Wedding Bouquet Preservation
What we offer-
Wedding preservation service-
Have your wedding bouquet professionally preserved with us. Our aim is to carefully maintain and protect your valuable wedding flowers in there natural state before they perish before your eyes.
Don’t let your beautiful bouquet disintegrate once it’s gone it’s gone.
Let us help you stop this process by preserving and protecting them either in a beautiful frame or encapsulating them in a special resin formula. For you, your friends and family to admire and re-live your special day time and time again for years to come.
Why choose us? What makes us different from other companies?
We are the experts in this field as we are trained florists. We are highly skilled and have ample experience when it comes to wedding flowers. Why would you ever contemplate on handing over your precious flowers to anyone else who isn’t a trained florist. We have made hundreds of beautiful bouquets for our brides and will continue to do so. We are fully aware of the stressful process that you went through in choosing the right colours, shades, shape and the choice of flowers to ensure you got that perfect bouquet for your special day. We are highly knowledgeable on how to handle your bouquet properly without causing any stress on your flowers
We will only use the highest premium UV Conservation Glass & Acrylic Glazing for our frames. You may see some companies using normal standard glass however it is useless for protection & the longevity of your lifelong keepsakes. UV conversation glass is paramount to protect your precious keepsakes from the damaging rays, dust, dirt, grease, pesky insects, sunlight, fading and the natural breaking down of the aging process. It has been specifically made for precious pieces such as your delicate flowers, photos, keepsakes that needs ultimate protection and the premium Acrylic Glazing we use is specifically made for Conservation Glazing, it is just as good as glass with the added benefit that it has been specifically designed for our larger frames so they don’t become to heavy to handle and for safety.
We only use the best possible materials out there our high quality frames are made by master of framers. These frames are made to order by highly skilled craftsmanship. Your beautiful flowers/keepsakes will be safely kept secure within these stunning frames. As these are made to your specific order we can offer multiple sizes of width, lengths and depths.
We offer various depths for your frames to ensure you have the correct room without damaging your flowers/keepsakes. No professionally trained expert will ever allow any of your flowers or keepsakes to touch the glass or your framework. We will sit down with you and discuss your requirements and advice you on our recommendations in your consultation.
If you choose to have your flowers encapsulated in our resin formula. Rest assure we only use the best high grade UV resistant “best-in-class resin” for professional use only we do not use ‘crafting’ resin.
Frequently Asked Questions
For Preserving Your Flowers in Our Frames
Why does it take so long? Knowing the process -in a snapshot.
We will skilfully & strategically disassemble your beautiful wedding bouquet. This is why it is paramount that you use a qualified florist ideally the florist that made your beautiful bouquet as they know you and your flowers. We will then put your flowers through the invigorating stages of the preservation process.
Once your flowers have gone through all the preservation stages. We have the work of mapping out and redesigning your beautiful bouquet. When we are absolutely satisfied with our work we will then move to the final stages of skilfully mounting your flower arrangement into your stunning frame to protect and showcase your flowers. Throughout the stages your flowers will be inspected constantly. The whole process takes a lot of time & patience. To get the best result no section can be rushed to ensure a beautiful new framed design. Once we are completely satisfied we will tape the frame to help seal it.
What frame can I use for my preserved wedding bouquet?
All our frames are made by master of framers. These frames are made to your order by highly skilled craftsmanship. Your beautiful flowers/keepsakes will be safely kept secure with in these stunning frames.
As these are made to your specific order we can offer multiple sizes of width, lengths and depths.
We offer various depths for your frames to ensure you have the correct room without damaging your flowers/keepsakes. No professionally trained expert will ever allow any of your flowers or keepsakes to touch the glass or your framework. We will advice you on our recommendations in your consultation. We can offer various colours to complement your decor to name a few -black, white, cream, champagne, gold, antique gold, silver, copper, bronze, walnut, oak, dark brown, light grey, dark grey, brushed pewter.
What wedding bouquet design can I choose?
Flower wall effect
This design will showcase your flower’s in 3D form layered across the back of the frame mount, similar to a flower wall.
Birds Eye view
This design will showcase your flowers as if you were looking over them.
Side view
This design would showcase your flowers as if you were looking at your flowers from the side.
What frame size do I need for my preserved wedding flowers?
We offer numerous stylish, modern popular standard sizes however if you want a bespoke size let us know so we can help. Please note the depth of the frames will be a lot deeper than standard frames, this is to achieve the maximum effect of your beautiful arrangement.
What Glazing do you use in your frames?
Description of the UV conservation glass
2mm UV Glass
Provides UV protection by blocking out 99% of harmful rays, this helps prevent fading and helps to prevent yellowing and brittleness of photos and paper items. This conservation grade glass means that UV damage is nearly impossible.
Reflection-8.0%
Visible light transmission >89.0 %
3mm Acrylic glazing- just as good as glass but it’s safer & lighter for larger frames to be hung on the wall.
