Smiling Dog Event Group / Weddings & Corporate Events
Made for the way
people gather.
Full-service décor, silk floral design, statement installations, and distinctive photo experiences—for your celebration or your brand.
Weddings
For celebrations shaped by your story, we create layered surroundings for ceremony, cocktails, dinner, and the moments in between. Start with the feeling you want guests to carry home.
Corporate Events
Bring your brand, audience, and purpose into one welcoming environment—whether the gathering calls for a composed annual dinner, a social occasion, or guest portraits worth stepping into.
Not sure where to begin? Let’s talk about your event.
Start a conversationDesigned environments / Full-service décor & florals
A setting, not just a room.
Smiling Dog Event Group transforms venues with full-service décor design, silk floral design, statement décor, custom installations, and lounges. We build visual rhythm across a gathering, balancing elevated detail with the ease that lets people connect. From a first impression to a final photograph, every element is considered in relation to the whole.
- Décor design & installation
- Silk floral design
- Statement pieces & lounges
- Custom event environments
Photo experiences / People, not just pictures
Give guests a reason
to step in.
Our luxury photo experiences create a beautiful pause inside the event: an invitation to gather, celebrate, and take part in the atmosphere you have made. Designed with the same attention as the surrounding décor, these moments can belong as naturally to a wedding as to a corporate evening.
A moment with your people.
Portraits, artistic keepsakes, and shared guest moments made part of your wedding—not an afterthought.
Wedding photo experiences
A moment with your brand.
Portraits, branded collectibles, and interactive experiences shaped around the people you are bringing together.
Corporate photo experiencesWant help choosing a photo experience?
Discuss your photo experienceA collaborative approach
From the first idea
to the feeling in the room.
Our process is focused, collaborative, and built for confident decisions.
Vision
We listen for the occasion, the audience, and the feeling the setting should hold.
Design
We translate that direction into décor, florals, gathering places, and photo moments with a shared point of view.
Delivery & Installation
We deliver and install the selected décor, florals, and experience elements so the environment is ready to welcome guests.
The details matter. So do the people.
Beautiful surroundings.
A personal experience.
“Thank you for making our moments so memorable! Would not hesitate to hire Smiling Dog again in an instant!”
Kathie · Bride
Excerpt from a client review.
Your celebration. Your brand. Your starting point.
Let’s make room
for your moment.
Tell us what you are planning, where it is happening, and what you want people to feel. You do not need every detail decided to start the conversation.
Based in Des Moines · Serving Iowa, Omaha, Kansas City, and Minneapolis/St. Paul Markets.