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Lucy Whitfield | wedding bouquet & floral preservation
💐 your special flowers turned into framed floral art | New Forest
🌸 2026 open | v.

limited to winter 2025
💌 no DMs please, enquire via my website

24/04/2026

🌸 for Bronwyn 🌸

I loved fitting all these delicate flowers together for Bronwyn’s A2 and A4 frames. It’s like floral tetris… the gluing and frame cleaning did take a while though 😅
But honestly, it’s the tiny details that really light up the architect in me. Spacing, balance, everything lining up just right - it’s very satisfying!

One piece for her and one for her grandma, now safely home in Canada 🇨🇦

Swipe for some close-up details, Bronwyn’s kind words and her bouquet when it first arrived.

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15/04/2026

Saying yes to this felt like a bit of a moment for me.

I’ve spent so long working quietly, pressing flowers in the studio, figuring things out on my own & then sharing my knowledge 1:1 with the ladies helping in the studio… & now I’m stepping into teaching it out loud, to a whole group of people at once 😅

I’m excited, but definitely nervous too!

This craft means a lot to me. It’s slow, detailed & personal, & I think part of me has been hiding in that a little. So this feels like a stretch, in a good way.

On June 20th I’ll be running my first flower pressing workshop with , just outside Wi******er. We’ll be working with flowers grown right there on the farm, first collecting some to press, before creating a little arrangement with pre-pressed flowers from the farm to take home. Everyone will also leave with their own professional flower press to keep creating at home.

There are only 10 spaces, so it’ll be small & really hands-on. If you’ve ever been curious about pressing flowers, or just want a creative day surrounded by beautiful blooms, I’d love to have you there.

You can book through Stem & Green’s website, I’ve added the link to my bio & will share it on stories too 🌸

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08/04/2026

I took a week off work to be fully with my family… & here’s what actually happened.

This was my first week long holiday since 2020, & the first time I’ve properly stepped away from my business. Before now, even on the few long weekends away, I’d still be doing bits of admin here & there.

I realised I need better boundaries. Deleting Outlook from my phone made such a difference - no constant checking, no low-level pressure sitting in the background.

We had lazy mornings & afternoons out, & I finally gave myself space to rest. I read, scrolled less, & properly switched off for the first time in a long time. More sleep would’ve been nice but I’ll take the small wins!

The big one… my business didn’t fall apart. I felt guilty at first, but everything was still there waiting for me.

Maddy has a list of things to check in on, & I’m looking forward to getting back into work, slightly better rested, calmer, & more ready than before.

It’s also been a reminder I needed - rest & boundaries aren’t getting in the way of my business, they’re part of building one that actually works. I’ve work to do on this still, to give myself a better work/life balance but I’m putting in some foundations to build on.

When did you last properly switch off?

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06/03/2026

🌸 for Lucy 🌸

Soft pinks just do something, don’t they 💗

This A2 oak frame is filled with the dreamiest spring bouquet. I just love the ranunculus, the two types each giving something special. They’re always a favourite of mine - though more than a little time consuming to take apart to press & then reconstruct, but that texture is worth it!

One of the things I love most about flower pressing is how the colours shift once they’re pressed - sometimes settling into softer, dustier tones with others going deeper, a little moodier, & somehow even more romantic. It’s never an exact replica of the day, & that’s the magic of it. The flowers evolve, just like the memories do.

Spring bouquets really are in a league of their own ✨

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04/03/2026

Let me tell you about the biggest mistake I made in my business so far that nearly cost me my sanity.

I said yes to nearly every bouquet that came my way because I genuinely wanted to help. Every bride reaching out, every story behind their flowers - I wanted to say yes. I thought I could manage it all, squeeze everyone in, make it work.

What actually happened? I fell behind. Long days. Constant stress. That awful feeling of always trying to catch up while making sure every bouquet still got the attention it deserved. I had to rethink how I was working & where I focused my energy.

