Our Dried Petals
With more and more wedding venues prohibiting the use of traditional tissue wedding confetti, dried petals have become an increasingly popular choice by wedding couples. Our flower petals are eco-friendly ... they're real, dried petals for natural wedding confetti. They're fully biodegradable, making them a great alternative to traditional wedding confetti.
Our dried petals are an elegant confetti that makes the perfect accompaniment for your big day. Ideal for use as throwing confetti, but also great for table or venue decoration and flower girl baskets too.
Meet our petals ...
Freeze-Dried Rose Petals
Our premium confetti range. What makes our freeze-dried petals so special ...
The process of freeze-drying produces fantastic results with petals that don't shrink, they retain their shape, and their stunning colour. They almost appear like fresh petals ... but you don't have to worry about a last-minute delivery and they don't need to be refrigerated. Making them more convenient and less stressful!
100% natural with no perfumes of dyes added.
The rose petals are grown on a farm in Europe. The petals are harvested by hand to prevent damage. After the petals have been picked, the freeze-drying process begins. The petals go into freeze dryers and all the moisture is removed from the petals whilst they are frozen. This part of the process takes several weeks to complete. There's a lot of skill, care and hard work goes into producing our premium rose petals.
The freeze-dried rose petals can vary in size - with some more petite while others are large petals. As a very rough guide, the petals are usually between 3cm and 5 cm tall. As the freeze-dried rose petals are larger-sized petals, they work equally well as throwing confetti or for venue decoration, such as on tables at your reception or to create a pathway or aisle.
Preserved Rose Petals
Our preserved rose petals are also sourced from Europe. Preserved petals are not 100% natural. The preserved rose petals go through a process to remove the water content of the petal, which is replaced with glycerine, and dyes are use to achieve the colour.
The advantage of preserved petals is that they do have a longer shelf-life, and should last up to a year.
The preserved petals are similar in size to the freeze-dried rose petals, roughly between 3cm and 5cm tall. The larger petal size makes them equally perfect for use as decoration or as throwing confetti. The process used to preserve the petals creates a heavier petal, so they won't 'flutter' quite the same as the lighter-weight freeze-dried rose petals.
Larkspur
(or to give it its full name Larkspur Consolida)
Larkspur can also be referred to as Delphinium. Larkspur dried petal confetti is not a budget confetti - it is a luxury product. What is it that makes larkspur confetti special ...
The larkspur flowers are purpose-grown on a farm right here in the UK. They are handpicked to minimise bruising and air dried naturally so the petals keep their colours beautifully with no dyes added. There's a lot of time, care and hard work goes in to create our luxury wedding confetti.
100% natural with no perfumes of dyes added.
Delphinium / Larkspur is a small petal - roughly 1cm tall - although the size does vary slightly between the different colours.
Freeze-Dried Hydrangea
(Hortensia)
Our freeze dried hydrangea petals are grown in Holland and freeze-dried leaving stunning colours and softer feel petal. The hydrangea petals usually come as a mix of petal clusters and individual petals.
100% natural with no perfumes of dyes added.
The Budget Petals
The budget confetti petals make a great alternative to the more expensive, luxury petal wedding confetti. Why are they cheaper than other confetti? In general, the budget petals tend to be a little more brittle than a luxury dried petal and as such don't retain their petal shape the same as other products - the petals can be broken pieces rather than full petals, and there may be a bit more dustiness in the bag too (we strive to remove as much of this as possible prior to sending, but there will be some remaining, this is just the of the nature of these petals).
The budget petals are heavier than the luxury petals, so will fall to the
ground differently when thrown - the heavier petals will fall similar to rice when thrown. If you want more of a ‘flutter’ effect, then our luxury petals, which are much more light-weight will be a better fit for you.
All that said, they still work great as confetti and retain all the eco-friendly perks of dried petal confetti. They're eco-friendly, 100% natural (no perfumes of dyes added) and biodegradable and widely accepted by churches and venues. The budget petals...
