Wedding Floral Design Workshop at Carnation Farms

Whether you’re planning a large wedding or an elopement, join us at Carnation Farms in Carnation, WA where owner, Sharlet Driggs of Sharlet Floral will teach the building blocks of floral design most often used for wedding ceremonies and celebrations. With hands on teaching, you will create and take home a:

• Bridal Bouquet
• Boutonnière
• Corsage

This workshop is designed for any adult planning or helping plan a wedding with interest in designing the flowers. Whether you want to DIY, or are already a designer that wants to add skills, you will also learn:

• Planning & calculating floral amounts you need to order for the size of the wedding.
• Calculate the quantities of vases, mechanical items, candles, ribbons and other accessories
• Time you need to budget for the preparation ahead of time
• Time you need to budget for the day of the event
• How to select fresh, seasonal materials that will last
  

Included in the class will be:

• All necessary flowers and greenery.
• Mechanical materials to build each design.
• Clippers, scissors, ribbon, etc. for finishing each design.
• A simple vase to take your work home with you.
• Hands-on instruction and written materials to take home with you; as well as a link to online information.
• Some surprise seasonal textural elements to elevate your designs above the ordinary!

As part of this class, we will also be using local & seasonal flowers, and foam free design. This is part of our business commitment to healthy, sustainable farmland; supporting local farmers and small businesses; keeping microplastics out of our water systems. We also truly believe that this approach creates beautiful, natural floral designs that raise the aesthetic of any event to the next level!