Heirloom Brooch Bouquets in Coral

Over the last few weeks Kay has spent most evenings making the small fabric roses used to create her heirloom brooch bouquets,  these were a bespoke order specially designed for a special bride heading off to Italy to get married.

With Coral being the color of the Bridesmaids, Kay went about creating the roses in slightly different shades to give the bouquet definition.

Adding the Pearl Brooches gave them the final touch of bling.

Audrey the bride was thrilled with the finished designs and also with her own very bespoke Bridal Heirloom Brooch Bouquet.

Will post more details about that one when we get more photos 

For more information on having Kay create a stunning Heirloom Brooch Bouquet 

just for you email us on kschool@ireland.com

Alternative Bridal Bouquets

Over the past week we have had a lot of interest in our Fabric Rose & Brooch Bouquets, although how to assemble these bouquets is  covered on our 1-2-1 workshops, we do not teach you how to make the fabric roses, we do however  include the links on how to make these roses in your notes.  Kay has them down to a fine art but they are time consuming. It is important to work with a good quality ribbon and if you need to make a specific colour rose you may need to purchase the fabic and sew it up so that it is double sided.  In saying all that the effect is beautiful and lots of brides are turning into these as an alternative to fresh flower bouquets.

The time love and patience that goes into designing these Brooch Bouquets probably will not be reimbursed financially and sometimes it may be easier to design the bouquets using all brooches as although it will cost that bit more it is much less labour intensive.

The Brooch Bouquet above is an example of the type of Brooch Bouquet you would create in our 1-2-1 workshops or when ordering option 1 from our distant learning kits.  This option includes all the brooches you need to create a bouquet similar to this.  We will also send you on all the links on where we source our brooches and also how to make the fabric flowers.

For more information on how to create these Brooch Bouquets visit our website 

or drop us an email on info@kaysschool.com or call the school on 00 353 1 453 86 49

all the best for now 

Deirdre

xxx

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 

www.kaysschool.com

Does flower pollen trigger your allergies????

Does flower pollen trigger your allergies????

This can be a genuine fear amongst Brides who do suffer from pollen allergies if they are going to sneeze their way up the aisle as a result of carrying fresh flowers.

Brooch Bouquets may be the answer to their fears.  These Heirloom Brooch Bouquets are becoming more and more popular particularly for those brides who worry about pollen tears on their big day.

Our Brooch Bouquets are designed for each individual bride in a colour or theme that suits their wedding theme.  Brides can include any sentimental pieces or jewels into their bouquet and some have even included fabric from their own mother’s dresses or replicas of their engagement rings.

The idea behind the Heirloom Brooch Bouquet is that it is a keepsake that can be passed down through generations and maybe added to over generations.

At Kay’s School of Floristry we have devised a very cost effective way for Brides to include these bouquets.  Brides to be can come to our school where under the close instruction of out tutors they can design their own memento piece making it all the more special.

How to design your own Brooch Bouquet

Each of our Brooch Bouquets designed at the school contain a minimum of 30 brooches and brides are actively encouraged to bring along any pieces they may wish to be included during the workshop. 

Brooch Bouquets Designed by Kay

Heirloom Brooch Bouquet Ireland

Workshops are delivered on an ongoing basis for further information check out our website www.kaysschool.com or drop us an email at kschool@ireland.com

Do brides wedding bouquets have to be made from flowers??? 
Not al all!!!!  Bridal bouquets can be made from absolute anything, and in the last year we have seen brides stepping away from the classic floral bouquet for themselves and choose more unusual types.

 Vintage brooch bouquets are becoming more and more popular amongst brides. Brides are using their mothers/grandmothers brooches & jewellery to create a unique design with lots of sentimental and guaranteed not to look like any other brides.

 These bouquets can be used as a focal point in any room of their home after the wedding and then be passed through generations as a family heirloom. Brides who may not have Granny’s jewellery can ask their friends on the night of their hen party to each bring along a brooch that symbolises their friendship which can then be incorporated into their bouquet.

Brides have asked for many things to be incorporated into these very personal and unique bouquets by adding lockets with pictures of family who may have passed on, or fabric from their mother’s wedding dress. With these bouquets anything goes as they are unique to every bride.
Some brides just love brooch bouquets for their appeal and wish to only have all new brooches and they want to start of their own piece of remembrance and of course the brooches can be chosen to match a colour scheme as with flowers. Some brides will opt for smaller brooch bouquets for their bridesmaids with keepsakes included to remember their wedding day.

Brooch Bouquet with photos included

Genuine Vintage Brooch Bouquet  

Brooch Bouquet with a touch of purple added

At Kay’s School of Floristry we can help you design your own Memento Heirloom Brooch Bouquet with the use of our Brooch Bouquet Distant Learning Kit. For more information on these email us on kschool@ireland.com or see our website www.kaysschool.com

New Brooches Arrive at Kay's School

We had a great selection of brooches arrive at the school this week...lots of bling bling bling...we are so excited and have already sent Brooch Bouquet Distant Learning Kits to Canada, Scotland, Australia and Co Cork.

If you wish to learn how to create your own Heirloom Brooch Bouquet drop us an email at kschool@ireland.com and we will send you on full details 

http://www.kaysschool.com/Heirloom%20Vintage%20Brooch%20Bouquet.html

Beginners Bridal Course - Day 2

Day 2 of our Beginners Bridal Floristry Training Course

Everyone decided to come in a little earlier today so we could all finish earlier and make the most of the fantastic weather.
Janette was well ahead of the possy and had been in since 8 getting started on some of the wiring.  Today everyone was going to complete an all wired bridal posy and some will turn them into a teardrop shape.
It was nearly 12 before all the wiring and taping was finished, but you could see how well they were all mastering the technique and were getting faster.
Orchids, Lillies, Roses, Baby Carnations and lisianthus were wired up, some decided to include Gyp in their bouquets.
After morning coffee we all got to work assembling the posy bouquets and then some added the tail piece to create a shower bouquet.


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Wired up Lisianthus ready to use

Nearly ready to finish off  and dress the bouquet

The back of the bouquet is also very important to dress

Alison and Dervila show of their finished designs