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by International Institute of Weddings (Author), Linda Kevich (Author)
This is the first unit of the twelve-unit Wedding Floral Design Course by the prestigious International Institute of Weddings(TM). If you like what you learn in this Unit and decide to continue on to the other units that follow this one, upon successful completion of the course, you'll earn your certificate in Wedding Floral Design from The International Institute of Weddings(TM). You'll then know all there is to know to design flower arrangements for weddings, and will have learned the proper professional techniques and methods for designing: wedding bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, flower girl arrangements, centerpieces, reception decorations; plus church and ceremony flowers like pew markers, altar arrangements - and still so much more. Students of Any Age - No Previous Flower Arranging or Floral Design Experience Needed The Wedding Floral Design Course by the International Institute of Weddings(TM) is a highly specialized course focusing exclusively on wedding floral design. No funeral flowers or hospital arrangements like the lessons in so many other floral design courses - instead, we'll focus intensively on designing flowers for weddings - and only weddings. After all, weddings are where the glamour and excitement is And If you'd like to turn your floral design skills into a business, career, or even just income in your spare time, weddings are DEFINITELY where the money is. In this unit we take you through a fascinating introduction to the exciting world of wedding floral design and flower arranging. Before you can dive into designing flowers for weddings, you need to have a good, well-rounded understanding of the field of wedding floral design so that you come across as knowledgeable and competent when working with bridal clients, prospective employers and other wedding vendors. The background knowledge you'll learn in this unit will not only be interesting and fun to learn, it will lay a solid foundation for the design lessons that are to follow in the subsequent units of the course (sold separately). Moreover, what you learn in this unit will increase your level of expertise and set you apart as a true professional as you go forward, as opposed to an amateur with no foundational knowledge to draw upon. If you're intrigued or excited by the idea of earning your certificate as a Wedding Floral Designer, this first unit of the course is a good place to start. It'll give you a good idea of whether this is something you really want to pursue. Satisfied Students All Over the World "I tried to find wedding floral design classes in my local area and all the classes were so expensive, most didn't even focus on wedding flowers which is really where my interest is, plus I didn't like the scheduling for those local wedding floral design classes. Learning from home has been great. In the end I'm really glad I took this home study wedding floral design course. I would have had to take numerous classes at much greater expense to learn what I've learned through this wedding floral design course. " - Anabella Martinez, Dallas, Texas Students who complete all units will master all the necessary skills, methods and professional techniques to design beautiful flowers for weddings. This is Unit 1 of the course. The complete course is divided into 12 individual units to give you a very thorough and fully comprehensive understanding and working knowledge of wedding floral design. Each unit lays the foundation for what you will learn in the units that follow. Think of each unit as an individual floral design class in itself. This first unit gives you the opportunity to sample the course material. If you are excited by what you learn here in Unit 1, you will find details in the manual, as well as a special offer, to enroll in the complete program if you want to go all the way and earn your certification as a Wedding Floral Designer. See for yourself why The Institute of Weddings(TM) has been an industry lea
Author Biography
Linda Kevich is the founder of The International Institute of Weddings (instituteofweddings.com) and the creator of SuperWeddings.com. An internationally recognized wedding expert, Ms Kevich has been featured and quoted in major media including USA Today, Brides Magazine, Consumer Reports Magazine, The New York Times, The Associated Press, Reuters, and hundreds of others. She began her wedding career in 1991 with the launch of her own business as a professional wedding planner and wedding floral designer. With the wealth of knowledge and experience she gained as one of the early wedding planners in the industry, she subsequently went on to develop one of the longest established and leading certification programs for wedding planners, and was one of the very first providers of wedding planner training and certification over a decade and a half ago. Today the wedding planner certification program offered by the International Institute of Weddings (instituteofweddings.com) is recognized as one of the most thorough, indepth, and practical training programs anywhere in the world. Ms Kevich is also a skilled and talented wedding floral designer and began the early part of her career designing wedding flowers for her many of her clients. She developed the industry's first and only distance education Wedding Floral Design Certification Program for students who want to focus exclusively on designing flowers for weddings. Ms Kevich has a formal educational background in fashion design and merchandising. The International Institute of Weddings (InstituteOfWeddings.com) provides some of the most in-depth professional training available in the wedding industry, both at entry level as well as more advanced levels, through intensive and fully comprehensive home study courses in Wedding Planning, Wedding Floral Design and a variety of other areas of specialization within the wedding industry.
