Advanced level 3 Wedding -
Blended learning
Starting May 2025
£1575
- All flowers, foliage and sundries included for the first 3 days in class lessons
- Expert Instruction: Gain insights and mentorship from experienced British Master florist
- Hands-On Learning: Focus on practical, hands-on experience to refine your skills.
- Creative Exploration: Freedom to explore and develop your unique bridal design style.
- Comprehensive Business Training: Learn essential business skills to ensure your floristry business thrives including pricing for profit.
About the course
Academy Advanced Wedding Course Starting May 2025
Our part-time Academy Advanced Wedding Course is perfect for those who have completed the Beginner’s Academy Level 2 or for florists eager to elevate their professional skills and creative techniques. If you prefer hands-on learning over paperwork, this course is designed for you.
What Will I Learn?
This advanced course encourages you to develop your unique style with tutor-led techniques and skills to inspire you, focusing on techniques and mechanics to boost your confidence and expertise.
The Academy Advanced qualification mirrors the City & Guilds Level 3 in content but offers a distinctive approach. About 25% of the course involves theory and class discussions to enhance your understanding around thinking about commercial designs, planning and developing skills like sketching. The remaining time is dedicated to practical, hands-on learning. Once you complete all three Advanced courses you do have the oportunity of sitting the Advanced exam.
We follow the European model of education, to give you the edge, emphasizing mastery of fundamental techniques at this advanced stage. Our goal is to provide time for you to refine your creative style and explore advanced design ideas and mechanics. Preparing and planning is done prior to the lesson to allow for practical and development time in the class.
Start May Cost £1575
Our Academy Advanced Wedding course is tailored for florists looking to specialize in stunning bridal designs. This course offers an in-depth exploration of advanced techniques, creative concepts and practical business skills to ensure your success in the wedding floristry industry.
Course Highlights
In this module, you will master:
- Shower Bouquets: Explore a range of shower bouquets using different mediums and construction techniques.
- Stylized Bridal Bouquets: create unique bridal bouquets with varied shapes and mechanics, focusing on European proportions.
- Limited Bridal Designs: Develop sophisticated, limited bridal designs.
- Innovative floral accessories: Perfect shapes and styles including corsages and pocket tops.
- Modern Bridal Techniques: Learn contemporary techniques used in today's bridal floristry.
- Trending Designs: Stay ahead with the latest trends in bridal floristry.
- Exploring how Hand-Tied Bouquets can be developed
- Flower Jewellery and Hair Designs: Craft exquisite flower jewellery and hair bouquet designs.
Business Skills
- Customer Consultations: Best practices for client consultations to ensure satisfaction.
- Costing and Quoting: Accurate costing for profit and effective quoting for weddings.
- Planning and Buying: Efficient planning and purchasing strategies for weddings.
- Colour Blends and Design Proportions:
- Master colour blending and colour proportion for visually stunning arrangements.
- Bespoke Designs: Create personalized, bespoke designs to meet client needs.
- Contracts and Packages: Develop professional contracts and create comprehensive wedding packages.
Start your journey, join our Academy Advanced Wedding course and take your bridal floristry expertise to new heights
What others say
“I started my journey at the Academy back in 2020 and I cannot believe how far I have come and the progress I have made since then. The level 2 course was so much fun and I learnt a lot but must admit that, at the end of it I still did not feel very confident in myself, despite the cheer-leading of my wonderful tutor. I went into the level 3 wondering what on earth
I was getting myself into.
During the level 3 course I received expert tuition and was constantly encouraged to
challenge myself and push myself out of my comfort zone. I had the opportunity to develop new techniques and skills and received invaluable feedback on my work. I learned so much from the tutors but also from my other classmates. Most importantly as a result of the level 3 course I no longer feel like an imposter and am confident enough to call myself
a ‘proper florist’.
I must also add how pleased I am that the Academy curriculum now insists on sustainable
mechanics and that they continue to work closely with other members of the industry to improve sustainability in the profession. They work with the most knowledgeable and influential florists and companies to ensure that they are up to date with all the current developments in the industry which they can then share with their students.
I am so grateful to the Academy for their guidance, support and encouragement.
Thank you!”
Nicola Miller
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