Beginners Wedding Foundation
Description
Tuesday 29th September 2026
10am - 4pm
One Day Course | Beginners
Fee: £275.00
The Foundation is a one day course for anyone looking to attend the Professional Wedding Florist Course and has no previous experience of wedding floristry.
Learn basic skills of wiring and bridal work ready to advance to the professional course.
During the day you will be introduced to designing a loose, natural bridal posy and create buttonhole and simple corsage designs.
Additionally you will learn how to handle flowers and foliage and the careful preparation required for a wedding.
The course is suitable for complete beginners or those starting out on their wedding floristry journey but feel they could do with a refresher.
DETAILS
We are dedicated to using sustainable materials wherever possible.
We offer two further wedding courses for you to progress to:
Professional Wedding Florist- For florists or those with previous experience looking to develop their bridal skills. From front facing bouquets to cascading bouquets using intrictate wiring techniques.
The Floral Architect - Designing large scale for venue decoration. Includes large column designs with meadow aisles, suspended designs and huge statement entrance designs.
Course Content
During this one day foundation course you will create the following designs:
- Mixed seasonal garden style hand-tied bridal bouquet with a ribboned handle.
- Wiring basics for buttonholes & corsages
These techniques are the basics of all bridal work and provide a foundation to step onto the Professional Wedding Florist Course.
Course Fees & Booking
You can book online or call the school on 01223 655661.
The fee is £275.00.
Book the Professional Wedding Florist Course and the Wedding Foundation and the fee is reduced from £275.00 to £225.00 automatically at checkout.
Once you have booked your place(s) we will email you further details of the course including a location map with how to find the venue.
Course Information
Course Times
10.00am - 4pm
45 minutes is allowed for lunch and there is break mid-morning. Tea and coffee are provided.
You will need to bring a packed lunch with you.
This course includes all the flowers, foliage, sundries and containers that you need to complete the item(s).
You will also be provided with tools to use during the course.
A notebook and pen are provided.
If you wish to purchase tools, we have these available and can be purchased during the course.
We suggest you bring your camera to take photos as a reminder of what you have learnt during the day.
We would recommend wearing comfortable shoes and clothing that you don't mind getting wet or dirty (as flowers involve a bit of both).
Aprons are provided.
This course is held at The Cambridge Flower School, The Old Grain Store, Ely Road, Chittering, Cambridge CB25 9PH
You will need to bring a packed lunch with you each day.
"Again, I have learnt shedloads these last few days. Thank you so much for everything, These courses really are life changing"
"Really thoroughly enjoyed it. Made to feel really comfortable as a beginner to floristry. Really well taught and demonstrated. Loved the 3 aspects to it as well I've come away knowing a lot more than I did this morning - would love to come back for another course someday soon. Thank you!."
Excellent instruction, has created so many ideas as well as challenges, certainly has made me question the way I was thinking of doing things, and excited to get things started now. Sarah was fun and entertaining in presentation and extremely informative, thanks!