Hi! I’m Travis Green, the owner and lead designer behind Squeak Balloon & Decor in Ankeny, Iowa. You may have seen our balloon installations, lighted marquee letters, or larger-than-life sculptures around the Des Moines metro. Today, I want to introduce the family behind the business—and share a little about what we love to create.

My wife, Mindy, and I are raising our two children, Hadley and Hudson, while running creative businesses rooted right here in our community. Our life includes balloons, flowers, family time, and cheering on the Cyclones!

The Green family enjoying a football game together.

Mindy, Hadley, and Hudson in the stadium.

A Creative Family in Ankeny

I started Squeak Balloon & Decor in 2020. With a background in graphic design, I love working with color, shape, and scale to bring an idea to life. Balloons give me a way to take those design skills off the screen and build something people can walk up to, stand underneath, and enjoy together.

Mindy owns Carmen’s Flowers Uptown in Ankeny and also helps with Squeak. Flowers are her creative world, and balloons are mine. When an event calls for both, we can help bring those details together.

Hadley and Hudson are a big part of the family behind it all. Running small businesses while raising a family keeps life full, and we’re grateful for the chance to build something our kids can watch grow.

Hadley and Hudson beside a floral cross.

What We Create at Squeak

Squeak provides custom balloon décor and marquee letter rentals for corporate events, grand openings, community celebrations, and private parties throughout Ankeny, Des Moines, Ames, and surrounding Central Iowa communities.

Balloon arches and columns that welcome guests and frame entrances.
Organic balloon garlands designed around your colors, space, and celebration.
Custom balloon sculptures that turn a theme into a conversation piece.
Lighted marquee letters and numbers for names, milestones, and company celebrations.
Photo backdrops and displays that give guests a place to gather and take pictures.
Grab & Go garlands for clients who want to pick up their décor and set it up themselves.

Some events need a polished display in company colors. Others call for a playful sculpture, a bold entrance, or a holiday installation. I especially enjoy the projects that start with, “Could you build something like this?”

From Company Milestones to Family Celebrations

For our corporate clients, we help create décor that fits the brand, the venue, and the purpose of the event. That might mean celebrating a company milestone, welcoming employees to a holiday party, or helping a new business make an entrance on opening day.

For private celebrations, we bring that same attention to birthdays, graduations, baby showers, and other meaningful occasions.

The design starts with your event: what you’re celebrating, how you want the space to feel, and which details matter most to you. From there, we help turn those ideas into a display that belongs in the room.

Hudson enjoying popcorn at a football game.

Thank You for Supporting Our Family

Every booking, referral, kind review, and shared photo helps our small business grow. When you choose Squeak, you’re supporting a local family and giving us the opportunity to keep doing creative work we love.

We’re thankful to be part of the celebrations happening across our community—and we’d love to be part of yours.

Planning an event? Tell us what you have in mind.

—Travis & the Green family

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