Week 2

This week was a little busier. We are getting ready for the Republican National Convention next week. For most events a proposal is sent out to the client summarizing what Botanica wants to do for the event. Many of the clients have been adding and subtracting the budget, which in turn changes what Ian and the design team can or can’t do for the event. It’s been great to see how everyone here deals with those changes. Being able to adjust plans last minute is definitely a needed skill in this kind of business.

There are a lot of parties that Botanica is doing for the RNC. One of the parties that I’ve gotten to help with a lot is the Huffington Post party. The venue for the party is normally night club, and it is going to be transformed into a spa. In order to do that they have been putting new wallpaper up, installing new furniture, and putting in white carpet. It’s really going to look different once its all done.  

We have also been getting in various white containers from accent décor for the party. My job has been to fill them with Styrofoam as they come in to get them ready for the arrangements and orchid pots to sit in them. Here are some of the containers that we have gotten in:

 Another project that I’ve been helping with is covering large Styrofoam squares with moss. The pieces of moss squares are going to be used for a mosaic wall in the bar area. Guests will be able to see the mosaic when they come in the entry way and can also see it on the opposite side of the bar area. It’ll be great to see all these elements come together.

In the middle of all the prep work we had a TV crew come to the studio and interview Ian about the work he was doing for the RNC. I actually got to be in a little part of the news broadcast so that was a lot of fun! The news crew recorded us working on some arrangements. Here is a link if to the broadcast if you want to watch! - http://video.wfla.com/v/61491641/florist-prepares-for-rnc.htm?q=Florist+prepares+for+RNC

As a thank you for coming by the studio Ian had me make some thank you arrangements for the news crew. And this is what I ended up making:

Week 1

This week was a pretty calm week of getting to know everyone at the studio. I was also given a tour of the studio. It is definitely going to take me a while to get to know where everything is! Tiffany had me cleaning and organizing a few containers and rental pieces that they use regularly at events. I’m sure knowing where all those pieces are located will come in handy later.

I did get to play with some flowers in the cooler and design a little bit. Ian wanted me to make some small arrangements for Zoë’s, Jessica’s, and Fiona’s desks; this is what I ended up putting together.

Intro

Hey everybody!

I am finally getting to posting on this blog of mine.

Just a little background:
My name is Margaret and I am studying Floral Design Management at BYU - Idaho. I have completed one year of  my degree so far and I love it! One of the requirements for my degree is completing an internship in your chosen field. I have always been interested in event planning and floral design. My teacher told me about a studio in Florida who did both, and that is how I ended up here in Tampa, Florida working at Botanica International Design Studio!

So for the next three months I will be documenting my experiences working as an intern. I have been here for  about three weeks and I have enjoyed every minute! Everyone has been so welcoming and willing to answer my endless list of questions. I am really excited to see the whole process of putting together an event from start to finish. I can tell there is so much to learn from being here. These next few months are going to go by fast and I will be posting my weekly experiences here at Botanica.

I will be playing catch up this week and showing this week and the past three weeks of being here at Botanica.  Hope you all enjoy!