Romesh & Leesa -
A Summer Marquee Party

The Brief

Deliver an intimate Vow Renewal Ceremony to be attended by immediate family, followed by a Summer Party for close friends in a garden marquee. 

The Story Of The Day

We created a small ceremony area in a tucked-away part of the garden, framed with a dressing of white reflexed roses and foliage from Mad Lilies. The look was very much 'trendy smart-casual' with Leesa and Romesh setting the style of relaxed wedding chic.

Meanwhile, guests arriving for the afternoon party walked through to the garden decking, which extended into the main entrance of the marquee where they were welcomed with cocktails from the wonderful team at The Drunken Jockeys and a fabulous showcase of food stations from the team at Jimmy Garcia. With live chefs at the stations producing vegan, Thai and Indian food including cooking from the Ofyr, the overall experience had a real WOW! factor.

As well as the fabulous cocktails and sensational food options, there was also a 'pimp your doughnut' station and guests were treated to a cookie and cake station from Crumbelina Cakes.

As the evening progressed, the cocktails and champagne flowed and guests made their way to the dance floor with DJ Rob Pursey and DJ Jaguar Skills.

We welcomed Philip White later in the afternoon to have a studio portrait session. Philip captured a shot of the guests in black and white and they were edited and printed on site ready for guests to view and take home.

Jimmy Garcia then had the posh kebabs ready for the guests later in the evening and I have to say, they were absolutely EPIC!!

The Concept

Whilst working through various design concepts, it was decided Leesa & Romesh both loved the idea of a monochrome palette, with clean lines and a modern vibe, so this is exactly what we created.

Notes

We selected a modern semi-rigid marquee with a wall of bi-folding doors to create a seamless look. The glass walls allowed the late evening summer sunshine to cascade in, enhanced by incorporating glass finishes with mirrored sections to help with the light reflection.

The bespoke fixtures were custom-built to include a 12ft bar with matching DJ booth to a 360-degree food station.

In the DJ booth, retro lights were installed as part of the design and came alive at night time along with the additional carefully considered LED dance floor lights and heads bouncing off the disco balls installed in the sensational floral installation above the dance floor.

For the seating areas, we wanted to create several small pockets of sociable seating and had to ensure there were plenty of side tables for the drinks and bowl food. We paired this with high-top tables and bar stools to create added interest and depth in the overall design.

Mixing textures is key to helping elevate the overall vision of the design with the glass, gloss and leather, the sofas were a soft black velvet to create a sense of style and warmth.