5 Creative Ways to Preserve Your Wedding Bouquet (Beyond Pressing)
Your bouquet is more than just flowers, it’s a memory you will cherish for a lifetime. From the moment you walked down the aisle to the last dance of the night, it was right there with you. And while pressing is a beautiful way to preserve those blooms, it’s far from the only option.
If you’re looking to keep the magic of your wedding day alive in a creative, tangible way, here are five inspired ideas for preserving your bouquet – each one as unique as your love story.
1. Shadow Boxes: A Story in Bloom
Our most cherished and classic preservation style on this list, shadow boxes are the perfect way to showcase your bridal bouquet in all its natural beauty. Designed to capture the depth, dimension, and delicate details of your flowers, each piece becomes a lasting reminder of the joy, love, and intention behind your day.
We carefully press and style your blooms in a custom frame, often incorporating meaningful extras like ribbons, lace, vows, or photos. The result? A one-of-a-kind, artistic keepsake that tells the story of your wedding in full bloom.
It’s more than décor – it’s a captivating piece of your love story you’ll treasure for years to come.
Bonus: Shadow boxes are great to help you preserve dried wedding flowers that are too old to be pressed.
2. Resin Keepsakes: Beauty, Preserved in Time
Want to keep your flowers intact in their three-dimensional form? Resin preservation is a stunning option. With this technique, select blooms from your bouquet are dried and suspended in crystal-clear resin, locking in their natural shape and colour for years to come.
Resin can be molded into everything from bookends and ring holders to trays or blocks, allowing your flowers to live on in a sculptural, artistic way.
3. Coasters: A Daily Dose of Beauty
For something both beautiful and functional, floral coasters are a lovely way to preserve your blooms in everyday life. We carefully place pressed petals and greenery into resin coasters – each one a mini work of art that’s as practical as it is pretty.
Perfect as a newlywed keepsake or a thoughtful gift for your partner, coasters let you enjoy a little reminder of your wedding day with every morning coffee or evening glass of wine.
5. Pressed Flower Jewelry: Wearable Memories
Tiny blooms can make a big impact when transformed into jewelry. Think: a dainty pendant featuring a single petal, or a set of earrings pressed with greenery from your bouquet.
Wearing a piece of your flowers allows you to carry that memory with you – not just on your wedding day, but on anniversaries, date nights, or any day you want to feel close to the moment it all began.
Not Sure What to Choose?
That’s what we’re here for. At Pressed In Time, we’ll help you select the preservation method that best suits your flowers, your style, and the way you want to remember your day. Whether it’s a shadow box, a resin keepsake, or something entirely custom, we’re here to create something meaningful just for you.
Have a vision in mind already? Let’s bring it to life.