Slowly, I’m starting to find my rhythm again. I have more help & am trying to focus on the parts of the process I love & do best. I’m still behind, but I’m making progress & changing how I run my business into a way that feels more manageable, & more joyful,again.

I’ve learned that helping everyone doesn’t help anyone if it stretches you too thin. Now I’m working smarter, not harder, each bouquet still getting the care it deserves.

Every bouquet carries the memories of your wedding day… I make sure yours is preserved just as beautifully.

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27/02/2026

🌸 for Immy 🌸

A trio of frames (A3, A4 & A5) to showcase her pressed wedding bouquet. I think this may have been the first order to use the smoked oak frames, & boy don’t these tones look good with the dark wood! 😍

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20/02/2026

This is a hard post to write, but I want to be honest.

Over the past couple of years, I’ve taken on more orders than I then found I could comfortably manage, especially with more & more orders comprising multiple frames. Life has also been heavy… loss, pregnancy, & raising a baby & energetic boy while growing this business.

I also lost my cousin to su***de in the middle of a business wedding season last summer, & it’s a grief I still haven’t fully processed. Trying to keep up meant sleep, rest & health often came second, leading to months of illness & back to back antibiotics, further contributing to delays.

I know communication has slipped. I often focused on carefully progressing orders rather than sending pre-emptive updates as I thought that was a better use of my time, & anxiety around my inbox has made opening it feel heavy.

I’m truly sorry for any worry or frustration that caused.

I have help in the studio with pressing, alongside part-time admin support from Maddy & help from my sister Hollie when she can. I have also been taking on significantly fewer commissions so I can complete each piece with the care it deserves (I solely undertake the designing & framing), while creating a little breathing space for workshops, creativity & myself.

Hearing from clients that their frame was “worth the wait” keeps me going, even as I carry guilt for the waiting itself.

Thank you for your patience, your kindness & your trust in this very full, very human season.

I am listening, I am working, & I care deeply about your flowers & memories.

Lucy 🌸

07/02/2026

I’ve been dreaming of making these for so long, so I’m super pleased to say that a small batch of pressed flower lockets is finally ready to share ✨

Each one is made with real pressed flowers, creating a delicate, beautiful keepsake you can wear every day.

If you already have a bouquet preservation booked, you can also add a locket onto your existing order 💐

Until 14th February, you can use a special discount code on both ready made lockets & preservation add ons - head to my stories to find the code.

A little piece of nature, made to be worn 🌸

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01/02/2026

🌸 Valentines Giveaway 🌸

February is a month full of love for me - my 2 boys are born a few days either side of Valentines & my wedding anniversary is towards the end of the month (7 years this year 💕). We’ve also lots of other family birthdays to make it a busy month 😅

So to share some love, I’m giving away the chance to win a glass locket, handmade by , in 18ct plated gold 💛 or sterling silver 🩶, & set with pressed flowers by me & worth over £100. You can choose from my collection of pressed flowers, or if I have pressed your special flowers those can be used ✨

How to enter:
🌸 like this post
🌸 follow me
🌸 tag a friend you think would love this (1 tag = 1 entry)
🌸 share to your stories for a bonus entry

The giveaway closes on Friday 7th February, & the winner will be chosen at random & announced over the weekend. Once the giveaway closes & the winner announced, 4 gold & 4 silver lockets set with pressed flowers will be available to buy on my website - all entrants to the giveaway will get a special discount code to use ☺️

UK entrants only, 18+. This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram. Postage included for UK addresses only. By entering, you agree to allow us to contact you via Instagram DM if you win.

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15/10/2025

🌸 for Jennifer 🌸

A beautiful set for Jennifer – her bouquet framed in an A2 black aluminium, accompanied by two A5 oak frames, one using her husband’s buttonhole. I don’t get Japanese anemones in often but wow, they press so beautifully! Such lovely keepsakes from their day 💕

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