Bouquet Preservation
The Process
A wedding bouquet holds the emotion, beauty, and meaning of a deeply special day. Preserving it through pressed‑flower artwork transforms those fleeting blooms into an heirloom you can live with, display, and pass down. The process is simple, intentional, and designed to honor your flowers at their freshest and most beautiful.
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Freshness is Everything
Pressed‑flower preservation works best when the blooms are as fresh as possible. Your bouquet should stay in water whenever it’s not in your hands on your wedding day.
If your bouquet does not stay fresh and/or you cannot get it to us within 48 hours of your wedding, we can order flowers based on a photo of your bouquet. We’ll identify the “ingredients” of your bouquet and order fresh versions. In this scenario there is an extra fee for the cost of flowers.
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Drop off or Ship Day After Wedding
Out‑of‑state brides
I will send your designated person a pre-paid shipping label prior to your wedding date along with instructions on how to package up your bouquet for careful shipping. You/they simply pack the bouquet and drop it off the day after your wedding so it arrives quickly and safely. (many brides dedicate this task to a parent or friend to do for them).
Local brides (Cleveland Ohio)
Drop your bouquet at my home studio the day after your wedding. My address will be provided to you once your order is placed. Most brides identify a designated person (MOH, MOB etc) who will be responsible for taking the bouquet home from the wedding and getting it to us in a timely fashion as freshness is everything.
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Pressing Your Artwork
Final design is discretion of Fleur De lis House as the artist but we kick-off the project by sharing some examples for your feedback to help inform our process.
There are a lot of ways to further customize your particular artwork that will also require your personal stamp.
For example:
Final size of artwork
Additional mat overlay or not
Portrait or Landscape orientation of artwork
calligraphy wording
frame style
to include your bouquet ribbon or not
to buy/use a custom wax seal or not.
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Designing Your Artwork
The overall lead time for a custom bouquet artwork is generally 12 weeks due to the nature of pressing and our schedule with other clients and projects.
There is a long window for pressing and Once the flowers are pressed, I spend weeks composing your custom artwork. Every piece is arranged by hand, honoring the original spirit of your bouquet while creating a balanced, fine‑art composition. A beautiful calligraphy labeling will be the final touch to your artwork.
You choose to add either:
Your last name i.e, “The Harpers”
Your wedding date “September 8th, 20212” or something else of your choosing. Up to three words are included in cost.
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Matting and Framing your Artwork
All artworks are created on conservation quality mat board.
All 20×24 Options come with a mat overlay that provides a 2” border around the bouquet artwork.
You select from four framing options.
All 16×20 Options come without a matte overlay. You select from four frame options.
Framing Your Artwork
Decisions to Make
All bridal bouquet artworks include framing. Pressed flowers are delicate, and framing protects them for decades.
All our custom frames use Tru Vue Optium Acrylic for ultimate protection and clarity. 99% UV filtration, anti-static, anti-reflective, 1/8" thick with InSite Acid Free high-quality paper faced mounting board with a memory foam center and a smooth, bright white paper or matte black that was created for preservation framing.
What’s Included
A 16×20” conservation mat in soft light ivory (other colors available upon request; specialty colors may impact cost).
Your choice of four custom frame styles, selected once your artwork is ready to be framed. If you have something else in mind, other options can be special ordered and may impact cost, these are our stocked custom options.
Optional upgrade to a 16×20 or 20×24” - 2” border mat overlay, which adds elegance, breathing room, and a gallery‑level presentation.
Final frame size will be 16×20” or 20×24”, depending on which option you choose. Mat overlay just ensures a clean 2” border around artwork.
Thin Brushed Gold Metal
Thin Black Metal
Raw Oak Wood
Antique Gold Detail Frame
A Calligraphic label with your choice of:
Name (example “The Harpers”)
Date (example “September 8th, 2012”)
Custom Phrase (one line of copy)
Combination of above options
Add-ons
Final size of artwork
16×20 portrait orientation
16×20 landscape orientation
with a 16×20× 2” border overlay mat or not?
20×24 portrait orientation
20×24 landscape orientation
with a 20×24 × 2” border overlay mat or not?
Other Questions
calligraphy wording (see below)
frame style (see below)
to include your bouquet ribbon or not (see examples below)
to buy/use a custom wax seal or not (see below)
A custom wax seal featuring an icon of your choosing. We will use your personal custom seal to add a finishing wax detail to your piece, but the seal itself and additional wax will be part of your deliverables and can be a great way to seal those “Thank you” cards too!
Price starts at $125
Framed 16 x 20 Options
The options below are for either providing fresh flowers or a photo we work off of (the latter includes cost of flowers) and your choice of a metal frame or wood frame option which are two different price points.
(No Overlay Mat in these four options, Just framing)
Framed + Matted 20x24 Options
(These options all come with an overlay mat providing a 2” border all around the artwork)
The options below are for either providing fresh flowers or a photo we work off of (the latter includes cost of flowers) and your choice of a metal frame or wood frame option which are two different price points.
The Experience
Your bouquet becomes more than a keepsake—it becomes a piece of art that carries the memory, emotion, and beauty of your wedding day into the years ahead. The process is simple for you, deeply intentional on my end, and results in an heirloom that feels both personal and timeless.
Preserve the beauty of your wedding day in a way that lasts far beyond the celebration. Reserve your bouquet preservation now to ensure your flowers can be pressed at their freshest and transformed into an heirloom artwork you’ll treasure for a lifetime.
Secure your date early—wedding weekends fill quickly, and each piece is created with the time and care it deserves.