How
long do I have to get my flowers to you?
We prefer to pick up your flowers at your wedding site. Please return the contract at least two weeks prior to your wedding date. If you choose to drop off your bouquet we would like to receive the flowers within 24 hours after the event. Please call for an appointment.
How
long does the process take?
After your
flowers are received, rehydrated and pretreated they go into the
holding freezer until the freeze-drying machine is ready to load.
Once in the machine, the process will take 10-15 days.
Why
should I have my flowers preserved?
Once flowers are
used in a ceremony or given by a special person, they become
sentimental. Let Forever After make those memories last by creating
a floral keepsake. When you spend hundreds of dollars on flowers for
one day, doesn't it make sense to preserve them for years?
What
is freeze-drying?
Freeze Drying is accomplished by sublimation of ice in a vacuum. The
basic elements of this process have been known for over 70 years. The
basic principle of freeze-drying is the removal of water from a
specimen as water vapor by means of a vacuum, and collection of this
water vapor in a condenser. With the specimen solidly frozen during
the process, shrinkage is eliminated or minimized, and near perfect
preservation will result.
What
kind of equipment is required to freeze dry?
Freeze-drying requires the use of a special machine called a
freeze-dryer. The freeze-dryer has a large chamber for
freezing and a vacuum pump for removing moisture.
How
long do freeze dried flowers last?
Since the freeze-drying of botanicals began in 1989, it is still too
early to say that freeze-dried flowers will last forever. However,
when protected from humidity, sunlight, and insects, freeze-dried
botanicals can last for years.
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