If you haven't done research on floral preservation before booking, you may be a little curious about the color change when you receive your finished pieces, depending on the color of your flowers.

Your flowers were once living! This means they were a part of nature, and you should expect them to behave as such. Yes, we do freeze them in time, but that doesn't always mean they will look the same as they did when they were in full, fresh bloom. Please remember the condition they were given to me in as well, not necessarily the way they look in edited wedding photos!

Bruising is completely natural, and should be expected. Bruising can occur at ANY point during the lifespan of your flowers, and shows up as darkened or even clear/translucent spots on the flower petals. In resin, there is NO way of knowing where they will show up. Flowers go from seed to bloom, they are picked/clipped, transported from farm to many different locations and handlers before you even see them. I am the last person that will handle them before they go through the preservation process, and I have zero control over how they are handled before they get to me. Sharing with your florist that you'll be getting them preserved may help in the handling aspect of their care!

Let the color guide below help you understand how colors may change during the drying process, and also while placed in resin, and over time.

My favorite flowers to work with are Peonies, Dahlias, Delphiniums, Larkspur, Roses, Calla lilies, Ranunculus, and Tropicals.

The condition these flowers arrive in does matter. For example, as beautiful as Peonies/Delphiniums, and ranunculus are, if they arrive with the petals all completely falling off, they become basically unusable. That is why its very important to get your arrangements to me as soon as possible.

Color correction is essentially necessary for tropicals, so there is an added charge of $50. Otherwise the majority of the elements in the bouquet will be brown/copper.

I currently do take all white bouquets, but depending on the flowers, they just don't typically hold their color. No white flower received remains white. They will always turn an ivory-esque and darker hue. Personally, I don't color correct to make them look bright white. To me it looks to unnatural, and I keep my preservation aesthetic looking as natural as possible. I will color enhance/tint the whites to a certain extent but not fully. I do this in frames and shadowboxes moreso.

I always recommend color in your bouquet, but if you are insistent on only white roses, it’s a great choice to have lots of greenery and variety. Roses with a bit of an off white/peachy/cream cheese hue hold their color better than others. The following species of roses are the best-Tibet, Playa Blanca, Escimo, and Vendella

The most difficult white flowers are MUMS (most of us preservationists try to avoid Mums altogether), Anenomes (I love anemones but they have to be very fresh to preserve well), Lisianthus (turn yellow) Lilies, and Orchids. Lilies and Orchids bruise very easily, and white Lily petals turn translucent.

Before your flowers get to me, try to keep them in a vase of water, and if possible in the fridge (not pushed up against the back). Try to have the bouquet or arrangements touched and handled the least amount possible to avoid any additional or unnecessary bruising.

Trimming the stems is a bonus and will allow the flowers to drink easier.

It is not a guarantee that I can return the ribbon that is commonly tied to the bouquets. I try my best to save the ribbons and return them to my clients, but they often come soaking wet, and in drying them they can easily get mixed up. Please hold onto your ribbon if possible if it is important to you. If you have charms or other trinkets on your bouquet, I will return those to you or include them in your preservations. Please let me know if you would like them included in your actual preservations.

I can potentially receive up to 15 bouquets in a day, so please do your best to take your vases with you as I can go into vase overload! It is too difficult to keep track of and make space for everyones vases if they want them returned. I provide vases inside of or ontop of the locker outside my door for my clients to utilize. You are also more than welcome to put the flowers in a small box or sturdy bag for dropoff. The flowers are always taken in quickly by my assistant or I, and I also live in a very safe complex so there is no need to worry about them.