Justina and Wes were married over the Easter long weekend, with their ceremony held at The Dome, 333 Collins Street, and their reception at Luminare in South Melbourne.
It was a wedding with a very clear visual direction from the outset. The couple wanted the day to feel contemporary, polished and unmistakably special, and our role was to create flowers that carried that feeling across two very different Melbourne venues.
A Wedding Day Across Two Melbourne Venues
What made this wedding especially interesting was the contrast between the two spaces. The Dome brought heritage detail, scale and formality to the ceremony, while Luminare gave the reception a more contemporary setting with strong lines and a distinct sense of occasion. That change in atmosphere gave us the opportunity to create flowers that felt connected across the day, while still responding properly to each venue.
The Morning and the Bridal Bouquet
The morning had that particular stillness that often comes before a wedding, where everything feels calm and charged at the same time. Delivering Justina’s bouquet while she was getting ready was one of those moments that stays with you. There is always something revealing in the way a bride first looks at her flowers. You can feel quite quickly whether the design has landed in the right way, not only visually, but emotionally as well.
Later, as Justina sat with her father in a vintage car before the ceremony, bouquet in hand, there was a quietness to the moment that felt very moving. It was not overworked. It was simply one of those pauses in the day that seems to hold everything for a minute before the celebrations begin.
The Ceremony at The Dome, 333 Collins Street
Justina and Wes chose The Dome, 333 Collins Street for their ceremony, and it suited the day beautifully. The architecture is already so strong that the flowers needed to respect the space rather than compete with it. That is always the consideration with a venue like this. The florals need to soften and frame the ceremony, but they also need enough restraint to let the architecture do what it does best.
For the ceremony, we kept the flowers clean, white and properly scaled to the room. Against the ornate structure of the dome, that clarity felt modern and calm. The flowers gave the ceremony softness and shape, while still allowing the grandeur of the venue to remain central to the experience.
White Wedding Flowers at Luminare
For the reception at Luminare, the floral brief was based around a pure white palette. Briefs like this can sound simple, but they rarely are. A white-on-white floral scheme only works when the flower choices, texture, scale and spacing are all doing their job. Otherwise it can feel flat very quickly.
For Justina and Wes, we worked with more than 1,000 white phalaenopsis orchid stems, 500 bunches of white and green hydrangeas, 500 bunches of fragrant white roses, 1,500 bunches of white Mokara orchids and endless buckets of David Austin garden roses. The impact came from repetition, abundance and control. That is what gave the flowers their presence.
Styling the Reception at Luminare
At Luminare, the flowers needed to shape the room as much as decorate it. The venue has a clear contemporary identity, so the styling had to meet that with confidence. Our role was to create scale, softness and immersion throughout the reception, without losing the crispness that the couple wanted.
The cake table was layered with orchids, roses and candlelight, giving it a glow that made it feel like a destination in its own right. The bridal table, built in clear perspex with flowers layered beneath it, created one of the strongest visual moments in the room. It was contemporary, slightly unexpected and entirely in keeping with the tone of the day.
Across the guest tables, the centrepieces carried the same white floral story through the room at scale. Before guests arrived, the reception had that beautiful stillness that happens when everything is in place and the flowers are doing exactly what they should. By the time the room filled, the suspended installations of orchids and hydrangeas had become part of the architecture itself.
Wedding Flowers by Kate Hill
What we loved most about this wedding was the clarity of the brief and the trust behind it. Justina and Wes knew what they liked, and that always makes the design process stronger. Our job was not to overcomplicate the idea, but to execute it properly. With a restrained palette, every decision matters more. Flower choice, scale, spacing and the relationship between the flowers and the venue all need to be resolved.
For us, this wedding remains a strong example of how modern wedding flowers in Melbourne can feel immersive and generous without relying on colour for impact. The scale did the work. The flower choices did the work. And the venues gave the day its structure.
A Wedding to Remember
From the first meeting, we had the sense that Justina and Wes’ wedding would be something very special. They had a clear vision, a strong instinct for style and the confidence to let us do the work properly. That trust is always what makes the best projects possible.
Their ceremony at The Dome, 333 Collins Street and reception at Luminare will always stay with us as one of those weddings where the flowers, the venues and the atmosphere all aligned. If you are planning a wedding at Luminare and looking for a Wedding Florist in Melbourne, we would be delighted to help create flowers that feel right for the space and right for the day.
Kate x
