Rhiannon Bosse Celebrations

05/10/2021

Yesterday Suzzy finally married her husband in front of their closet friends and family so it's appropriate now to share these stunning portraits of her! Kelly and I have been so eager to share these since October and hope you enjoy the images as much as enjoyed creating them. Congratulations to you and your new husband, Suzzy! Wishing you a lifetime of love and joy.

Floral design: Rhiannon Bosse Celebrations
Film photography: Kelly Sweet Photography

https://rhiannonbosse.com/2021/05/suzzys-bridal-portraits

04/26/2021

Spring flowers are everywhere right now from the wholesale cooler to our sprouting garden! Until our first wedding gets here at the beginning of June I'm delighting in some fresh blooms in our home with my favorite vases from our event inventory.

May this inspire you to fill your space with spring, too!

https://rhiannonbosse.com/2021/04/my-favorite-flower-vases

Photography: Samantha James Photography

12/08/2020

Our table will only be set for our four immediate family members this Christmas, but it's going to be beautiful and meaningful regardless. This week I'm sharing the details behind our tablescape, including heirloom monogrammed napkins from Oatmeal Lace Design, our upgraded china from Pottery Barn, and a few other special ouches.

What are your holiday dinner plans? I'd love to know!

https://rhiannonbosse.com/2020/12/our-classic-holiday-tablescape

Photography by Samantha James Photography

11/23/2020

Holidays aside, we are very excited about the incredible 2021 weddings already on our roster. After a long hiatus of events this past summer, a little floral design and a LOT of celebration sounds really nice. Until next wedding season!

Flowers: Rhiannon Bosse Celebrations
Photography: Kelly Sweet Photography

11/12/2020

We've had the pleasure of executing a few special events in Saugatuck over the years (Hi Megan and Graham! Hi Steph and Paul!) but nothing beats the fun personal time we have there as a family. Oval Beach is a truly magical Michigan gem and a day there with both a personal friend and industry colleague takes the cake.

Enjoy some highlights from our summer adventure in Saugatuck with the Vandersons, a trip we hope to make a yearly tradition!

With Samantha James Photography

https://rhiannonbosse.com/2020/11/saugatuck-in-the-summer

11/09/2020

For the 2020 holiday season, Mimi from The Tiny Tassel and I have partnered together to bring you a colorful, Charleston-inspired, ready to gift box! Included in the box is a pair of Mimi’s handmade Crabb earrings in exclusive colors and a two-two artisan bar of soap with a handmade cedar wood dish.

Our hope is these boxes not only highlight our respective small, women-owned businesses, but they bring you and your gift recipients great ‘comfort & joy’ this holiday. Boxes will retail for $50.00 each and there will be a limited quantity available both in my shop and Mimi’s on December 1st when we launch our seasonal products.

Finally (and I’m so excited to share these!) you can visit the blog today to see photos from our trip to Rainbow Row in September. Sirena of Aneris Photography is a whiz and we greatly enjoyed our time with her. The countdown is on!

https://rhiannonbosse.com/2020/11/rb-soap-co-x-the-tiny-tassel-holiday-2020-collaboration

11/04/2020

The best gift to give a budding floral designer this year?

My virtual bouquet design resource that's packed FULL of everything a designer needs to know to design romantic bouquets, source product, price properly, transport and wrap, and style for photography (to name just some of the content included!) The resource is one of a kind and is a truly priceless tool for anyone who makes floral bouquets!

If you have questions about the resource check out the shop listing for more. Or please message me with your questions and I'm happy to help you. Tonight more than 50 women who have already invested in the resource (!) are joining me in a virtual Zoom call to dive into the content even further and I'd love to include YOU too!

Tag a designer below who would benefit greatly from this! Or tag a spouse or business partner if you want to get this on their radar for the holidays (already a few husbands have purchased this for their significant others; so sweet).

Photo: Samantha James Photography
Tech management: Wink Digital
Design: Laura Kathryn Kashner
Video editing: Rebecca Dexter Visuals

https://rbsoapco.com/collections/shop/products/virtual-bouquet-design-module

10/19/2020

I'm a pretty big celebration enthusiast but nothing brings me greater joy than celebrating our kids' birthdays! Our youngest son just turned two years old so we threw a party for our close family and friends, featuring Ev's favorite pig, Peppa! If you want to take a peek into the party and catch my commentary, I've blogged some photos from Samantha James Photography. Enjoy the post and happy partying!

https://rhiannonbosse.com/2020/10/a-peppa-pig-themed-2nd-birthday-for-ev-drew

09/17/2020

Global pandemic or not, I've been executing virtual mockups with clients for years, thanks to what's always been an incredible roster of clients and vendors that live out of state and country.

