The hall possessed six magnificent, vintage crystal chandeliers hanging at regular intervals down the central aisle. On their own, they were impressive—massive frameworks of cut glass and brass that had hung in the hall for decades. But left as they were, they lacked personality. They looked expensive, sure, but they were formal, rigid, and ultimately unmemorable.I wanted people to walk through the main doors, stop dead in their tracks, and immediately look up in wonder.So we decided to transform them into living works of art.Each chandelier was lowered carefully using manual winches, descending until their lowest crystal pendants hung just four feet above the floor. A specialized floral sub-team surrounded each fixture with buckets of fresh greenery and water-soaked floral foam rings fitted around the brass framework.Freshly cut white garden roses, ivory spray roses, and cascading strands of silver-dollar eucalyptus were hand-woven directly around the structural frames. We wrappe
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