Vic Meirelles Creates an Organic Flowerless Altar for Ray Breda and Carlos Miele
Design Notes
The couple asked for an organic altar without flowers and with curved lines.
The brief pushed the ceremony structure beyond traditional floral arches into a more architectural, fashion-led direction.
Photography: Fernanda Scott / Constance Zahn.
Editorial Source
https://www.constancezahn.com/casamento-fashionista-em-sao-paulo-ray-breda-carlos-miele/
Photography: Fernanda Scott / Constance Zahn.
Photography: Fernanda Scott / Constance Zahn.
Editorial Analysis: A Curved, Organic Ceremony Structure
At the historic Casarão Baronesa Veridiana in São Paulo, the wedding of Ray Breda and Carlos Miele combined fashion references with a modern approach to ceremony design. Vic Meirelles developed an altar requested by the bride as organic and largely flower-free, with curved lines recalling the architecture of Carlos Miele's New York store. The result moved away from the standard floral arch.
Photography: Fernanda Scott / Constance Zahn.
Photography: Fernanda Scott / Constance Zahn.
Interlaced vine trunks shaped the aisle and ceremony area, while phalaenopsis orchids supplied selective botanical detail. This was an architectural rather than purely floral way to create a sense of enclosure. Instead of adding many flowers to an existing structure, the natural material itself formed the structure and expressed the designer's intentions.
Photography: Fernanda Scott / Constance Zahn.
Photography: Fernanda Scott / Constance Zahn.
The couple concentrated their gathering in the main rooms of the old house rather than using the usual ballroom and gazebo sequence. Transparent furniture from 100% Eventos, tableware from D. Filipa and candles with a citrus scent helped link the organic ceremony element to a more contemporary interior setting. These details kept the event personal and sophisticated.
Photography: Fernanda Scott / Constance Zahn.
Photography: Fernanda Scott / Constance Zahn.
Photography is credited to Fernanda Scott, with coordination by Toda de Branco. The project illustrates how a wedding designer can use curves and branches to create a ceremony centerpiece that relates to fashion, architecture and a particular couple's aesthetic without relying on a conventional flower-covered canopy.
Photography: Fernanda Scott / Constance Zahn.
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