Gathered and Styled: A Comprehensive Business and Design Course for Wedding Florists
Are you starting out as a wedding florist or growing your part-time business?
Discover the secrets to building a thriving floral studio and becoming a successful designer. Build confidence in your brand of beauty, and eliminate the stress of finding clients and buying flowers.
Are you a retail florist looking to break into the event world?
Learn how to professionally manage clients and their expectations, even if you are just starting out in wedding work. Create industry relationships that pay off, and crush day-of execution, from delivery to clean up.
Are you an established wedding florist looking to up your game?
Hi, I'm Holly!
I am the creative visionary and designer behind Holly Heider Chapple Flowers. I am also an inventor, and my "egg" and "pillow" product line with Syndicate is changing the industry. But I'm most proud of my accomplishments as "the Flower Mama," a title given to me by my students. As a leader in the florist industry, I have taught floral design around the world and throughout the USA. I am known as an instructor for my practical knowledge, gained during my 28 years of wedding and event experience, and for my passion for helping my students and empowering anyone who wants to be a successful florist. Including you.
As a mother of seven who started her business in her kitchen, and as a designer who has worked on trendsetting weddings and in the White House, I'm excited to invite you, wherever you are in your floral journey, to enroll in our life-changing course. I want to educate everyone who wants to work in this industry, but I can only reach so many students in person. That's why I filmed Gathered and Styled, so we could learn together, wherever you are in the world.
What Holly's students have to say about Gathered and Styled
"I absolutely LOVE Gathered + Styled. Holly and Evan filled this course to the brim with the most valuable and pertinent information possible. They take you behind the scenes of their business and share EVERYTHING about how they work with their clients and run their business--all the while teaching it in a way that is comfortable and lighthearted, like sitting down for coffee with friends. Gathered + Styled is worth its weight in gold. I've been in the business for close to 20 years and learned so much from the course! "
Tiffany Landuyt
Studio Bloom Iowa
"I love, love, love Hollyā€™s design aesthetic. But even more importantly, I love that Holly (particularly on Instagram) often talks about staying true to ourselves. When we start out it is easy to fall into the trap of trying to mimic another designerā€™s work instead of learning to improve on our own aesthetic. Canā€™t tell you how impactful her message is and how much that has helped me as I have built my own reputation (albeit on a very small scale!)."
Karen Pritchard
Meeting House Gardens
"I REALLY had a hard time deciding on whether or not to purchase the course because I was afraid. Afraid that I wouldn't get enough out of it to justify the cost. Afraid it was geared mainly towards new event florists and I would be retreading old territory. Afraid that I would be wasting money that frankly I don't have too much of to lose. Then I listened and watched. SO much information and it was just the first section. It was perfect. Methodical and sensible and professional advice from a true business person speaking directly to me. I have run a successful retail florist for 10 years and had finally decided that I wanted to grow and make profitable my event work. Time management and profitability has always been challenging, and so much of what you shared in the course speaks directly to that. "
Allison Schrade
Bantam & Bloom Farms
"I'm so glad I invested in the online course! It's given me confidence and been a source of inspiration!! Holly is a flower hero and shares her knowledge graciously. I sing her praises to every designer I meet. I would love to see universities teaching floral design incorporate this into their curriculum! I'm not sure I've ever had such a thorough explanation on the value of our services and how to price accordingly. Kudos for raising the bar!! "
Elycia Feldman
Wild Blossoms Studio
"The cost held me back, but then when I thought of how much Holly was giving, I didn't think I could find anyway of gaining all that knowledge for twice the price. That is what made me able to take the leap! And I loved all the classes! I love how Evan and Holly do it in interview style and the banter they have."
Troy Villager
T Villager Designs
Gathered and Styled: A Comprehensive Business and Design Course for Wedding Florists
Gathered and Styled is broken down into 16 lessons, including 8 hours of video content, supplemental notes, checklists, and recipes. Plus, Holly's husband Evan provides complete specs for large installations like chuppah and arches, among others.
Lesson 1: Building the Business
In this lesson, you'll discover the model for growing a profitable and long-lasting business. Become financially stable--even in lean times.
- 25 min video lecture
- Lesson 1 PDF
Lesson 2: Building the Team & Industry Relationships
In this lesson, you'll learn how to build the right team for your brand and befriend vendors that value your business.
- 21 min video lecture
- Lesson 2 PDF
- Click here to view example footage
Lesson 3: Portfolio Building & Marketing
In this lesson, you'll learn how to create a strong portfolio and get your brand out there with social media.
