Owning a flower shop seems like the stuff urban fairytales are made of, and florist Noora D’Mello’s work and craft paint the aesthetic that goes with this reverie. She is The Happy Florist, the name she goes by on Instagram. This Mumbai-based floral designer has been crafting bespoke bouquets — working with fresh flowers as well as pressed, preserved, and dry botanicals — for weddings and as gifting solutions for the last eight years. Designing bridal bouquets and later preserving them in frames as a happy-ever-after thought of the special day was an offering that caught our attention.

Pictures may speak a thousand words, but a memento preserved in this manner immortalises the day differently. “The idea is to preserve the memory in a way that it does not add to household junk, get hidden in a cupboard or collect dust,” D’Mello tells us. She adds that people might avoid fresh flowers because they don’t possess the longevity of artificial ones, but preserving offers a neat solution. Besides not being flammable or ending up in a landfill, the beauty of natural flowers will outdo  artificial bouquets.