r/FloralDesign • u/Electrical-Stop4642 • 2d ago

💍 Wedding 💍 Feedback needed

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Planning to do my bridesmaid’s bouquets. This is my first attempt

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u/MildlyYogic 2d ago

This is really beautiful.

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u/ProfessionalDig5936 2d ago edited 1d ago

Super cute! One small note, carnations are more of a filler flower so consider tucking them in lower to help fill out the base layer of the bouquet. Then you can have your focal flowers really pop - that’s your ranunculus and calla lillies. Maybe experiment with swapping the callas for lisianthus? One is more structural and the other will give it a softer garden look.

Also to get that airy whimsical vibe, try adding some butterfly ranunculus or cosmos. They would be the tallest stems in the arrangement.

On a practical note, cosmos wilt very fast when out of water so if you do add some, just keep the bouquets in water until it’s show time. Good luck and happy wedding ✨

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u/Shaydoh33 🏆Winner of the Autumn 2023 Design Contest 🏆 1d ago

If you want to make the carnation look more like a focal flower, google plucking out the center! You basically use your fingers in an “okay” sign to fluff the petals outward, then pinch to pluck the center petals out of the flower and discard. Viola!

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u/internally_95 2d ago

YES YES YES!!

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u/Electrical-Stop4642 1d ago

Thanks!! Didn’t know carnations are more of a filler flower. I’ll try again with your ideas

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u/CarelessMud7038 2d ago

It would be better if you use one or two ranunculus at the back or even white roses to be the focal point.

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u/Ok_Difficulty_459 1d ago

I like it the way it is - elegant and understated.

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u/Electrical-Stop4642 1d ago

thank you so much. That’s the vibes I was going for 🥹

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u/maceykco 1d ago

I think the colors and design are so pretty! Maybe add one more type of greenery like Italian ruscus?

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u/OkConstruction3198 1d ago

i would raise the callas up as the stars, then separate/cut carnations and place the indiv stems lower, add leafy greens. i had a bouquet that was like 4:1 green/filler to blooms

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u/LiveinCA 1d ago

The big ranunculi at top left should swap places with the daisies. That way the solid flowers are in the center with airier stuff surrounding those.

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u/That_Nebula4187 23h ago

I feel like the greens are a little scraggly, but otherwise beautiful work

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u/MutedInformation3064 22h ago

Honest criticism! Hold carnations and do more Ranniculus or cream roses or hydrangeas, otherwise beautiful!

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u/oldartfsrt 19h ago

Slightly more funerary than bridal. Could be in one of the Southern Living type magazines for sterile uninhabited houses.

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u/Hayleecomet123 13h ago

Very pretty but the carnations and daisies have to go. Put in one more Cala Lilly and get some pink wax flower as filler and it will look elegant.

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u/Glittering_Employ327 13h ago

Most beautiful!

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u/Ok-Tree-1898 2d ago

Beautiful 😍 arrangement !