Here's How to Make Your Wedding Bouquet Last Forever
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Brides and grooms alike know how much goes into planning a wedding. Months and months of decision-making, crafting lists, and picking out the perfect elements for every part of your wedding, and then the day seems to go by in a flash. But aside from making sure you have a great photographer, there are other creative ways you can remember details from your wedding — like your bouquet. Here are some of our favorite ways to preserve your bouquet for months or even years after your wedding!
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Protect It With a Glass Cloche
Preserving your wedding bouquet intact and as is has been a favorite of brides for decades. By hanging it up to dry in one piece, you can keep it looking almost exactly like it did on the day of your wedding. This DIY uses a glass cloche to protect the flowers from dust and humidity, so you'll have a long-lasting keepsake that you can proudly display.
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Create a Beautiful Tray
One of the best ways to get the most out of your wedding bouquet is to turn it into something you'll use regularly. This DIY shows how easy it is to take a few of your favorite flowers, petals, and leaves from your bouquet and use them to decorate a tray, which you can use for serving guests at dinner parties or even as a decorative tray on your coffee table!
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Make Potpourri
It's not hard to create your own, unique, and attractively fragranced potpourri using your wedding bouquet or reception flowers. Try this DIY and enjoy it as a constant reminder of your big day. And while the perfume may not last forever (you can spray it with essential oils to refresh the scent), the dried flowers can last for years and make a fetching display!
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Turn Them Into Lip Gloss
If you had particularly fragrant wedding flowers, turning them into lip gloss is a cute and practical idea! You can hand them out to your bridesmaids as thank-you gifts, or keep them for yourself so you can keep enjoying your wedding bouquet long after you've walked down the aisle.
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Dry It & Frame It
There are lots of ways to frame dried flowers. From shadow boxes to simple, botanical-print-inspired pieces to modern, clear frames, there are so many ways to frame your wedding bouquet. Check out this pressed botanical DIY to get the basics for drying flowers for framing, then let your creativity run wild! They'll make a beautiful keepsake that will last generations.
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Make Gorgeous Coasters
This flower coaster DIY is absolutely stunning, and these would make a perfect thank-you gift for your wedding guests! Or you can create a set to keep for yourself to enjoy and proudly display them wherever guests need to rest a drink. You can choose one or two main flowers out of your bouquet, or even recreate a mini version of your arrangement.