Bridal Bouquet Preservation; The Advantages to Freeze Drying
Weddings are events to be remembered for a lifetime. In addition to memorable wedding photos and freezing the wedding cake topper, many brides will consider preserving bridal bouquets as an added measure to preserve the memory of the most important and beautiful day of her life.
When considering options for bridal bouquet preservation, many options are available. Of these, every bride should consider the freeze drying methods. While more costly than other bridal bouquet preservation methods, freeze drying will ensure many years of bouquet beauty and provide an added piece of decor to your home. Additionally, freeze drying of the bridal bouquet is simple to request and is worth the cost associated with preservation.
When placing a bridal bouquet order with a florist, it is imperative that the florist provide the most freshest of flowers on the wedding day and use as little tape, pins and wires as possible. By doing so, the bridal bouquet freeze drying preservation process is made much simpler and ensures little damage to the bridal bouquet during disassembly.
Prior to your wedding day, your freeze drying expert will provide a shipping container and preparatory spray to be used immediately following the wedding reception. The bridal bouquet should remain cool and sprayed with the preparatory spray to ensure moisture is locked into the bouquet and prepared for shipping.
Upon receipt of the bridal bouquet, the freeze drying process begins immediately as the bouquet freeze drying expert takes photographs of the bridal bouquet and begins to disassemble it. The first step in the freeze drying process is to soak the flowers, individually, into a preservation solution used to open the flower for acceptance of water. Following this process, the bridal bouquet flowers are placed into a freeze drying vacuum, similar to that used by food and vitamin manufacturers, to pull out moisture from the flowers. Once done, the flowers are place in a low humidity room for several days and then coated with a final preservation polymer coating, sealed and color enhanced.
With freeze drying, greenery within the bridal bouquet may turn to a faded gray shade. As a result, most freeze drying experts will replace the greenery with a like, kind and quality originally used by your florist. This is one disadvantage to the freeze drying process.
Overall, the process will take approximately 12 to 16 weeks at which point the bouquet is re-assembled, matching original photographs, placed in a display case and delivered to your home for many years of enjoyment.