Calendula
(Marigold)
Our Calendula petals are usually sourced from China. Calendula petals have a vibrant golden orange / yellow colouring and the shade can vary from one crop to another. Calendula petal sizing is roughly around 2cm in length x 0.5cm width They have a long thin shape. They can be more fragrant than other dried petals and are best mixed with other petals (they tend to clump together if they are on their own). Creating stunning confetti mixes with vibrant flashes of colour.
100% natural with no perfumes of dyes added.
Heat-Dried Rose Petals
(Rosa)
Our heat-dried rose petals are sourced from China. There are two different sizes in the heat-dried rose petals. Rosie Posie petals are small, generally around 1cm tall. They have stunning bold colouring and are highly fragrant. Love Affair has a larger petal size roughly 4cm tall making them equally suited to venue decoration as well as throwing confetti.
100% natural with no perfumes of dyes added.
Jasmine
(Jasminum Officinale)
Our jasmine petals are sourced from an organic tea plantation in China. Yes, they are originally intended for use as tea! But we think they work just as fabulous as one of our budget wedding confetti petals. PLEASE NOTE: OUR PETALS ARE NOT INTENDED FOR FOOD USE.
Jasmine petals are small (most are around 1cm x 0.5cm) with a delicate, cream / pale yellow colouring. Jasmine petals may be used on their own for a rustic petal confetti, but we think the jasmine petals are perfect for creating a confetti mixes.
100% natural with no perfumes of dyes added.
Lavender
(Lavandula X Intermedia)
Our lavender is grown and dried in Provence, France. The variety has a milder scent, and is perfect for mixing with other petals to add a burst of fragrance. Lavender is a heavier petal so will fall similar to rice when thrown. Lavender grains are long and thin in shape, around 1cm tall.
100% natural with no perfumes of dyes added.
Volume of Petals ...
The petals are measured in litres. They're measured in a good old fashioned kitchen measuring jug ... loosely filled with petals to the 1/2 litre or 1 litre mark (they are not pressed down as this will damage the petals) and gently tipped into its packaging ready for dispatch.
Why are they measured in litres rather than weight?
Petals vary in weight depending on their size and the type of petal - plus other factors can influence the weight too (like, believe it or not, the weather conditions for the crop - how wet or dry the weather is, can make the petals lighter or heavier in weight), so volume is a much more consistent measurement.
1 Litre of freeze-dried rose petals into 10 cone portions ...
The 'flutter-fall' effect
If you are looking for more of a ‘flutter’ effect, you need a light-weight petal. The freeze-dried rose and hydrangea or larkspur petals are perfect for this.
Our budget petals (heat-dried rose, lavender and jasmine) are much heavier, so will fall more like rice when thrown.
How much confetti will I need?
See our Confetti Calculation page for guidance on this.
When should I purchase my petals?
See our Petal Storage page for guidance on this.
Storage of Petals ...
See our Petal Storage page for guidance on this.
IMPORTANT...
NONE OF OUR PETALS ARE FOR FOOD USE
Petal Packaging
The box sizes:
The half-litre box measures approx 12cm x 12cm x 4.5cm
The 1 litre box measures approx 20cm x 15cm x 4.5cm
The 2 litre box measures approx 20cm x 15cm x 7cm
The 3 litre box measures approx 20cm x 15cm x 12cm
The 4 litre box measures approx 26cm x 21.5cm x 7cm
The 6 litre box measures approx 30cm x 23cm x 8cm
The 10 litre box measures approx 30cm x 23cm x 15cm
Did you know we offer a Pre-Order Service?
If you're looking to purchase your petals now, but your wedding's not for a few months, you can ask us to delay dispatch & we'll post your petals 4 weeks prior to your wedding date (or 8 weeks if you're international). That way you can tick a job off the list without having to worry about storage of your petals & you'll know that you'll have 'fresh' petals that look great on your big day.
You can read full details of our Pre-Order Service via this link.
