Dried Wedding Bouquet

A couple of days after our wedding, I was staring at my bouquet as they started to get a little sad looking and on a whim contacted The Flower Factory to ask if they could preserve them for me. I am pretty sure you are meant to arrange this stuff before the wedding, but I didn’t think that I wanted it done.

It was only when I decided that I could not see them die that I decided framing was an option. I had seen some horror jobs, but the work at The Flower Factory looked pretty nice and they were able to fit me in if I sent it in that day.

I must admit, because I wasn’t planning on having it being framed I was not as careful with it as I should have been, even letting Ashleigh-Rose walk in to the reception with it when she couldn’t find her own, meaning I walked in with no flowers and then proceeded to watch her throw it around until she found her own bouquet (which was not lost, my mum had it) I did not put it in water on the wedding night, and even took it to brunch the next morning to get full use out of it!!

I emptied one of our wedding presents out of its box, willed it with tissue paper and newspaper and popped the bouquet in and sent it on its way.

 The service from The Flower Factory was great, there were a few times when I was late with payments and they were always really nice about it.

It took two months to be finished, and then they held it for me whilst I was in Fiji and sent it when I was ready.

I did laugh when the courier gave it to me ‘no signature needed’ and then saw this sticker on it. Come one guys, if a signature is required, get a signature!! No wonder so many packages go missing etc.

I has been curious as to how it would be packaged, and let me tell you, it was with plenty of bubble wrap.

When I opened it I had a “hang on, my flowers were so much more colourful” moment and then remembered that the colour is partly lost in the process.

I feel a little sad for them, void of colour and trapped in a glass frame forever, but am actually really happy with the job done as have seen many that are squished and not pretty at all. I don’t think they look too morbid either. Anyway, its not like they will be hanging over our bed!

I messaged my sister Liz and asked her if this is what hers looked like, and she said hers are flattened and brownish instead of white, so I guess this is just the process.

I told the staff to just pick a neutral frame for me as I was not fussed and there were too many options and they selected this great white frame which is perfect.

I am glad I got them done, as if we have a daughter one day maybe she will want to see this stuff, then again, maybe she wont. I only have a few photos from my mum and dads wedding, a gold wedding band and my mum gave me her tulle/pearl head piece a few days before my own wedding, but that is all I have to remember their wedding day (and I was there!).

I remember on the morning of the wedding when I saw the flowers I was like “Okay, not what I asked for but oh well, too late now” and then I realized I would love them anyway since they were my wedding flowers!

In other news, I was walking around the tan last night and dropped my iPhone 4S.

 The screen is completely smashed and it cuts my fingers to use it.

 I’ve had lots of advice on whether to take it to Vodafone (I have insurance), directly to Apple or just to one of those little Asian phone stores who will fix it on the spot.

My friend who i was with said "Aren't you upset?!?! You have only had it a month!" but really, if a smashed iPhone screen is all I have to be upset about then who cares! It's just a phone, and can either be fixed or replaced. I think The Husband thought I was going to have a breakdown over it when I saw him when I was walking home and bumped into him walking to the gym, he was quick to reassure me we would have it fixed in no time.