Golden Hour Workshop Series: Design a Summer Bouquet + Perfume Making

Come join Alison and Christina for an incredible evening of creating your own signature perfume and designing a beautiful summer bouquet.
About this Event

Golden Hour Workshop Series: U-Pick and Design a Summer Bouquet + Learn the Art of Perfume Making with The Flower Lady OTR + The Lavender Sachet

This is a 4-week series! Each session is a standalone workshop, so there's a date to fit everyone's schedule:

• Tuesday, August 25, 2026
• Tuesday, September 1, 2026
• Tuesday, September 8, 2026
• Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Time: 6:00pm
Location: East End Garden, 249 Worth St., Cincinnati, OH 45226

Overview
Come join Alison and Christina for an incredible evening of creating your own signature perfume and designing a beautiful summer bouquet after handpicking each stem in the East End Garden. This workshop is equal parts floral styling and fragrance exploration – perfect for a night out with friends or a solo creative treat.

WHAT YOUR EVENING INCLUDES
Exclusive Golden Hour Access + A Guided U-Pick Flower Experience
Step inside Christina's private East End cutting garden — an intimate space filled with vibrant zinnias, celosia, purple ageratum, sunflowers – it's a genuine treat for any flower lover. Wander the blooms at their most magical as the evening light settles over the garden, and harvest your own hand-selected stems from a seasonal collection at peak bloom. Christina Matthews, owner of The Flower Lady OTR, will be on-hand the whole time to showcase the best blooms and share cutting tips and tricks.

From there, you'll learn Christina's favorite bouquet-building techniques — a vase is included, so your bouquet is ready to take home and enjoy right away. You'll also receive a thoughtfully selected mesh seed bag so you can save the seeds from your bouquet and grow Christina's flowers in your own garden.

Create a Custom Perfume
Alison Peters, founder and owner of The Lavender Sachet, will guide you step-by-step through the process of creating a beautiful 10 mL rollerball perfume. You will get to sample and pick from over 50+ scents — including some summer favorites like jasmine, bergamot, sandalwood, ouds, leathers and lots of soft citruses and florals.

Welcome Lavender Lemonade
You’ll be greeted with a refreshing lavender lemonade upon arrival. You’re welcome to BYOB + any additional drinks and snacks. The event will end promptly at 8pm.

Give Back While You Create
Christina and Alison both have big hearts for all animals. A percentage of every ticket directly benefits Cincy Animal Care, helping support animals in our community.

Materials
All materials — including premium, locally grown dried flowers and all perfume making supplies — are provided, so all you need to bring is your creativity! All-natural lavender bug spray will be available to use for those who need it.

Refunds
No refunds available. If you need to cancel, you can apply your ticket to a future workshop.

Parking
Lots of free parking available on Worth St.

Tickets
We aim to keep this as an intimate experience so everyone gets one-on-one guidance from both Alison and Christina. Space is limited. Gather your girlfriends and make it an incredible evening.

This workshop is part of a four-part Golden Hour Summer Series. If you can’t make it to this workshop, check out the additional dates on September 1, September 8 and September 15.

To note: If you want to attend a second workshop, you will need to buy a ticket for that specific date.

Weather Policy
This is an outdoor, golden-hour experience, so we're at the mercy of the weather! In the event of rain or unsafe conditions, we'll do our best to find a new date as soon as possible, or you're welcome to join us for a future date in the series instead. Fingers crossed we won't need it!

Thank You
By attending this workshop, you are supporting two woman-owned small businesses. Your participation helps nurture a vibrant community of artisans and makers — thank you!