Week 4

Entrepreneurial Journal – Week 4

This week, I had the opportunity to design and work a wedding up in Hyannis, Massachusetts.  It was at the Wiano Club, and the church was St. Francis Xavier, the church the Kennedy family attends when they are on the Cape.  Freelancing is something I enjoy doing because I get to work and earn money while not having any of the stress of pulling off the entire event.  It was a very large budget wedding, with 5 florists, 5 assistants and 3 support staff in tow.  It took us a full 48 hours to make it all happen.  It was a very large scale wedding and having all of the elements in place was crucial.  I worked in Westport for two days before heading up to Hyannis, and this was my first time working with this colleague.  My responsibility was to build the large wreaths for the front door of the church, work on all of the personal flowers (bouquets and bouts), the pew arrangements and the garland for the staircases.  We made as many of the arrangements we could prior to leaving. 

From this experience, I learned many new things.  I really focused on having my eyes wide open to see if there were things she did different than I that worked better.  I discovered better ways to mix conditioning formulas to make sure it is consistent and more user friendly.  I learned what a difference it makes to have a cooler room, rather than just a standing cooler.  I loved working with my fellow designers and hearing of their experiences in the business.