I believe this diverse group of clients, and both their and our willingness to do new things helped build a mindset of entrepreneurial flexibility (and a hunger for a good challenge!) that otherwise wouldn't have been cultivated.

This photo from Samantha James Photography​ is from our most recent virtual mock up earlier this year before our social reality really shifted. With our awesome clients in Hawaii, our incredible planning team with Valerie Gernhauser and Sapphire Events in NOLA, and many suppliers and vendors scattered around the country, we worked together to ship and source and design an exceptional virtual mock up just mere months before the wedding day.

While the wedding was impacted by Covid and rescheduled to spring of 2022, this virtual mock up serves an exceptional reminder that we have a solid blueprint for the wedding day when it does get to happen and clients who trust our vision because there's professional and beautiful photographic evidence of it.

Whether you're looking for a different type of opportunity to connect, way to streamline decisions, ideas to showcase your proposed designs, or just want to add in some unexpected delights, my advice is to get creative and be willing to adjust your approach. Right now, and perhaps for the foreseeable future, we might just need to consider new ways of running our businesses, and ultimately meeting the needs of our clients.

Enjoy the blog post I wrote this week that talks more about the logistics of virtual mock ups. I hope it's helpful for any wedding and event vendors needing inspiration on what they can do differently to accommodate this current season better.

https://rhiannonbosse.com/2020/09/how-i-execute-virtual-mock-ups

09/09/2020

AND THE RBC SHOP IS LIVE!

The soap shop has temporarily switched over to house my bouquet designing resource for the next month. It's a fresh change of pace to go hand in hand with a new season!

But this resource! Let me share a bit with you:

In my first few seasons as a floral designer, my constant pain point was creating bouquets that looked as beautiful as the ones gracing the cover of magazines, but perhaps more importantly, that were in my imagination and heart where all of my best creations are born.

The way I wanted my bouquets to aesthetically look was clear but the tangible steps to get to this desired end goal - steps that included finding reputable wholesalers, ordering product, pricing my work, building the bouquet, transporting the bouquet, wrapping it, and then having it photographed professionally, phew! - felt impossibly overwhelming and top secret.

I’d come across photos of bouquets that made me really feel something, and I knew I wanted my work to also elicit those same feelings; for me, my clients, and ultimately the hundreds of people that would enjoy the beauty of these very creations at weddings and then afterwards in photographs once the bouquet was long gone. I firmly believe that a bouquet is one of the most nostalgic parts of a bride’s look and chances are you do too if you’re reading this. But beyond this, I want to help you build bouquets that you and your clients really, really love.

So this guide was created out of a desire to make the floral industry a stronger place, where design secrets aren’t so secretive anymore. It’s for the beginner florist who feels overwhelmed by the subjective nature of floral designing. It’s for the wedding planner looking to grasp the ins and outs of bouquet design to better serve clients having micro weddings or elopements. It’s for the floral designer who wants to take their designs to the next level, which in turn will elevate their business and increase profits.

Learn more via the shop and get yours TODAY while box supplies last. All customers who purchase in the next 24 hours get free access to a November group zoom call to dive deeper into bouquet concepts beyond the content.

Photos: Samantha James Photography
Design: Laura Kathryn Kashner
Video: Rebecca Dexter Visuals
Bouquet photo: Jose Villa

PREORDER: shop.rhiannonbosse.com

FURTHER DETAILS & FAQs: https://rhiannonbosse.com/2020/09/the-rbc-bouquet-design-resource

09/08/2020

Tomorrow the preorders open for my bouquet designing module! The module is a premium educational resource that pairs together a mini-magazine of content and a 35 minute tutorial video that's full of tips, tricks, and design lessons I've learned. There is a premium box option that includes some of my favorite florist-centric items, and a virtual option for the floral designers who live around the world. It's been a year in the making and I'm thrilled!

Today though, I'm offering up two boxes and one virtual bundle in a giveaway that's open to ANYONE! All of the details are in today's IG post but there is a ton more on my blog including FAQS about the resource and what you can expect to gain from it. I hope you'll enter and nominate either yourself or a friend (or both!)! And if this isn't for you specifically, would you consider sharing it to your feed?

Thanks so much, everyone!

