Working with a strong creative team always changes the way a design comes together. This project started with a Boston-based collaboration between planner Clover Roe Events and floral studio Fleurish Design Studios, alongside stationery work from Nashville designer Taylor P Vaughan Co. Even though everyone came at it from slightly different places, the foundation stayed rooted in a shared idea: build something layered, intentional, and not overly prescribed. From there, we decided not to force everything into one direction, but to let two very different tablescapes exist side by side.

The first table leaned garden-forward. It felt light and easy in the way early summer does, greenery doing most of the talking, florals moving softly across the table, nothing feeling overworked. The palette stayed restrained, which let the textures come forward instead of the color. It had that feeling where everything looks effortless, but nothing actually is.

The second table went in the opposite direction. Same starting point, completely different outcome. Peach and burgundy set the tone, with fruit worked directly into the floral design so it felt more lived-in and a little unexpected. It was richer, heavier in the best way, and shifted as the light changed across the table. Still refined, just with more contrast and depth.

What made it work was how each vendor approached it without over-directing the outcome. Clover Roe Events kept everything grounded and cohesive, making sure both directions still felt like part of the same world. Fleurish Design Studios built florals that responded to each mood instead of repeating a formula, and Taylor P Vaughan Co. added stationery that quietly anchored both tables without pulling focus.

Photographing both setups side by side made the contrast more obvious. One was soft and green and understated. The other was deeper, fruit-driven, and a little more expressive. Neither felt like a “theme,” just two different ways of interpreting the same starting point.

In the end, that was the most interesting part of it. Not picking a direction, but letting multiple ideas sit in the same space and still feel connected.

Vendors
Planner & Stylist – Clover Roe Events
Florist – Fleurish Design Studios
Stationery – Taylor P Vaugnan Co.