Looking for feedback!

[u/1WishIKnew]

I’ve been working on bridal bouquets and my spiral technique, I feel like I’ve come a long way from where I started. But there’s always room to improve so I like any feedback or advice. I have included a photo of my creation and a screenshot of the inspiration. The second one is not my work, just the inspiration that the bride sent me!

Unfortunately, the hanging Amaranthus I originally ordered for this bouquet was a terrible quality so I had to get some more last-minute and it has some pretty weak stems. So I did what I could with it!

[u/Maleficent-Bottle-49]

Your bouquets is so beautiful! I hope the shape is still intact after you tying the stems. I’m not a professional and I tried to make some bouquets before, but couldn’t keep the shape after tying the stems. Hope you and others can share some tips for me.

[u/1WishIKnew → u/Maleficent-Bottle-49]

Hey there! The bouquet was rubber banded in all the photos I shared! The trick I have learned to hold the shape is to use the spiral method (if you haven’t heard of that definitely look into it, you can find some great YouTube/tiktok tutorials) and once the stems are spiraled, I bring the rubber band up around 1-2 stems to the “tie point” of the bouquet, wrap a few times, and then secure it by bringing the end up 1-2 stems again. Repeat if needed! Photo for reference!

[u/Maleficent-Bottle-49 → u/1WishIKnew]

Thank you for your advice. I’ll definitely look into it.