fast.
Once the bouquet is in hand, three steps buy you time:
- Cutting stems: Cut them short to fit your container or shipping box.
- Remove foliage: Remove any extra vegetables that may rot.
- Wash off excess moisture: Gently dry the petals; No one wants mold in her masterpiece.
Then keep the wreath cool and out of direct sunlight until pressed, hung or shipped.
💐 GWS Pro Tip: Assign a bridesmaid as your flower preservation BFF. She gets the bouquet at the end of the night, the shipping box and the deadline so you can dance without watching the clock.
Design and display your souvenir
Once he is saved, the question becomes where he lives.
The gallery wall: Hang your wreath art next to your wedding photos and keep the frames cohesive, like Pressed Florals Custom wood frame designs.
Custom Shadow Box: Layer petals with your invitation, a song from your first dance, or a photo from the day in a deep shadow box built for dried flowers, like this one An elegant shadow box.
Hanging garland: If you air dry, lean on the boho look and hang it among your photos and art.
Taking care of your souvenir
keep it away from direct sunlight; UV rays fade flowers to a bleached color and cracked petals. If it’s for a light wall, ask your framer for UV protective preservation glass, or DIY partial fog with UV protective spray For dried flowers. Dust gently with a soft brush or canned air, and keep it in a regular room: too moist invites mildew, too dry makes the petals brittle.
