How Much Does Wedding Bouquet Preservation Cost? (Real Guide)
Learn the real cost to preserve a wedding bouquet and what affects pricing — materials, craftsmanship, and care. See why preservation becomes heirloom artwork.
How Much Does Wedding Bouquet Preservation Cost — and Why?
Most brides don’t search this before the wedding.
They search it after.
Usually the morning after the honeymoon…
or the Monday back to real life…
when the bouquet is sitting on the counter and the petals are already starting to curl.
And suddenly it hits:
This is the thing I held walking down the aisle.
Not the invitations.
Not the table numbers.
Not the cake.
The bouquet.
It was in your hands when you saw your partner for the first time that day. It was in your photos. You carried it through every moment — and now it’s the only part of your wedding that still physically exists exactly as it did.
That is when most people Google:
“How much does it cost to preserve a wedding bouquet?”
And the answers online can feel confusing. You’ll see $200… and $2,000… and sometimes more.
So what is the real difference?
The honest answer is this:
You are not paying for someone to dry flowers.
You are paying for people to care for something that cannot ever be replaced, and to not only preserve your blooms, but turn them into a lasting piece of art.
Why Prices Vary So Much
Bouquet preservation sits in a strange category.
It looks like a product online — but in reality it is a handmade art service. It is much closer to commissioning a portrait painting than ordering a piece of wall art or a frame.
Two preservation companies can both say “we preserve bouquets,” and yet the experience, materials, and outcome can be completely different.
The price is determined by three things:
• The expertise behind the art being created with your blooms
• How they are being preserved, and the care in that whole process
• And who is trusted to handle them
Your blooms are in the hands of an expert
When your bouquet arrives to us, it does not go onto a shelf.
It goes to someone.
A preservation specialist opens your box and sees your flowers for the first time. They check them stem by stem, noting condition, hydration, and size compared to your order. They notify you they arrived safely — because we know that moment matters.
Every flower species behaves differently. Roses bruise easily. Hydrangea hold water. Orchids collapse under incorrect pressure. Peonies can brown if handled incorrectly within hours. The expertise behind each blooms is necessary to ensure that no matter what is in your bouquet, it gets the proper care.
Your specialist prepares each bloom individually before pressing even begins.
And the preservation process isn’t just waiting.
For weeks, sometimes months, your flowers are checked repeatedly. Pressure is adjusted. Placement is shifted. Conditions are monitored. Even when you don’t see activity, your bouquet is actively being cared for.
This is why preservation cannot be automated.
It requires knowledge, patience, and attention — every day
Then Your Flowers are Placed in the hands of an Artist
Once preserved, your bouquet is pressed into different pieces. Blooms on their own, petals often times on their own, and the creation of the art is made from the medium of all your individual blooms thoughtfully preserved, and ready to be thoughtfully designed. This is where your designer comes in — the second person who handles your flowers.
Your designer studies your wedding photos and arrangement style. Their job is not to arrange flowers generically. Their job is to bring back the feeling of your bouquet.
Each bloom is rebuilt often times petal by petal.
They create the first artwork based on how your flowers originally looked, inspiration you gave, or specifics you requested in your order selection process. Then they send a photo to you.
And this part matters to us:
We offer unlimited revisions.
Because this piece will live in your home for decades, we want to make sure it is perfect for you no matter the time it takes for us.
Many clients actually tell us their first design already feels exactly right. But if it doesn’t, we continue adjusting together until it does.
After approval, every bloom is carefully sealed into place for permanence.
The Materials: Why Frames and Glass influence the Price
If preserved flowers are going to last, the materials around them matter as much as the preservation itself.
We do not use MDF or veneer frames.
Our frames are solid American wood, hand-crafted in the United States.
The glass is just as important.
Sunlight fades flowers — slowly but permanently. That’s why we use conservation glass that blocks 99% of UV light, and offer museum art glass for maximum clarity. The goal is not just to display your bouquet, but to protect it.
We are not making décor.
We are making something meant to outlive trends, homes, and even generations.
So Why Can Preservation Cost Over $1,000?
Preserving a bouquet properly requires materials built to protect it for decades — solid wood frames, conservation glass that blocks 99% of UV light, and carefully selected backing materials that won’t break down over time. These are not decorative upgrades. They are protective decisions.
Our frames are handcrafted in the United States from locally milled American wood. We do not use MDF or veneer. The artisans and suppliers we partner with were chosen carefully — not just because of the materials they produce, but because of how they produce them. They care for their teams. They maintain clean, thoughtful workspaces. They prioritize precision over speed. That alignment matters to us. We want every part of your piece — from bloom to frame — created in environments that value quality and care.
It also reflects the time behind the preservation itself. Your flowers are not rushed through a system. An expert works with them over weeks and months, carefully monitoring how each bloom responds, adjusting techniques, and guiding them through a process designed to retain as much color and integrity as possible.
And just as important is the care given to you.
We invest deeply in client care because we understand what these flowers represent. When you reach out, you speak with a real person who can check on your blooms, see where they are in the process, and provide thoughtful updates without disrupting their preservation. You are never left wondering.
There are also the quiet parts most people never see — maintaining a beautiful, clean studio for your blooms to live in while they are being preserved, and creating a space where artists can focus, concentrate, and practice their craft with intention.
So the cost is not simply for a framed piece of art.
It reflects protective materials, skilled craftsmanship, aligned suppliers, attentive communication, and a dedicated environment built around preserving something that cannot be replaced.
So is it worth it?
Only you can answer that.
But we’ve noticed something over the years.
Many couples don’t display every wedding photo. They don’t revisit the favors. They don’t keep the décor.
But they hang their bouquet.
Because it was there for the moment everything changed.
And years later — anniversaries, homes, children, moves — it becomes less about the wedding and more about the life that followed.
The wedding day lasts hours.
The meaning lasts much longer.