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Burgundy Velvet Garden

Burgundy velvet, slender calla lilies and gold-beaded chargers create a detailed table setting. Behind the tables, a white sofa surrounded by burgundy and white flowers repeats the same palette at a larger scale.

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Design notes by Events By Maryam · Columbus, Ohio

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What gives this design its character

A rich textile base

The burgundy runner gives the long table a continuous line of color. Its soft texture contrasts with the clear glassware and reflective gold details.

Flowers with space around them

Individual calla stems sit in narrow glass vases. Their open spacing lets the runner and place settings remain visible between the flowers.

A connected sweetheart setting

The fuller burgundy-and-white floral arrangement around the sofa brings the table palette into the background. The contrast between sparse table stems and dense background flowers gives each area its own role.

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What to adapt for your celebration

Choose where to concentrate the flowers

You can use this photograph to discuss a fuller sweetheart setting with lighter guest tables, or a stronger floral treatment across the tables. The number and length of tables will shape the quantities.

Coordinate the layers at each place

Confirm the linens, chargers, napkins and tableware available from the venue or caterer. That makes it easier to decide which decorative layers to add and how closely to follow the pictured palette.

Plan the scope

Bring these details to your inquiry

Separate the long-table treatment from the floral sweetheart setting. Confirm runner lengths, vase and stem quantities, candleholders and the number of places requiring chargers. Identify any venue or caterer items, then confirm the selected décor, installation, removal and travel in your quote.

Will the room use long tables, round tables or both?
Which linens and place-setting pieces are already included?
Would you like the main floral focus on the tables or the sweetheart area?
What candle rules and setup times should the design account for?

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Questions about this look

Are chargers, glassware and tableware part of this look?

They appear in the photograph, but the image does not identify the supplier of each piece. Ask the venue or caterer what is already provided, then list the chargers, napkins, linens, glassware and other pieces each supplier will furnish. This avoids leaving a place-setting layer unspecified.

What changes if my reception uses round tables?

The photograph shows a runner and repeated stems along a long table. For round tables, share the diameter and place count so the runner shape, vase grouping and space for tableware can be discussed. Keep the burgundy palette as the reference while confirming a layout for your tables.

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