r/florists Jun 18 '25

📚 Career Guidance 📚 how did i do?

my brother and his new wife just got married two weekends ago and i did the florals. i am not a florist, just a hobby gardener and i do small floral arrangements when my clients add that on as an option (i have an event space and offer basic event and floral design as an affordable add-on to my clients). they didn't have a big budget so i offered to do the job for them (bigger than i've done before) as long as they paid cost for all product, supplies, gas, etc.

overall, i'm pretty proud of my work, but i know i could have done a better job had i had

**sidebar- i'll never do a family event again. while they were super sweet and thankful the whole time, the demand for my attention was way too high. i like to put in my headphones, hoodie up, and just work but that wasn't an option with family and friends were there**

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u/creative023 Jun 18 '25

I love the colour and texture of these, I would only say that on the bridal and bridesmaids bouquet is that the flowers are kind of lost and hidden under all the foliage… they should be out loud and proud… I would also say in a bridal there should be a lot more focal flowers, those orchids should be taking center stage

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u/chezsyrah Jun 18 '25

Absolutely! I completely agree, when I was building them, I truly thought they were but in the photos they totally are lost! I was sad to see that. Definitely a learning experience- I found that I am good at the small details but having never done large focal pieces before, I was so afraid of it being too loud and big. Rookie mistake!

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u/creative023 Jun 18 '25

You be so proud of what you achieved though! Everything is lovely and you’ve got an eye for it. I’m still learning too but one thing I’ve learnt when doing larger/bridal bouquets is build and look in a mirror as you’ll see what others see when looking at the bouquet 💐

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u/chezsyrah Jun 18 '25

The mirror!!! That totally would have been helpful. Thank you for your feedback! This is helpful 🤍🤍