The Secrets of Still More Memories

It's not only the photographs that will give you many years of pleasure while you look at them and remember your wedding day, but the flowers too, that were used can also be preserved and kept. The petals that were scattered at the ceremony can be collected and dried and used as a background to some of the wedding photographs. Your bouquet, as well as the groom's buttonhole can also be preserved, however, get some advice from a florist as to the best way to go about this, as some flowers are more successfully preserved than others. One of the simplest ways is to hang the bouquet and buttonhole upside down in a dark place for a few weeks. Other types of flowers dry very well if they are put between absorbent papers, and covere d with heavy books. Another method is to cover the flowers with silica gel in a box lined with more gel, which will absorb the natural moisture of the flowers.