Bridal bouquet tutorial by Alison Ellis

[@imanhawkins1889]

Alison, I love your work and your wholehearted advise. You are an amazing guide!

[@realflowerbusiness]

Thanks so much Iman! xoxo.

[@janicebackslone9338]

This is magnificent, one of the prettiest I've seen, I enjoyed watching you, and loved your origination.

[@realflowerbusiness]

Thanks so much! Appreciate you making time to watch!

[@stelladowsett7151]

The bouquet is so beautiful, lucky bride💗

[@realflowerbusiness]

Thank you! The bride was happy with it, which is how I know I've done my job!

[@lissabeard832]

Some nasty comments, but I think you did a WONDERFUL, clear explanation of how to do a bridal bouquet. THANK YOU, I will start practicing! :)

[@realflowerbusiness]

So glad you found the explanation on the spiral bouquet helpful! thanks for watching!

[@charlenenewberg3529]

Hi Allison. What a beautiful boquet. Thank you for sharing.:)

[@realflowerbusiness]

Thanks so much, Charlene!

[@sarahpugh749]

Greetings from the UK! Very informative tutorial, thank you for sharing.

[@rubymaclin5512]

Gorgeous Alison. I love your humor too, I thought I was the only one who spoke to my flowers when I design. I feel vindicated !!! Lol 😆

[@realflowerbusiness]

Speaking to flowers and plants is totally normal, isn't it?!

[@mariamalacria5160]

Loved your explanation and relaxed style of tutorial, thanks 😊😊

[@realflowerbusiness]

Thanks so much, Maria!

[@ntombibevu40]

I love it its beautiful, thanx for sharing dear👏😍

[@JaW247]

Great tutorial and such a lovely bouquet. I liked how you kept it real, telling us about normally using your knees when tying the ribbon. 😀

[@realflowerbusiness]

Thanks! So glad you liked the tutorial....and the honesty! xo.

[@JaW247]

You’re very welcome. I t must take a lot of time out of your day to make the video’s. They’re really helpful. Thanks again.

[@deborahjohnston267]

Love it - great presentation!

[@realflowerbusiness]

Thanks so much!

[@reginadunn8525]

This is beautiful. Thank you

[@realflowerbusiness]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@carolkraus2422]

Wow love it.

[@amandadoyle7584]

That was stunning love it love it love it that's just what I would have as my own brilliant thanks for sharing

[@realflowerbusiness]

So glad you liked it, Amanda! Thanks for watching!

[@amandadoyle7584]

Alison Ellis of Floral Artistry love watching your work and your advice it's very helpful and appreciate your advice and your expertise and tips are excellent so again thanks look forward to watching more 🌺💐🌷🌻🌸🌹

[@jenniferchamberlain7462]

Love the flowers and the wilder look. Great explanation - thanks for sharing

[@realflowerbusiness]

Thanks for watching!

[@jamesredd7416]

I love the mix I love the way it looks actually I do like things that are abstract let's say but I also like many many different textures colors I also like monochromatic as well as tertiary I just think anything is natural nature nature just look at nature it's gorgeous all colors all shapes textures so what I'm trying to say is it looks brilliant and I'm a new subscriber I've enjoyed watching

[@realflowerbusiness]

thanks!

[@kathrynbeattie8575]

Pretty colors...very nice

[@chantalmaujean7515]

Gorgeous 😊

[@realflowerbusiness]

Thanks so much!

[@michellet7013]

I love your tutorial, and those flowers are beautiful :)

[@realflowerbusiness]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@michellemcmurray5850]

Very beautiful!

[@catherineross9228]

Hi Alison, I really loved watching this. Could I ask you a question? I have seen some videos showing a bridal bouquet made with a little foam posy holder and as I am doing the flowers for my daughter for her wedding, I wonder if you think that's easier for a novice? Or do you think it results in that very "stiff" look when I'm actually trying to make something a bit "loose" and organic. Would be interested to hear if you had any advice. Thank you. Love your bouquet, it's just gorgeous and the colours are perfect.

[@realflowerbusiness]

Hi Catherine! Congratulations on your daughter's upcoming wedding! I would do a hand-tied bouquet--and practice a bit beforehand. A bouquet holder is much harder to design in because the surface area is small AND flower stems easily fall out if they are not secured with glue or floral picks. So stick with the classic hand-tied bouquet if you are doing the floral work. It's a big, messy job so make sure you leave enough time so you can also enjoy the festivities! xo.

[@sonyasones]

I LOVE this tutorial! Thank you so much! How wide is your ribbon? 1.5 or 2inches? and your waterproof tape is .5 inch, right?

[@realflowerbusiness]

Thanks so much, Sonya. The ribbon is 1.5" and the tape is probably 1/4"--it's not very thick, but it's not the thinnest either!

[@sonyasones]

@@realflowerbusiness Thanks, Allison!

