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Allergy-Friendly Wedding Flowers

No pollen. No scent. 400,000+ brides said "I do" sniffle-free.

Real wood flowers with no pollen and no added fragrance. Hold them at face height through the vows, clear-eyed.

★★★★☆4.75 from 13,687 reviews
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Bride holding a Sola Wood Flowers bouquet at face height with clear eyes
Fresh vs. Sola for the Allergy-Prone Bride

What actually happens when your face is inches from the bouquet.

Fresh florals were built for a florist's cooler. Sola was built for a bride who wants to see her groom, not her tissues.

The allergy reality
Fresh Florist
Sola Wood Flowers
Pollen at nose level for 4+ hours
Every stamen, every lily, every stargazer
Zero. Nothing to release.
Scent load from oils and essences
Heavy. Roses, freesia, gardenia, hyacinth.
Unscented wood petals. No fragrance added.
Finding out you react
At the altar, mid-ceremony
At home, with a free sampler, months early
Humidity and mold potential
Wet stems in a bouquet holder grow spores fast
Dry wood. Nothing for mold to grow on.
Effect on eye makeup during vows
Watery eyes, mascara down the cheek
Clear eyes through the ceremony
The photographer's close-up shot
Red nose, puffy eyes, tissue in the bouquet
The photo you actually wanted
Full-party cost (bride, party, arch, family)
$2,800 to $4,000 quote
Typical Sola wedding: $500 to $1,000
After the wedding
In the trash
On your mantel forever

Same wedding, without the triggers. $1,800 to $3,500 less. Hand-shaped and hand-dyed by our team, and priced so an allergy-prone bride does not have to choose between clear eyes and half her venue budget.

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The photo nobody wants and no florist warns you about

What allergies actually do to a bride's face.

You have hay fever. Or a scent trigger. Or a sister who breaks out in hives around lilies. And your florist quoted you a peony bouquet you are supposed to hold six inches from your nose for four straight hours.

You already know the script. Mascara running by the vows. A red nose in every close-up. Bridesmaids sniffling behind you in the aisle photos. You wanted a wedding. You are bracing for a reaction.

Sola takes the trigger off the table. It is real wood, hand-shaped from the sola plant into petals that look just like fresh flowers. No pollen. No added fragrance. And if your allergies are severe, you can test a free sampler at home, months before a single wedding dollar moves.

No pollen. No added fragrance. Nothing for mold to grow on. And the same flowers on your mantel five years from now.
Bride holding a Sola wood bouquet close to her face with clear eyes
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I have had hay fever since I was six. I told my florist and she said "just take an antihistamine." I found Sola instead. My mascara stayed on. My nose stayed the color of my face. Every ceremony photo shows me, not a tissue.
Rachel S. · Ohio Backyard Wedding
Why It Works for Allergy-Prone Brides

Four reasons Sola won't set you off.

Fresh flowers evolved to broadcast pollen and scent. That is the whole job of a flower. Sola is a plant fiber that skipped that job entirely.

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Carved petals, not pollen-bearing blooms

Sola petals are hand-shaped from the sola plant's soft inner pith. They were never a bloom. No stamen, no anther, nothing to shed at nose height.

No pollen
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Dyed through, no scent additives

Every petal is hand-dyed with color mixed in water that soaks into the wood and dries before it ships. No perfume, no fragrance oil, no essence added.

No fragrance added
03

Testable months before the wedding

Severe allergies? Order the free sampler, hold a stem at home, and see for yourself before a single wedding dollar moves. Fresh flowers make you find out at the altar.

Free sampler test
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Won't wilt into mold or humidity issues

Wet stems in a bouquet holder grow mold spores in hours. Sola is dry wood. No water, no wet stems, no floral foam. Nothing for mold to grow on.

Nothing to rot
The Photographer Test

Even in the close-up, nobody could tell.

Bouquet close-ups are unforgiving. Detail shots are worse. And still, the photographers, the guests, the moms all miss it.

"My photographer did her usual close-up of the bouquet, then asked how I wasn't sneezing into it. I handed her a stem. Wood."

Rachel D. · Burlington, VT

"My mom can't be around strong floral scent. She danced all night three feet from the centerpieces and never noticed they had none."

Anna B. · Charleston, SC

"Half my bridal party has spring allergies. Every close-up shows clear eyes. Nobody could tell the flowers were wood, and nobody found out the hard way."

Priya S. · Austin, TX
Sola wood wedding bouquet held at the bride's chin height This is Sola
Single Sola wood bloom held in hand, showing petal detail This is Sola
★★★★★
My sister can't be around strong floral scent. She stood next to me all day, held her bouquet at her chin, and never noticed a thing until I told her they were wood.
Danielle M. · Charleston, SC
Allergy and Sensitivity Questions

The allergy questions, answered.

Are they truly pollen-free?

The petals are hand-shaped from the soft pith of the sola plant. They were never grown as blooms, so there is no stamen, no anther, and no pollen to release. If your allergies are severe, order the free sampler first and test a stem at home before you commit to anything.

What about the dyes? Are those a trigger?

The color is mixed in water, soaks into the wood, and dries fully before the flowers ship. No perfume, no fragrance oil, no essence added. If you are sensitive, the sampler is the test: hold one, smell one, decide.

Do they trigger scent sensitivities?

The flowers are unscented wood with nothing sprayed on or infused. Note that DIY kits also include preserved filler and greenery, so if scent is a serious concern, hold the free sampler to your nose first. That is exactly why the sampler exists.

What about mold? Fresh bouquets grow spores.

Sola is dry wood. There is no water content, no wet stem, no floral foam sponge, and nothing for mold to grow on.

Can my bridesmaids or party members with allergies help me make them?

Yes. DIY together at the kitchen table, backed by the DIY Guarantee: free virtual crafting hours for as long as you need. Or choose Ship Finished Product and our team dyes, builds, and arranges every piece for you.

Are these fake flowers?

No. Sola is real wood from a real plant, hand-shaped into blooms with soft, layered petals and hand-dyed to your palette. They look just like fresh flowers in photos. Order a free sampler and hold one to see for yourself.

What if something goes wrong?

Five guarantees have your back: the Everlasting Guarantee (they last forever, or we replace them at no cost), On Time or It's Free, the Satisfaction Guarantee, the DIY Guarantee, and the Fast Service Guarantee.

Ready When You Are

Say "I do" sniffle-free.

No pollen. No added fragrance. Nothing for mold to grow on. Just the bouquet you wanted, at face height, for the whole ceremony. $500 to $1,000 for a typical Sola wedding, and the free sampler ships first if you want to test one.

Free sampler: one per bride, while supplies last
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