Recently, to get me out of the house and thinking about something other than online advertising and housework I took a floristry course and though I was looking forward to it I was surprised at how much I learnt and at the standard we were working to. We covered the basic things a florist would need to know how to make, from extravagant bouquets to funeral wreaths to button holes, we had a go at everything. Not only did I enjoy it but I was surprised to find how easy a lot of it was - I found that I could put together arrangements that looked gorgeous without having to sweat over it for hours and take it to pieces 5 times (as I usually do at home). Now to be fair I was following instructions for most of the arrangements and the flowers were all provided, but I started to understand the rules to creating these arrangements - how some need to have flow and others need symmetry, how sometimes you work in pairs and at other times you do anything but pairs. Also things like making the most of the greenery you have will really come in handy - be warned I might start raiding gardens as ours doesn't provide much greenery. I'm not saying I could set up as a florist, nor do I want to, but I think I'm going to take greater pride and pleasure in the different arrangements I do at home.

One of the things I loved about our wedding were the beautiful flowers, especially my bouquet and doing similar things (though I didn't do bridal bouquets) made me really appreciate the time effort and taste that went into those beautiful creations.