If you’ve ever been to an event at the historic Cyclorama, you know what an absolutely massive space it is. It can technically seat near 900 people for dinner. Since the bride and groom were not expecting quite so many guests we immediately got to work designing ways to make the space seem more intimate and invoke the “secret garden with a urban twist” look Rebecca was hoping for. It was great challenge, and one that I think we met beautifully!
Rebecca’s bouquet featured white garden roses, astilbe, stock, and touches of sword ferns and sedum for a fresh-picked look.
Boutonnieres were a combination of green thistle, wax flower, freesia tips and sword ferns.
A custom built escort card display held hand painted canvases with each guest’s initials. We designed the boxes to support these decorative trellises in the front, with deep wells in the back to hold shrubs and plants of varied sizes. Add in a few lighting tricks from Boston Uplights and you have one eye-catching display!
Garden inspired arrangements dotted the cocktail tables.
Beautiful drapery kept the reception space a surprise while guest enjoyed cocktails in the lobby. Here’s a peek at the plants we had hung from the grid work on the ceiling. They formed a circle above the dance floor.
Guests entered the dining area through a living hedge we created on either side of our metal arbor. Our friends at Pleasant View Gardens drove a large truck of their finest trees, shrubs and plants into the city to bring our sketches to life. We couldn’t have imagined it better!
Each table featured three floral pieces – One vintage sewing machine drawer filled with greens, white hydrangea and white spray roses flanked by more two modern glass pyramid vases brimming with Free Spirit roses.
The couple wanted a clever twist on the traditional photo booth for their guests to enjoy. Our vintage photo frames were hung from the pipe and drape to create a backdrop and many of our other props and plants were staged around the area.
The entire room looked absolutely magical. To see a full gallery of this event, please click here.
Many thanks to all the wonderful vendors we worked with on this project. A truly great team!
Flowers & Props | Ideas in Bloom
Plants | Pleasant View Gardens
Planning | Alden Blair
Catering | Capers Catering
Lighting | Boston Uplights
Ceremony | Private South End Park
Reception | The Cyclorama
Photographer | Fat Orange Cat Studio
