How to Preserve Your Wedding Flowers!

DIY Flower Ideas: How to Preserve Your Wedding Bouquet

You meticulously planned every bit of its detail, so why not protect your prized floral possession?

Make sure your flowers never lose their beauty with this guide to bouquet up-keep and preservation.

What It Is

You dry your bridal bouquet -- by yourself or via a professional service -- and hang onto it as a meaningful keepsake.

Why Do It

A preserved bouquet can be both a memento and decorative piece for the home.

How It Works

There are three methods: silica gel (quick-drying mode via immersion in a sand-like, silicon substance); pressing (press select blooms from the bouquet and flatten via a flower press and framed); and freeze-drying (pros spray the blooms with a starch to set the colors and then "bake" the bouquet in a freeze-dryer). All modes allow for beautiful presentation in frames, glass domes, etc. But freeze-drying is the only method that allows for "open arrangements" (they don't have protective covering), and yields the most true-to-life results in terms of flower shapes and colors.

Tips

Think about preserving just a few select blooms instead of the full bouquet. This will cut down on the cost of preservation. Also, it's important for preservationists to receive the bouquet in prime condition. So get a tossing bouquet, and, at the reception, leave your actual bouquet in a safe place where it won't get bruised or crushed (maybe have a bridesmaid handle this) as a precaution. Sometimes brides will immediately have the caterer store the blooms in the refrigerator, or, if it's a hand-tied bouquet, stick the stems in water.

DIY

If you want to try and preserve your flowers yourself try hanging the bouquet in a warm room such as an airing cupboard upside down. This will help the flowers to release their moisture and to dry out much more quickly.

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