An Honest Guide to Floral Preservation

Gifting a Pressed Floral Piece: What to Know Before You Order

By Sarah Ebert, CEO & Founder

A preserved floral piece is one of the more meaningful gifts you can give someone—and one of the more personal ones. Whether you're purchasing for a bride, a mother, a friend, or someone navigating a loss, there are a few things worth knowing before you place the order.

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Two Best Ways to Gift

1. Purchase the piece yourself

You can purchase a custom piece directly and select all of the details on the giftee's behalf—frame size, color, backing, design style, and glass type. The order will be tied to your name and email. If you would like to transfer ownership of the order to the recipient so they can communicate directly with their designer and receive updates through our app, simply reach out to our customer service team after purchase and we can make that change.

This is a great option when you know the recipient's taste, have access to their flowers, or want to handle the process entirely as part of the gift.

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2. Give a gift card

If you'd prefer to let the recipient make their own selections, a digital Pressed Floral gift card lets them purchase and customize their piece entirely on their own terms. Gift cards can be applied toward any product in our shop and are delivered via email, typically within 48 hours of purchase. They are available starting at $50 and can be used in any amount toward a larger order.

This is particularly well-suited for gifting ahead of an event—a bridal shower gift, for example, that gives the bride something meaningful to use after the wedding.

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Gifts for a bride

Our Pressed Frame is our most loved piece and the natural starting point for wedding preservation. Fully customizable from frame shape and size to glass, backing, and design style, it's designed to be a piece the couple keeps for decades. Custom ornaments made from wedding blooms are also a popular addition—they can be displayed year-round or seasonally, and work beautifully as a gallery wall piece.

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Gifts for a mom

Our birth flower collection is one of our most thoughtful lines for gifting. Each piece is made with a real bloom representing a specific birth month, available as frames, lockets, necklaces, rings, ornaments, and more. The Birth Flower Frame starts at $185 and the Mini Birth Flower Frame, a 2.5" x 2.5" single-bloom piece, starts at $75—a meaningful option at a more accessible price point. We also carry a Rainbow Baby Frame and Rainbow Baby Necklace, designed specifically to honor the journey of loss, hope, and new beginnings.

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Gifts for a friend

Custom ornaments, square singles, lockets, and necklaces all translate well as gifts for a friend. The Custom Square Single holds a single bloom and works as both a standalone piece and as an addition to a larger arrangement—starting at $185. Our Pressed Floral Necklace, available in 14k gold-filled yellow gold or 18k white gold-filled, starts at $74.95 and is one of our most wearable, everyday pieces.

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Gifts for someone grieving a loss

We approach this category with particular care. Our Forget-Me-Not Frame and Forget-Me-Not Locket are made with real hand-pressed forget-me-nots—a flower long associated with remembrance and enduring connection. For someone who has lost a loved one and may have flowers from a memorial service or a meaningful arrangement, a custom preserved piece can be a deeply personal way to hold that memory. Our team is always available to help navigate the right option for a sensitive situation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What if their flowers no longer exist?

For recipients who no longer have their original flowers, our Bloom Arrangement Recreation is worth knowing about. Starting at $155, our artists recreate an arrangement inspired by the original bouquet or reference photos. It is not a preservation of the original blooms, but it is a way to create something meaningful when the flowers themselves are no longer available.

How do I add this to my wedding registry?

Floral preservation is increasingly being added to wedding registries, and it is one of the more practical and lasting things a couple can register for. It allows guests to contribute toward a piece the couple will keep for years, and it spreads the investment across multiple contributors rather than coming out of a single budget. Click here for a guide to our registry options.

Can I place an order for someone else?

Of course! However, we want to make you aware that because our products are custom fine art pieces, each order must be attached to a client.

If you are placing an order as a gift and want the recipient to receive all the communication from us regarding their frame, such as approving the frame design, be sure to include their information on the account!

If you want this gift to remain a surprise until the recipient receives the frame, include your contact information and we will communicate with you regarding their frame.

We also have a Gift Card available if you would rather have the giftee make their own selections.

How long does floral preservation and framing take?

Our turnaround times can range anywhere between 12-24 weeks, from the time we receive your bouquet to the time we are shipping out your finished fine art piece!

We send out bi-weekly bloom updates through email while your blooms are being preserved to give you a more accurate timeline.

Can I change my floral design after purchase?

Of course! Once your blooms are in the design stage, you can work personally with your designer to customize your frame exactly the way you envision it. They are happy to make changes to your design and work with you until it is perfect!

What are the best gifts at Pressed Floral?

Check out our gift guide for our most popular gifts for brides, mothers, friends, loved ones grieving a loss, and more.

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"This pressed floral frame from my wedding bouquet was one of the most meaningful gifts we’ve ever received - it honestly had me tearing up opening it. Such a beautiful way to preserve a piece of our wedding day forever. 🤍 If you’re considering bouquet preservation, do it - and make sure to ask your bridal party to save their bouquets after the wedding to send in too! It makes for the most thoughtful, sentimentalgiftthat you’ll cherish forever. You won’t regret it!"

Lisa K.

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"I was gifted a gift card from a few of my best friends at my bridal shower for pressed floral. I always knew I wanted to have my flowers preserved especially knowing how much money I spent on them for my wedding day. Pressed floral met and exceeded any expectation that I could have had. It arrived sooner than expected and is absolutely beautiful. I can’t wait to hang it in my home."

Rebecca C.

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"Got my sisters wedding bouquet recreated with Pressed Floral and she was FLOORED. My sister got married almost 10 years ago and this was the most special gift she could’ve received. The recreation was so true to her original bouquet and the designers were great to work with! Included a precious polaroid of her reaction- definitely recommend!!"

Robin D.

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"My daughter ordered a recreation of my wedding bouquet for my 30 year wedding anniversary and I LOVE IT!! The flowers are beautiful and the frame and glass are high quality and look great! It was such a fun and thoughtful gift and I would recommend to anyone wanting to recreate their bouquet or give a giftto someone that didn’t save their flowers to use Pressed Floral because they can reproduce a work of art that you will treasure forever!"

Tiffany M.

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"Love love love my necklace. One of my friends got me a gift card as a wedding present and I’m very happy with my purchase. I chose to do the recreation from a photo of my bouquet since that would be easiest for me. The team absolutely nailed it. Highly recommend!"

Madison H.

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"We received a gift card for the our wedding for here and omg it was the best gift we got. We get to look at my beautiful bouquet and remember our day every time we see it! I’m so grateful for the pressed florals team they were so helpful. 💖"

Cassidy O.

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"I received this as a wedding gift and it is such a lovely way to preserve your flowers! Very pleased with the packaging, customer service and final product."

Caroline T.

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"I am so overjoyed at the result. This preservation was gifted to me for a wedding gift by one of my bridesmaids. Truly one of the best keep sakes I have from my day!"

Chloe D.

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