{"id":164384,"date":"2022-05-10T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T07:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whimsicalwonderlandweddings.com\/?p=164384"},"modified":"2026-02-11T11:13:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:13:43","slug":"preserve-wedding-bouquet-flowers-last-keep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/preserve-wedding-bouquet-flowers-last-keep\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Ways To Preserve Your Wedding Bouquet + Real Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"

You are either planning on falling in love with your bouquet or you are newly married and can’t bear to see your beautiful wedding bouquet wilt. Am I right or am I right?<\/p>\n

Well, there is no need to fret, because I am here to the rescue with different ways to preserve your wedding bouquet<\/strong> to keep forever!<\/p>\n

Now, as a bride, I have to admit that my bouquet was my favourite physical element of my wedding day. I was in love with it and I often wistfully look back on my photos of it.<\/p>\n

I really regret not having tried some more ways to preserve my bouquet<\/strong>. I did do a couple of the options below with mixed results, but I winged it in all honestly, rather than having a solid plan of action<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

So, take a look at these ideas<\/strong>, choose one or two to do and get all you need at the ready to preserve when your wedding bouquet is at its best!<\/p>\n

How To Preserve Fresh<\/em> Wedding Bouquets<\/h2>\n

If you do really want fresh flowers<\/strong> (I totally get it – I did too!) then read on.<\/p>\n

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photo by London Wedding Photographer, Tony<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1. Dry Your Wedding Bouquet<\/h3>\n

All you need to do is hang up your bouquet, somewhere dry, away from water. It should simply dry out on its own.<\/p>\n

I did this with my flower crown and it now sits on my living room shelf.<\/p>\n

\"Preserve Before my flower crown fresh. Photo of my flower crown by Alexa Loy<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Preserve After, my flower crown dried (6 years after the wedding).<\/p>\n

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  • Easy to do<\/li>\n
  • Inexpensive<\/li>\n
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    • Takes a while to dry out<\/li>\n
    • Flowers are very fragile and unprotected<\/li>\n
    • Flowers lose colour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      2. Press Your Wedding Bouquet<\/h3>\n

      I tried pressing some of my wedding flowers, but some flowers were too large. Using a DIY flower pressing kit, I pressed flowers and framed them as you can see below.<\/p>\n

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      However, it didn’t quite go fully to plan. Some flowers were quite large and needed a heavier\/bigger flower press which I didn’t have. So they weren’t exactly flat, so it’s worth considering the type of flowers in your bouquet AND how many flowers you want to save.<\/p>\n

      You could press flowers and then frame them, or make a wedding memory scrapbook. You could even create your own pressed flower artwork.<\/p>\n

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      Pros<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Simple and easy way to keep favourite flowers<\/li>\n
      • You can create pretty flower displays<\/li>\n
      • Inexpensive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        • Inconsistent results depending on the flower<\/li>\n
        • You can't press a whole bouquet easily<\/li>\n
        • May not work on large flowers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          3. Have Your Wedding Bouquet Illustrated\/Painted<\/h3>\n

          This is another way I had my bouquet preserved. I was really lucky that an artist sent me a beautiful illustration of my bouquet<\/strong> as a gift. It’s a really special momento and something that can be framed and hung in a lovely spot in your home.<\/p>\n

          A dressing table\/room, office or bathroom can make for a sweet spot for a painted bouquet.<\/p>\n\n\t\t