Posted on June 02, 2023 by Jacqueline Larcara
Give your wedding flowers a new life by enlisting a floral preservation artist to turn the gorgeous blooms from your big day into stunning keepsakes. Here, we list five of our favorite floral preservation businesses that serve New Jersey brides. Each has their own style and offers unique items.
Keepsake Options: box (various sizes), box with wedding invite (various sizes), 4-inch ornaments
Price Range: $60-$450 (no order minimum)
What We Love: Instead of immersing the flowers in resin like most preservation artists do, Carissa, who is located in Brick, coats the flowers with thin layers of resin before placing them in an acrylic shadow box.
Check out her work on Instagram: @treasuredgiftsnj
Keepsake Options: block (various shapes and sizes), bookends, display piece, clock, jewelry box, candle holder, ring holder, letters and coasters; some items available as add-on only
Price Range: $125-$900 ($450 order minimum)
What We Love: Debbie Flohr, a single mom of four boys, operates her business from Pomona, New York, close to the New Jersey border. Fun fact: her last name means “array of flowers” in German.
Check out her work on Instagram: @flohral_preservation
Keepsake Options: pressed frames (various sizes), resin tray, resin letters, resin ornament, resin coasters; some items available as add-on only
Price Range: $40-$700 (no order minimum)
What We Love: Based in Boonton, couple Brianna and Louis focus on pressed flower keepsakes, but also offer some resin items. She handles the flowers, and he makes the custom frames.
Check out their work on Instagram: @youwillblossom
Keepsake options: block (various shapes and sizes), bookends, tray, picture frame, wine bottle stopper, jewelry dish, candle holder, ring holder, letters, ornament and coasters; some items available as add-on only
Price Range: $20-$700 ($300 order minimum)
What We Love: Vanessa offers flower drop-off and keepsake pickup from both Freehold and Staten Island. Chat with her about custom furniture pieces, such as side tables.
Check out her work on Instagram: @forever_designs_by_vanessa
Keepsake options: block (various shapes and sizes), bookends, coasters, ring holder, candle holder, ornament and jewelry, like necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings that contain small flower pieces.
Price Range: $65 to $850 (no order minimum)
What We Love: Brittany owns, what she believes to be, the only floral preservation business with a designated studio and consultation location in New Jersey. Her studio in Florham Park features a resin room, flower storage room and meeting space.
Check out her work on Instagram: @bcreativeflowers
Rather donate your flowers? This organization repurposes wedding flowers into bedside bouquets for the lonely and ill.
