We’ve been married for more than 12 years now… wow time flies!

We got married when we were very young and money was tight. This led to most of the wedding being DIY. I’ve always loved to figure out how to make things myself, so our DIY wedding was no big deal.

One of the things that I never did was look into how to store my gown or my flowers. Heck… the cake top ended up in the freezer like tradition calls for, and we totally messed that one up. It was disgusting.

While we were packing for our move back to NM, I inevitably came across my “stored” flowers. They were forgotten about in a shoe box. I seriously considered throwing them away. In these 12 years, we’ve moved a total of 13 times. These flowers have survived all of that! They deserved more than the trash can. So I decided that I was going to figure out what to do with them by the end of the year.

I came a across a photo on Pinterest of a jar with dried flowers in it. I thought that would be perfect for this. They can be displayed on a shelf without looking too wedding-y.

What I used:

  • Glass Jar – large enough to comfortably fit the flowers without breaking them
  • Scissors
  • Hairspray
  • Plastic Wrap
  • Dried roses/flowers of your choice

Let’s do this!

Here goes nothing! Said a little grateful prayer before cutting into my wedding roses just in case I was about to pulverize them.

I carefully cut the stems off and picked the roses that were still intact and set them apart. Once that was done, I lightly sprayed them with hairspray to help them stay intact.

Then I carefully placed each rose inside the jar, making sure I didn’t leave any obvious empty space between each rose.

Once I was done placing the roses inside the jar, I cut a piece of plastic wrap in the shape of the opening of the jar. This is to keep most of the dust off of the roses. I didn’t use a tight seal because I was afraid of what might happen if the flowers don’t have any air flow.

And there you go! Better than in a shoebox!

I placed the jar on my shelf in the living room, and I’m really happy they’re there.

-V