How to Fit Wedding Bouquet Preservation into Your Wedding Budget
Your wedding bouquet is one of the most iconic parts of your big day. It represents your style, personality, and the love you’re celebrating. After your wedding, it’s natural to want to preserve that beautiful arrangement as a keepsake—a reminder of your special day. But with so many wedding expenses to manage, how do you fit wedding bouquet preservation into your budget?
Here’s how you can preserve your wedding flowers without breaking the bank, while still creating a timeless memento of your day.
1. Set a Realistic Budget for Your Bouquet Preservation
First, decide how much you’re willing to spend on bouquet preservation before you start the process. Wedding costs can add up quickly, so having a clear idea of where you want to allocate your funds is key. Wedding bouquet preservation can vary in price depending on the method, so understanding your options and setting a budget in advance will help you make a choice that aligns with your overall wedding expenses.
2. Choose the Right Preservation Method
There are different ways to preserve your bouquet, each with its own price point. Here’s a breakdown of the most popular options:
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Pressing: One of the most affordable preservation methods is pressing your flowers. Pressing flowers into a frame allows you to keep the memory of your bouquet alive and hanging on your wall at home. This is the method that we use at Momento Pressed Flowers as we find it is affordable for our customers and doesn't use any chemicals but still maintains a realistic shape and tone of the flowers.
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Silica Gel Preservation: This method involves drying flowers using silica gel. While it can be more affordable than freeze-drying, it still offers a beautiful result. You can either use silica gel at home or have a professional do it for you, depending on your budget.
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Freeze-Drying: This is one of the most popular (and expensive) options. The freeze-drying process removes all the moisture from the flowers. While it provides nice results, it may cost more than other methods.
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Floral Resin: Another option is embedding your flowers in resin to create a lasting keepsake, like a paperweight or pendant. We currently don't use this method but contact us if you are thinking about this method as we are in the process of starting resin work.
3. DIY Bouquet Preservation
If you're on a tight budget, why not try preserving your bouquet yourself? DIY bouquet preservation can be a fun and meaningful way to save money while still keeping the memories of your big day. Some simple methods include:
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Drying your flowers: You can hang your bouquet upside down in a dry, dark place to naturally air-dry the flowers. This method is incredibly budget-friendly and can be done at home with minimal effort. While it won’t preserve your bouquet in its original form, it will give you a lovely dried flower arrangement.
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Flower Pressing: Pressing flowers is a simple DIY technique that requires little more than some heavy books and parchment paper. After a few weeks of pressing, you can frame the flowers for a beautiful display.
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Silica Gel at Home: Purchase silica gel from a craft store and follow online tutorials for a simple way to preserve your flowers yourself. While this takes a little more time and effort, it can save you money while still preserving the beauty of your bouquet.
4. Consider a Smaller Bouquet for Preservation
If you want to stay within your budget but still preserve a meaningful part of your wedding day, consider creating a smaller, more affordable bouquet specifically for preservation. This could be a smaller version of your main bouquet or just a few flowers that are particularly meaningful to you (e.g., the roses or lilies you carried). This approach allows you to enjoy the art of bouquet preservation without the higher cost of preserving a larger arrangement.
5. Combine Preservation with Other Wedding Keepsakes
Instead of preserving the entire bouquet, consider combining it with other wedding mementos. For instance, you can press the flowers into a frame with your wedding invitation, a photo from your big day, or a meaningful quote. Combining these elements in one piece makes it a unique keepsake and helps you get more value for your money. Contact Us if you would like to have another item framed with your flowers.
6. Explore Package Deals
Some florists and preservation specialists offer package deals that combine bouquet preservation with other services. If you’re already planning to invest in professional photography or other wedding memorabilia, this can be a great way to add bouquet preservation to your package at a discounted rate. It’s worth asking vendors about any available deals or discounts. We work with some other wedding vendors to provide a discount to their customers.
7. Add It To Your Wedding Registry
Family and Friends are always want to know how they can support you as a new couple. If you are wanting to get your wedding bouquet preserved, why not add it to your wedding registry so that they can help chip in towards a great gift. To add our wedding preservation services to your registry, you can link them to our Gift Card.
8. Prioritise What’s Most Important to You
When planning your wedding budget, remember that bouquet preservation is a personal choice. It’s okay to prioritise other elements of your wedding day (such as your venue, food, or photography) and opt for a more budget-friendly preservation option or even a DIY method. What matters most is that you feel good about your decision, and that the preserved bouquet remains a beautiful reminder of the love and joy you shared on your wedding day.
Conclusion
Wedding bouquet preservation is a beautiful way to hold onto the memory of your special day, but it doesn’t have to break your budget. By choosing the right preservation method and incorporating it into your overall wedding plans, you can create a timeless keepsake that fits within your financial goals. The key is to plan ahead, prioritise what’s important to you, and get creative with how you preserve your flowers—because your wedding memories deserve to be cherished forever.