THE FLORAL GATHERING VIDEO

Hello from home sweet home here in Richmond! Hope you had a good weekend friends! I had quite the eventful few days! I saw Carrie Underwood in concert on Saturday night with my sweet mother in law (IN THE FRONT ROW!!) and yesterday I threw an intimate baby shower for my girl Sincerely Amy Designs! Amy is due to give birth to a little girl named Caroline in April and our local wedding community could not be more excited! It was so fun to celebrate her with a few of our friends. It was such a fun day y'all. Seriously, there's nothing better than a room full of my favorite wedding ladies. I'm on multiple cups of coffee today recovering from the  busy. 

But today I have exciting news! 

Lauren and I received The Floral Gathering video back from the incredible Whitney and Josh of Handspun Cinema last week and I'm loving every second of it. The whole day is portrayed so beautifully in the 2 minutes of the video and I'm so thankful to Handspun for lending their talents to our little workshop. 

Take a peak! 

Round 2 of The Floral Gathering is being held on April 17th, this time is Frederick Maryland. As always we will have gorgeous swag on hand and shower each attendee with love and intentional education. We know there are SO many workshops out there and it's hard to know where to put your hard earned money. So Lauren and I have created something a little different. A workshop for the inspiring florist. Maybe you're a planner who likes the idea of adding florals to your services, or you'd love to start up your own floral company. The Floral Gathering gives you that starting platform you need. We know how intimidating the floral world looks from the outside. SO much information! Our one day workshop covers everything you need to hit the ground running. We cover business basics, walk you through creating custom proposals, give you wholesale buying tips, and then we dig right in to the pretty and show you step by step designing basics for bouquets, floral crowns, centerpieces and more! Attendees have access to premium flowers and have the freedom to create unique designs. We want you to find your style and we're hear to answer any and all questions you may have. We keep the workshop intimate so each attendee has adequate one on one time with either me or Lauren. Everything you need is supplied (even a yummy brunch) so all you need to do is show up! You can head to The Floral Gathering for sign up info and secure your spot! Only a limited few remain! 

Please email me at Michelle@onesweetdayinmay.com with any questions! 

xoxo,

Michelle 

THE FLORAL GATHERING RECAP

Finally! I can finally recap The Floral Gathering from last month! Our very first floral workshop was the best day. As one half of TFG, I can tell you there were dozens and dozens of details that went into the making of this workshop and of course a little self induced pressure that comes with the territory. I can honestly say though as much as Lauren and I care about the styling and decor, fancy brunch, and intentional gifts, The Floral Gathering is really about giving creatives a jumping off platform into floral design. It's about giving attendees a safe and intimate space to ask any question they'd like, and to get a feel for what their unique designing style is. It's about being open and sharing our knowledge with newer designers. Our workshop is geared towards wedding planners who want to learn more about florals and floral designers who are just starting out. It's a day filled with education, beautiful blooms, and the sweetest of attendees. We started our day off with a yummy brunch (mimosas we of course on hand) and then got right into business with an education chat. We covered pricing, proposals, wholesale ordering tips. and other business strategies. 

Then the fun really began. We dove in head first into designing techniques. Each attendee created lovely bouquets, boutonnières, and centerpieces. We had the prettiest palette of blush and cranberry tones. Peonies, garden roses, dahlias, evergreens, eucalyptus were our ingredients and gosh did we use them to their potential. 

We were so lucky to have Sincerely Amy Designs on site and our attendees got a super intimate chalkboard lettering lesson! We love and will continue to have special guests teaching their trades to our attendees for each workshop. Such a fun way to break up the day. 

We ended the day with one gorgeous winter styled shoot that the attendees got to watch come to life. One of my favorite parts for sure! 

A huge thank you to the following people who helped make this workshop a reality...

Ally Allison of Ally Allison Events- Styling and Coordination

Amy of Sincerely Amy Desgns

Handspun Cinema (We can't wait to show you the video!) 

