Françoise Weeks European Floral Design

photos: Jamie Bosworth

Wedding/Event Workshops are intensive and inspiring, providing insights and techniques developed over many years of European floral design. Classes begin with a lecture and presentation, where your input and questions are welcomed.

After a demonstration of floral techniques and mechanics, you will design your own pieces. You will hone your artistic talents, and will be encouraged to listen to your intuition and further your own vision. Classes are limited to five students to ensure valuable individual attention.

Dates: Monday March 12, Tuesday March 13, Wednesday March 14

Time: 9am til 4pm (1 hour lunch break)

Where: At Françoise’s Studio

Cost: $900 – A 50% deposit is requested to reserve your space; the balance is due February 27

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May 9, 2009

Ceremony: Trinity Episcopal Chapel

Reception: University Club

Wedding Coordinator: Soiree

Photographer: David Barss

Lily-of-the-valley, sweetpeas, freesia, fringed tulips, bouvardia, peonies, alchimella made for a very seasonal bouquet!

Alison and Steve chose a great set-up for the reception at the University Club. The wide head table allowed for plenty of space for the flower garland in the center.

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There are several ways of decorating a pew end. Pew arrangements range from the extravagant to the small. Lavish cascading arrangements, attached to the pews or candelabras, create a sense of opulence. However, the budget-minded can decorate by embellishing only every third or fourth pew and by being creative. For example, by using more texture and greens and fewer flowers, the arrangements can be made less expensive, but just as eye-catching. Here are some examples:

During the spring, flowering branches can be very effective. Summer and fall offers such an array of berries, pods, fruits and amazing foliage; they can be used in fabulous hand-tied arrangements  for the pews. Later they can be transferred to chair-backs at the reception. In the winter, small swags of holly and evergreens will be wonderfully aromatic and they will add the perfect touch at the ceremony.

David Barss

The dark wooden pews were lavishly decorated with white and pale pink cascading arrangements.

Rebekah Johnson

Cones, covered with aspidistra leaves, are filled with hydrangeas. Later the cones can be hung on chair-backs or they can be placed on window sills or on the buffet.

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August 16th, 2008

Photographer:Rebekah Johnson http://www.rebekahjohnson.com

Ceremony:St Mary’s Cathedral http://www.mary’scathedral.com

Rection:Governor Hotel http://www.governorhotel.com

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