Pros: Lovely pieces, good quality preservation. Cons: Communication during the process could be better. Things to consider: The process took 11 months from start to finish.

I received my order last week, the pieces all look really nice and everything was really well packaged. There were some bubbles on the leaves / petals but a nice shine to the outside and no obvious damage to the flowers. The faceted ring holders are beautiful and one has a ribbon curling around inside which looks really good. The keyrings seem like lovely quality, they came out really pretty and arrived in little organza bags, which is good as I’m planning to gift them. I particularly liked the logo stamp and ribbon on the largest piece, it made it all the more exciting to receive.

I was worried about posting my flowers as there were a lot of instructions to make sure they got there safe, thankfully Laura said I could hand deliver them as I don’t live far away. While there I spotted some other pieces I really liked and was able to change my order, which I really appreciated. I would recommend looking at lots of photos of past orders on Instagram/Facebook and asking the team for advice, to make a careful decision about what you want, as far ahead of time as possible. For example, I really wanted a whole rose, and in talking to the team found I should order a larger piece to get it how I wanted. I think some tips based on their experience - just a little “great for…” comment on each item - could be really helpful.

I think it’s hard to give an accurate time when working with resin, as there are so many factors that come into play (e.g. temperature, moving the business location, etc.) but a more realistic delivery date would have helped manage my expectations. If it could take a year, please just tell me it’s going to take a year. I took my flowers in on 25th October 2023, and received the finished preservations on 28th September 2024, and had limited communication during that time. Laura was very responsive when I emailed, but I felt I needed to chase, whereas I would prefer to get regular emails even just to say my flowers are safe and I haven’t been forgotten about. It was great to get the email with photos showing my flowers dried and ready to be set in resin, and an updated completion date - just more of that would be great.

Overall, I would recommend Nogard for flower preservation; but be aware that drying flowers and resin setting takes a long time to do properly, so it may take a year to receive your finished product.

Photo credit for image 2: @nogard_creations (Instagram)

My flowers were beautifully preserved, with their colours kept intact including some quite vibrant purples. We ordered a photo frame, coasters and keyrings, and all were unique and beautifully designed. The product did take around 11 months from sending the flowers to getting them back, but Laura and Jamie were great at communicating, updating me after every step including sending a photo of the preserved flowers so I could see how the colours had turned out. They also easily accommodated changes to my order after the flowers had been sent. When the products did arrive, they were very carefully packaged and beautifully presented.

This was actually a replica of my original wedding bouquet, which was destroyed due to the carelessness of a different company which has now stopped trading, so I was pretty anxious and kept asking for updates during this process. Laura and Jamie were excellent at responding quickly to messages and keeping me informed.

All in all I'd thoroughly recommend them.

Huge contrast in appearance of flowers when dried by company vs final product. No refund received.

I am not normally one to leave reviews, however, with my awful experience with this company I feel it is necessary to prevent it happening to others.

I sent all of my wedding bouquet as well as my bridesmaids to this company and ordered multiple trays to be made with them. I was told it would take around 12 weeks. I waited 16 weeks and then got in touch as I hadn't heard anything, I had to send multiple messages before I even got a response. I was finally told I would then have to wait 6 months before they MIGHT even arrive. Therefore I requested a refund and for my flowers to be returned as I was moving abroad and never considered they would take that long. Any form of refund was refused and I was bombarded with rude, aggressive messages from the owner, Laura. Consequently, I left a negative review and Laura publicly responded to this stating she would resolve the problem and would still get my items sent out when they could. But when I private messaged I was again sent aggressive messages and told they wouldn't be sending my flowers back or sending my items that I paid for.

Luckily I have managed to claim a chargeback from my bank as well as a voucher from Etsy for what happened, but I must urge everyone to avoid this company. They receive many positive reviews on Etsy for items which do not include peoples personal flowers, however, they have found a loop hole in which they do not deliver items within the time allowed to leave a review, which prevents anyone from posting negative reviews on there. If you look on Trustpilot etc. many others have had similar experiences with this company. Unfortunately, I have lost my sentimental flowers during this process, which is obviously very upsetting. Please consider other companies if using your own personal flowers!

Beautiful work with a very delicate product. These were a gift for a family member who loves all things purple. She praised the quality and delicately made coasters.

Great, fast service. Beautiful natural confetti. Sustainable and so pretty. Thanks.

Nogard creations preserved our flowers so beautifully. I’m so glad I decided to have my bouquet preserved!
Amazing communication and customer service throughout the process.

absolutely stunning beautiful work of art! Professional and friendly service! The quality is beyond my expectations! So so so so happy to have sent my bouquet for preservation, honestly a very cute idea which I’ll treasure forever.

I felt it was a shame to lose your flowers after the big day and what nogard do with them to preserve them forever is absolutely amazing! My husband was a bit dubious but he was so happy when we received our final product! Absolutely amazing thank you so much nogard x