Floral preservation is the art of carefully drying and pressing flowers to retain their beauty and emotional significance for years to come. At Once Upon a Bouquet, we transform your meaningful blooms—whether from weddings, memorials, anniversaries, birthdays, or special gifts—into elegant, heirloom-quality framed artwork. Each piece is designed to preserve not just the flowers, but the memories they represent.

We offer a meticulous and artistic floral preservation process. Here’s how it works:

1. Place Your Order: Choose your frame size, color, and any desired customizations.

2. Ship Your Bouquet: Send us your flowers following our detailed shipping instructions.

3. Arrival Confirmation: Within 48 hours of receiving your flowers, we’ll email you a photo so you can see the condition of the flowers upon arrival.

4. Preservation Process: Your flowers will be carefully preserved using techniques specific to each type of flower.

5. Artful Arrangement: Once dried, we’ll arrange your flowers according to your selected design, incorporating any customizations you requested.

6. Design Approval: You’ll receive an email with a photo of the mockup design for your approval or adjustments.

7. Final Touches & Quality Check: After your approval, we conduct multiple quality checks to guarantee it meets our standards.

8. Secure Delivery: Your frame is securely packaged and shipped with signature confirmation upon delivery.

No, dried flowers cannot be pressed. However, we offer a bouquet recreation service. We can recreate your original arrangement using fresh flowers from our local florist and preserve them instead.

The following flowers press beautifully:

• Roses, peonies, gerber daisies, larkspur, ferns and greenery, hydrangeas, anemone,  ranunculus, orchids, and delphinium.

Flowers that do not press as well include:

• Succulent, chrysanthemum (mums), and white lilies (tend to brown and lose color).

If you’re unsure about a specific flower in your bouquet, feel free to contact us for guidance.

Pressed flowers are flattened for a 2D design that is ideal for framing. Dried flowers retain their 3D shape and are typically used in shadow boxes or dried bouquets.

We currently specialize in pressed floral preservation and do not offer 3D arrangements or shadow boxes.

It’s completely natural for flowers to shift in color during the pressing process—this is part of what makes each piece truly unique. Some blooms may deepen, soften, or take on antique tones over time, reflecting the delicate and organic nature of preserved florals.

At Once Upon a Bouquet, we specialize in advanced preservation techniques to give each flower the care it needs to maximize its natural beauty. We can color-correct certain blooms—particularly whites and blush pinks—to preserve their original tones as faithfully as possible, while still honoring the timeless charm that comes with natural transformation.

Please note: all the flowers shown on our website have not undergone color correction. Most flowers do not require any adjustments, as their naturally shifted hues remain beautiful in their preserved form. However, if you'd like your white or pale pink blooms to be color-corrected, please follow this Link.

Once your framed flowers arrive, gently take them out of the box and place them in a well-ventilated, dry space—away from direct sunlight. Just like fine fabrics, wood, and artwork, botanical materials are sensitive to light. Over time, prolonged exposure can cause fading or discoloration, even in the most carefully preserved pieces.

That’s why we use UV-protective glass and professionally seal every frame—to guard against time and light, and to preserve your bouquet’s beauty for as long as possible. While all organic materials may change subtly with age, our expert techniques ensure your flowers retain their elegance and charm for many years to come.

By choosing professional preservation, you're not only saving a fleeting bloom—you're capturing a moment, a memory, a piece of your love story. With proper care, your framed bouquet will remain a timeless heirloom, admired and treasured for generations.

At Once Upon a Bouquet, we believe that the natural beauty of pressed flowers isn’t just preserved—it’s eternal.