Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Spiral Ceremony

We absolutely ADORE clients who trust us to get creative! This was the case in a recent wedding we did at The Brooks Museum of Art. The client wanted something ethereal and unique for her ceremony in the front plaza. We had a lot of space and nothing structurally to play off of. She did not want a tent, but more of a light and airy frame with some fabric swagged to create a contained ceremony site. The result: a spiral ceremony!

We had the chairs arranged in one large spiral, with the altar in the center on a raised stage. The center aisle was the walkway created by the spiral, so the bride and her party got to wind their way through every single guest.  Everyone got a wonderful view of the bride and this made her moment walking down the isle that much more spectacular. Around the outside of the spiral we set up white columns and swagged fabric between them. This made the space more intimate and enclosed yet still light and airy. We created a chuppa-like structure around the raised altar and draped it with fabric and flowers.

Kevin Barre, owner of Kevin Barre Photography captured all of these wonderful images. He was great to work with on this day and adapted very impressively to our non-conventional ceremony set up! Check out more of his photos:


Above is a close up of the columns framing the spiral as guests began to arrive.


This is the altar area in the center of the spiral. The trees in the background made for a gorgeous backdrop! The altar was open from all sides so guests had a 360 view of the couple's vows. The spiral isle was drenched in rose petals to up the drama!

The ceremony area as guests began arriving. 

The bride and her father making their way into the spiral! They wound their way through each guest during this very gorgeous and intimate procession.

We had a great time creating this look! Special thanks to Classic Party Rentals, The Brooks Museum and Kevin Barre Photography!

Eventfully yours- Addie

5 comments:

ginajordan said...

This was beautiful! You guys are so creative. Feel free to use that creative genius on anything related to Juliana's wedding. I can't wait to see how it all turns out. :)

Addie McGowan said...
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Social Butterflies, LLC said...

Thanks Gina! I hope Lara Cate is doing better :)

Southern Bride Magazine said...

Lovely!!!

charlee crowley english said...

Love this (but I'm not biased or anything)!!! You ladies did such an amazing job, and made my day more perfect than I'd ever imagined it would be! Everyone loved it!!! Thank you so much or everything! Y'all are truly incredible!!!