Preservation Education
Color Change | What to Expect from your Pressed Florals
Your color palette might be one of the most important visual features of your wedding day. Understanding how flowers naturally transform during preservation helps you appreciate the unique beauty of your preserved bouquet.
Your color palette might be, single-handedly, one of the most important visual features of your wedding day. These colors are included in every aspect of your celebration — from the bridesmaid dresses to the table space, and especially in your bridal bouquet.
So when you get your bouquet preserved, the question begs, will your flowers retain their original color?
The answer to that question lies in the color theme of your bouquet. More often than not, flowers will change color depending on their natural pigmentation.
It's important to remember that each flower is unique and may press differently based on the specific variety of flowers your florist chooses. Regardless of color change, the sentiment behind your once-in-a-lifetime bouquet remains the same.
We've received thousands of bouquets and pressed hundreds of thousands of flowers, for us to proudly provide this color change guide for the most common wedding flowers.
As a General Rule of Thumb
Bright & Rich Pigments
Will remain the same (think bright orange ranunculus or purple snapdragons).
Pastel-Themed
Bouquets will become, well, more pastel (peachy blooms will become a lighter peach, with more of the underlying yellow coming through).
All White
Bouquets will take on a more antiqued, golden look.
Most Dramatic Color Transformations
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White Roses
Quicksand (Dusty Pink) Roses
Peach Ranunculus
White Lisianthus
Light Pink Peony
Burgendy Pom Pom Dahlia
The Beauty of Nature
While this is not an exhaustive list of flowers that experience color change, we hope this guide helps you in knowing what to expect from your pressed flowers! Each flower has its own unique characteristics and may preserve differently than what it looked like fresh. That is the beauty of flowers: they are from the earth, not a factory - meaning that each and every one is unique in their own special way.
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