CHISWICK HOUSE & GARDENS

Kishori & David

01.08.2026

Overview

Kishori and David's August wedding at Chiswick House was built to move slowly. Unhurried by design — every hour given room to breathe, every detail there for a reason rather than for the camera.

Guests arrived to a martini stand in the gardens — a gin or vodka classic, a clarified-tomato 'Tomtini', and a passionfruit 'Puli-tini' mixed for the couple — with rosé champagne poured while one of London's great neo-Palladian houses did the work no styling ever could.

Dinner followed with wines the couple chose with Hedonism Wines and hand-finished place cards at every seat, and from eight the evening bar took over: palomas, negronis, and clarified espresso martinis circulating on trays as the dancing started.

The highest compliment a day like this gets is that it felt like nothing was being managed. Everything was. That's the job.

services:

Full Wedding Planning & Coordination

Event Vibe

Quiet Luxury  Unhurried  Garden Party  Neo-Palladian

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the details

A House That Needs No Help

Chiswick House is one of the finest neo-Palladian buildings in England, so the design stayed out of its way: clean lines, soft florals, and the gardens as the backdrop.

A Martini Hour

Beyond Cocktails ran a martini stand for cocktail hour, with the couple's own signature serves and a no-and-low martini mixed with the same care.

Wine by Hedonism

The couple built their cellar for the day with Hedonism Wines: rosé champagne on arrival and their chosen wines poured through dinner.

Dinner, Considered

Catering and bar ran through Laguna, with menus and folded place cards printed in our studio so every table read like the same hand.

The Evening Bar

From 8pm: palomas, negronis, piña coladas, and clarified espresso martinis on trays through the dance floor.

key partners

Planner: Events by James
Venue: Chiswick House & Gardens
Catering & Bar: Laguna
Cocktails: Beyond Cocktails

Wine: Hedonism Wines
Photography: Philippa Sian
Stationery: Events by James Studio

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