Bouquet is Valentine’s-ready
Valentine’s Day is a big day for floral design. It’s the time of year when we showcase our designers’ unique talents and create one-of-a-kind pieces to delight all types of sweethearts.
Claudia, aka Stacy’s Mom, was a hit with everyone in the studio.
Bouquet manager Sarah Pflug approached the big holiday this year with something fresh in mind. “I wanted to step away from the really traditional Valentine’s looks and illustrate our organic style with some unique arrangements and even some unique color palettes,” she said.
Striking reds scream Valentine’s but with a fresh approach and modern florals.
The design team gathered inspiration photos, collaborated on the variety of arrangements, and together created 13 unique and sometimes whimsical Valentine’s floral pieces.
An ombre arrangement of florals in Bouquet’s signature caterpillar vase.
The Bouquet team then brought in a photographer to shoot the Valentine’s arrangements with some talented “local models” including some of the designers themselves, owner Julie Hockney’s daughter and one octogenarian we lovingly called Stacy’s Mom (because she is).
Bouquet’s beautiful models represented many generations.
“We thought it would be fun to show our Valentine arrangements with various generations,” Sarah said. Each model chose their favorite arrangement and one of Bouquet’s add-ons including charcuterie from The Winery, cotton candy from Spin and a candle/matches from The Studio by JH.
One of the models was The Wall Flower owner Crystal, who brought along some of her rentables including furniture, tableware and a rug to help create a romantic Valentine’s backdrop. Additionally Crystal brought in the world’s cutest cake from Tiers Cakes, which the models were able to enjoy after the shoot. “It was honestly as good as it was cute,” Sarah said.
Crystal, aka The Wall Flower, setting up the quintessential Valentine’s backdrop.
The group had a blast with the modeling session, some hamming it up more than others.
Floral Designer Jordyn also owns Spin, a cotton candy business.
Sarah suggests people put in their Valentine’s orders early this year. “We’re so proud of what we’ve put together and we’re heavily marketing these arrangements. We hope it’s our best Valentine’s Day yet!”
Bouquet Lights Up Table Art
Table Art is the Omaha Symphony Guild’s annual fundraiser. Local designers, florists, shops and families are invited to be Table Artists by designing tablescapes for display during the event.
Held on November 9 and 10th at Happy Hollow Club, this year’s theme was “Table Art by Candlelight.” Nineteen groups participated as Table Artists including Bouquet.
Sarah Pflug, Bouquet’s manager, said they came up with the design this summer and really leaned into the candlelight theme. “Fortunately, we have a ton of candlesticks and hurricane glasses because of all the wedding and events we do,” she said. “We were able to do a bang-up display that really showcased our rental items and floral design abilities.”
Floral designer Olga Fisher worked her magic and created a massive floral arrangement in a 24-inch urn featuring roses, bittersweet, olive branches, curly willow, amaranthus and oranges. The display also included more than 100 lit candles.
Bouquet’s owner Julie Hockney and marketing director Stacy Ashley Murphy hosted the table at the Thursday evening event and said people loved it. Many said it was their favorite of all the Table Art displays.
“We were one of the first tables people came to, and the candlelight was a real showstopper, albeit a bit hot,” Stacy said. “It really played well against the dark backdrop of Happy Hollow’s bar area.”
Fortunately, the table also looked good during Friday’s lunch event. A special thank you to Omaha Symphony Guild’s Table Art committee members who helped with the lighting and distinguishing of candles. We were all thankful no fire alarms were triggered during these events.
An August Wedding at Happy Hollow
An August 2023 wedding at Happy Hollow Club was one of Bouquet’s biggest ever.
We are fortunate at Bouquet to be involved in many weddings throughout the year. We believe we shine at helping brides, grooms and families create the weddings of their dreams. Sometimes brides come to us individually, and often we get involved through various Omaha event-planning organizations like 402 Events.
402 Events called on Bouquet more than a year ago to help with an August 2023 wedding to be held at Happy Hollow Country Club. Although relatively intimate with 150 guests, the bride’s vision for the evening was grand. Her directive for florals was “green and white.” She wanted lush and elegant. This meant we were able to collaborate with the staff at 402 Events to create a vision for the bride, who was open to ideas.
The wedding ceremony was held outside of Happy Hollow Club near the front entrance. There are lovely gardens and a built-in path perfect for a summer gathering. 402 Events erected a massive clear tent for the evening affair. Clear acrylic chairs, white drapes and lots of lattice helped set a tone that only highlighted the impact of the flowers.
Our Bouquet staff used more than 700 stems to create this stunning archway at the entrance of the tent. Florals included Hydrangeas, Roses, Stock, Lisianthus, Agapanthus and greens including Eucalyptus, Italian Ruscus and Pittosporum.
Inside guests were greeted by arrangements of the same flower varieties that lined the aisle. Above the platform where the bride and groom were married was a custom floral “chandelier” made of Smilax, Stock and Roses. It served as a showpiece during the ceremony and a centerpiece for the tent during the dance portion of the wedding.
The right side of the tent was covered in lattice where the Bouquet team wove Italian Ruscus to create a trellis design. The lattice wall was an elegant addition to the tent and served as a backdrop for the band.
We always try to include a variety of specialty flowers in the bridal bouquet. This bride wanted her personal bouquet to be simple, lush and elegant with many white flowers. We used garden roses, white Dahlias and white Cosmos to complement the other florals but give it a unique touch.
This was one of Bouquet’s biggest events of the year, and we couldn’t have done it without the help of so many incredible vendors including:
Planning, Design, & Coordination: @402events
Ceremony and Reception Venue: Happy Hollow Club
Photography and Videography: @ashleynicolecreative
Catering, Bar, and Cake: Happy Hollow Club
Floral: @bouquetomaha
Ceremony Musicians: @harrisacademy
Reception Band: @somethingbluwedding
Hair and Makeup: @darkhorseomaha
Tent: @kcpartyrentals1
Transportation: @viplimo_nebraska
Stationery: @letters.to.rose @nicole.reher.creative
Rentals: @tracydiehlevents @supplyevent @uraomaha @united.rentals @thewallfloweromaha
Photo Booth: @omahavogue
Lodging: @thefarnamhotel