Jessica Green Photography (who took all the amazing photos)

Hello Darling Beauty- Hair and Makeup for the styled shoot portion 

Paisley and Jade- Vintage rentals

Our Sponsors...

Jess Creates

Sincerely Amy Designs

English Tea Paperie

Bella Carta Boutique

Courtnies Bowtique

Laura Hooper Calligraphy 

Rachel Tenney 

And incase you haven't heard! The Floral Gathering Round 2 is taking place in Frederick Maryland on Sunday April 17th!! We have a ton more surprises for our new attendees! Registration is open and you can find all the details here! 

ONE SWEET RECAP

Happy Monday from snowed in and icy Richmond, Virginia! At our house we got an incredible 16 inches of the white stuff and therefore are going on day 4 of snow days. We played in it yesterday amidst shoveling our 150 foot driveway, which by the way is a monster hill! My body is aching so much this morning. I can't tell you how much I've gotten done since Friday...nothing like a snowstorm to make you productive. I'm not one for loving staying inside for days at a time though...I need to doing things and going places. Yesterday we took Chris'  eye sore of a Jeep out to get his brother's truck unstuck from a ditch. Honestly, 364 days a year I hate that Jeep. It's ugly, noisy, and just sits on the driveway alllll year long. I sometimes wonder what our neighbors think of us. But! Then comes that one day a year when someone (and it's been me once or twice) gets stuck and it's the Jeep to the rescue! So, the Jeep can stay, I guess. Other than that little escapade, I've been at home...since Friday morning at 10am....and I had to reschedule sweet Amy's baby shower. Boo. 

Through Winter Storm Jonas, I learned a few things.... 

1. Continuously checking the forecast and different news channels for what each is saying is such a waste of time. It's going to snow... A LOT! A difference between 10-15 inches on this news channel and 12-18" on this channel doesn't really matter. 

2. No matter how much food and how many snacks you buy to prepare for days inside, you're always going to want something you didn't get...I've been craving waffles since Friday afternoon and WE DON'T HAVE ANY!! So sad. 

3. As someone who relies on her daily Starbies run...I've made some amazing homemade lattes this weekend! Chris bought me a latte maker a million year ago and the poor thing usually just sits there. My lattes were so amazing, that I'm thinking I may just start making daily lattes at home (GASP!) My bank account will celebrate! 

4. There is no limit on how many times you can watch Mean Girls, The Holiday, National Treasure, and 27 Dresses. But, I may have already known this. 

5. I need to invest in some real snow boots. Walking in 16 inches of snow is no joke. 

6. Levi (Our 1 year old mini golden doodle) is obsessed with snow. All he's been wanting to do is go outside. So finally we let him hang out in the snow on the deck for a few hours and just jump around. Hilarious

7. Adult coloring books are the greatest thing EVER invented. 

8. That leaving your Christmas tree up through January is a pretty great idea jusssst incase a massive snowstorm comes along and gives you the chance to pretend it's Christmas all over again. 

9. That as much as it is such a pain to not be able to go anywhere, that it is quite wonderful to be home with your little family watching favorite movies by the fire with warm blankets for days on end. These kind of days are so rare and I know come June, I will miss this. Jonas, you're not so bad. 

And so we begin a new week,...

This week is a BIG one around here! I'm announcing something on Thursday that I am bursting at the seams about! Stay tuned sweet friends! I'll be announcing first over on Instagram so be sure to follow here! 

And as I said last week, I'm beginning to do weekly short term goals instead of my monthly goals...so here we go! 

1. Get out of the house by tomorrow!!

2. Organize a schedule and to-do list for Caroline. 

3. Pre-blog through February 12th. 

4. Organize my February calendar. 

5. Hang up a dry erase board in our mudroom. 

6. Start to get vendor Valentine's gifts ready to be sent out in 2 weeks. 

7. Announce something BIG on Thursday! 

8. Only go to Starbucks 3 times! (AHHH!) 

Have a great week sweet friends! 

Michelle