Almost 99.7% UV resistant
Conservation grade
Light weight- half the weight of glass
Excellent surface appearance, Clear, no noticeable tint or diffusion.
What can you put in the frame?
Flowers, buttonholes, keepsakes, Garter, pendants, ribbons, photos, invitation to name a few depending on your chosen frame size and size of your chosen flower arrangement.
Why do they look different to my original bouquet? -Let’s be realistic about this process
We will be putting your fresh flowers through an invigorating process. We will be removing all the moisture out of each flower. This will give your flower a vintage look, they will also shrink slightly. The colours will naturally change some become more darker, some lighter and some more dusky. White flowers look more cream in colour. They will look different from when they were fresh, plump and full of life. This is all the normal natural process of preservation. As much as we would love to put your bouquet back to how it originally was for your wedding day. This is unrealistic as it would be far to big to put in any photo frame and not all the flowers survive the gruelling process. Therefore after the drying stage is completely done. We will select the best flowers to rebuild a mini version of your bouquet in the style you choose prior with us.
How do I care for my framed arrangement ?
- Please do not open the secured frame containing your floral arrangement.
- Do not leave in any damp areas, high humidity areas or use any liquids, water on it.
- Please do not place in kitchens, bathrooms or any other room that attracts condensation.
- Avoid placing above heat appliances as heat rises and can damage the artwork.
- Although these frames have excellent UV protection please do not place in direct sunlight.
- Please ensure you have inspected and are 100% happy with your finished product/item on collection or at time of delivery. If you have requested your product to be delivered you must ensure an adult (18 years or over) will be present to receive the product and they are happy to take the responsibility of checking the item over.
- We will not take any responsibility for any breakages once you have collected it or we have delivered them to your chosen address.
- Please handle your frame and its contents carefully- be careful not drop or knocked it to avoid any breakages. Any knock to the frame may damage your flowers inside the frame.
- To clean gently wipe with a soft cloth, do not use any detergents or abrasive products.
- Your frame will be heavy please ensure it is fixed appropriately for the weight and size. If it falls it could cause serous harm to you or someone (We do not provide these fittings with your purchase).
How long will it last?
To ensure the best longevity life possible if you continue to give your arrangement the love and care it deserves there’s nothing to say it wouldn’t last forever. We have done our part of ensuring you have the very best UV Conversation protection glazing and a sealed premium frame to give you optimum protective results. However they are not 100% hermetically sealed meaning moisture may still find its way in which could reverse the work of the preservation process and cause the arrangement to soften & possibly go mouldy in areas if it is not kept in the correct environment.
Why can’t I throw my bouquet? What commitment do you need from me?
Flowers easily bruise and sometimes it’s unavoidable whilst being used in a wedding ceremony however it is paramount this is kept to the minimum for us to salvage any good flowers. If you throw your wedding bouquet it will bruise terribly and be seriously damaged. The bruising doesn’t come out straight away and may take a few hours to a few days and this damage is irreversible.
If this is something you really want to do we have some suggestions-
- Ask your bridesmaid if you can throw their bouquet instead.
- Purchase a “‘dummy” bouquet to throw
- If you really want to stick to tradition and throw your own bouquet then we would recommend you use one of you bridesmaids bouquets or others flowers you have used in your wedding to have preserved and protected instead.
- If possible during your wedding day handover the responsibility of your bouquet to a trusted bridesmaid/ friend/ family member. So you don’t need to worry about it and can enjoy your special day but be absolutely sure you can trust them to do the job properly.
- Ideally when you have finished with the bouquet (after photographs, wedding breakfast etc) using a small pair of scissors snip a bit of the bouquet stems off and immediately pop in a bit of water.
- If this is not possible to snip the ends just place the stems of the bouquet in water when not being used.
- Do not be tempted to /spray your flowers with water to keep them fresh as this can cause the petals to create spotting and brown.
- Leave in a safe, cool dry room in water until you can get them to us.
- If you can’t bring the bouquet to us the next day, get someone who can or for a small charge we can come and collect it for you if it is within ?? Radius of our Alfreton shop
- If you have bought your flowers from another florist ask them to refrain from applying any spray products on your flowers as this can react with the preserving chemicals and cause unwanted markings and discolouration.
- And lastly be honest with us, if you have had an issue with your bouquet during the wedding celebrations its got knocked, crushed, dropped, the chances are we still can help sort it out for you but we will need to know before the start of the process before it becomes evident to us during the preservation process and we can keep you informed throughout the stages so you are not worrying about it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Preservation Flowers in Resin
Why does it take so long?
The process involves numerous stages from us skilfully dismantling your precious flowers, the drying out process, the selection stage, mapping out, designing and then the encapsulation stages. (Which involves many intricate additional levels) these stages take a lot of time & patience. To get the best results no section can be rushed to ensure a beautiful unique result.
What Shapes & Sizes can I choice from?
