PURELY SONOMA

flower PRESSING

Pressing flowers turns a fleeting bouquet from a wedding, graduation, first Mother’s Day, or any treasured milestone into a delicate, lasting keepsake. Carefully flattened and dried, each petal and stem preserves the color, texture, and sentiment of that special moment. Mounted and framed with clean, archival materials, these preserved blooms become a quiet, elegant reminder you can display and enjoy every day.

Why choose pressed flowers

  • Lasting memory: Fresh blooms fade quickly; pressed flowers retain their shape and subtle color for years.

  • Personal and meaningful: Every pressed arrangement is uniquely tied to a moment — a ceremony, a gift, a milestone.

  • Low-maintenance display: Unlike dried bouquets that shed or require special care, pressed arrangements stay neat inside frames or shadow boxes.

  • Sustainable keepsake: Preserving what you already have reduces waste and creates something timeless without adding new materials.

What we offer

  • Professional pressing: We carefully flatten and dry each bloom to preserve delicate details and prevent discoloration.

  • Thoughtful composition: Arrangements are artfully mounted to highlight key flowers, textures, and the emotions behind them.

  • Archival framing: Acid-free backing, museum-quality glass, and secure mounting protect your keepsake from light and environmental damage.

  • Custom options: Choose frame styles, mat colors, sizes, and layout to suit your home and the sentiment you want to showcase.

  • Gift-ready presentation: Perfect for anniversaries, Mother’s Day, bridal gifts, or commemorating any special day.

How it works

  1. Bring your bouquet or selected blooms to our salon, or ask about safe mail-in options.

  2. We assess and press the flowers using time-tested techniques to preserve color and form.

  3. After drying, we design a layout that honors the occasion and mount the composition using archival materials.

  4. Your finished piece is framed, inspected, and returned ready to display or gift.

Turn a single bouquet into a lasting piece of art that holds a memory, not just flowers. Preserve the feeling behind the petals and enjoy a subtle, beautiful reminder of your most treasured moments every day. Contact us to start preserving your keepsake.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Many fresh flowers and small floral elements can be pressed successfully, but success depends on the flower’s structure, moisture content, and thickness. Here’s a practical guide to which types of arrangements and individual flowers press well and which are less suitable:

    Flowers and elements that press well

    • Single-petaled flowers: Pansies, violas, nasturtiums, geraniums, cosmos, and crocus press flat and retain color nicely.

    • Thin-petaled blooms: Roses (petals rather than whole blooms), poppies, anemones, delphiniums, and delphinium petals.

    • Small blossoms and clusters: Baby’s breath, statice, limonium, helichrysum (strawflower petals), lavender sprigs, and waxflower.

    • Foliage and greenery: Eucalyptus leaves, fern fronds (thin types), lemon leaf, olive leaves, and simple flat leaves press well and hold color.

    • Herbs and textured elements: Rosemary, sage, thyme, and small seed pods or dried grasses (if not too bulky).

    • Floral accents and accessories: Petals from peonies or garden roses (pressed individually), small orchids (thin varieties), and single daisy heads (flattened).

  • Turnaround time varies by project but is typically around 1 month to allow for a thourough flower drying time.

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