The Flowers That Fly With You: Clay Flowers for Destination Weddings
Getting married somewhere far and beautiful?
By Michelle Nguyen
One suitcase, no florist, no wilting
A destination wedding asks hard questions of fresh flowers. Who is the florist in a town you've never lived in? What do tropical blooms cost at a resort? How does a bouquet survive a beach ceremony at noon in August?
Clay flowers answer all three by simply not having the problems. Carry them to beaches, vineyards, and grandmothers' gardens near and far. No florist required at the other end.
They travel like you do
Your bouquet is finished weeks before the wedding, packed in its box, and it flies with you, in a suitcase, in the overhead bin, in a car trunk. No arrangements with local florists, no delivery windows, no hoping the island carries your flowers in your colors that week.
Heat and sun cannot touch them
The number one destination-wedding flower failure is heat: fresh bouquets wilting through an outdoor ceremony and an afternoon of photographs. Clay does not wilt, not in Caribbean sun, not in desert air, not during a two-hour photo walk. Your flowers at golden hour look like your flowers at the first look.
And then they come home
Here is the part destination brides love most. A fresh bouquet at a resort stays at the resort, left in the hotel room, a beautiful expense. A clay bouquet comes home in the same suitcase and takes its place on the shelf: the actual flowers, from the actual beach, forever.
Packing, simply
Ship or carry the arrangement in its original box, tissue-supported, nothing resting on the petals. It is lighter than you expect and tougher than it looks, made to arrive as beautiful as the day it left my bench. If your wedding is abroad and your heart is set on specific flowers in specific colors, write early and we will design with travel in mind from the first petal.
Planning a wedding somewhere wonderful? The custom order form is where the journey starts. Tell me the place, and the date.
