Glossary of Terms
Air Drying
A passive preservation method where flowers are hung upside down in a warm, dark, well-ventilated area until all moisture is removed.
Air-Dried Bouquet
A traditional flower preservation method where flowers are hung upside down in a dry, dark, well-ventilated space for 2-4 weeks. Moisture evaporates naturally through air circulation. Results in brittle, faded flowers with a rustic aesthetic.
Anther
The pollen-producing part of a flower's stamen (male organ), which can shed fine dust into the preservation medium if not treated or removed.
Book Block
A resin block shaped like a book or designed to serve as a decorative bookend, featuring preserved flowers embedded inside.
Bouquet Block
A clear resin cube or rectangular block with a preserved bouquet or flowers fully encapsulated inside, creating a 3D display piece.
Bouquet Pickup
The service or process of collecting a wedding bouquet directly from the bride, venue, or designated location rather than having it shipped.
Bouquet Preservation
The broad category encompassing all methods of preserving wedding or special event bouquets for long-term keeping. Includes pressing, air-drying, freeze-drying, silica gel drying, resin encapsulation, and other techniques.
Bouquet Replacement
Providing substitute flowers or a substitute bouquet when the original is completely unavailable, unsalvageable, or when specific flowers within a bouquet need to be swapped out due to damage, deterioration, or preservation failure.
Bouquet Replication
Flower sourcing and replacement service that brings your wedding flowers back to life, creating stunning keepsakes that look just like your original bouquet. The service of recreating or reproducing a wedding bouquet (or portion of it) using fresh flowers that match the original design, when the actual bouquet is unavailable, damaged, or when a customer wants an identical duplicate for preservation or other purposes.
Bouquet Transformation
The flower preservation process of turning a bouquet of flowers into resin works of art, The process of converting a fresh wedding or memorial bouquet into a preserved keepsake product such as a tray, frame, jewelry, or decorative piece.
Boutonnière
A small floral pin worn on a lapel, typically by the groom and groomsmen.
Bundles
Product packages that combine multiple complementary items at a discounted price, encouraging larger purchases.
Color Correction
A specialized preservation technique that adjusts, enhances, or restores flower colors after the initial drying process but before final resin encapsulation. This may involve applying pigments, dyes, or treatments to compensate for natural color shifts, fading, or undesirable tone changes that occur during preservation.
Color Retention
The ability of preserved flowers to maintain their natural color over time, best achieved through professional methods like silica gel or freeze-drying.
Color Vibrancy
The intensity, richness, and saturation of flower colors after preservation. Color vibrancy refers to how closely the preserved flowers match the original fresh bouquet's bold, saturated hues versus appearing faded, muted, or dulled.
Corsage
A small floral arrangement worn pinned to the clothes or on the wrist, typically by mothers and grandmothers of the couple.
Curing
The chemical process where liquid resin and hardener react, solidify, and harden into a durable solid.
Demolding
The process of carefully removing a cured resin piece from its silicone or plastic mold without damaging the surface or embedded flowers.
Desiccant
A substance (like silica gel) that absorbs moisture from its surroundings, used to dry flowers quickly while retaining their natural form and color.
Destination Bouquet
A wedding bouquet from a wedding held at a travel destination, often requiring special logistics for preservation due to distance and transportation challenges.
Dried Floral
Flowers that have been naturally or artificially dried to remove moisture, preserving them in a dehydrated state. Common methods include air-drying (hanging upside down), silica gel, or commercial drying.
Embedded Drying
The process of completely submerging a fresh flower in a desiccant to absorb moisture while keeping the flower's 3D shape intact.
Epoxy Resin
A two-part liquid plastic (resin + hardener) that forms a durable, clear solid when mixed and cured.
Etsy Design Awards
Recognition program by Etsy highlighting shops with exceptional product design, creativity, and customer satisfaction.
Floating Frame
A frame design where the preserved flowers appear to "float" between two panes of glass or acrylic with no visible backing, creating a see-through effect.
