Wedding flowers that survive your beach. Your barn. Your July heat wave.
Real wood flowers that pack in a carry-on and shrug off July. Fresh gives up by cocktail hour. Sola doesn't.
What actually happens when the weather shows up.
Fresh florals were built for a temperature-controlled ballroom. Sola was built for the wedding you actually planned.
Same wedding. You keep $2,000+. And the bouquet.
Why the gap: no perishable supply chain, no refrigeration logistics, no delivery crew.
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Beach. Barn. Mountain. Backyard. All Sola.
Every one of these was shot outside, in real weather, on a real wedding day. Not one wilted.
The venue you actually chose. And what fresh can't survive.
Fresh flowers were designed for a 68°F ballroom. You picked a cliffside in Malibu, a barn in Texas, or your parents' backyard in Georgia in July. That is a completely different problem.
Ninety minutes in an 85°F getaway car and a bridal bouquet is limp. Beach humidity turns white roses tea-brown by cocktail hour. A tent tarp traps enough heat to cook centerpieces before dinner. And nothing survives a plane's cargo hold. Nothing.
Sola doesn't care. It's real wood, hand-shaped from the sola plant into petals that look just like fresh flowers. No water. No cold chain. No weather that touches it. You planned the venue you wanted. The flowers should keep up.
We flew them to our beach wedding in a carry-on. Ninety minutes on the tarmac, three hours in the sun, cocktails at sunset. They looked like I'd just finished the bouquet that morning.
Four reasons Sola beats the weather.
Fresh flowers are mostly water in a body that's already dying. Sola isn't. That one fact changes everything.
Light enough to carry all day
Sola is carved wood pith with no water inside, a fraction of the weight of a fresh bouquet. No arm fatigue after two hours of ceremony photos. No droop on a boutonniere lapel.
No refrigeration
No coolers. No florist truck. No begging the venue for fridge space. Sola stores in the box, in a closet, in your rental car, in Cancun. Whatever's easiest.
Never sees the cargo hold
Packs flat in a carry-on, a suitcase, or the trunk of a rental car. No airline crush damage. No 'we couldn't find a florist' in a foreign country. No praying over the box at baggage claim.
Won't wilt in a hot tent
A white tent in July hits triple digits by 3 pm. Fresh centerpieces are cooked before the salad course. Sola holds its shape and color through the whole reception.
Even in full sun, nobody could tell.
Outdoor light is unforgiving. Beach sun is worse. And still, the photographers, the moms, the guests all miss it.
"We shot on the beach at 4 pm, full sun. My photographer got in close for the bouquet detail and asked where I'd sourced the peonies. I told her they're wood. She made me say it twice."
"It was 94°F under our tent in August. My bouquet looked identical at 10 pm to how it looked at 2. My photographer kept checking on it like it owed her money."
"Our photographer shoots destination weddings for a living. She asked to keep a boutonniere because she didn't believe it was wood until she held it."
This is Sola
This is Sola
Palettes that work in real light.
Four of the 20+ wedding themes, every color hand-dyed and matched to your swatch.
Eloise
Dusty rose · Sage · Ivory
Silver Sage
Muted greens · Cream · Champagne
Love Story
Rich burgundy · Blush · Antique gold
Sunflower Daze
Bright yellow · Terracotta · Wheat
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Our wedding was in Sedona in August. Ninety-eight degrees at the ceremony. The florist we'd first talked to told me point-blank that fresh wouldn't make it. Sola did. And I still have my bouquet in the living room a year later.
The weather questions, answered.
Will they survive the heat?
Yes. Sola is a solid, hand-shaped bloom from the sola plant. There's no water content to lose, so heat doesn't wilt or brown them. Same shape, same color, from first look to last dance.
Can I take them on a plane?
Yes. Sola flowers are TSA-safe and pack flat in a carry-on. Most brides pack the bridal bouquet in a small hat box and lay bridesmaid bouquets in a rolling suitcase. No cold pack, no water tubes, no drama at security.
What about beach humidity and salt air?
Salt air and humidity ruin fresh petals. Sola shrugs both off. Once your flowers are shaped and dyed, coastal moisture doesn't touch them the way it wrecks fresh roses and peonies.
Do they need refrigeration?
Never. Store them in the box, a closet, your car, an Airbnb, or a rental villa. No coolers, no fridge space, no bribing the venue chef for shelf room the night before.
What if the weather changes last-minute?
You don't have to change a thing. Rain, wind, heat spike, cold snap. Sola doesn't shift with the forecast, which means your florals aren't part of the day-of scramble. Move the ceremony under the tent and the bouquet looks identical.
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.
Do I have to build them myself before the trip?
Only if you want to. Every theme is DIY-friendly and backed by our DIY Guarantee, or pick Ship Finished Product at checkout and our team dyes, builds, and arranges every piece before it ships. Zero assembly on the ground.
What if something goes wrong before the wedding?
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.
Wedding flowers that go where you go.
Beach, barn, mountain, backyard, or on a plane to somewhere warmer. Same flowers. Same color. Forever.