Our first workshop, the Floral Rescue Workshop, was Wednesday night and it was fantastic!  A big, huge, ginormous thanks to Mary and Ruth from Rose Bredl for being outstanding hosts and teachers and to Kimberly Potterf for being our official photographer for this workshop.  Onto the pictures:

The gorgeous Rose Bredl shop in the Short North was the perfect location for our workshop:

Some of our awesome attendees and teachers:

top row: Mary, Kelsey, Ruth, Emilie and Carla.  bottom row: Tracey, Kasey, Sarah, Deborah and Scott.

I think it is safe to say that it was a huge success and everyone had a great time and learned a ton!

Another thanks to everyone who attended - it was so much fun to learn with you, we can’t wait to see you at the next workshop as well.  On that note, our next offering, the Attire Rescue Workshop is already 1/2 full - only 5 seats left to learn all about how to make your couples and their bridal party look their best!  Hope you can join us!

THE dress.  Your bride spent hours shopping for the perfect dress - the last dress she will wear as a single person and the first as a married one.  There is a lot riding on that gown!  What if she spills something on it before she gets to the aisle?  Or if someone steps on her cathedral length train and rips the bustle out?

There are lots of things that can go wrong with the attire on the wedding day but the Attire Rescue Workshop will prepare you to tackle all different types of situations to help everyone look their best.  Our instructors for the evening will be Cindy, La Jeune Mariee’s own professional seamstress and Lindsay, La Jeune Mariee’s owner as well as Dave from Astor and Black who will be covering the men’s side of the attire equation.

Some of the topics we will be covering include:
*the different styles of bustles you may encounter and how to fix one that has fallen or been torn out
*how to correctly lace the ever-popular corset gowns
*how to tie various types of ties including the various Windsor knots, a bow tie and an ascot
*what a pocket square is, where it goes and how to fold one properly
*hem and seam repair in a pinch
*basic stain removal - what you can usually take care of and the one stain you should never try to remove yourself!

Bring your questions and wear something comfortable - you will likely be spending some time at ground level working on hems plus this is a workshop not a lecture!  Everything you need to practice with, a mini emergency kit loaded with attire related essentials sized perfectly for your pocket or bag are included in the admission.

Join us on June 10 at 7:00 pm at La Jeune Mariee for the Attire Rescue Workshop.

Admission is $25 per person and pre-registration is required as spots are limited.

Wedding Skills Workshop’s Floral Rescue Workshop is sold out!  We limit the number of seats so everyone has an opportunity to ask questions and get one on one instruction on the topics we present.  If you weren’t able to grab a seat this time around, don’t worry - we had such a great response to the workshop that we will be presenting it again later in the year.

Registration for the Attire Rescue Workshop will open in about a week and if the registrations for Floral Rescue are any indication, you will want to sign up as soon as you can!

Thanks to everyone who registered for the Floral Rescue Workshop, we are looking so forward to learning with you!