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We’re located in Raleigh, North Carolina. We accept flowers from weddings that are local to the RDU area as well as all over the United States.

At the moment, we only accept bouquets within the US.

Flowers are purchased for milestones in our lives, yet their lifespan is so short-lived! We are here to change that! Instead of trashing your flowers, save them and let us help you turn them into unique art that serves as a reminder of your wedding day.

We preserve flowers with a handmade wood press. Pressure is gradually applied to extract water and flatten petals and leaves. The process is a slow art form and one that requires plenty of care and attention.

Due to the limited number of handmade presses, we recommend you book us in advance. We recommend reserving your date at least 6 months prior to your wedding. We do reach capacity during the busy wedding season so if you wait until the last minute, there’s a chance there won’t be an available press to accommodate your flowers.

In order to achieve the best pressing results, we need to receive your flowers within 4 days of your wedding to ensure they are still fresh. The sooner we can receive them, the better. If dropping off your flowers in Raleigh, we will coordinate the logistics of flower care and drop off information the week of your wedding. If shipping your flowers, they will need to be overnighted on the Monday following your wedding. A shipping guide will be provided once checkout is completed and your date reserved.

Yes. In order to reserve a limited wood press, payment is required upfront. The client has the option to pay in full or in two installments.

Of course! We will always send a design draft for approval before assembling and gluing the final piece.

We do! If you’d like to gift our service or if you would like to add a Bonnie’s Blooms gift card to your wedding registry, please click here.

It’s best to keep the flowers in plenty of water, in a cool, well air-conditioned space, and out of direct sunlight. If possible, the water needs to be replaced daily in order to keep the flower stems from rotting.

If you or a loved one are unable to physically drop off your flowers due to your wedding being outside of the Raleigh-Durham area, a shipping guide will be provided. Included are detailed instructions for how to care for, pack, and overnight your flowers to ensure that they arrive safe and in good condition to successfully press.

Creating the finished piece is a timely process. Due to the importance of your flowers, we require plenty of time and attention to complete a piece. Flowers remain in the press for 4-6 weeks. The entire process, from bouquet deconstruction to shipping back to you, may take up to 3 months.

If preserved and framed professionally, your pressed botanicals will last for years and generations to come. They even will outlive you if displayed and cared for correctly! We recommend displaying your flower art away from direct sunlight, windows, and air vents in order to properly maintain flower color, shape, and quality much longer. Please note that color fading will naturally occur overtime due to the organic nature.

We may accept last minute reservations (those reserved less than 3 weeks out from the wedding or reserved after the wedding date has passed) depending on the press availability for that date. Please contact us as soon as possible if you’d like to preserve your flowers and we can go from there.

Unfortunately, we are not able to press any flowers or bouquets that have previously been dried. Dried flowers are too fragile and break into pieces when pressed with our traditional pressing methods. We are more than happy to source and recreate your wedding bouquet with fresh flowers if you’d like to have a framed piece to memorialize your big day. Email us for more information.

With the traditional drying technique of wood presses, no preservatives are added or color enhancements made during or after the pressing process. We like to embrace the natural change of the petal and flower colors.