[@rubymaclin5512]

Do you design Bride Bouquets in front of mirror sometimes? Also, what makes a flower arrangement " Unstructured" ?

[@carolboehm3562]

Love this beautiful bouquet! Will the gladioli last very long out of water? Also what is the name of the lovely white roses. Thanks

[@realflowerbusiness]

Hi Carol, The glads do last pretty well! I always say if you're not sure, just leave one out on your design bench while you're working and check on it after a few hours! Prepping and hydrating well beforehand helps, of course! And the white rose is La Playa Blanca.

[@tracyriordan7011]

Absolutely beautiful. Sweetie! ( :

[@natalieghougassian1547]

So beautiful :)

[@hayleyk8278]

This is really helpful. I wish it was zoomed out a little, though, so I could watch your entire arrangement vs part of it. I love the flower combination that was used for this bouquet. Pro Tip: keep all of the little flowers you remove from the lower parts of the stems to use in boutonnieres and cake flowers!

[@nurjehankarim9787]

Neat design

[@dayzme7425]

Beautiful I want it

[@rosettaarciuolo1841]

Bellissimo

[@lindacombs1814]

Do you also make the bouquet using artificial flowers?

[@realflowerbusiness]

You can certainly use this technique for artificial flowers as well. I don't use faux flowers often so I am usually designing with fresh!

[@magdalenamarquez1940]

Dear Alison. Please write de flowers name under de video on box comments, cause someone has dificult name. Thanks to share. Awesome bouquet. Send you blessings from north of Mexico, Hermosillo Sonora. Xoxo

[@Speakupok]

Can you pleas tell me the name if the white roses?

[@realflowerbusiness]

I am pretty sure it's Playa Blanca, Maria!

[@melissahinchman9574]

could you send an image of the glad after you prep one?

[@prissypthatsme]

Thanks. Getting married soon and jus want to make my own.

[@蛋與妹妹的生活扎記]

While it's fantastic to make your own, do think about how much stress doing your own flowers for your own wedding will add to yourself and others involved with the wedding. If it's a small wedding and simple stuff you are doing then it could be fun. But if it's a medium to big wedding and you are looking for fancier styles and flowers, you'd probably want to leave it to the pro. Because there are so many variables and unexpected things that could go wrong given the fragile nature of fresh flowers and their availability.....

[@xomiradaox]

How long will the gladiolas last like that?

[@realflowerbusiness]

As long as anything wired for a corsage or bout!...it'll last a day or two, no problem...if they're conditioned well (ie fresh when you wire them, mist the with water and/or crowning glory, store them in the cooler).

[@rebeccamaresh271]

How much

[@myriamnorgaisse7608]

Do you know any online wholesale flower company I can order from

[@realflowerbusiness]

Have you heard of Petaldriven.com I'd start there! There are many places that will ship across the country so you should have some options out there!

[@JannieMette]

Im a floral designer (- educated in Copenhagen, men Denmark 2007), been owner for 3 flower boutiques, and a manager in 2. I really don’t understand your technique. You don’t use any leafs to give it some volume and ensure your “attachment point”. At the same time you use flowers as Matthiola and Delphinium (what it looks like) and they seem to be hidden away when you choose a loose rococo bouquet. Again - I’m from Denmark, so maybe this is just a difference from country to country?

[@realflowerbusiness]

Hi Jannie, This bouquet was for a bride who did not want any greenery, and the style here is a "spiral hand-tied bouquet". I suppose it could be a design difference between European style and the spiral I was taught here in the U.S. This is a very basic technique for a simple bridal bouquet.

[@蛋與妹妹的生活扎記]

Hate to not sound as enthusiastic as everyone else. There are a lot of different flowers in this bouquet, but they don't seem to compliment each other either in shape or color.

[@deniselowry8582]

Too bad the demo wasn’t more in view

[@pandjblake547]

Most of the time you can see her but not the bouquet, so what is the point?

[@realflowerbusiness]

If you don’t find the instructions in this tutorial helpful enough I am sure you’ll find another tutorial out there. I’m showing the closer look at where I’m placing the stems to get a spiral-that’s the key to getting the technique right.

[@MA-tz4qq]

Beautiful but a little too big for bridal bouquet 💐

[@realflowerbusiness]

Glad you like the bouquet! I tend to find the size of a bouquet should be made in relation to the style of the dress, the size and shape of the client, the overall "wow" factor or prominence of flowers at the wedding....so whether it's big or "just right" is relative to many other style elements!

[@rhondatherrien3185]

This would be more helpful if your flowers weren't off screen a lot of the time while you were working.

[@realflowerbusiness]

I did my best! Hope you find another tutorial you like.

[@theonenightstand.rentals1219]

Ya can't really watch the handwork because the camera is not focused on that... so, meh.

[@realflowerbusiness]

I hope you’re able to find another tutorial you like better! Sometimes we have to work with what we’ve got.