Flower Block Lighted Display
A preserved flower resin block with integrated LED lighting or placed on a lighted base to illuminate the flowers from within or below.
Flower Car
Wild Coast Flower Preservation's fully branded electric car used for bouquet pickup service
Flower Cup
A cup-shaped vessel or container with preserved flowers embedded in resin, either functional (drinkware) or decorative. A 2025 Etsy Design Awards finalist product in the weddings category.
Flower Frame
A frame specifically designed to display preserved flowers, either pressed flat or encased in resin, as wall art.
Flower Hanging Display
A preserved flower piece designed to be mounted on a wall, typically featuring a hanging mechanism or frame.
Flower Photo Frame
A frame that displays both preserved flowers and a photograph, combining floral preservation with photo display in one piece with interchangeable photo.
Flower Preservation
The process of treating fresh flowers to maintain their appearance, color, and form for long-term display. Methods include pressing, drying (air-dry, silica gel, freeze-drying), or encasing in resin.
Flower Press Kit
A portable wooden flower pressing device with absorbent paper and pressure plates used to flatten and dry flowers on-site.
Flower Vase
A container designed to hold fresh or dried flowers, or in preservation context, a vase-shaped resin piece with flowers embedded inside.
Font Color
The color of text or lettering added to preserved flower products for personalization (names, dates, quotes).
Freeze-Drying
A preservation technique using a vacuum chamber to turn a flower's frozen moisture directly into vapor (sublimation), best for maintaining original shape and color.
Frozen Bouquet
A bouquet that has been placed in a freezer to temporarily halt decomposition while awaiting preservation or during transit.
Geode Coaster
A pressed flower coaster with an irregular, crystal-like edge resembling a geode stone, often featuring metallic or painted edges.
Geode Tray
A pressed flower serving tray with an organic, geode-inspired irregular edge, often with metallic leaf or painted accents.
Hanging Frame
A framed piece of art with built-in hardware (wire, hooks, or sawtooth hangers) designed for wall mounting.
Hardener
The second component of the epoxy resin system (Part B, or catalyst) that is mixed with the resin to initiate the curing process.
Heirloom-Quality
Products crafted to museum or archival standards that are designed to last for generations and be passed down through families. Heirloom-quality items prioritize durability, timeless design, superior materials, and emotional significance over trends.
Inclusion
Any object intentionally embedded within the resin, such as dried flowers, gold flakes, ribbon pieces, or wedding invitations.
Inlaid Items
Personal mementos or keepsakes (such as wedding invitations, vows, ribbons, lace, or charms) that are embedded into the resin alongside preserved flowers. Customization option that adds personalization and sentimental value; especially important for memorial preservation (prayer cards, photos, charms).
Keepsake
The final piece of preserved floral art, meant to serve as a lasting memory of a person or event.
Lighted Base
A custom fitted and cnc machine cut wood platform or standing containing an LED-powered light that illuminates objects placed on top, often used to showcase translucent or resin-encased items.
Live Edge Wall Art
Decorative wall pieces featuring natural wood with the original bark edge (live edge) preserved, often combined with resin or other artistic elements.
Lotus Cups
Small, lotus flower-shaped vessels or holders, either functional or decorative, often used for jewelry or small keepsakes.
Luxury Bridal Gift
An upscale, thoughtful gift given to or by the bride, often personalized and meant to commemorate the wedding day.
Luxury Wedding Keepsake
A high-end, premium-quality preserved item from a wedding, positioned as an investment piece and heirloom rather than a simple souvenir.
Memorial Preservation
The specialized preservation of flowers from funerals, celebration of life services, memorial services, or other events honoring deceased loved ones. Memorial preservation creates lasting keepsakes that help families remember and honor those who have passed, transforming sympathy flowers into tangible tributes.
Microbubbles
Extremely small air bubbles that form in the resin during mixing, which must be carefully removed for a perfectly clear professional finish.
