Joyful, irreverent and glam, the ceremony took place in the stunning courtyard while golden flamingos stalked through the landscaping. Edible flowers were a delicious theme, from nasturtium cocktails to floral salads with a finale of lavender, rose petal and orange blossom ice cream sundaes. Lavish floral mobiles spun overhead, setting the tone for gracious revelry, …
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Tiffany Celebration Garden
For the first wedding at this new venue, the Chicago skyline and Buckingham fountain gave witness to the exchange of vows, while guests later found their names in wild calligraphy on place cards nested in a sea of neon succulents. The centerpiece was arranged in a single l75 foot. ribbon. Waves of textural foliage such …
Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose Ball
Taking John Singer Sargent’s painting “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” as inspiration, we decorated the Hilton ballroom to feel like a twilit garden in the english countryside. Framing the debutante’s entrance with a grove of 24 ft oak and maple trees, we then festooned the trees with hand-painted, incandescent japanese lanterns and embowered the stage with …
Ravinia Gala
For Ravinia’s annual summer gala, we took as inspiration a program cover from 1917 depicting the park at night festooned with Chinese lanterns. Replicating the feeling of picnicking on Ravinia’s lawn in the evening, we lit the tent for 700 guests in deepest cobalt blue and brought in 20ft. tall maple trees for a verdant, …
Bat Mitzvah At Ignite Glass Studios
Ignite Glass Studios proved a perfect venue for this chic Bat Mitzvah celebration. A clear tent sheltered an overflow of guests with clouds of opalescent spheres suspended overhead while coral chrysanthemums in cerulean blue lattice vases decorated the tables. The main space was illuminated by a custom 14ft. LED wall featuring original video art, masses …
Bat Mitzvah At Venue Six Ten
Futuristic hedges of wheatgrass with lilac dahlias growing out of them decorated the teen’s illuminated tables while abstract video art was projected on 6ft balloons floating overhead. Layers of saturated purple light flattered the museum’s edgy architecture with adult tables arranged in a chevron pattern, accented by soaring displays of violet orchids. Additional photos by Romy …
SHED AQUARIUM’S “BLU” EVENT
Paying homage to The Great Lakes Conservation Alliance, (the evening’s charity), Cornelia McNamara Flowers produced multiple environments throughout the aquarium using native flowers such as soaring displays of cattails. The centerpiece of the event was a wall of 100 “ love letters to the lake”, written by Chicago children and youth poets
Bar Mitzvah At Hard Rock Hotel
For this Bar Mitzvah we designed a black-light saturated dance club. Treated with Day-Glo neon stenciled patterns, we suspended 40 geometric lanterns over the dance floor where guests enjoyed glowing gourmet cotton candy and threw down their best moves. Glows sticks in liquid crystal “digital style” lit up place cards while fiber optic and plasma …
Winter Ball
Inspired by the vision of an Orangerie after a light snow, we filled the grand ballroom at the Chicago Hilton with living 24ft. Orange trees. The bandstand was framed by a custom built lattice hedge of fresh, snow encrusted winter citrus while Paul Montgomery’s hand painted chinoiserie wall paper was projected onto the drapery behind. …