how it works

Due to the nature of our flower drying process, we can only take a limited number of customers at a time.   Please make a reservation & booking for your flowers to ensure we have the time and space to create your framed flower piece.  At the time of booking, you will need to choose the date closest to your event, pick a frame colour and decide on a floral arrangement style.  You can also leave the style up to us! See the FAQ section below for more information. 

Please deliver your flowers to the studio at our prearranged time after your event or arrange them to be shipped to our location within three days of your event. It is ESSENTIAL that your bouquet is kept in water after the ceremony until drop-off/shipping.  We can not work with flowers that have browned or dried out already.  The flowers must be kept in water, the water must be changed daily and the flowers kept out of direct sunlight in a cool place.  The fresher the flowers, the better!  

Once the flowers are received at the studio, we choose a selection and start the deconstruction and pressing process.This is a very lengthy and delicate process - we do colour correction for each flower if needed so that the petals hold their brilliance.  Most flowers are too big to be pressed whole, so each petal is pressed separately before we put it back together in the design stage.  The flowers are studied and placed methodically to avoid excess moisture which can damage the petals.  We monitor the moisture levels through out the process to provide a superior quality product.  To press-in-full it takes between four to eight weeks.

Once the flowers have been pressed we start the design process. Your flowers will be placed on the background you have chosen. Time is spent planning and visualizing your final piece before securing it in place.  The whole process from delivery to final product takes four to six months. Once the canvas is complete we will email you to arrange return shipping.

Once your piece is complete we will email you to confirm and coordinate final pick-up/shipping.

Please know we will email you with any questions we have as the process evolves. If you have not heard from us please know your flowers are in good hands and the creative process is well on its way. 

We've made it simple and self-serve to book.  Just go here to see the list of our products and click on BOOK NOW to add our service to your cart. Select your wedding date and reserve a drop-off/ship-out date and time.  You will be asked about frame colour and flower style on the checkout screen. You'll be sent a confirmation and booking reference.

We ask you use our BOOK NOW page here on this website.  Our reservation tool only allows you to book for open timeslots, so if your date is not available then we are fully booked.

A reservation is our preferred option to ensure we are available to preserve your bouquet. We also understand that preserving may be a last minute decision. It is very rare that we would ever want to say no, however your reservation will give you priority in the queue. We will book in last-minute requests based on availability. 

At this time we can only accept orders from in Canada.  

It is ESSENTIAL that your bouquet is kept in water after the ceremony until drop-off/shipping.  We can not work with flowers that have browned or dried out already.  The flowers must be kept in water, water must be changed daily and the flowers kept out of direct sunlight in a cool place if possible.  The fresher the flowers are the better!  See the document HOW TO PREPARE AND SHIP MY FLOWERS for a printable copy of this information on our DOWNLOADS page.

A printable copy of this information can also be found here on our downloads page.

Items to collect before the event day:

• Shipping box
• 1 large and 2 small plastic bags (ziplock and kitchen garbage bags will work)
• Paper towel
• Rubber bands
• 1 freezer pack - small lunch box size
• large newsprint paper
• packing peanuts
• packing tape

Prior to the event, designate someone to care for the flowers on event day and package the flowers for shipping. 

• Place the freezer pack in the freezer 2 days before the event day.
• Pick up packing supplies from Amazon, Staples, Office Depot or Walmart.
• Keep the bouquet in fresh water throughout the event day

On shipping day:                

                 HYDRATION

• Cut the bottom of each stem at an angle if possible
• Place the bouquet in fresh clean water
• Assemble the box and ensure the flowers will fit (you might need to cut the stems shorter)
• Place the freezer pack in a ziplock bag
• Wrap several sheets of paper towel around the stems, ensuring the fresh-cut stem ends are covered.
• Next wet the paper towel under a faucet until it is soaking wet
• Place the bouquet, stems first into a ziplock bag.
• Lightly tie a rubber band around the top of the bag/ziplock
• Tape the freezer pack to the stems

                PACKAGING

• Loosely crinkle one sheet of newsprint lengthwise and wrap it around the steps like a scarf.  Do this with three layers of newsprint.  Make sure you hold the plastic bag and freezer pack as you work.
• Next, wrap the bouquet in butcher paper or newsprint like florists do.  Set the bouquet at an angle on the butcher paper and wrap it around like a cone and tape it closed. Wet and wring out 2-3 paper towels and gently place them over the top of the bouquet.
• Holding the stems and freezer pack, place the bouquet stems first into the large plastic bag.  Leave plenty of air inside the bag to create a small air bubble.  Twist and tie the opening of the bag closed.
• Fill the box half full with packing peanuts.
• Make a well inside the packing peanuts and nestle the stems down into the middle
• Add the remainder of the packing peanuts over the top and into the sides if possible.
• Seal the box with plenty of packing tap.
• Head to a shipping store and overnight ship us the package - make sure you specify 'no signature required on delivery'

A printable copy of this information is available on our documents page here. 

The cost of shipping to our location is your responsibility.  We recommend overnight shipping where possible:

Due to the natural drying process of flowers, it is expected for flowers to change colour tone, which is unavoidable. We do colour correction for each flower if needed so that the petals hold their brilliance.  There still will be some variation in colour between the fresh and final dried art piece.  White flowers tend to go more ivory/yellow, the pink flowers have the tendency to change to a mauve shade and the peachy colour flowers become pinker. The flower will be beautiful, but no longer be the exact match to your bouquet once dried. When clients deliver the bouquets to us we select which florals to include in the final art piece - some are traditionally pressed and dried, others selected for a more modern preservation method in sand allowing for more dimension in the final product.  

Because we deconstruct many of the stems, we are able to press a greater number of flowers. We get creative when it comes to finding a way to get those beauties flat and reconstructed to fit within the frame. With that being said, there are some we just can’t press but will try and take parts of the stem to use if possible.  We will return your ribbon and bouquet trinkets. We do not return unpressed flowers, or vases.

From event to delivery of final product is 4-6 months.

We are happy to discuss customization.  Please contact us at info@thefloralcanvas.com