Painted Edge
A decorative technique where the rim or edge of a resin piece is hand-painted with metallic, colored, or specialty paint.
Pandemic Startup
A business founded during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021), often born from lockdown creativity, remote work flexibility, or pivoting to new opportunities.
Personalization
Customization options that make each preserved flower piece unique to the customer. This includes adding names, dates, monograms, quotes, photos, custom text, special design elements, or tailored product configurations that reflect the customer's specific event, relationship, or preferences.
Prepaid Shipping Label
A pre-purchased shipping label (UPS or FedEx) that customers use to send their bouquets to Wild Coast. The rate is highly discounted for the customer to send a large package of flowers via overnight mail. The box dimensions are 20x20x10. If ordered on a Friday, the label covers Saturday delivery.
Preservation Techniques
Various methods used to remove moisture from flowers and protect them long-term, including pressing, air-drying, silica gel drying, freeze-drying, and resin encapsulation.
Pressed Flower Preservation
The method of preserving flowers by flattening them between absorbent materials under pressure, resulting in thin (½" thick) 2D botanical specimens.
Pressed Flowers
Flowers that have been dried flat using pressure and absorbent materials, resulting in paper-thin botanical specimens.
Pressing (Flower Pressing)
The method of flattening flowers between absorbent material under pressure to remove moisture, resulting in a 2D specimen.
Resin Casting
A type of epoxy resin with low viscosity (thin consistency) and a long cure time, ideal for deep, clear pours and minimal air bubbles when encasing flowers.
Resin Curing
The chemical hardening process where mixed epoxy resin transforms from liquid to solid, typically taking 24-72 hours depending on temperature and resin type.
Resin Encapsulation
The act of fully encasing a dried object in clear epoxy resin to create a permanent, durable, and highly preserved keepsake.
Save The Date
A reservation deposit system rather than the traditional wedding announcement. Specifically: If a wedding is more than 3 weeks away, customers can secure their spot on Wild Coast's preservation calendar with a $50 non-refundable deposit that goes toward their final order.
Senescence
The biological process of aging and deterioration in flowers, leading to wilting and browning.
Silica Gel
A common, granular desiccant used by professionals to efficiently dry flowers while minimizing color and shape change.
Silica-Dried
Flowers that have been dried using silica gel desiccant, which absorbs moisture while maintaining the flower's 3D shape and color.
Spotting
When flowers encased in resin develop transparent or translucent spots where the flower tissue becomes see-through. This occurs in areas where the flower's cellular structure has been damaged—often microscopically—during the drying process, handling, or due to natural tissue breakdown. The damage is invisible to the naked eye before resin application but becomes apparent once the flower is encapsulated, as the resin penetrates the compromised tissue.
Sublimation
The scientific process where ice turns directly into vapor, bypassing the liquid state, which is the mechanism of freeze-drying.
Term
Definition
Translucency
The degree to which light passes through preserved flowers in resin, creating a semi-transparent or glass-like effect. Translucency varies by flower type, petal thickness, moisture content during preservation, and resin application technique. Some flowers naturally become more translucent when preserved, while others remain opaque.
Travel Flower Press
A compact, portable flower pressing tool designed for use while traveling or at destination weddings.
Trinket Tray
A small, shallow dish with raised edge used to hold jewelry, keys, coins, or other small items, often placed on dressers or nightstands.
UV-Resistance
The ability of high-quality resin to resist fading or yellowing caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light over time.
Wall Hanger
The hardware (hooks, chain, sawtooth brackets, D-rings) attached to the back of framed art to enable wall mounting.
Whole Flower Preservation
A preservation technique that maintains the three-dimensional form, natural shape, and color of flowers rather than flattening them. The flowers retain their original depth, texture, and structure.
Wood Wall Decor
Decorative items made from or featuring live edge wood, designed to be hung on walls as artistic or functional pieces.
Wood Wall Frame
A picture frame made from natural wood (often stained or finished) designed for wall display of preserved flowers or photos in epoxy resin.
