*Please get in touch before placing your order to check that your flowers will work in the bottles, if you have pictures include these in your message.*

*Orders are shipped via Royal Mail Signed For and can be upgraded to Tracked 24 if required*

Memorial dried flower bottle candle holders are the perfect way to preserve a special moment in time. You can save special flowers given to you by a loved one or memorialise flowers from a sentimental occasion such as a wedding.

Glass bottle candle holders are a more eco-friendly option for preserving flowers as opposed to a lot flowers that are preserved in a block of epoxy resin which unfortunately is not biodegradable. The flowers are fully dried and treated before being carefully placed in the bottles, however as I choose not to work with resin because of the environmental impact, the colour and shape of the dried flowers may fade/shift over time. To enjoy the bottle candle holders for many years, keep them out of direct sunlight, in a warm, dry room.

I can provide you with shipping instructions to send the flowers to me fresh as soon as possible after your wedding. Alternatively, I offer a 10% discount on your order if you dry the flowers yourself and then send them once they've dried (I provide simple guided instructions for you to do this - it's easier than you might think!) I may ask you to do this if I am also at capacity with orders.

Flowers take anywhere from 10 - 20 days to dry which is why the delivery time is 3-4 weeks (if you send your flowers already dried the dispatch time may be quicker, depending on the current demand). The finished product will be worth the wait!

There are various sizes available:

Bottle One (700ml) - squared shoulders
Bottle Two (700ml) - rounded shoulders
Bottle Three (500ml) - squared shoulders
Bottle Four (1000ml) - rounded shoulders
Set of Three (2 x 700ml, 1 x 500ml bottle - all with rounded shoulders)

You can choose for the bottles to come with a bespoke metal candle holder handmade in Warwickshire, available in copper or gold and including a tapered dinner candle (colour may vary). Alternatively you can choose to have engraved cork(s) if you want to personalise the bottles with your initials and/or wedding date.

There is only personalisation or engraving available if you select the engraved corks on the bottle candle holders however please check out my other listings as I also make pressed flower candles which come with a wooden lid that can be engraved with your wedding date or a personalised message.

Flowers that work well in the bottles are listed below (if your wedding flowers aren't on this list, get in touch):

Alyssum Saxatile (Basket of Gold)
Astrantia
Bistort
Carnations
Cherry Blossom
Crocosmia
Delphinium
Erysimum
Foliage e.g. eucalyptus, fern and other small leaves
Forget-me-nots
Freesias
Gerbera Daisy (mini)
Godetia
Gypsophelia/Baby’s breath
Hydrangea (the individual flowers)
Jasmine
Lavender
Lepto
Lisianthus
Scilla
Spray roses (smaller the better)
Statice
Tulips (small)
Veronica
Yarrow

There are some flowers that don't dry as well. If your wedding flowers are made up of the flowers below, ​they might not work in the candle holders, however please get in touch for advice.

Flowers that don’t dry as well:

Cally Lilly
Chrysanthemums
Dahlia
Large white Lillies
Peonies (however the individual petals can be dried so can work well with other flowers/foliage)
Large roses (as above)
Rananunculus (as above)
Succulents
Sunflowers
Some white flowers - white flowers can often brown/yellow slightly when they are dried but they can still work when mixed in with other colours or greenery

Please note that all flowers will change colour slightly when they are dry, some may darken while others may lighten in colour. Some white flowers may also turn to an off-white colour. Therefore, the dried flowers in the final product you receive may look slightly different to your original wedding bouquet but equally as beautiful!