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2024 Design Challenge

Each year the Nashville Wedding Planners Groups hosts a design challenge where the best wedding planners across Nashville participate in a friendly competition to design the best wedding tablescape. This year the overall theme was “Around the World” and our team chose to design a table based on Southern Italy. Take a look at what we came up with!

Fun prints mixed with fall colored flowers and fresh fruit made for a unique Italy-themed table.
Paper products donated by St. Croix Designs featured similar fun prints and dark shades of green.
Details matter in a table design! Prints can be mixed and matched when done in an intentional way and with great accents.
Dessert is a must for any wedding, and these cannoli were too cute not to place directly on the table.
Fresh fruit is essential to any Mediterranean design and is a big trend in weddings right now!
Drippy candles give that romantic touch to the design.

Although we didn’t win this design challenge, we thought that we had the design most suited to a real-world wedding. You could realistically create this design or something similar for your own wedding without being too over-the-top. Styled shoots are a fun way to let out a designer’s creative side, but in the end, designs need to be user-friendly, both for the ease and enjoyment of the guest, and for real couples with reasonable budgets. And win or lose, we had a blast creating this design!

Thanks so all the vendors who participated with our team!

Photos: Melanie Dunn Photography

Planners: Kelsey Gray Events, Modern Vintage Events, Simply Golden Events, W Events Co

Flowers: Stella Rose Floral

Paper products: St Croix Designs

Venue: Cannery Hall Nashville

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