Dancin’ Daisies: Senior Sophie Bruck creates corsages and boutonnieres for homecoming and school dances

Strolling between rows of colorful peonies and potent lavender sticks, senior Sophie Bruck stops to examine a blooming rose at Trader Joe’s. She’s looking for flowers to make a bouquet for her mom. 

When putting all the flowers in the perfect order, picking out the right colors and arranging the bouquet, she discovered she had a knack for it.

In the midst of her junior year homecoming, while preparing for the Saturday night dance, an additional person was added to her dinner group at the last minute. Bruck found herself creating a boutonniere for him. 

“I had a date, and then this other guy decided to come in our group and I was like—you could be my other plus one, ” Bruck said. “So I just whipped up a boutonniere with the flowers I had for him.”

She realized she enjoyed making flower arrangements for dances after making her friend one, then proceeded to make all her friends’ corsages for dance as well. 

“I love messing around with all of the colors and arranging [the flowers,” Bruck said. “They are always different depending on the dress.” 

Bruck has found that she receives a significantly greater amount of orders during school dances than other times. 

Expanding her business, Bruck has started supplying her flowers through a wholesaler, which requires her to miss some of her morning classes because you have to pick up the flowers in the morning. 

While continuing to make corsages and boutonnieres for homecoming this year, she explains how hard the work can be. 

“I don’t think people realize how much effort it takes, when you meet a florist you realize how much work it is,” Bruck said.