How to Safely Ship Fresh Flowers to Element

1. Gather your supplies: your bouquet, any additional flowers you are preserving, paper towels, water, aluminum foil, a large and small box, scissors or an exacto knife, packing tape, parchment paper, recycled paper or packing material (please refrain from using plastic material or packing peanuts) , an informational sheet & a pen!
2. Gather enough paper towels to wrap ~4 inches around the bouquet and cut a piece of aluminum foil slightly larger than the paper towels.
3. Wet your paper towels and wrap them around the stems of your flowers (the wetter they are, the fresher the flowers will stay!) Then, wrap your aluminum foil around the paper towels. Set your bouquet to the side.
4. Next, grab your small box, tape, and scissors. Tape your small box closed. This box will act as your vase in transit.
5. Cut an "X" in the top of the smaller box and fold back the sides of the X.
6. Make 2-3 tape donuts and place them on the bottom of the smaller box. Then, secure your smaller box at the bottom of the large box. Add extra tape if needed to ensure it will not slide around in transit!
7. Place your bouquet into the "X" you made in the smaller box, with your flowers standing up. Add your recycled paper or packing material around the bouquet to keep it from falling over. Please refrain from using plastic materials or packing peanuts because they may wilt the flowers.
8. Cut a piece of parchment paper about the width of your bouquet and then loosely place it over your bouquet in the box. This will help to protect the top of your bouquet from the top of the box.
9. Take your informational sheet and fill out your information with your name, phone/email, order numbers, and items in the box. Then, tape the sheet to the inside flap of the box.
10. Gently close and tape your large box. Writing "Fragile" and "This Side Up" with arrows will help the carrier to know to handle your package with care & get to us safely!
11. Bring your package to your local shipping drop-off so it can be shipped to Element Design.
12. Sit back, relax & wait for your beautiful flower preservation!

We are closed on weekends and will only receive flower deliveries during our hours of operation. If your wedding falls on a Thursday/Friday or a holiday weekend, please overnight ship to us on the following Monday. For more information, visit our FAQs page!