YWB Expectations
Preservation Color Changes and Expectations
Now & Future
We like to remind our clients that the purpose of preserving your florals is to have a lasting physical keepsake of the flowers you carried and celebrated love and life with. Your pressed frame is not a photograph of your flowers. These florals will change throughout time; however, they will never mold, they will never crumble away, and they will never need to be thrown in the garbage. Overtime your florals will transform to more antique tones, deeper yellows and browns. It's likely the bulk of change will happen within the first 1-2 years of receiving your keepsake.
Every flower has the potential to preserve to a different shade. Some florals with vibrant colors may hold their colors well, while at the same time, some vibrant florals may deepen even more and change color completely. Most florals will fade in color, losing their vibrancy and continue to change over time.
Throughout our professional experience working with preserving flowers, we have been able to chart down the potential color changes for some of the most popular flowers.
Every single flower, even two from the same bouquet, might preserve differently in tone.
Preservation
When we think "preservation" we immediately think of something that is preserved to last throughout time, and your preserved flowers in fact will last throughout time. However, this does not mean that they will never change. Pressed and preserved flowers are will always be organic material. These naturally pressed flowers will continue to age, change in color and become more of a vintage heirloom over time.
Your natural pressed flower frame is not a photograph that doesn't change over time. It is organic, it is real, and it will continue to age throughout your story over time.
Aging Throughout Time
2023
2025
White/Light Floral Fading
White florals and light pink/blush florals will fade to more antique tones faster than any other flower color types. These florals, specifically roses, will fade to light brown, antique shades that may continue to age and darken over time.
Here is a photo example of color corrected white roses vs aged white roses.
Color Changing Examples
White Florals Roses, Lisianthus,
Ranunuclus, Calla Lily
Light Pink Florals
Changing with tones of yellow, brown
Changing to faded cream, dark pinks/purple
Blush Florals Quicksand Roses
Purple Florals (ex. lisianthus, scabiosa)
Red Florals Roses, Dahlias, Ranuculus
Rust Rose Florals
Changing to faded cream, purple/greenish gray
Changing to shades of blue, grayish purple
Changing to dark purple, red-brown, maroon
Changing to a purple/mauve tone