Wedding Courses 2010

This new course has developed in response to florist wishing to progress after attending our Starting Out in Business course.

This is a 3 day course to take you to the 'Next Step' on your floristry design journey. Tutor Ian Lloyd will once again be taking the course and checking that your techniques are to the required industry standards.

On day one you will learn how to make modern style handtieds and arrangements using frame works to create these designs. You will start to learn about linear forms that will make your designs stand out from those you did before give your floristry a competitive edge. This style is great for customers who want stylish designs that look modern and large but do not just have lots of flowers crammed in. This is great for corporate clients too.

The second day covers stunning table designs for weddings/parties etc and a large pedestal design suitable for a church, synagogue and hotel etc. You will learn how to create distinctive yet commercial designs to make your wedding/party flowers stand out from the crowd. This day ties in well with the bridal work to be made on day 3.

The third day will be wedding work. Ian has demonstrated his style of wedding work in 16 countries so you can be sure of picking up some great designs and new techniques. The wedding designs created will be hand tied, constructed using wire and tape and inserted into foam holders.

On each of the days you will see Ian make 6 designs of which you will make 3 in a step-by-step manner.

As with all our courses we use a wide selection of flowers from the traditional to the exotic.

Next Step Hand Tied & Arrangements 12th July 2010 - cost inc all flowers & sundries £150

Next Step Stunning Table Centres & Pedestal Designs 13th July 2010 - cost inc all flowers & sundries £200

Next Step Wedding Work 14th July 2010 - cost inc all flowers & sundries £150

Back again for another year. This fantastic one day bridal course will show you the skills of turning decorative wire and beads in to fairytale designs. Amanda Canning is a partner at Flower and Plant Works, the current UK Independent Retail Flower Shop of the year. During this course she will show you how to create 6 different beautiful bridal designs and give you the opportunity to create and take home 3 pieces by the end of your day. The designs will be 'decorative in style', suiting the current trend for imaginative and unusual wedding work that is distinctive yet commercial. The course also gives you an insight into selling and making a profit from wedding floristry.

Back again for another year. This fantastic one day bridal course will show you the skills of turning decorative wire and beads in to fairytale designs. Amanda Canning is a partner at Flower and Plant Works, the current UK Independent Retail Flower Shop of the year. During this course she will show you how to create 6 different beautiful bridal designs and give you the opportunity to create and take home 3 pieces by the end of your day. The designs will be 'decorative in style', suiting the current trend for imaginative and unusual wedding work that is distinctive yet commercial. The course also gives you an insight into selling and making a profit from wedding floristry.

We welcome back to the school Interflora World Champion David Denyer. David's wonderful manner, exceptional floristry skills and his humour and whit made his 2009 workshop great fun. His great ideas showcase his skills in design together with exception use of colour. There is no doubt as to why he was crowned 'best in the World'. What helps to make David's workshops so fantastic is that he is a retail florist working in the industry on a day-to-day basis as a shop manager for a busy high street flower shop. He knows only to well all the difficulties working florists face dealing with customers, budgets and commercial floristry constraints. However he is able to inspire every class with wonderful designer floristry that you can sell. Over the 3-day course David will do a one-day funeral workshop, followed by two days making Hand tied bouquets, arrangements and wedding work. On each of the days you will make and take home 3 designs per day.

No previous experience needed

Enjoy a relaxed day, learning the basic jewellery techniques so you can create your own individual jewellery.

You will be able to make earrings, simple bracelets and bracelets using a variety of materials such as swaroski, bicones, crystals, beads and pearls.

Time 10-4 pm

No previous experience needed

Learn the techniques needed to make a stunning tiara/ Alice band.

This workshop allows youtime to create a bridal tiara using a selection of swaroski, bicones, crystals, beads and pearls. For those who may work a little quicker you may have the opportunity to make a simple , elegant Alice band.

This course will help you create a bridal tiara for those winter weddings as well as using them as an extra sale at wedding fares.

Time 10-4 pm

Back again for another year. This fantastic one day bridal course will show you the skills of turning decorative wire and beads in to fairytale designs. Amanda Canning is a partner at Flower and Plant Works, the current UK Independent Retail Flower Shop of the year. During this course she will show you how to create 6 different beautiful bridal designs and give you the opportunity to create and take home 3 pieces by the end of your day. The designs will be 'decorative in style', suiting the current trend for imaginative and unusual wedding work that is distinctive yet commercial. The course also gives you an insight into selling and making a profit from wedding floristry.