A Romantic Garden Bloom Wedding
A Garden Inside the Brick
Some venues have so much character that the best design move is to let them lead. For Maryalice and Chris's wedding, the setting came with red brick, deep arcades, and a bell tower rising above the trees. Our job was to bring in the softness.
The day began in a church with warm timber beams, stained glass, and a red-carpeted aisle. Urns of flowering branches, roses, tulips, and trailing ivy stood at the altar, so the ceremony already felt like spring. From there, the celebration moved into the courtyard, where we wanted guests to feel they had stepped into a garden that happened to be inside a historic brick building.
The centerpiece of the evening was a clear-top tent that let the brick arches and the sky stay part of the room. Beneath it, we hung gold and crystal chandeliers, each one wrapped in cascading greenery, so the ceiling felt like a canopy of branches. Strands of fairy lights ran along the tent's edges, and soft white drapery framed the arcade, so the whole space glowed against the brick.
Setting the Tables
For the tables, we leaned into color without losing elegance. Dusty periwinkle pintucked linens sat beside ivory, with gold chiavari chairs, gold-rimmed glassware, and mirrored gold votives. Florals ran in jewel tones of raspberry, blush, mauve, and plum, with lilac sweet peas and pops of fresh green. Tall arrangements on glass stands floated at eye level over some tables, and lower, lush bowls anchored others, so the room had rhythm and variety.
The Details Guests Lingered Over
Cocktail hour spilled into the grand hall, where two long wooden tables held a grazing spread of cured meats, cheeses, grapes, and berries, crowned with a tall arrangement of delphinium, hydrangea, and tulips. A halved artichoke sat among the salami as a small, unfussy touch. Nearby, a velvet sofa in soft olive, an acoustic guitar leaning against it, and a set of gilded nesting tables made a cozy lounge for conversation. The four-tier textured buttercream cake, finished with sugar roses and gold leaves, echoed the palette of the day.
The brick did a lot of the work. Its warm red tone was the perfect partner for the florals, and the gold in the chairs, the glassware, and the chandeliers picked up the warmth in the wood of the church and the hall. We didn't hide the building. We layered green and light over it until it felt like the room was designed for the day.
Creative Partners & Vendor Highlights
Planner: @gianevents
Photographer: @michaelandannacosta
A transformation like this takes a full team that understands how the light, the flowers, and the building should work together.
The Lasting Impression
When the sun went down, the courtyard became its own kind of magic. Chandeliers glowed through the greenery, fairy lights twinkled along the tent, and guests filled the dance floor beneath it all. Maryalice and Chris's wedding reminded us that the best celebrations honor the place they're in, then add just enough beauty to make it unforgettable.