Air Drying
A passive preservation method where flowers are hung upside down in a warm, dark, well-ventilated area until all moisture is removed.
Air-Dried Bouquet
A traditional flower preservation method where flowers are hung upside down in a dry, dark, well-ventilated space for 2-4 weeks. Moisture evaporates naturally through air circulation. Results in brittle, faded flowers with a rustic aesthetic.
Anther
The pollen-producing part of a flower's stamen (male organ), which can shed fine dust into the preservation medium if not treated or removed.
Book Block
A resin block shaped like a book or designed to serve as a decorative bookend, featuring preserved flowers embedded inside.
Bouquet Block
A clear resin cube or rectangular block with a preserved bouquet or flowers fully encapsulated inside, creating a 3D display piece.
Bouquet Pickup
The service or process of collecting a wedding bouquet directly from the bride, venue, or designated location rather than having it shipped.
Bouquet Preservation
The broad category encompassing all methods of preserving wedding or special event bouquets for long-term keeping. Includes pressing, air-drying, freeze-drying, silica gel drying, resin encapsulation, and other techniques.
Bouquet Replacement
Providing substitute flowers or a substitute bouquet when the original is completely unavailable, unsalvageable, or when specific flowers within a bouquet need to be swapped out due to damage, deterioration, or preservation failure.
Bouquet Replication
Flower sourcing and replacement service that brings your wedding flowers back to life, creating stunning keepsakes that look just like your original bouquet. The service of recreating or reproducing a wedding bouquet (or portion of it) using fresh flowers that match the original design, when the actual bouquet is unavailable, damaged, or when a customer wants an identical duplicate for preservation or other purposes.
Bouquet Transformation
The flower preservation process of turning a bouquet of flowers into resin works of art, The process of converting a fresh wedding or memorial bouquet into a preserved keepsake product such as a tray, frame, jewelry, or decorative piece.
Boutonnière
A small floral pin worn on a lapel, typically by the groom and groomsmen.
Bundles
Product packages that combine multiple complementary items at a discounted price, encouraging larger purchases.
Color Correction
A specialized preservation technique that adjusts, enhances, or restores flower colors after the initial drying process but before final resin encapsulation. This may involve applying pigments, dyes, or treatments to compensate for natural color shifts, fading, or undesirable tone changes that occur during preservation.
Color Retention
The ability of preserved flowers to maintain their natural color over time, best achieved through professional methods like silica gel or freeze-drying.
Color Vibrancy
The intensity, richness, and saturation of flower colors after preservation. Color vibrancy refers to how closely the preserved flowers match the original fresh bouquet's bold, saturated hues versus appearing faded, muted, or dulled.
Corsage
A small floral arrangement worn pinned to the clothes or on the wrist, typically by mothers and grandmothers of the couple.
Curing
The chemical process where liquid resin and hardener react, solidify, and harden into a durable solid.
Demolding
The process of carefully removing a cured resin piece from its silicone or plastic mold without damaging the surface or embedded flowers.
Desiccant
A substance (like silica gel) that absorbs moisture from its surroundings, used to dry flowers quickly while retaining their natural form and color.
Destination Bouquet
A wedding bouquet from a wedding held at a travel destination, often requiring special logistics for preservation due to distance and transportation challenges.
Dried Floral
Flowers that have been naturally or artificially dried to remove moisture, preserving them in a dehydrated state. Common methods include air-drying (hanging upside down), silica gel, or commercial drying.
Embedded Drying
The process of completely submerging a fresh flower in a desiccant to absorb moisture while keeping the flower's 3D shape intact.
Epoxy Resin
A two-part liquid plastic (resin + hardener) that forms a durable, clear solid when mixed and cured.
Etsy Design Awards
Recognition program by Etsy highlighting shops with exceptional product design, creativity, and customer satisfaction.
Floating Frame
A frame design where the preserved flowers appear to "float" between two panes of glass or acrylic with no visible backing, creating a see-through effect.
