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Reimagine traditional wedding receptions with opulent centerpieces using modern, sculptural blooms.

On Our Radar For Wedding Season: A Transformative Kind of Marquee

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A sculptural shelter can become the silent centerpiece of a celebration, marrying form and function beneath the sky. Italy’s leading luxury wedding tent provider transforms the outdoor wedding into an architectural experience.

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What to Hire For a Marquee Wedding

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In this guide, experts share their artful approach to crafting a marquee wedding or celebration that feels both intimate and transportive. From the most impactful furniture hires to thoughtful styling cues, their insights reveal the elements that truly shape the mood, movement, and visual language of the day.

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5 Ways to Transform Your Table with Textiles – from Sculptural to Subtle

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Textiles have been quietly reclaiming their place in contemporary tablescapes – adding depth, softness, and a sense of occasion. Whether your style is restrained or more expressive, these creatives share thoughtful ways to incorporate them into your table setting now.

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Light the Way: How Perfect Lighting Transforms Your Wedding

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We explore our favorite types of wedding lighting and how each evokes a distinct atmosphere. Let us guide you with 5 luminous ideas

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Behind The Object: Paris-based Ceramicist Morgane Pasqualini

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The artist reveals her creative process, the inspirations that shape her work, and her secrets to curating the perfect tablescape.

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6 Ways to Style Your Napkins and Elevate the Tablescape

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Sure, you can let your napkins simply rest on the plate – but why not let them work for you? From silky rosettes to soft-winged folds, discover six artful, unexpected ways to style them.

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Textile Sculptor Mia Sylvia Herrod on Reimagining Reception Styling

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How do you style a reception with Pre-Raphaelite poise and painterly detail? For this textile artist, it’s all about texture, layering, craft, and storytelling – each element woven into a setting worthy of a Rossetti muse.

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The Oceanic Edit: Design Inspired by the Deep Blue

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From the iridescent shimmer of pearl to the dramatic depth of ink black and sculptural, wave-like forms – oceanic allure is making waves in design.

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8 Marquee Alternatives – Stunning Structures Beyond the Expected

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From the art world to the natural world, these unexpected designs redefine the marquee setting – elevated, immersive, and anything but ordinary.

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Bar Styling: 7 Key Takeaways from Artisan Mia Sylvia Herrod

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A stylish, stand-out bar can transform a reception or gathering – visionary Mia shares her surprising takeaways.

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The Art of Table Setting with Artist Lisa Mok

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A table isn't just a table, it's alive – brimming with personal meaning and artefacts – if you ask Lune 1860's founder, Lisa Mok.

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The Art of Decadent Dining with Omer Gilony

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Artist Omer Gilony on how to set a sumptuous table that instantly entices the senses.

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3 Creative Ways to Style Tapered Candles for your Reception

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Reimagine your tablescape with tips by Danish candle experts, Kunstindustrien, and steep a space in dimension and drama with the artful use of tall, tapered candles.

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Artisanal Beauty: An Autumnal Tablescape in Kyoto

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A serene afternoon of artisanal beauty at Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto, as The Lane crafts an ethereal tablescape outside in the meditative, temple-like gardens.

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Refined Reverie: A Reception Grounded in Nature’s Elegance

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Amidst Mallorca’s unbridled terrain, Almond Valley’s opulent beauty meets refined design, where organic blooms and effortless luxury intertwine to craft a mesmerizing reception.

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An Endlessly Elegant Reception at an 18th-century Lisbon Palace

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A delicate dance of contrast and balance, this reception blends cascading florals, ambient candlelight, and architectural details to enhance and illuminate an 18th-century palace's timeless allure.

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Flora En Masse – An Elegant Wedding Reception in The Cotswolds

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Florals in unrestrained shapes tumbled down tablescapes, in an artful use of space at Cornwell Manor, in the Cotswolds.

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A Rambling Garden Reception in The Cotswolds

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Amongst the rambling beauty of an overgrown meadow, raw, tousled linens, milky cutlery, and slender ivory tapered candles accented this tablescape in The Cotswolds.

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A Night of Revelry in Tuscany

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An evening of revelry in Tuscany, celebrating The Lane's upcoming Destination Wedding and Travel Guide at Castello di Celsa.

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Elements of Earth – A Poetic Reception at Les Carrières des Lumières

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The imposing limestone of a French quarry in Provence was effortlessly shrouded in soft ecrus and structural gold details for this reception.

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Artful Restraint – A Modern, Autumnal Reception in Wales 

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Raw materials were rebirthed into stunning visuals and symbolic details at Llantilio House, an 18th-century farmhouse in Wales.