THE GIVEAWAY POST: https://www.instagram.com/p/CE4Mym_A8fK/

THE SHOP & PRICING DETAILS
http://shop.rhiannonbosse.com/

FAQS & EVEN MORE DETAILS!
https://rhiannonbosse.com/2020/09/the-rbc-bouquet-design-resource

Photo: Samantha James Photography
Magazine design: Laura Kathryn Kashner
Video: Rebecca Dexter Visuals

08/13/2020

Happy anniversary to E&F today! A freshly made bouquet (with hydrangea from my garden to boot) plus a bar of soap is the best gift bundle I can think of! 💕

08/04/2020

Mr. & Mrs. Leonard

See more of this intimate backyard wedding: https://rhiannonbosse.com/2020/08/steph-paul

Photography: Giving Tree Photography

07/11/2020

Weddings and events may be on hold for the summer but the soapmaking side of operations at RBC is amped up and ready for next week's seasonal capsule launch! I'm so eager to get these beautiful apothecary products wrapped up and off to sinks and showers everywhere.

To learn more about my product offerings, the inspiration behind the line, and to soak up the gorgeous photos from Samantha James Photography, you can hop over to the blog via the link shared here. I've also put together a meaty collection of FAQ to help customers navigate their shopping experience with me! That link is at the bottom of the blog post if you're looking specifically for it.

And if you REALLY want insider details (and typically free coffee on launch days!) then sign up for my mailing list! I send out reminder emails and fun surprises from time to time, while always respecting your sacred inbox space.

I'm counting down the days!

https://rhiannonbosse.com/2020/07/the-rb-soap-co-summer-launch-preview

06/23/2020

The magic-making team behind my website, SEO work, newsletter help, shop running, and overall general business operations recently rebranded to Wink Digital and I want to share their goodness with the world! Payge and her team have been instrumental with my business pivots over the years and I highly recommend their services and talents.

Congratulations Payge and team! I'm counting down the days until you can finally have your big launch party at your gorgeous new studio. A trip to Portland sounds quite nice!

https://www.madebywink.com/

We offer a full suite of creative services that include website + application design and development, forward-thinking branding, impactful content creation, effective social media management, targeted advertising, marketing & technology consulting, and graphic design for web & print.‍

06/16/2020

This past Saturday, the final event of my wedding planning career unfolded and it was a perfect day to mark the end of a beautiful chapter. Steph and Paul's regular wedding - the one we had been planning for close to two years now - had to be cancelled because of Covid-19. But their love was most certainly not cancelled so we got to work diving into a plan for a different kind of wedding, one I hope to see more of as I cheer on my colleagues and friends navigating a new terrain in our industry.

Intimate, joyful, intentional, and beautiful.

These are the event attributes I've always loved most about weddings, and in a serendipitous way, the very pillars last weekend was built on for our couple. I expected to feel very sad when I woke up Sunday morning but instead felt nothing but grateful. Steph and Paul, thank you for sharing your love with us, for trusting us with this special milestone in your life, and for being truly so gracious, laid back, and flexible as curveball after curveball was tossed your way. I know June 13th will forever be a memory for you both, but it will always be one for me too.

Enjoy this short and sweet video edit from Rebecca Dexter Visuals and a photo from Giving Tree Photography which show just a little peek into the magic that happened. I look forward to sharing more when the time is right.

https://vimeo.com/429346461

Beauty: Hanna Wagner Design

04/20/2020

If you're local to the Rockford or Grand Rapids area and want to send Mother's Day flowers to a special someone, I HAVE GOT YOU covered! Pre-orders are NOW open until Friday or when we sell out; whatever comes first! Learn more over at the shop and spread the word, friends! I'd be delighted to make a special holiday weekend just a little bit more beautiful and lovely!

https://rbsoapco.com/products/mothers-day-floral

04/20/2020

Even though it feels like a lot of the world is on hold right now, there are still weddings to plan and bridal bouquets to dream about! My bouquet work was recently featured on the Kleinfeld Bridal blog as an extension to our editorial last fall at Sea Island Resorts and it's part of a round up full of floral-specific tips and suggestions for brides to be. Our friend Anna Breeding nailed the beauty while Allan Zepeda Photography did a phenomenal job with the photos. Take a peek at all the gorgeous inspiration!

https://www.kleinfeldbridal.com/2020/04/07/all-the-bouquet-inspiration-you-need/?fbclid=IwAR1ABIlDmwOVvkU1Dm0u-hVWo7fEqm0DzMoHUbN6OOeXR3QcOq7sezZC7y4

03/30/2020

For anyone in the midst of rescheduling spring and summer weddings and events for November 2020 through to March 2021, we have a wide open schedule and would love to help you with your floral and design needs! Please contact us through our website's form or at [email protected] for more details. It would be our pleasure to serve you and help make your event magical, especially in a time of unknowns.

https://www.rhiannonbossecelebrations.com/contact

Photography: Tara McMullen Photography
Design / floral: Rhiannon Bosse Celebrations

03/24/2020

Shifting gears from flowers and events today, I'm sharing a beautiful preview of my spring soap line up, on the blog! This upcoming launch is so special and celebrates many of my favorite things all in one like spring, flowers, beauty and intentionality, and yes, soap! There's a peek into my updated work space, the most beautiful photos of the new bars, and other fun bits and pieces (like a new soap BUNDLE I'm offering!). Join me today and again on April 6th when the shop reopens at 10:00 am EST!

https://rhiannonbosse.com/2020/03/the-rb-soap-co-spring-launch-preview

Photography by Samantha James Photography

03/23/2020

To the parents paying for childcare tuition(s) even though they are keeping their kids home to fight this for good; I see you. Try and think of your monies as being the livelihood for the teachers that still report to work to be with the children of the doctors and nurses fighting this thing, and the children of the men and women stocking our pharmacies, grocery stores, and gas stations.

