22/08/2023
It’s been five years since I launched my own business alongside my full time job.
Five years on and the biggest thing to come out of it so far has been the number of people I have helped. From brides and grooms, to families of those getting married and hundreds of suppliers along the way, helping people with their weddings and special events has been such an honour. I’ve loved helping to reduce the stress of planning in the early stages and in the exciting run up to, and then on the day coordination, battling with multiple unforeseen conundrums (never an issue or a problem that can’t be solved-just a puzzle!). I’ve pivoted my business through covid, the changes of the wedding world and also my passions balanced with my new family life and have learnt so much through self-directed study and from others.
I now design, style and flower beautiful venues, creating stunning installations and have teamed my love of teaching with floral design and run workshops in flower crown, seasonal wreath and bouquet making. Ibe grown my own flowers at my allotment for weddings, and created online workbooks to for brides and grooms to be, and crafted not one but two websites, updating the backend and creating my own graphics, brand and brand story.
Building this business has been difficult at times, exhausting, terrifying, amazingly rewarding and fun - all this alongside full time work and now balancing two little kiddies, covid, two house moves and one to come imminently! I’ve learnt so much about myself and about balancing books, tax assessment, budgeting, starting a podcast, social media, SEO, and audience segmentation, marketing both online and offline and so much more. One thing I’ve not learnt yet is switching off!
Although I’m in maternity leave at the moment, I’m so proud of what I’ve achieved and look forward to seeing how to pivot the next change…
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