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English Enchantment – A Romantic Escape at Hedsor House

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A dreamy reception of opulent draping and blousy florals, Hedsor House was alchemized from minimalism into abundance.

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Sinuous Shapes for a Reimagined Reception

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With shapes that swell and inflect, a dreamy tablescape unfurled at an early 20th-century folly in Lancaster.

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Poetic Revelry – A Wedding Reception in Melbourne

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Suspended swaths of fabric fell and rose poetically against the details of a minimalist tablescape at a historic building in Melbourne.

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Ethereal Drapery at a 19th Century English Manor

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Luxurious drapery and curated fabric installations fell from the ceilings of a 19th century English manor to create an ethereal reception.

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Artful Cutlery to Elevate Your Tablescape

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Exchange generic hired cutlery for artisanal styles steeped in story and craftsmanship, that later become treasures for the home.

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A Meandering Wildflower Aisle at a Private Estate in Sonoma

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A sprinkling of rain and blanket of fog made a meandering wildflower aisle, and modern marquee reception, all the more magical.

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A Romantic Townhouse Wedding in London

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Exuding a hypnotic sense of elegance, a grand Georgian townhouse in London’s Mayfair was the backdrop for a wedding spilling with romance.

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Idyllic Italian Opulence at a Lake Como Wedding

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Against the grandiosity of 16th-century Villa Balbiano, soft hues and lush floral arrangements were evocative of timeless romance at this Lake Como Wedding.

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An Ethereal Wedding in a Medieval Italian Convent

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Rooted in the essence of minimal luxury, remnants of timeless opulence were used at this ethereal wedding in a medieval Italian convent.

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Ethereal Wedding Sculptures

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Revealing hidden dimensions within spaces, ethereal wedding sculptures inspired by art installations, transcend conventional décor.

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An Indulgent Champagne Tower for Your Wedding Reception

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Give in to the epitome of elegance with a captivating, indulgent champagne tower for your wedding reception.

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Wedding Centerpieces – Sculptural Blooms

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Reimagine traditional ballroom table flowers and create opulent wedding centerpieces using modern, sculptural blooms. 

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Dinner en Blanc

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For a modern wedding that spills with elegance, style your reception dinner en blanc and create nuance with texture.

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Wedding Centerpieces – Clustered Candles

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Simple wedding centrepiece ideas to boldly punctuate a wedding table with drama and ambience. 

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Round Wedding Tables

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Traditional round wedding tables are given an alluring new look, inspired by decadent dining at Saint Laurent and Dior.

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Casas Secretas

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A collision of raw beauty and opulence, inspired by the inimitable beauty of European dining.

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Colors of Night

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Set within the nostalgic walls of Casas Secretas, a magical reception unfolds in layers of poetic details.

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An Opulent Lake Como Reception

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An opulent reception set within the ornate walls of a 16th-century Italian Chateau, surrounded by sweeping views of Lake Como. 

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Midnight Decadence

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An evening of reception revelry at Greyleigh Kiama, as The Lane transforms the rustic surrounds into a decadent tablescape spilling with candlelight, gilded accents and layers of ethereal glass. 

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Ethereal Revelry

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An ethereal tablescape in billowing fabrics, spilling with romance and revelry, inside the historic walls of a 13th-century medieval priory.

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Otherworldly Decadence

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An ethereal setting by Claire Mazzarello collides with old-world romance and modern minimalism in the heart of Provence.

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Ethereal Grandeur

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Within a dramatic, timeworn church in Spain comes two tablescapes styled in a display of ethereality and timeless refinement.

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The Lane’s Favorite Real Wedding Details

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We dive into the real wedding archives & share our handpicked edit of the top styling, venue, photography & fashion details to inspire a dream wedding.

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10 Tips for Styling a Bar

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We ask the industry's top wedding stylists for their exclusive tips & tricks for styling an unforgettable bar.

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A Midnight Soirée

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A New Years Eve tablescape steeped in gilded, mystical accents, raw textures, layered ceramics and sculptural design to inspire celebration and reflection with loved ones.

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5 Unique Table Configurations

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Boldly impacting the mood and visual aesthetic of your wedding, we guide you through five different reception table configurations and what to consider. 

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Modern Metallic Furniture

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Bold, provocative and undeniably tasteful, a new style of metallic furniture has graced us with her presence.

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Unexpected Spaces: Greenhouses

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Wedding venues offering a mood of botanical escapism, in the heart of the city.

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