Win A Wedding Workshop with Françoise Weeks
What a great way to start the week! We’re constantly amazed by the generosity and kindness shown to the BB community by our wonderful floral industry friends. Today Françoise Weeks, Woodlands Designer & Botanical Haute Couture Artist, is stopping by with a gift for one very lucky BB reader!
Images: (L) Theresa Bear (UR) Rebekah Johnson (LR) Robert McNary
Feeling lucky? You might just find yourself spending 3 days with Françoise in her private Portland, Oregon studio learning her wedding floral design techniques! Françoise is gifting a seat in her Wedding Design Workshop on June 5-7, 2017 to the winner of a drawing scheduled for this Friday right here on Botanical Brouhaha.
The workshop will be limited to 5 students to ensure an intimate atmosphere conducive to asking questions and learning techniques under Françoise’s guidance. Content is geared for all abilities and the focus will be on stretching yourself to be open to new ways of thinking about botanical materials. Workshop topics will include:
Day 1: Reception Flowers
What all is involved in consultations, proposals and contracts? Françoise leads a lively discussion that begins day one. Following this she demonstrates many techniques and mechanics and shows a variety of ideas on design elements for the reception – centerpieces, arrangements for buffets and mantles and cake decorations. You will get a chance to interpret these ideas and create 2 centerpieces, choosing from a plethora of seasonal flowers and textures.
Françoise Weeks | Rob Augspurger Photography
Day 2: Personal Flowers
How does Françoise come up with new ideas and promote her passion? Become comfortable with designing flowers for the wedding party, including the bridal and bridesmaid’s bouquets, flower crowns and botanical jewelry.
Françoise Weeks | Margaret Jacobsen Photography
Day 3: Ceremony Flowers
Here you’ll get a look at the intricacies of sourcing, ordering and pricing flowers. Find out why streamlining workload is essential. Design elements for the ceremony, including chuppah decorations and altar, candelabra and pew arrangements. *Day three begins with a trip to the Portland Flower Market.
Françoise Weeks | Gwendolyn Severson Photography
To Enter:
For a chance to win the seat in Françoise’s workshop, simply leave a comment below. A winner will be chosen by random drawing on Friday, April 14, 2017 at noon (CST). The winner will be announced on Botanical Brouhaha later that afternoon.
(Note: The winner is responsible for travel and lodging expenses. The 3-day workshop is valued at $1300)
Françoise Weeks | Ron Weeks Photography
Thank you, Françoise, for your constant generosity and inspiration. We’re grateful for you, friend.
Good luck, BB readers!
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Ediflorial
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Namaste!????
RO
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Rosie
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Beautiful people creating beautiful things. Thank you for always inspiring.
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Would love this!!!
After almost 40 years in Dallas, I will soon be moving back to my hometown, New Orleans, where I will be pursuing a floral design career. Creating textural European inspired floral designs (using organic elements like moss, lichens, bark, seedpods, berries, etc.) would be a perfect fit for a city like NOLA.
I’ve admired Francoise Weeks unique creations from woodland style bouquets to botanical jewelry & couture.The artistic photos of her black gothic Halloween floral headdress (Oregonlive.com 10/29/2015) remind me so much of New Orleans!
I’ve been a regular follower of Botanical Brouhaha for the past four years and I would love the opportunity to attend this workshop.
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J’aimerai trop gagné et découvrir de près son univers
Merci à vous pour l’organisation
Belle journée
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Thank you for your generosity!
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I feel winner!
Thanks BB and Mrs Weeks.
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Thank you so much for sharing your designs and for being so inspirational! What a great experience for anyone!
Would love to attend!
This is exactly what I need before wedding season starts, we will be cutting from our peony fields this summer for the first time and to add this level of experience to all my garden flowers would be a gift. Thank you!
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Would love to have an opportunity to learn from Ms. Weeks.
As a Floral Design Instructor at the College in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada over 24 years, I still enjoying share my passion with my students and fellow designers. I thought there’s no perfectionist, we all need to keep on learning. Life is a classroom, we are both students and teachers. “New ideas need audiences like flowers and bees. No matter how bright and colorful, they will die unless others work to spread them.~ Simon Sinek. I hope I can have this opportunity to get inspiration from Francoise and spread them through my teaching journey.❤