Patricia Vaks Creates a Tropical-Contemporary Wedding at Grand Hyatt Rio

Tropical Meets Contemporary

The design paired tropical references with a cleaner contemporary vocabulary rather than relying on rustic styling alone.

Photography: LoveShake / Constance Zahn.

Wood and Copper

Wood furniture with copper details created the bridge between natural and contemporary elements.

Photography: LoveShake / Constance Zahn.

Botanical Identity

Palm-leaf motifs extended into printed details, reinforcing the tropical concept beyond floral arrangements.

Photography: LoveShake / Constance Zahn.

Credits

Decoration: Patricia Vaks. Flowers: Orlando Ambrósio. Furniture: Ambiente Eventos.

Photography: LoveShake / Constance Zahn.

Editorial Source

https://www.constancezahn.com/casamento-tropical-contemporaneo-no-rio-de-janeiro/

Photography: LoveShake / Constance Zahn.

Photography: LoveShake / Constance Zahn.

Design Analysis: Tropical Modernism and Copper

This tropical-contemporary wedding setting in Rio de Janeiro explored the contrast between modern geometric architecture and an organic botanical language. Patricia Vaks's decoration departed from stereotypical beach themes and highly saturated tropical colors, favoring a controlled palette of green, white and copper. Foliage was the principal decorative material, while timber and metallic details introduced a more urban, architectural quality.

Photography: LoveShake / Constance Zahn.

Natural leaves and copper-toned foliage reinforced the central contrast. Transparent acrylic chairs sat against stone textures, giving the tables a lighter visual presence, while the modern lines of the venue supported the same geometric vocabulary. The aim was not to imitate a garden but to translate its organic forms into a contemporary interior.

Photography: LoveShake / Constance Zahn.

The dessert composition extended the tropical theme through coconuts: green and dried shells appeared as containers and decorative elements alongside seeds, flowers and other botanical forms. This choice connected the smaller objects to the larger scheme without requiring additional colors. In design terms, the project created continuity by repeating materials and shapes rather than literal ornaments.

Photography: LoveShake / Constance Zahn.

The floral contribution is credited to Orlando Ambrósio, and the photography to LoveShake. The source frames the project as a highly styled visual concept; it should therefore be read primarily as a study in tropical-contemporary wedding decoration, not as evidence of undocumented details about a particular couple.

Photography: LoveShake / Constance Zahn.