NICK SPANSWICK
EVENTS AND DESIGN
The venue before decoration
My visual for the restaurant area
The tables had heavy lace and tassel custom-made tablecloths. The hand-knitted woollen scarves were security against the weather in case it was cold.
A view from the restaurant towards the ceremony area
The menus had a wheel that rotated to reveal each dinner course
The lights inside the floral chandeliers and table centrepieces added magical glamour to the flowers
The couple's monogram
The couple's monogram was brought to life on all service and bar staff's t-shirts
My visual for the outside wedding gazebo. Based on the couple's monogram, we asked Parisian florist Marianne Guedin to bring it to life with pampas and dried branches
The finished wedding gazebo, inspired by the couple's monogram
A rock and roll singer performed Elvis and Johnny Cash-style songs as guests arrived at sunset
Even the bridesmaids wore fairy wings made of pampas
My visual for the after party area built on the beach. The podium and truss were necessary because of the steep slope of the beach.
Pampas and wild flowers combined to create a sand-dune feel
Morroccan cushions, carpets and pufs added texture and sparkle to the decor
The wood helped the decor feel natural and grounded
A view of the pampas walls, wooden decor and sparkling carpets
The welcome card design, inspired by famous glamorous Saint-Tropez celebrities from the town's heyday in the 1960s
Guests received these hand-made Jane Birkin-style baskets, sun hats and welcome cards when they arrived at their hotel room
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Saint-Tropez wedding
This celebrity couple are extremely famous in Turkey and so they were a real challenge to design for: she's a social media phenomenon and wanted something huge and over-the-top for her friends and Instagram followers, while he wanted something tasteful and understated for his government and business associates. Plus, they wanted an outdoor wedding in Saint-Tropez in mid-September, meaning the weather could be cold and very windy.
I designed a decor that combined a retro vibe with bohemian sparkles and lace (for her), with more under-stated masculine
wooden furniture and thick high-quality fabrics (for him).
The husband-to-be knew the wedding would receive a lot of media attention so even the Save the Date was designed to thwart the public's expectations of how over-the-top their wedding would be.