- 36 min video lecture
- Lesson 3 PDF
Lesson 4: Client Management
In this lesson, you'll gain confidence needed to speak with clients and determine if they are right for you.
- 15 min video lecture
- Lesson 4 PDF
- Welcome Letter PDF
- Event Design Welcome Letter PDF
Lesson 5: The Client Consultation
In this lesson, you'll master strategies in upselling and maximizing value, for both you and your customer.
- 31 min video lecture
- Lesson 5 PDF
- Bouquet Shapes PDF
- Flower Colors PDF
- Contract Template PDF
Lesson 6: The Contract
In this lesson, you'll prepare client contracts that price fairly for your labor and protect you with terms and conditions.
- 39 min video lecture
- Lesson 6 PDF
- Contract Terms & Conditions PDF
Lesson 7: The Final Consultation & Recipe Writing
In this lesson, you'll finalize the designs, and flowers, needed.
- 19 min video lecture
- Lesson 7 PDF
- Production Contract PDF
- Sample Flower Order PDF
Lesson 8: Our Daily Process
In this lesson, you'll master the Monday-Saturday schedule of every wedding week.
- 28 min video lecture
- Lesson 8 PDF
- Daily Procedures PDF
- Supplies Checklist PDF
- Doctor Bucket Checklist PDF
- Processing Guide PDF
Lesson 9: The Wedding Day
In this lesson, you'll get prepped and ready to go for the big day. No one is prepared for everything could go wrong, but this will get you as close as possible.
- 21 min video lecture
- Lesson 9 PDF
- Event Run Sheet PDF
Lesson 10: Cascading Bridal Bouquet
In this lesson, you'll watch Holly demonstrate how to build one of her world-renowned cascading bouquets.
- 47 min video demonstration
- Lesson 10 PDF
Lesson 11: Bridesmaid Bouquet & Personal Flowers
In this lesson, you'll discover how to differentiate the maids' bouquets from the bride's, and how to profit on personals, like bouts and corsages.
- 49 min video demonstration
- Lesson 11 PDF
Lesson 12: Designing with the Pillow
In this lesson, you'll see the benefits of working with the "pillow" (#foamfree container) from the designer who invented it.
- 39 min video demonstration
- Lesson 12 PDF
- Click here to view example footage
Lesson 13: More Pillow Uses & Fall Flowers Grown at Hope
In this lesson, you'll discover more uses for the pillow and how to use beautiful fall flowers from the farm.
- 12 min video demonstration
- Lesson 13 PDF
Lesson 14: Elevated Floating Design
In this lesson, you'll create a design with that overhead "hanging arrangement" look, even when you have nothing to hang from!
- 28 min video demonstration
- Lesson 14 PDF
Lesson 15: Large Scale Tree Installation
In this lesson, you'll learn the mechanics and techniques to stun guests with a tabletop tree design. WOW them with that first look.
- 25 min video demonstration
- Lesson 15 PDF
Lesson 16: Large Scale Installations
In this lesson, you'll uncover the secrets to engineering large-scale installations like chuppahs and arches on a budget.
- 16 min video demonstration
- Lesson 16 PDF
- Birch Chuppah/Arch PDF
Bonus feature of enrollment!
In addition to the expansive course content detailed above, enrollees also receive free access to our online community of floral education, Greenhouse.
Learn and grow in Greenhouse!
Greenhouse is an online community where Holly and her team will give you a behind-the-scenes look at the beauty and, yes, the chaos of the flower business. Greenhouse includes:
- Near-daily educational content and discussion topics about Flowers/Growing, Business/Marketing, or Design/Delivery.
- Resources that will help you and your business grow.
- Early bird and discounted access to our exclusive educational opportunities and retreats that typically sell out, such as Flowerstock and Chapel Designers conferences.
Greenhouse is a $10 monthly subscription service, but Gathered & Styled students have lifetime, free access.
Gathered and Styled: A Comprehensive Business and Design Course for Wedding Florists
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Frequently Asked Questions
That's a great question.
Yes! The course is designed so you can learn at your own pace. You have access to the course through your online student portal, and you can go in and out at your leisure. We filmed this online course so we could help people who don't have time to travel to in person workshops.
Once you view all of the course content, we are happy to provide such a certificate on request. We know that some employers or education-based grants require certificates or other documentation, and we are happy to work with you to provide whatever you need.
Forever. Purchasers have lifetime access to the course content through their online learning portal on Kajabi.
If we edit content or add new content to the course in the future, you will automatically gain access to it.
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