The Wedding Course May 2025
Description
Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd May 2025 (2 places left)
10am - 4pm
Two Day Course
Full Fee: £525.00 | Deposit £225.00
Wedding Flowers! Yes, lots of options and with new mechanics and techniques available and changing trends it is important to make sure your skills are up to date. Let us unravel the options for the bridal flowers and party and get you on the right path - including how to cost your bridal flowers accurately. The bridal bouquet is one of the most important elements of the wedding - it is photographed in every main wedding picture.
From front facing bouquets to cascading wild bouquets - there are so many options available. On the first day you will create a loose open bouquet, wild and trailing and a front facing bouquet with dancing flowers and foliage free. We look at the importance of the principles of design, colour, recession and texture.
On Day two we will design flowers for the bridal party including a variety of buttonholes, pocket flowers, elaborate corsages and hair flower designs. Intricate designs that require skill and attention to detail.
Being able to price your designs accurately is vital. You need to be competitive but also realistic. Time is a major factor in bridal work and we look at quoting and costing for these intricate but very important designs.
The course is suitable for those who have some/limited skills of floristry or flower arranging or looking to update their skills. This is the perfect opportunity to experiment and try out new ideas with the tutor by your side to guide you.
DETAILS
We are dedicated to using sustainable materials wherever possible. No floral foam is used on this course.
REVIEWS
Great fun, lots of information and tips provided and super help for future weddings. Thank you!
Lois Lyttle | The Wedding Course | February 2023
Lois was Ireland's Florist of the Year 2024!
Amazing, it was so much fun! Enjoyed every minute of it. Elle was a fantastic teacher. I learnt so much and feel much more confident now.
Laura Rockett | The Wedding Course | February 2023
Course Content
The course covers:
Bridal Flowers
Bouquets:, loose, flowing and completely natural or front facing with dancing flowers and no foliage? Just the start of what you might be asked to design for a bride. You will learn how to create a bridal bouquet carefully selecting flowers and foliage to give the desired effect. We will look at the structure of a variety of bouquets, the current trends, flower varieties and working with colour.
Buttonholes, Corsages & Pocket Squares ; Learn to wire perfectly - there are some areas of floristry that are impossible to do without wire and this is where you can excel and stand out from the crowd. We unravel the terminology and the array of wires, weights and lengths (what do you use and when?).
Flower Crowns & Hair Designs: Create fabulous designs perfect for a romantic wedding from full flower crowns to hair corsages and single flowers.
Costings: It is important to understand the time element of costing these designs. We spend valuable time looking at the fees for wedding flowers.
Course Fees & Booking
You can book online or call the school on 01223 655661.
The fee is £525.00. You can choose to pay a deposit of £200.00 and the balance of £325.00 one month prior to the start of the course or the full fee to reserve your place.
If the course starts within one month, the full fee is payable at the time of booking.
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 school.
Course Information
The course includes all the flowers, foliage, ribbons and containers that you need to complete the item(s). Where individual items are created students can take them home.
We suggest you bring your camera to take photos as a reminder of what you have learnt during the course.
We would recommend wearing comfortable shoes and clothing that you don't mind getting wet or dirty (as flowers involve a bit of both!)
You will need to bring a packed lunch with you each day.
You can take home all the designs you create during the course that are individually made.
Times
10am - 4pm each day with 45 minute break for lunch.
Complimentary Course
The Wedding Designer which covers large scale designs and hanging designs suitable for marquees, country houses and venues requiring bespoke decoration.
This course is held at The Cambridge Flower School, Newton Hall, Newton, Cambridge CB22 7ZE.
"I absolutely loved it. It was the perfect amount of hands-on education and learning. I would recommend to anyone interested and absolutely will be back!"
"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!