How to Preserve Your Bridal Bouquet After the Wedding | Tips & Ideas

Do you want to preserve your bridal bouquet after the wedding, but don't know what the possibilities are? We get that! Flowers don't stay beautiful forever, but how do you ensure that your bridal bouquet doesn't end up in the green bin after a week? Fortunately, there are various ways and possibilities to keep your bridal bouquet with you for as long as possible, and we'd love to list them for you with the help of our experts. Are you ready? This is how you can preserve your bridal bouquet and enjoy it for a long(er) time! 

Preserving your bridal bouquet after the wedding

Throwing away your beautiful bridal bouquet after the wedding? Not a chance, but what then? How can you keep it as beautiful and long as possible and maybe still look at it with love years later? 

After the wedding, you can choose to preserve the entire bridal bouquet or just a few flowers. This can be done in various ways. You can let it dry, make wonderfully scented potpourri from it, have it turned into a work of art, or the bridal bouquet can be treated to look 'real' and you can keep it for years on the coffee table or sideboard. Today, we tell you all the ins & outs about preserving your bridal bouquet with the help of the experts from Floral Stories and De Bruyn Bloempreparatie!

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Have your bridal bouquet professionally dried

You can have your bridal bouquet professionally dried after your wedding. This is called preservation. It's important to do this as soon as possible after the wedding so that the flowers are still in optimal condition. By having your bridal bouquet professionally preserved, the shape and colors remain much more beautiful than when you do it yourself.

Although this is an investment, you get a tangible memory in return that you can enjoy for years. After all, your bridal bouquet holds so many memories. How special is it to look at it later and be immediately transported back to your big day?

For the professional drying and preservation of your bridal bouquet, you can turn to specialists like Floral Stories and De Bruyn Bloempreparatie. Both experts work with great care and craftsmanship, each with their own style and signature.

The process of preserving your bridal bouquet

Preserving a bridal bouquet is an intensive and precise process. The bouquet is first completely taken apart, after which each flower is dried individually. This is done per flower because one flower needs more time than another. This way, the quality remains as high as possible.

After drying, the flowers are treated and preserved so they remain beautiful for a long time. Then they are rearranged, sometimes in the original form of the bouquet, sometimes in a new design that suits your wishes and interior.

Floral Stories

Floral Stories approaches flower preservation from a modern and innovative perspective. While some specialists opt for a more classic presentation, Floral Stories focuses on contemporary designs that fit perfectly in a sleek or design-oriented interior. No standard dried flowers, but design pieces where your wedding flowers take center stage.

The flowers are carefully dried individually and then processed into a creative design that matches your style. Think of modern epoxy shapes for your sideboard, subtle jewelry in which you carry a piece of your wedding day, a sleek framed composition for the wall, or even a design table with your flowers incorporated. From minimalist and small to a real statement piece, everything is custom-made and completely one of a kind.

Ideal for couples who want to immortalize their wedding bouquet in a way that is not only emotionally valuable but also perfectly fits their interior and lifestyle.

Curious about what Floral Stories can do with your wedding bouquet? Find out here!

De Bruyn Flower Preservation

De Bruyn Flower Preservation has been specialized in drying and preserving wedding bouquets since 1980. With nearly fifty years of experience, craftsmanship and skill are central. Flowers are individually hand-dried and carefully treated here, so they retain their shape as well as possible.

You can choose to have the bouquet rearranged as it was originally tied, or have it processed into a classic and stylish whole. Think of a frame, a glass display case, a dome, or a resin casting in which the flowers are virtually preserved forever. Even a wedding photo or wedding logo can be incorporated into the design. Each piece is custom-made and fully tailored to your wishes.

Are you getting married between May and September? Then it's wise to reserve your preservation in advance. This way, you can be sure there's a spot for you in the high season.

Have your wedding bouquet immortalized in resin

Your wedding bouquet in a beautiful wall display case or dome on the cabinet is, of course, super cool, but did you know that they can also cast your bridal flowers in resin at Floral Stories and De Bruyn Flower Preservation? It's a solid resin casting, where it looks like the flowers are standing on water forever. How amazing is that?! Also nice: give a casting with bridal flowers as a gift to your parents, witnesses, or flower children. Super personal and a very unique gift!

Air dry the wedding bouquet yourself

Do you want to try drying your bouquet yourself? Then you can do so by hanging the bouquet upside down in a dark, dry place. Choose a spot where you don't often come, so you don't bump into it! Once your bouquet is sufficiently dried, you can spray it with hairspray for extra security, so it stays even more beautiful and you can keep it longer. If you want to do something like this, start the treatment no later than four days after the big day if your flowers still look nice.

Hoewel de tien meeste populaire bloemen voor het bruidsboeket stuk voor stuk prachtig ogen, zijn helaas niet alle bloemen geschikt om aan de lucht te drogen. Er zijn namelijk bloemen waar veel vocht inzit waardoor deze kunnen gaan rotten. Dit zijn bijvoorbeeld de cymbidium, calla's, chrysanten, lelie's, anjers, tulpen, orchideeën en fresias. Gelukkig, zijn rozen, pioenrozen, astrantia, hortensia's en grassen veel beter te drogen! Houd er wel rekening mee dat de vorm van de bloemen kan verslechteren en de kleur vervaagt als je ze aan de lucht laat drogen.

Zo kies je een bruidsboeket bij jouw figuur!

Potpourri maken van je bruidsboeket

Het klinkt misschien wat tuttig en iets wat je alleen aantreft in de badkamer van je oma, maar het is echt een heerlijke optie voor als je jouw bruidsboeket wilt bewaren! Droog eerst het bruidsboeket aan de lucht en verwijder vervolgens, wanneer je boeket goed gedroogd is, alle bloemblaadjes. Meng ze daarna met jou favoriete etherische geurolie en voilà! Probeer de pot dagelijks te schudden en geniet nog zes weken van je eigen gemaakt potpourri.

Bruidsboeket bestellen, zo werkt het!

Laatste tip voor het bewaren van je bruidsboeket

Wil je graag je bruidsboeket bewaren, maar wil je ook geheel volgens traditie het bruidsboeket over je schouder naar al je single ladies gooien? Laat dan een kleinere, goedkopere versie van je bruidsboeket maken. Dan heb je er één om te gooien en eentje om te bewaren!

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