a wedding floral design workshop with

4.22 - 4.23
clovis, california

Late April is the peak of the spring floral season in the Central Valley.

Orchards are coming into blossom and verdant gardens are backed by miles of rolling green hills that fade into grey-lavender mountains. The air is fresh and the blue sky reaches towards the horizon. 

Join us for an immersive, two-day floral experience led by Ashley Fox of Ashley Fox Designs celebrating new growth and the abundance of the most beautiful season of the year, the arrival of Springtide.

About

Springtide is an immersive, two-day, wedding floral design workshop featuring instruction by Ashley Fox of Ashley Fox Designs. Presented in collaboration with the San Joaquin Flower Collective and Katie Kalender of Ribbon & Leaf Events, this workshop will feature remarkable, locally-grown blooms and will be hosted at a private residence location in Clovis, California.

Meet Ashley Fox

Opened in 2008, Ashley Fox Designs uses the créme de la créme of fresh, local blooms and beyond to create the most beautiful designs inspired by nature. She has been published by Vogue,

Ashley Fox Designs is a full-service floral studio specializing in luxurious styling and fresh floral designs for weddings, events, editorials and breathtaking installations in Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota. She is known for her extraordinary use of color and unforgettable selection of flowers for her clients.

Ashley believes collaboration is the key to a cohesive event. Timeless memories are made when attention to detail meets seamless and thoughtful logistics.

Essentially, she loves her job and throws herself all in for your day.

Learn more about Ashley by visiting her gorgeous Instagram profile, listening to her interview with Botanical Brouhaha, or perusing her beautiful portfolio.

Meet Marit Williams

Marit Williams is a wedding and family photographer with nearly a decade of fine art photography experience. Inspired by travel, interior design, her two young children and art history, Marit's style is natural and timeless. Her goal is to create artwork and heirlooms for her clients that stand the test of time. See more of her beautiful work here.

Presented in collaboration with

The San Joaquin Flower Collective is a partnership amongst specialty cut flower growers to support and streamline access to local flowers to the floral design community in Fresno, Clovis, Visalia, Bakersfield, and Modesto.

We are passionate about growing the most inspiring, highest quality product fresh from our fields to support our designers, the planet, and small farm community.

Itinerary & Details

  • Introductions, centerpiece & bouquet demos followed by student work and 1:1 instructor feedback. Marit Williams Photography capturing student centerpieces and headshot opportunities.

  • Sustainable installation techniques, more 1:1 bouquet feedback and touchups, Marit Williams Photography capturing the student's bouquet and installation work with models.

  • Lunch will be provided for both days.

    Expertly styled scenes for students to stage work.

    Portfolio quality images of student work by Marit Williams Photography.

    Snips, vessels, and all necessary workshop materials.

  • Overnight lodging & dinner.

FAQ

  • We recommend staying near Old Town Clovis for ease of access to restaurants, coffee shops, and fun antiquing. There are lovely airbnb and hotel options in the area, but please reach out to sjflowercollective@gmail.com if you need help finding a place.

  • This workshop will be capped at 15 students to ensure an intimate educational experience.