Preserving your bouquet

Casey10 Posted: Aug 07, 2002 10:51 AM

Preserving your bouquet

What is everyone doing, if anything to preserve your bridal bouquet?

Sonicstef Posted: Aug 07, 2002 11:06 AM

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Im going to ask my photographer to take a still life of it and maybe take a few petals from it. I don't like how preserved bouquets look and they are way too expensive to warrant.

Aug402 Posted: Aug 07, 2002 12:23 PM

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I sprayed my flowers with hairspray and hung it upside down in my room. There's no way I'm spending a lot of money to save my flowers when I can do it myself!

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Paiz Posted: Aug 07, 2002 01:01 PM

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I'm thinking of having it preserved in a shadow box with a copy of my invitation. I saw it in a bridal magazine and it looked BEAUTIFUL. Sounded like the best way to be able to preserve it and display it at the same time. If you want more info, I'll try to locate it again.

Karen62794 Posted: Aug 07, 2002 02:12 PM

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Paiz,

I want to do the same thing. I priced it and its on the expensive side, $400 or so. I'm going to see if I can find someplace cheaper.

Sonicstef Posted: Aug 07, 2002 02:15 PM

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Aug402: What are you doing with it after its dry?

Aug402 Posted: Aug 07, 2002 03:15 PM

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I'm going to buy a mirrored back display case and put the flowers inside with the invitation and other small items that reminded me of my day...

michele31 Posted: Aug 07, 2002 03:26 PM

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I think you need to do something to the bouquet BEFORE just placing it inside a shadow box. They use something to make it look fresh.

Karen62794 Posted: Aug 07, 2002 04:32 PM

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Here's the company that can preserve your bouquet:

http://www.keepsakefloral.com/

shamma Posted: Aug 08, 2002 02:53 PM

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I know I am supposed to be on my HM but since the hotel offers free internet access and I just came in from a booze cruise I said let me check in on my girls.

I sent my bo-k to www.keepsakefloral.com I put way too much work in to it then to see it just go away I want it to be with me in my bag of memories. My photogrpaher took pix of it, but I wanted it anyway.

I hope you all are well

See you all when I return

Mrs Shamma

LaurenS Posted: Aug 08, 2002 03:17 PM

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I would love to do some sort of preserving, but everytime I look into it, I am totally discouraged by the price! They start at like $300!! Do you any of you creative ladies out there know how we can make a homemade version. After you dry them, is there something you have put over the flowers--so they don't dry up and fall off?

Paiz Posted: Aug 08, 2002 03:32 PM

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Karen,

WOW - $400 - I had no idea. I have to decide if that's worth it - if I have the extra $$ - I may just do it - It really looked nice in the ad.

What Aug402 suggests sounds like an excellent alternative, I'd just be afraid I'd screw it up!