Silk Flowers Etc

I asked this question since some wedding websites advise you not to get your wedding flowers from a home-based floral designer. They state that a home based designer is not "qualified" as a florist with an actual shop location would be. To this I say NOT ALWAYS TRUE! In my case and in the case of many I know of, a home based designer is someone who wants to work for themselves or is tired of the day to day grind of working for a full-service florist and would like to spend time with family and friends. I can give you professional care and quality at a lower price then most since I do not have the overhead (utilities, rent, employees) a regular floral shop would have. I can book wedding orders at most Holidays when a regular florist would be busy and not able to "squeeze" you in. I am available for evening consultations, most florists can only talk to you during business hours and I am able to give you the personal attention that a Bride deserves, you will not be just another wedding. At one place I worked at we often had 5-7 weddings a weekend plus the day to day work of hospitals, funerals etc. Often I felt I couldn't give the Bride the individual attention she needed.  AND, I have the training and experience that any shop owner would have, perhaps more in some cases. I have done literally hundreds of weddings in the last 23 plus years!  Below are some of my qualifications. Thank you for considering "Silk Weddings Etc. by Valerie"

Graduate of Hixson's School of Floral Design, Lakewood, Ohio September 1983

First place winner in the Central Ohio Allied Florists design contest, Jr. division 1988

Floral designer with Green Thumb Floral, Wooster, OH

Head designer and head of wedding dept.at Stephen's Floral, Columbus Ohio

Wedding designer at Maple Lee Flowers in Worthington, OH

Wedding designer with Fifth Ave. Florist in Lorain, OH

Participation in various design events with other professional designers through Allied Florists Association