All About Balloon Bouquets – Types, Uses, And Free Downloadable Cheat Sheet

There are many different shapes and sizes of balloon bouquets. You can even customize balloon bouquets to meet your specific design requirements.

To make a balloon bouquet you only need a few things. You will need balloons, (that amount will depend on the size and shape of the balloon bouquet you are making), string, helium, and a weight.

Accent Balloon Bouquets

An accent balloon bouquet is a bouquet type where you want a particular balloon to stand out. Typically you will have a single latex, foil, or bubble balloon surrounded by other accent balloons.

Tiered Balloon Bouquets

A tiered balloon bouquet is a balloon bouquet with different tiers or levels of balloons. Each level is typically made up of three to five balloons. A tiered balloon bouquet can have just two tiers or several different tiers.

Tiered balloon bouquets can also have an accent balloon.

Umbrella Balloon Bouquets

An umbrella balloon bouquet is a gathering of balloons that resembles an umbrella. The balloons are arranged next to each other so they fan out like an umbrella. An umbrella balloon bouquet looks best with at least ten or more balloons.

Tapered Balloon Bouquets

A tapered balloon bouquet has a single balloon on the top level, two balloons on the next level down, three balloons on the next level down, four balloons on the next level down, and so on. A tapered balloon bouquet can begin to look like the shape of an evergreen tree.

Cascade Balloon Bouquets

A cascade balloon bouquet has staggered balloons resembling a cascading waterfall, hence the name. A cascade balloon bouquet can have just a few balloons or lots of balloons. A cascade balloon bouquet can be used to fill a large space because you can just keep adding balloons. 

Another great thing about the cascade balloon bouquet is you can always add a second row of balloons or even a third row. You can make them as wide or as tall as you want.

Cascade balloon bouquets are extremely versatile.

• balloons
• ribbon
• helium
• weight

Figure out what type of balloon bouquet. The type of balloon bouquet you want to make is going to depend on what kind of design you are creating. It will also depend on how much space you want your balloon bouquet to take up.

Inflate, size, and attach ribbon to the balloons. If you need more information on how to inflate a balloon using a helium tank, check out my post The Best Helium Tanks – Everything You Need To Know here or if you need more information on how to size a balloon, check out my post Best Way To Size A Balloon here.

Tiered Balloon Bouquet

Grab all the balloons for the top tier or level in one hand, and gently pull the ribbons until all the balloons are tight against your fist.

Grab all the balloons for the next tier or level in the other hand and do the same thing, pulling all the ribbons until all the balloons are tight against your fist.

Take the top tier or level balloons and add them from the top to the second tier or level of balloons. You want the balloons to just touch each other. The bottom of the top tier should barely touch the top of the second tier.

Continue adding tiers or levels of balloons until you have added all of your balloons.

For further detail on how to make a tiered balloon bouquet, check out my post How To Make A Tiered Balloon Bouquet here.

Umbrella Balloon Bouquet

Holding the ribbon of all the balloons in one hand, gently pull the ribbons until all the balloons are tight against your fist.

Then pull each ribbon individually to ensure each balloon is tight against your fist.

Accent Balloon Bouquet

Grab all the balloons for the tier or level just below the accent balloon in one hand, and gently pull the ribbons until all the balloons are tight against your fist.

If you have any other tiers or levels, gather all the balloons for the next tier and gently pull the ribbons until all the balloons are tight against your fist.

Take the top tier balloons and add them from the top to the second tier of balloons. You want the balloons to just touch each other. The bottom of the top tier should barely touch the top of the second tier.

After you have all the other tiers of balloons have been added to the bouquet in the same manner, then add the accent balloon to the top. The bottom of the accent balloon should barely touch the top of the top tier of balloons.

Tapered Balloon Bouquet

Start with a single balloon for the top. Grab two balloons for the next level down in one hand. Gently pull on each of the balloon ribbons until the two balloons are tight against your fist.

Take the single top balloon and add it from the top to the second tier of balloons. You want the balloons to just touch each other. The bottom of the top balloon should barely touch the top of the second tier.

Continue adding a balloon to each tier as you go. Add each tier to the bottom of the bouquet until you have reached the desired shape and size of the balloon bouquet.

Cascade Balloon Bouquet

Start with a single balloon for the top. Grab one balloon for the next level down in one hand.

Take the single top balloon and add it to the second balloon. You want the balloons to just touch each other. The bottom of the top balloon should barely touch the top of the second balloon.

Continue adding a balloon tier to the bottom of the bouquet until you have reached the desired shape and size of the balloon bouquet.

If you use helium, ensure you secure a balloon weight. If you need more information about balloon weights check out my post Balloon Weights: How To Use, Make, And How Heavy They Need To Be.

Balloon Weights