Flower Block Lighted Display
A preserved flower resin block with integrated LED lighting or placed on a lighted base to illuminate the flowers from within or below.
Flower Car
Wild Coast Flower Preservation's fully branded electric car used for bouquet pickup service
Flower Cup
A cup-shaped vessel or container with preserved flowers embedded in resin, either functional (drinkware) or decorative. A 2025 Etsy Design Awards finalist product in the weddings category.
Flower Frame
A frame specifically designed to display preserved flowers, either pressed flat or encased in resin, as wall art.
Flower Hanging Display
A preserved flower piece designed to be mounted on a wall, typically featuring a hanging mechanism or frame.
Flower Photo Frame
A frame that displays both preserved flowers and a photograph, combining floral preservation with photo display in one piece with interchangeable photo.
Flower Preservation
The process of treating fresh flowers to maintain their appearance, color, and form for long-term display. Methods include pressing, drying (air-dry, silica gel, freeze-drying), or encasing in resin.
Flower Press Kit
A portable wooden flower pressing device with absorbent paper and pressure plates used to flatten and dry flowers on-site.
Flower Vase
A container designed to hold fresh or dried flowers, or in preservation context, a vase-shaped resin piece with flowers embedded inside.
Font Color
The color of text or lettering added to preserved flower products for personalization (names, dates, quotes).
Freeze-Drying
A preservation technique using a vacuum chamber to turn a flower's frozen moisture directly into vapor (sublimation), best for maintaining original shape and color.
Frozen Bouquet
A bouquet that has been placed in a freezer to temporarily halt decomposition while awaiting preservation or during transit.
Geode Coaster
A pressed flower coaster with an irregular, crystal-like edge resembling a geode stone, often featuring metallic or painted edges.
Geode Tray
A pressed flower serving tray with an organic, geode-inspired irregular edge, often with metallic leaf or painted accents.
Hanging Frame
A framed piece of art with built-in hardware (wire, hooks, or sawtooth hangers) designed for wall mounting.
Hardener
The second component of the epoxy resin system (Part B, or catalyst) that is mixed with the resin to initiate the curing process.
Heirloom-Quality
Products crafted to museum or archival standards that are designed to last for generations and be passed down through families. Heirloom-quality items prioritize durability, timeless design, superior materials, and emotional significance over trends.
Inclusion
Any object intentionally embedded within the resin, such as dried flowers, gold flakes, ribbon pieces, or wedding invitations.
Inlaid Items
Personal mementos or keepsakes (such as wedding invitations, vows, ribbons, lace, or charms) that are embedded into the resin alongside preserved flowers. Customization option that adds personalization and sentimental value; especially important for memorial preservation (prayer cards, photos, charms).
Keepsake
The final piece of preserved floral art, meant to serve as a lasting memory of a person or event.
Lighted Base
A custom fitted and cnc machine cut wood platform or standing containing an LED-powered light that illuminates objects placed on top, often used to showcase translucent or resin-encased items.
Live Edge Wall Art
Decorative wall pieces featuring natural wood with the original bark edge (live edge) preserved, often combined with resin or other artistic elements.
Lotus Cups
Small, lotus flower-shaped vessels or holders, either functional or decorative, often used for jewelry or small keepsakes.
Luxury Bridal Gift
An upscale, thoughtful gift given to or by the bride, often personalized and meant to commemorate the wedding day.
Luxury Wedding Keepsake
A high-end, premium-quality preserved item from a wedding, positioned as an investment piece and heirloom rather than a simple souvenir.
Memorial Preservation
The specialized preservation of flowers from funerals, celebration of life services, memorial services, or other events honoring deceased loved ones. Memorial preservation creates lasting keepsakes that help families remember and honor those who have passed, transforming sympathy flowers into tangible tributes.
Microbubbles
Extremely small air bubbles that form in the resin during mixing, which must be carefully removed for a perfectly clear professional finish.
