Vincenzo Dascanio Builds a Floral Pagoda for Karena Ng’s Tuscany Wedding

Old Hollywood in Tuscany

Karena Ng and Brian Sze's wedding combined Old Hollywood glamour with the historic setting of Villa di Geggiano.

Photography: Elena Baranchuk / Vogue.

The Floral Pagoda

The ceremony focal point was a towering pagoda designed by Vincenzo Dascanio and covered with light pink roses and white orchids.

Architecture and Fashion

The floral structure framed a highly fashion-led ceremony while remaining visually connected to the villa's Italian garden.

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https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/karena-ng-and-brian-sze-wedding

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Editorial Analysis: A Floral Pagoda in the Tuscan Garden

At Villa di Geggiano outside Siena, Vincenzo Dascanio created the wedding ceremony's dramatic floral pagoda for Karena Ng and Brian Sze. The setting was a historic Italian garden, and the installation rose among its architectural and planted surroundings, using light-pink roses and white orchids to create a soft romantic focal point.

The wedding's broader Old Hollywood inspiration informed the atmosphere, but the pagoda was unmistakably botanical. Its height and density made the structure a visible landmark along the ceremony axis, while the white flowers supplied contrast against the garden's greenery and the villa's historic surfaces.

The couple's wedding unfolded over several locations in Tuscany. Dascanio's documented contribution related specifically to the ceremonial floral treatment at Villa di Geggiano, while Savvy Events Studio planned the celebration. This distinction is important because the later dinner and entertainment setting had additional scenic details that should not automatically be credited to the florist.

Vogue's wedding gallery identifies Elena Baranchuk and German Larkin among its photographers; the single photograph currently included in this draft is credited to Elena Baranchuk. The project illustrates how one carefully positioned floral structure can create a sense of architectural grandeur without covering the existing landscape.

Photography: Elena Baranchuk

Photography Credits

Elena Baranchuk.

Photography credits for Vogue's wedding gallery: Elena Baranchuk and German Larkin. The existing photo in this draft is attributed to Elena Baranchuk.

Photography: Elena Baranchuk (the photograph presently embedded in this article). German Larkin is separately credited in the full Vogue wedding gallery.