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322 St. John Street
Havre de Grace 21078

Preserve your cherished flowers for years of enjoyment with Cherished Memories Floral Preservation.  

Now you can treasure your special flowers in a custom keepsake or frame of your own creation.

Turning your memories into timeless keepsakes

Flowers often stand beside us in the most meaningful moments of our lives. They celebrate our joys, comfort us in our losses, and hold memories we never want to forget. Whether it’s a wedding bouquet, a corsage, or a bloom from a loved one’s final tribute, preserving these flowers allows you to hold onto the feelings they carried.

Professional floral preservation artists don’t simply dry flowers—they capture memories. They transform your blooms into beautifully crafted keepsakes through one of three methods: pressing, resin, or shadowbox arrangements.

Pressed flowers create delicate, timeless art. Although it’s the most intricate method—requiring flowers to be taken apart, carefully dried for weeks, and reassembled—it results in a piece that feels like a cherished snapshot of a moment you never want to lose.

Resin preservation has become a favorite for its ability to hold flowers in a crystal-clear form, almost as if time has paused around them. After drying and hand-painting, your blooms are set into molds that can range from small gifts for loved ones to larger pieces that honor an entire bouquet.

Silica drying allows flowers to keep their shape and personality. If you dream of seeing your bouquet arranged just as it was on your special day, this method brings that memory back to life inside a keepsake frame.

As you choose how to preserve your flowers, think about how you want to remember this moment—what story you want your keepsake to tell. You may want to include photos, invitations, or a meaningful piece of jewelry. Look at examples, imagine how it will feel to see it years from now, and choose what speaks to your heart. Once your keepsake is made, it becomes a permanent reminder of something irreplaceable.

For wedding flowers especially, plan ahead. Blooms should reach the preservation artist within 2–3 days to give them the best chance of capturing their beauty before it fades.

Preserve the Moment

Why Your Bouquet deserves true preservation

Imagine the moment you walk down the aisle with a bouquet chosen with love and care—an arrangement you want to remember forever. Preserving that beauty and emotion requires more than simple drying. It requires true floral preservation, performed by experts who understand that they’re not just handling flowers—they’re safeguarding memories.

While many companies claim to “preserve” bouquets, what they offer is often nothing more than dried flowers. True preservation goes far beyond that. Professional studios begin by individually documenting, photographing, and disassembling each bouquet to ensure every bloom receives meticulous attention. Flowers are then dried using commercial‑grade silica gel—far finer and more effective than craft‑store versions—or state‑of‑the‑art freeze‑drying technology. Both methods produce beautifully dried flowers ready for the next crucial step.

Once drying is complete, the artistry begins. Each flower is carefully cleaned, stabilized, and restored. Preservation artists remove every trace of silica with precision tools, secure delicate petals, and use specialty floral paints to revive each bloom’s natural color. Multiple layers of commercial‑grade sealant are then applied to protect the flowers from aging and deterioration.

Your preserved flowers are finally arranged in a custom, airtight keepsake designed with your vision in mind. Airtight construction is essential for long‑term protection, ensuring your flowers stay beautiful for years to come.

From the 6–8 weeks required for drying to the 15+ hours of hands‑on artistic preservation, this is a highly skilled, labor‑intensive process—and that is why true preservation is an investment. But when done correctly, it gives you something priceless: the chance to hold onto one of the most meaningful pieces of your wedding day forever.

Don’t settle for dried flowers. Choose a company that offers genuine preservation and lasting quality.

 

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