My story so far.....Having left my retail job of 10 years in January 2012 I decided I would turn my hobby and passion into a business.
My passion was floristry and weddings.
This was the scariest and most exciting opportunity ever for me, my first stage was to retrain so I applied to DDDC and started my level 1 course, once that was complete I moved on to level 2 and the more I learnt the more I loved it.
Of course I needed hands on experience and customers so I bought a bucket stand and started to sell hand tied bouquets from matalan car park, saving every pound I made i reinvested in more stock and got a market stall in Nottingham and chesterfield, this was great but I am a matlock girl so I was drawn back, I approached Peak village in rowsley and started a concessions stall selling flowers, plants and gifts.
I picked up as much wedding work as I could along the way to help build my portfolio and gain experience so that I would be ready for the next step!
Opening my very own shop, by pure luck we heard about the space to rent inside Amy J's bridal boutique, knowing that the 2 business would compliment each other we struck a deal and I opened March 1st 2014.
Now we are taking more and more bookings with my diary filling fast, I can now offer a full floral wedding package and also venue decoration and event hire.
I am telling my story as I have really struggled to make it this far but I want everyone to know that if you keep going and work hard that it's possible to turn your dream into a reality.
So please can you all come down and visit my shop or pass my details onto your engaged friends, thank you for taking the time to read this x
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