Your bouquet after the wedding?

I put mine in a basket ball case and put my cake toper on top of the box.

Garter, tiara, Hubby's boutonniere, shot glass favor, guitar picks from the live band, and feather butterflies in memory of DH Mom who passed 6 weeks before the wedding.

Ooo... Hayley, that's pretty awesome!! Love that!

I saw that pic on pinterest too. The flowers are freeze dried..I'm not sure where that is done or how much it would cost but I'm going to look into it.

Holy cow! I looked up freeze drying your flowers, and the companies that do it and make a box similar to the picture run $160 (for a small/partial bouquet) to $300!! I will just be drying out my flowers and placing them in a box myself!

A friend of mine made my bouquets and I love them! I am actually going to put mine in a flower arrangement in my livingroom when we move.

@Missy - Seriously? DAMN. That's expensive!!!!!!!!

My bouquet from my first wedding is still in a box in my FHs garage (if onlyhe knew!!) and waiting to be tossed (away!) I told my daughters they are responsible for keeping my bouquet beautiful until I get back from my honeymoon (a week), but of course I'm sure they will be the ones enjoying its beauty while Im away, I imagine I'll return to a "dried" bouquet !

Will the flowers turn out cruddy looking if you just let them dry out?

Nope! Hang them upside down. I still have the arrangement from when FH proposed!

They look great and everytime I look at them, I smile.

I bought a nice glass case I want to put them in...do I have to take the bouquet apart and individually hang them, or can I just hang the whole thing? Sorry about the dumb question lol

One of my bridesmaids got married in 2001..and her rose bouquet is still hanging upside down in her living room.

My bouquet was silk flowers..right now its sitting in a vase on my dresser!

I really do love the idea of preserving things from the wedding... I think I'll do a shadowbox with all the stuff in it like Hayley!!

I have a set up similar to Hayleys, thanks to her lol. The case is like hers but black, I did silk so i cut the handle down to stand it upright. In it i also have a shells from the centerpieces, Dh and my son's bouts, a copy of the invite and my grandmothers hanky (my something old)

I have also heard of dipping them into hot wax, but i'm not for sure if it works, that is just something I heard.

Mine were silk its sitting on my entertainment center in a vase I got for our shower