Puzzle with Bouquets

Cabinet-card format albumen print circa 1885 showing a young woman in white dress holding what appears to be an ornamental certificate of some kind, next to a display of ten or more bouquets, several of which bear attached labels or cards. With backstamp for "M. J. Fritz, Photographer, Bellevue, Iowa." Price: $35. ( Inventory# id381 )

Was the occasion a graduation?