Van Gogh exhibition is the perfect backdrop for Nebraska couple’s ‘amazing’ wedding | Arts and Theater

After Deanna Walz proposed to David Hudson, the couple knew they wanted a nontraditional wedding.

They’d both been married before and had a standard ceremony. This time they wanted something different — a quaint backyard wedding, they thought.

But a celebration in the Beyond Vincent Van Gogh immersive art experience in Council Bluffs was never in their realm of possibilities.

At least not until they saw an advertisement for a “Win ​​Your Wedding” competition hosted by the Omaha World-Herald.

The Greenwood couple tied the knot Wednesday evening, engulfed in the handiwork of one of history’s greatest artists. Projections of flower petals painted by Van Gogh were the backdrop as Walz and Hudson exchanged vows.

Promising to have and to hold each other in the exhibit was magical, Walz said.

“There’s a scene in the exhibit where there are flower petals kind of swirling around,” she said. “That’s what the experience felt like — beautiful flower petals just swirling around all the time.”

In lieu of a guest book, a blank canvas was on display at the reception for each guest to add a stroke. The art piece will be displayed in their home, serving as a souvenir of the grandiose day.

Walz, 50, and Hudson, 51, were selected after submitting a video sharing their story. The artsy pair who both work for Lincoln nonprofits used their creativity to make a masterpiece.

“I like to put a little extra in,” Walz said. “He came up with the overall concept, and I did the editing. It turned out pretty cute.”