About floral preservation
We created this section to educate our clients about the preservation process and provide insight into what to expect when preserving flowers.
At our studio, we utilize the highest quality materials and techniques to professionally preserve your bouquet. While your finished keepsake will undoubtedly be beautiful, it’s important to remember that each piece is handcrafted. As a result, it may not possess the uniformity of a factory-produced item.
Embracing the natural beauty of flowers means that each keepsake will be one-of-a-kind, reflecting the unique character of the blooms you’ve chosen.
The Flower Drying Process:
Your bouquet will undergo a drying process that removes all moisture. Here’s what you can expect:
Color and Texture Changes: Some flowers may not retain their original appearance. It's normal for dried flowers to differ in color, texture, and size.
Flower Type Matters: Flowers with higher moisture content (like tropical blooms, lilies, and certain orchids) do not dry as well and most likely will need color correction. For specifics, please refer to our flower guide below.
Freshness is Key: We recommend we receive your bouquet within 1-2 days post-event for the best results. We accept bouquets of varying ages and conditions, but please keep in mind that the state of the flowers will affect the final product.
Condition of Arrival: Fresh is best, while we can work with older flowers keep in mind we cannot revive flowers back to life. Flowers that are older and drooping will lose their shape in the drying process. We work with the flowers in as is condition.
We strive to set realistic expectations for our clients, Having an expectation that your dried flowers will look exactly as they did when they were fresh is not realistic.
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The Resin Process:
Spotting: Most flowers will have translucent spotting when placed in resin.The translucent spots are bruising from handling during or prior to your event.This is natural, and can not be avoided. However if you choose color correction you will not see any of the spots.
Imperfections: Resin keepsakes may have bubbles, a stray piece of a flower, a fuzz or other imperfections in the proccess of hand making them.
Layering Process: The resin must be poured in layers, which may result in visible lines when viewed from the side. It is not visible from the front. This is unavoidable in floral preservation
Color Correction Process:
Enhances the appearance of your flowers. Our team carefully handpaints your flowers to restore color. Some clients prefer natural, and others prefer the benefits of color correction. This service is an optional add on to your order.
Benefits: Covers wilting and discoloration. Achieves a color closer to your original bouquet. Reduces translucent spots in resin.
Flower Guide:
This list will help you understand how commonly used flowers may change during the drying process. Color correction is available to help offset these change
Colors:
Reds: Darken to dark red or purple
Pinks: Typically dry darker
Vivid Colors: Often appear more subdued
Peach/Coral: Can darken to purple
White: Becomes ivory, or a pale yellow
Toffee : Turn dark purple
Purple : Will darken
Quicksand - May turn purple, or faded color
Flower types:
Anthurium / Laceleaf: Will turn brown
Calla Lily: White will turn yellow or brown
Cymbidium Orchids: Turns brown and is visibly flat
Dusty Miller / Lamb’s Ear:White fuzzy disappears
Garden & Juliet Rose: Prone to browning in center
Hypericum Berries: Dry black/ brown, can shrivel up
Lisanthius: White will yellow, purples and pinks darken
Mums: Prone to falling apart and browning in center
Orchids: Translucent spots in resin, paper thin
Oriental Lily: Can brown, translucent spots
Sunflowers: May lighten pale yellow or darken
Succulents: Can not be dried. Client may substitute faux
Air dried at home bouquets: Can be preserved, prone to more bubbles in resin
Accessories:
Silk Flowers - can be used but prone to becoming translucent in resin
Wood Flowers - can be used but prone to bubbles in resin
Ribbon / Tulle - can be used but when placed in resin may appear wet looking. Tulle will go translucent
Crystal / Rhinestones / Pins and Charms - will lose their faceted diamond appearance in resin. Accessories with a clear base will become completely transparent
Pictures / Wedding Invites - can go in resin if laminated. We will need to laminate them
