Amy Huckaby, left, Kailie Dunlap and Jessica Schnoor, right, of Saxon's Flowers & Gifts, are pictured with florist Susan Ayala, second from right, who was an instructor in the design seminar on wedding bouquets hosted by Teleflora recently in Oklahoma City, Okla.

    Amy Huckaby, Jessica Schnoor and Kailie Dunlap of Saxon’s Flowers & Gifts in Meridian recently completed the class “Wedding WOW: Bouquets with Style” hosted by Teleflora at its state of the art Education Center in Oklahoma City, Okla.

    Floral designers from all over North America attended the seminar to learn the latest trends and techniques in flowers for brides, attendants and flowers to wear.

    Conducted by successful retail florist, Susan Ayala, of Loma Linda, Calif., the class focused on creating coordinated designs to make beautiful wedding memories. Each student was taught how to create a variety of designs for brides to carry and flowers to wear. Students were challenged to complete a series of projects during the class.

    “Wedding flowers have always been about fashion and style,” said Marie Ackerman, Teleflora vice president of education. “It’s important that every floral artist keep current with new mechanics and techniques to make a bride’s dream come true.”

    The three local floral designers participated in four days of intensive hands-on design sessions, mastering the latest shapes and forms of bouquets. The class also instructed participants on how to care for premium flowers used in wedding work, as well as how to make them last longer.         

    Huckaby, Schnoor and Dunlap each received a certificate of completion from the Teleflora Education Center, now in its 27th year of providing advanced floral education in recognition of the advancements made during this intense hands-on design class.