The shapes we offer are hearts, coasters, pyramids, spheres, square blocks, Arches, candle holders, book ends, individual letters of the alphabet or a combination of letters for your initial’s or a persons name. However please bear in mind the choice of your chosen flowers will dictate what shape & size you could have for instance a rose wouldn’t fit in a coaster shape however a flat headed flower like a Gemini would.
Why do my flowers look different? Lets be realistic!
This is an unique art process, it is quite amazing how we can actually use your own original flowers and encapsulate them in a beautiful ornamental resin arrangement. It takes skill, time, patience and a lot of hard intricate detailing. However we need to remember these are handmade items, they have not just come out of a factory made by state of the art artificial intelligence machines. Therefore they may have imperfections, flowers can become transparent, trapped bubbles, it is impossible to be able to avoid these. Especially when working with real flowers as the chemical exchange of the resin with the flowers creates bubbles there’s no getting past this. Therefore if we can get them out we will however if this is impossible because they have appeared during the final stages of curing or out of our reach then it’s out of our hands.
This is what makes these unique as these are skilfully handmade by us for you! Please be assured that we are aware that you will be handing over something very precious to you to us and we will endeavour to provide the best possible chance to use them in your chosen piece.
How do I care for my resin arrangement?
We only use Highly ‘UV’ stable best-in-class resin. Despite the advanced UV protection we advise not to leave outdoors. The best way to care for your arrangement is to refrain from direct sunlight exposure like leaving on the window sill or other areas where it’s in direct sun exposure. We simply don’t have the longevity of testing to be able to guarantee how long it will be before the resin may deteriorate in direct sunlight.
To clean: A soft cloth should be enough to wipe dust off. You can also gently wash them with a spot of mild washing up liquid in warm water if needed. Please refrain from using any chemical substances, cleaning products, harch cloths/scratch pads or putting in the dishwasher as this will damage the resin.
Please consider where you will keep your resin arrangement carefully. They can be very heavy and are extremely hard objects. If they fall, are dropped or misused they can cause you or someone serious harm.
They are for ornamental use only some arrangements may be small in size which could be dangerous if a child or pet gets hold of them and must be kept well away from children and animals at all times.
Please ensure you read and follow the guidelines on the frequently asked questions.
Our terms and conditions for flower preservation
Once the preserving process has started unfortunately we can not reverse the process.
We will not except any flowers via the postal services and we highly discourage using this service. No matter how carefully you pack your delicate flowers and write all over the package “handle with care” unfortunately if they get knocked they will bruise and will be damaged. We would highly encourage you hand deliver your precious flowers directly to us.
If you have brought your flowers from another florist unfortunately we can not take responsibility of the quality or where they have been sourced. Therefore unable to guarantee the outcome as we would our own. However rest assured we will endeavour to get the best beautiful results we possibly can.
Once we receive your bouquet we will have a good look over them to see the condition of the flowers and we will discuss with you if we have any concerns. However sometimes it isn’t immediately apparent of the full scale of the condition until they have been stripped down and individually inspected. Even then as your flowers are so delicate sometimes any bruising or damage doesn’t come out for a while. Therefore throughout each stage of the preserving process we will be constantly checking on the health of the flowers and any concerns we will contact you with our professional advice.
We do not colour enhance your flowers we don’t feel they look natural and believe they should be left as natural as possible from your special day. “Our aim is to stop them in time” to capture your moment.
During the early stages of the preservation we will only select the best quality flowers that we feel will have a good chance to withstand the preservation process and will discard any others and after completion any left over remnants will also be disposed off by us.
We will do our uppermost to get your beautiful piece/s completed within 2-6 months. However on occasions we may take a little longer depending on the season and complexity of your requirements.
If you do not collect your item/s after 28 days from being informed by us that they are ready for collection we have the legal right to sell them to redeem our expenses in making them.
As we have no control over the life of your arrangement and the ailments it is put through once it has left us we can only offer a 12 month warranty on our workmanship. In the unlikely circumstances that you do find a fault with your framed flowers within the 12 months warranty and you or a third party have not broken the seal of the frame and we deem it of no fault from you or a third party. Then we are more than happy to try and rectify the fault. If we can not rectify the issue we will give you a full refund on the price you paid for the preservation service in return of the full item. We will not take any responsibility if it comes to our attention and believe that the frame has been dropped, bashed or mistreated in anyway.
As flowers are perishable we can not take responsibility if a fault occurs that’s out of our control during the process. Some flowers just can not withstand the pressure of the preservation process. Therefore we can only stress that due to the nature of the sentimental value to you it is at your own risk and no refund or monies of any value will be given.
Once you receive your preserved arrangement it is your responsibility to inspect them before you leave the shop premises Enchanted Rose Florist Ltd or if delivered to you when the driver hands them over to you or a third party representing you. Once this exchange of hands has taken place the item becomes your responsibility.
- In no event will we be liable for any loss or damages caused by our products not being used for it’s original purpose. Under no circumstances should any part be handled or used as a toy for a child. These products are for ornamental purposes only. They must be kept well away from children and animals.
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