To those who do not work in places essential to society's survival right now, but are still expected to physically come into work, I share your frustration. I'm the spouse of a man at work today. Try and think of the business owners making what seems like selfish decisions and understand they may be operating from a place that craves normalcy. The may be clinging to what little security is left.

To those who see endless social media posts about how hard this has been, but know someone who is in critical condition or has passed away due to the virus, I am so sorry for your loss. Being stuck inside, missing date nights, a lack of routine and free time, all greatly pale in comparison to the ultimate consequence of what's happening and may we all be sensitive to those who have lost loved ones.

To those who can't go to work and aren't getting a pay check anymore, for those who are losing inventory and have to lay off employees, for helpless kids who are abused at home and school is their safe place, for households with children who have compromised health, or where an elderly person is under the same roof, this sucks. We have to recognize this is so far from ideal for absolutely everyone.

And to everyone doing their best to go about a new routine that balances work-demands with personal ones, I hope my words give you even the smallest sense of camaraderie. Truly, if you can stay in your home, do it guys. Skip take out for dinner even if your order is supporting a local business (buy a gift card instead), skip the urge to visit the hardware store to finish a home project (purge the closet instead), skip a play date with the neighbors even if you're outside and that feels 'safe'. This too shall pass but ONLY if we all stick together.

Photo by Kelly Sweet Photography

03/22/2020

I'm sharing last week's newsletter for anyone that missed it or for those of you who don't subscribe to my list but still want a peek into what I share! My hope is that every single campaign I send, leaves each recipient feeling inspired and encouraged; things we especially need more of these days.

https://mailchi.mp/rhiannonbosse/a-little-goodness-in-your-inbox

And if you're already signed up to receive my inbox notes, thank you so much! Truly. Email marketing is so intimate and personal, and I feel greatly honored to be allowed into your inbox each month. Take care of yourselves and each other this week.

Xo

03/22/2020

We hope the flowers that were supposed to be used in New Orleans yesterday for our client's wedding (which is now thankfully postponed for October) brought joy to many hard working staff and sick patients at our local hospital. More than 40 women and men across the country helped make this possible by sponsoring each flower arrangement!

Thank you Rhiannon Bosse Celebrations for bringing flower arrangements to brighten the day of so many nurses!

03/17/2020

Last week I was in North Carolina at The School of Styling designing florals for a beautiful three day workshop, and this week instead of boarding a flight with Betsi to NOLA in the morning, I'm at home reminding a sweet little four-year-old to wash his hands every ten minutes (thank goodness I also run a soap company, am I right?)

With the change in our wedding season schedule, and likely the many changes in your personal and professional life too, I'm choosing to look at the global health crisis as a chance to practice gratitude, the joy of home, and the sheer fact that we get to rock out our wedding season through to October while sharing more beauty with you along the way.

Stay safe everyone and chin up; we will prevail!

Floral design: Rhiannon Bosse Celebrations
Photo: Lauren Carnes - Photographer & Communications Strategist

03/02/2020

Our editorial partnership with Kleinfeld Bridal​ was a highlight of 2019. The campaign has been live for a couple months but I'm finally sharing my favorite images, plus many behind the scenes images on the blog. Allan Zepeda Photography​ is a gem and Betsi and I will always treasure this opportunity.

P.S. How long do you think the tree installation took us?!

CC: Sapphire Events New Orleans - Wedding and Event Design

https://rhiannonbosse.com/2020/03/our-kleinfeld-editorial-campaign

02/24/2020

A fresh new website, new blog design, new online soap shop, and of course, a new decade; it's February (almost March!) but I am still riding on that all-things-new high! Join me over on the blog today as a recap one of our 2019 weddings at Bieker Farms. This was a delightful event with thousands of flower stems, the loveliest private property, a darling couple, and no weather pattern too strong for us to overcome. Enjoy!

All images by Joel Serrato

https://rhiannonbosse.com/2020/02/franny-alex

11/25/2019

https://rhiannonbosse.com/2019/11/liz-luke.html