The Art of Event Décor: our new course with Pearls and Roses

The Events Academy

We are happy to announce the introduction of a new course. The Art of Event Décor is an eight-week course we've created in collaboration with Pearls and Roses, and the first class starts on 4^th February 2027. It's open to anyone who loves event décor and wants to learn how it's done properly, from the first mood board to the last centrepiece.

Why we built it with Pearls and Roses

Décor is a craft, and a craft is best learned from people who practise it every week. Pearls and Roses style events for a living, so they lead the hands-on parts of the course, with real inventory and real installations. We lead the planning, business and operations side, which is what we've taught at The Events Academy since 2019. You get both in one course.

What you’ll learn

There's one class a week, in person, and each class pairs the thinking with something you do with your hands.

• Foundations of event décor: design principles, colour, mood boards and reading a client’s brief, and how décor changes across Kenyan weddings, corporate events, church events and traditional ceremonies
• Themes and concepts: turning a theme into a look that holds together, and adapting trends you’ve seen online to a real budget
• Florals and greenery: fresh, artificial and dried flowers, where to source them in Nairobi, and how to cost an arrangement
• Draping, backdrops and structures: ceiling and wall draping, backdrops, arches and frames, and how to rig them safely
• Table styling: linen, crockery, glassware, centrepieces and place settings, for the head table and the guest tables
• Spatial planning: reading a venue, drawing a floor plan and planning how guests move through the space
• The business of décor: costing and quoting a package, managing inventory and logistics, working with suppliers, contracts and pricing for profit
• Your capstone: you design and set up a complete event, from the brief to the breakdown, and present it to a panel

What you leave with

When you complete the course you receive a joint certificate from The Events Academy and Pearls and Roses. Your capstone becomes your first portfolio piece, something real to show clients when you start pitching for décor work.

Who it’s for

It's for people who notice the flowers and the lighting before anything else at a wedding, and for event planners who want to offer décor themselves instead of always handing it to someone else. It also suits anyone who already decorates for friends and family and wants to price it and run it as a business.

How to join

The first class starts on 4^th February 2027, and the course fee is KES 70,000. To sign up, see our course page, or email [email protected].