BASKING RIDGE, NJ — With a passion for flowers and a background in marketing, two Basking Ridge friends Milena Holthausen and Simone Hashimoto decided to fuse their two passions together to open the One & Only Flower Experience.
The idea for the floral business was “to bring people together through events and entertainment,” said Holthausen.
While they sell flowers, the main portion of One & Only Flower Experience is “to give people the opportunity to do art with flowers,” said Holthausen. “The idea of One & Only is to join people together in a very relaxing time and work with flowers and bring that project to life.”
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Floral workshops include teaching how to create arrangements and wreaths and working with fresh or dry flowers.
They offer social events where people can sign up and meet new friends. And they also do private events for birthday parties, baby showers, bridal showers, and more.
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For private events, the clients choose a project that they want to work with and One & Only will bring all the materials and flowers needed.
Each event is customized and tailored for the guests they are serving.
“We have some projects that are especially for kids. We have projects that are more for beginners. So we try to understand who are the people that are in the event and then we come up with a project,” said Holthausen.
For Holthausen and Hashimoto, One & Only is about sharing the joy flowers can bring to others and the power to create with your own hands.
“The idea of our business is not just to teach how to create a floral project, but to give an atmosphere that gives clients freedom, to bring creativity, joy, relaxation,” said Holthausen. “It’s drawing joy, friendship and nature, and, of course, learning as well. The main idea is to have an atmosphere that invites you to learn with joy and friendship.”
One & Only Flower Experience hosts workshops and private events across the tri-state area of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. They also host corporate and fundraising events as well.
For more information on One & Only Flower Experience visit instagram.com/oneonlyflower or facebook.com/oneandonlyflowerexperience or oneandonlyflower.com.
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