Painted Edge
A decorative technique where the rim or edge of a resin piece is hand-painted with metallic, colored, or specialty paint.
Pandemic Startup
A business founded during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021), often born from lockdown creativity, remote work flexibility, or pivoting to new opportunities.
Personalization
Customization options that make each preserved flower piece unique to the customer. This includes adding names, dates, monograms, quotes, photos, custom text, special design elements, or tailored product configurations that reflect the customer's specific event, relationship, or preferences.
Prepaid Shipping Label
A pre-purchased shipping label (UPS or FedEx) that customers use to send their bouquets to Wild Coast. The rate is highly discounted for the customer to send a large package of flowers via overnight mail. The box dimensions are 20x20x10. If ordered on a Friday, the label covers Saturday delivery.
Preservation Techniques
Various methods used to remove moisture from flowers and protect them long-term, including pressing, air-drying, silica gel drying, freeze-drying, and resin encapsulation.
Pressed Flower Preservation
The method of preserving flowers by flattening them between absorbent materials under pressure, resulting in thin (½" thick) 2D botanical specimens.
Pressed Flowers
Flowers that have been dried flat using pressure and absorbent materials, resulting in paper-thin botanical specimens.
Pressing (Flower Pressing)
The method of flattening flowers between absorbent material under pressure to remove moisture, resulting in a 2D specimen.
Resin Casting
A type of epoxy resin with low viscosity (thin consistency) and a long cure time, ideal for deep, clear pours and minimal air bubbles when encasing flowers.
Resin Curing
The chemical hardening process where mixed epoxy resin transforms from liquid to solid, typically taking 24-72 hours depending on temperature and resin type.
Resin Encapsulation
The act of fully encasing a dried object in clear epoxy resin to create a permanent, durable, and highly preserved keepsake.
Save The Date
A reservation deposit system rather than the traditional wedding announcement. Specifically: If a wedding is more than 3 weeks away, customers can secure their spot on Wild Coast's preservation calendar with a $50 non-refundable deposit that goes toward their final order.
Senescence
The biological process of aging and deterioration in flowers, leading to wilting and browning.
Silica Gel
A common, granular desiccant used by professionals to efficiently dry flowers while minimizing color and shape change.
Silica-Dried
Flowers that have been dried using silica gel desiccant, which absorbs moisture while maintaining the flower's 3D shape and color.
Spotting
When flowers encased in resin develop transparent or translucent spots where the flower tissue becomes see-through. This occurs in areas where the flower's cellular structure has been damaged—often microscopically—during the drying process, handling, or due to natural tissue breakdown. The damage is invisible to the naked eye before resin application but becomes apparent once the flower is encapsulated, as the resin penetrates the compromised tissue.
Sublimation
The scientific process where ice turns directly into vapor, bypassing the liquid state, which is the mechanism of freeze-drying.
Term
Definition
Translucency
The degree to which light passes through preserved flowers in resin, creating a semi-transparent or glass-like effect. Translucency varies by flower type, petal thickness, moisture content during preservation, and resin application technique. Some flowers naturally become more translucent when preserved, while others remain opaque.
Travel Flower Press
A compact, portable flower pressing tool designed for use while traveling or at destination weddings.
Trinket Tray
A small, shallow dish with raised edge used to hold jewelry, keys, coins, or other small items, often placed on dressers or nightstands.
UV-Resistance
The ability of high-quality resin to resist fading or yellowing caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light over time.
Wall Hanger
The hardware (hooks, chain, sawtooth brackets, D-rings) attached to the back of framed art to enable wall mounting.
Whole Flower Preservation
A preservation technique that maintains the three-dimensional form, natural shape, and color of flowers rather than flattening them. The flowers retain their original depth, texture, and structure.
Wood Wall Decor
Decorative items made from or featuring live edge wood, designed to be hung on walls as artistic or functional pieces.
Wood Wall Frame
A picture frame made from natural wood (often stained or finished) designed for wall display of preserved flowers or photos in epoxy resin.