A moment in Time.
Preserving Cherished Memories and Wedding Flowers.
A few years ago, I inherited some of my grandad’s old flower garden books. As I gently opened one, a handful of delicate, pressed pansies slipped into my lap — their colours still softly glowing, preserved between the pages after all those years. That moment sparked something in me. There is something truly enchanting about flowers and the art of pressing them into beautiful British flower prints.
I’ve always had a love for nature, the ever-changing seasons, and growing flowers. Flowers are filled with meaning, emotion, and nostalgia. They hold the power to take us back to a moment, a feeling, a place. That’s what makes pressed wedding flowers so incredibly special. Capturing and preserving blooms from a bouquet chosen with love and intention transforms them into a lasting keepsake — a one-of-a-kind heirloom that tells your story.
I now have the honour of helping couples press their bridal bouquet, preserving those precious petals from one of the happiest days of their lives. Your wedding bouquet and flowers are a significant part of your special day — from all the planning that went into them to what they represent on the day itself: love. Your wedding bouquet is one of the most personal elements of your wedding day. It reflects your love, your style, and the unique spirit of your celebration. Through wedding bouquet preservation, we can hold onto that emotional experience — whether it’s to mark an anniversary, a birthday, the birth of a baby, or simply to treasure a moment you never want to forget.
Flower pressing is now a joy I share with my own little ones, aged three and four. I have the most wonderful memories of doing the same with my mum and mama — gathering flowers from my grandad’s garden and carefully pressing them between pages. It never failed to fill me with curiosity and wonder. We used the traditional method of placing blooms inside heavy books and letting the weight gently flatten them over time. These days, I find that using blotting paper helps reduce the risk of mould, making the results even more reliable.
My children love discovering old petals tucked inside books and using their imaginations to turn them into perfumes and potions. It’s heartwarming to watch them explore creatively, just as I did. The joy, the mess, the wonder — it feels like a full-circle moment.
These days, I also enjoy using a wooden flower press, a gentle and methodical approach that slowly preserves each flower with care. I find this activity deeply calming — it fills my heart with love and gives me space to pause. I find pressing flowers very therapeutic — placing each petal lovingly onto the paper and waiting, with quiet anticipation, until the moment you open the book to discover something beautiful. Flowers, like moments, fade over time — and yet that soft fading only adds to their story. It makes each bloom even more magical and enriching, as if they carry the quiet weight of memory within them.