Would you like to become a Wedding Florist ?

We were delighted to see our returning students arrive for their Beginners Bridal Course recently, some of them already had weddings booked in in the coming months.  
We also had a couple of new students who had not being to our Flower School before and it didnt take them long to fit in. 

Beginners Bridal Floristry

Day 1 was a busy start to the course with the students making 2 different styles in Hand Tied Bridal Bouquets.  One being of Beautiful White Avalanche Roses and the other of Mixed Bridal Flowers in shades of pink.  Sweet Avalanche, large & baby carnations, hyperican berry, spray roses, wax flower & cymbidium,  Germini, Dianthus, Pink Gyp, Pittisporum & Eucalyptus.

What would be your favorite if you had to choose?

Day 2 saw the students learning wiring and taping techniques and putting together bridal buttonholes, corsages, and flower girls wands.  Although the did initially find the wiring and taping difficult, it wasn't long until they had mastered the floristry techniques. 

Day 3 is probably one of the most difficult days as this is where true floristry skills is put to the test.  The students initially begin by creating an all wired posie bouquet then go on to turn it into a teardrop bridal bouquet. ( teardrop/ shower  bouquets are becoming more and more popular again ) 

Day 4 

Our students now learn how to create all the accessories that complete a wedding order.

Flower Girls Hoops, Flower Girls Pomanders, Flower Girls Baskets, Peace Roses, and they also design their own Contemporary Bridal Bouquet. 

On completing our Beginners Bridal Course most of our Students wishing to specialise in wedding and Bridal Floristry will go on to do our Advanced Bridal Floristry and Church Flower Design Course.  

Choosing a Brooch Bouquet for your Wedding

Brooch Bouquets were originally created as a sentimental heirloom, created from Brooches, Chains, Pendants, Rings or any Jewels passed on from generations.  Brides included all their sentimental pieces into their bouquet and over the generations this can be added to by others. We have been asked by brides to include lots of differnt memorabilia into their bouquets, broken watches, communion medals, swimming medals, photos of loved ones, fabric from baby blankets or christening robes, what ever we are asked to include we endeavor to include it into the Bridal Bouquet

Vintage Heirloom Brooch Bouquet 

More often than not brides don't have enough pieces to create their bouquet so we create it with a mix or old and new.
When choosing new brooches it is important to take into account the style of the dress but also the bouquet and what heirloom pieces you will be including.
Chooses a selection of large and smaller pieces as this gives the bouquet more texture and easier to keep in shape.  Check out lots of different suppliers as prices can vary hugely.  When ordering colours online the colour you think you are ordering may not be the shade you do actually receive.
The colour the bride may wish to be included may not be easy to source so give yourself plenty of time.

Creating Brooch Bouquets for Wedding Parties is one of the most rewarding jobs and Brides are normally over the moon with their finished design.

If you are deciding to order your own brooch Bouquet for your wedding make sure to compare your bouquet Designer, different designers have different styles and some may include less brooches so make sure  when pricing your bouquet ask how many brooches are included in your bouquet.

The pricing structure would normally be €10 per brooch, so a bouquet containing 30 brooches should cost approx €300 but obviously brooch prices vary as do Brooch Bouquet Designers

For details on Creating your own Brooch Bouquet using our Distant Learning Kit which contains everything you need to create the above Pearl & Crystal Brooch Bouquet email us on info@kaysschool.com  or visit our website HERE 

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