Throw a Spirited Summer Celebration
With the Help of Laura Clare Floral Design & Event Decor

In the true spirit of entertaining in the summer season, renowned florist Laura Clare of Laura Clare Floral Design & Event Décor is offering classes with the best of the best in the entertaining industry. From tips in etiquette to designing your own party place cards, let Laura Clare and the experts teach you how to make any party you throw a fabulously unforgettable one. Classes will be offered in both of Laura’s Hoboken and Bernardsville locations. See dates, locations and descriptions below and be sure to look out for more dates coming this fall!


Dates & Locations:
Wednesday - 7/8/09
Making Your Party Extraordinary with Barbara Wisotsky (Hoboken)

Friday - 7/10/09
Making Your Party Extraordinary with Barbara Wisotsky (Bernardsville)

Wednesday - 8/5/09
Make Your Pictures Worth A Thousand Words with Marie Papp (Hoboken)

Friday - 8/7/09
Wedding & Party Favors – Gifts of Gratitude with Susan Calcagno (Bernardsville)

Saturday - 8/8/09
Mind Your P’s & Place Settings with Proper Peas with Ki'i Coke...(Bernardsville)


Price & Registration:
Price per class is $10.00 and those interested to participating should register for the class 1 week before the class starts. Call the Bernandsville store at (908) 221-0007 or Hoboken: (201) 217-9696.


Description of Classes:
1) Wedding & Party Favors – Gifts of Gratitude
Guests may not always remember what you said or did but they will always remember how you made them feel.

This workshop will provide interesting tidbits on the origins & traditions of providing gifts to guests and includes reasons to give party favors; modern wedding favors; and ways to personalize your ‘gifts of gratitude.’ Each guest will take home their own ‘gift of gratitude’, which they have personalized themselves.

Susan Calcagno
Passion For Details
www.passionfordetails.com



2) Make Your Pictures Worth A Thousand Words
Create beautiful art to decorate your home with your own photography

This workshop will provide unique tricks of the trade on how to better the photos you take. There will be an emphasis on composition and the art of how people look at photos. Attendees should bring in 3 photos that they have taken and we will discuss their strengths and where there is room for improvement.

Marie Papp
"The Knot 2008 Best of Weddings Pick"
Marie Papp Marie Papp Photography, Inc.
marie@mariepapp.com / www.mariepapp.com
201-659-1978
"Give the Gift of Photography with a Gift Certificate from Marie Papp Photography"



3) Mind Your P’s & Place Settings with Proper Peas
A Proper Party Requires Particularly Precise Knowledge of Place Settings

Join us for an interactive workshop around the art and etiquette of the place setting. This workshop will focus on the variances between formal and informal dining as well as explore how certain practices came into being and how our changing society influences the modern dining experience.

Discover how creativity and functionality come together as you design your own place setting and have the opportunity to win elements of your place setting.

Proper Peas School of Protocol
www.properpeas.com
info@properpeas.com
Kii.Coke@properpeas.com



4) Making Your Party Extraordinary with a Little Extra Creativity
Design and Create Your Own Summer Party Place Cards and Buffet Signs

This workshop will provide the insight and instruction on how to make simple but elegant place cards and/or signs for their buffet tables. Perfect for their summertime (or anytime!) parties and special events. Put in a little extra inspired effort to make your guests’ experience exquisite!

Belles Lettres Calligraphy
www.belleslettrescalligraphy.com
PO Box 25 8
Brookside, NJ 07926
862-432-8932
Calligraphy/hand lettering services