The vendors are the backbone of any styled shoot.
Nothing happens without the vendors coming together to bring life to the ideas we have!

When I was designing the fine art wedding session, there were so many ideas I was hoping to accomplish for our attendees to get a full experience.  Of course those lofty dreams of mine have to be reigned in every once in a while, and I am gently reminded by my peers that we can do another shoot...haha! 
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I do believe we created a dream on this day...and I am so proud of our vendor team for dreaming big with me, and helping to create a magical day for our attendees.

Take a moment and check out each of these vendors.  They are an absolute dream to work with, and I look forward to more amazing styled shoots with each of them.  
Watch for more from this beautiful day, in our next blog that covers the couples session of our fine art wedding workshop + portfolio builder.

Thank you
~ Wild Rose
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Your workshop fee now gets you a referral code designated to you, that you pass on to other wedding + event industry vendors who you think would enjoy our workshop series.
When they use your code at ticket request, you receive 10% off your next workshop fee!

~ 10% OFF FOR EVERY REFERRAL CODE USED ~

and....then they get a code to use as well!

​The growing and building just keeps going!

Our workshop series is by vendors, for vendors. 
We create + collaborate, grow + build, educate + support each other. 

2020 has taught us a lot...but mostly, support to each other is key to the
continued growth of our industry.

Register for a workshop today to get your referral code and start growing with us!
​We would love for you to join us
~ wild rose

We get asked time and again about our styling sessions...hands on sessions where attendees can essentially get their hands dirty and make the pretty come to life themselves!

Hooray!  We have just that planned for you!

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020
12 noon - 3 pm
Saskatoon Berry Farm, Foothills, Alberta
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Our Fine art wedding session is more then just portfolio builder for photographers!
Thats right...stylists, florists, designers....this is for you!

The afternoon session will focus on the style and design aspects of planning a styled shoot.
How to bring in the vendors that fit the style you are designing.
How to create a beautifully styled table with florals and place settings.
​How to create those gorgeous flat lays.
...and lots of tips along the way!

We are so excited to be offering this styling session along side our fine art portfolio builder.  We all have portfolios we want to fill and show off to our potential wedding and event clients...lets get to filling them! 
​Click on the button below to sign up for our styling session

Oh friends....if you have been following along with our instagram feed you have seen some of the sneak peeks and images from our attendees start to pour in from our bridal boudoir portfolio builder this week!  Check our instagram story highlights for shares from our attendees and behind the scenes.

Here are the first few sneak peeks we have from our brilliant lead photographer, Christy D Swanberg, for Hello There Darling Boudoir Photography.

I cannot begin to thank the vendors who brought this beauty of a day to life!
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design + styling Heather Johnston Creative 
lead photographer Christy D. Swanberg of Hello There Darling
venue Venue 308
model + lingerie Sam Karl
hair + makeup Robin Hubert of Avenue Beauty
florals Rhonda Fernando of Creative Edge Flowers
bedding + wardrobe Shades of Sleep
bridal gown + veil Love Note Bridal Calgary
jewelry Joanna Bisley Designs
ambient lighting Coven Creative
rentals Orange Trunk Vintage Rentals 
styling kits Curated Kits
hand lettering Mountain Grove Studios
poem From Salt + Sea
caterer Food Works Craft Catering​
workshop Wild Rose Weddings + Workshops

We bring these designs to life to help you build your portfolio, but also to help you build your confidence, and your network of industry vendors.  We always leave one of our workshop days on a high...the connections and the confidence tops all else...and then we start seeing images pour in, and are on a high all over again.

so, thank you

Thank you for putting your trust in us to produce quality styled designs for
you to learn and build on.
We are so appreciative to each of our attendees!
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We are so looking forward to our workshop portfolio builder on Wednesday!
​We want to introduce you to all the vendors who are helping us make this beautiful day come together!

Venue:
​Penny + Bretton
Venue 308

Join us for behind the scenes tomorrow as we share some of our amazing talented vendors and attendees work via social media stories!

We are so excited to announce our boudoir session date!
Thank you so much to our original vendors who have been so amazing and patient as we navigate rescheduling our sessions during this crazy time!!

