Preserving Your Magical Memories After Your Disney Wedding

You did it! You had the perfect Disney wedding of your dreams and you’re now married to your beloved. The day was full of love, laughter, and happily ever afters, and you have so many magical memories to take with you after the ceremony. You chose flowers that perfectly matched your personal style and the beauty that you envisioned for your special day. Now that it’s all over, here are some tips on how to preserve those beautiful memories for years to come.

Preserving Bouquets and Boutonnieres

The first step in preserving your wedding memories is preserving the bouquets and boutonnieres. There are a few ways to do this. If you plan ahead of time, one option is air-drying the flowers from your bouquets and boutonnieres. This can be done by creating a drying rack out of chicken wire or other mesh material, then hanging it up somewhere out of direct sunlight where there is good airflow. This process can take several weeks or even months, depending on what types of flowers were used in the arrangements, but will preserve them. The colors will get deeper, there will be wilting or shrinking, and they’ll be come brittle.

Another option is having a professional florist freeze-dry your bouquets and boutonnieres for about $200-$250 each. Using professional freeze-drying process results in better color and shape preservation, but you still have the problem of protecting the delicate dried flowers.

A third, and highly preferred, option is hiring a preservation artist. For many years, flower preservation artists have pressed wedding flowers, then arranged them in a shadowbox, frame, or other aesthetically pleasing flat medium. Today, modern floral preservation in resin lifts this traditional service to an inspiring, attention-stealing art form. By professionally drying your flowers in silica gel, resin artists capture the three-dimensional beauty of the flowers and design a custom artwork that perfectly reflects your personal style, the memories of your day, and the love that you shared. In addition to retaining the vibrance of the flowers, brides often add personal mementos, photos, cake toppers, the wedding invitation, family heirlooms, and signature Disney accessories - like glimmering Mickey Mouse gemstones!

There are plenty of ways that you can ensure your special moments remain with you forever! So don’t let those memories go; take some time today to get started on preserving them forever!