Little Kaseman's Fund Raiser -Oct,2011



Antique Car Musume 



Sweet Kase, so ill he was unable to come to his party of great
friends and family coming together to help - 





One of the 45 centerpieces we donated   created with the help of wonderful
volunteers sharing their talents 



Wonderful Cake Creation--- Donated by Katie's Cakes



Katie captured the theme of Kase's favorite toy
a special giraffe

The Love of Flowers can take you places.....even Paris, France!




I started the same way I start my new staff - stripping roses -
 brought back lots of memories, whew!!
 The day started early - they are 7 hours ahead of us-




The teacher becomes the student -




My wonderful new friend and teacher - Ceite'
 has been a designer for 17 years -was kind enough to show me the "French way".
 In Europe all Florist  are professionals and must have a 4-year degree
 with an internship - hummmmm..




Works of art .




Whew, the American finished !!- Those crazy women!
 It was a wonderful adventure  - Learned so much.. 




Beautiful shop , beautiful people



Another talented designer , Julian




Julian's Shop in Geneva, Switzerland



My brave husband ,Scott ,went ALL the way to the top of the Eiffel Tower --- 77 story's high -
 his not so brave (chicken)  wife -- only to the 2nd level - that's about 10 story's high



Lovely Event Shop 




My dream came true----Flowers everywhere -
The French love fine wine, great food, family and fresh flowers.

 All work and no play - Not-
 On a dinner cruise down the Seine River on the 4th of July in Paris -
 the French gave us our Lady
in the harbor in New York - they have their own in  the Seine River - Who knew- not me .

Ask your Florist -Part 2

Ask about the Retainer--
The retainer becomes a written and verbal agreement between you and your florist to create the floras requested for your event. Many things start to happen once a retainer is accepted. Vendors must be contacted for availability of products you have requested, an estimated price of those products along with other items you may need. Requested flowers are placed on a tentative "grow to hold" order to ensure those flowers will be ready for your event that could be up to a year away. This order will be come a "firm" request further along the planning process. Estimates must be written, staff must be placed on notice along with holding the date for you. Due to these and other factors retainers are not refundable- They can be applied to your wedding balance as they are at A Touch of Class Florist ,but that is at the discretion of the florist. Retainer amounts very from shop to shop . To be continued..