We welcome Christy of
Christy D. Swanberg Photography and Hello There Darling Boudoir Photography
to the role of lead photographer and guide for our attendees.
Christy has been an active wedding and boudoir photographer for 10 years in Calgary.  She is a Southern Lady, with a outgoing personality that makes you feel like you have been friends for years.  Christy's style is all about the client.  She has a knack of creating a comfortable atmosphere and making things fun and upbeat!
We welcome Christy with open arms as she shares her experience and knowledge with you, and helps to guide attendees through posing, and creating a comfortable space for your boudoir clients.

Our fine art session will focus on bridal boudoir, however, posing and styling of this boudoir session can be related to any session you want to recreate with and for your own clients.  We are here to help you build your portfolio, and create a niche for your personal style of boudoir photography.

~ image by Christy D. Swanberg for Hello There Darling ~ ​

Our session will include:
tips on posing/lighting; guiding attendees through the day
professionally styled set, with two installs for optimal portfolio images + use of the venue architecture
​guide on social media sharing + tips on using portfolio builders to boost your business
​styling details
abundant floral instalment
coffee & tea station + catered lunch
​Calgary, Alberta

$225 +tax

Venue 308 
Orange Trunk Vintage Styling & Rentals
Christy D. Swanberg Photography 
Creative Edge Flowers & Events
Avenue Beauty
Curated Kits 
Model Samantha Karl
​Food Works Craft Catering

With all this down time, I have been able to work on website projects, get social platforms topped up, and evaluate what the workshop looks like moving forward.
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I grew up down the road from my Grandmother who had the most beautiful wild rose bushes growing in her front yard.  When we moved to Alberta, the wild rose rang so true for me!  Felt like home, even so far away from where I grew up.

I have had so much great opportunity to work alongside some SUPER fantastic industry friends as The Open Trunk Workshop, and I want to create an even bigger space for them to shine here!  We are growing, and building...making changes, and evolving.  We are here to create a safe space for all wedding industry vendors to work and play, share and learn, educate and...did I say play???  haha. 

YIKES!!
​Saying it out loud is a bit scary...but it is something I've been working on, and looking at in the background for a while now!  So watch for our change over...starting with Instagram + the blog today, and all the rest to follow this week!  

We will still be offering the fun and informative workshops in the series,
​but we will also be adding MORE!   
We want to be a well rounded wedding industry team member!

I will thank you in advance for your patience as we move things around, make changes to how the website is laid out, and finally launch the new stuff!
Here's to looking ahead and to all the Wild Roses...and to great industry friends! 

When it comes to stationery, we have some talented friends in this industry...and they always deliver the most amazing art!

From styled shoot designs to flat lay + photo styling workshops...we are always looking for just the right style of stationery to suit!

Menu cards, place cards, itineraries.  They are all important details of the day, and we rely on the amazing stationers we work with to bring it all together.

We hope you have a fabulous stationer to work with on your wedding and event designs.  Here is a list of the talents we get to work with...all shown above!
Pink Umbrella Designs
Lovesky Designs
The Social Page
Create Love Designs
Art + Alexander
Stevie + Bean Paperie
Debbie Wong Designs

​~ image by Chic & Grace Studios ~

As we mentioned at the top, we love a well styled groom!
Finding the right look is easy when you have the right vendors there to help you with expertise in their field.  Trust in your vendor team to truly show off their services + style.

We hope you find this 'guide to stellar groom's wear' helpful!
Thank you to the vendors in the styled shoots above for always bringing their A Game, and helping us bring our designs + visions to life.  

Check back for more great vendor inspo!
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​Social Sharing can be daunting...WE KNOW IT!!
But with a few simple tips, we will teach you the best practices
​for sharing...and, how to get shared!!

RE-SHARES
Once you have shared your images via social media platforms, you will see the vendors start to re-share them too.  This is the goal friends!
With each list of vendors in a shoot, we also have a list of advertisers!  For each vendor who re-shares, we are being seen by their audience too.  Besides a few minutes of time, it costs us nothing!  Essentially free advertising.

​Erin Shepley Photography

​Erin Shepley Photography

STORY SHARES
Sharing in stories is so easy to do!  When you are tagged, you will get a notification of the story share, and you can share that in your story as well.  In your notifications, you can click on add to story and BAM...story re-shared yet again!

The end story here friends, is that sharing your images, and re-sharing images via social media is ALWAYS A GOOD THING.  There are little rules, and etiquette to follow when sharing a team effort, but all in all...its the easiest and cheapest way to get seen.  Try it today...and watch your engagement grow!