A lake, candlelit tables, and a fully styled wedding pulled together in under three months. Mariam and Givi’s celebration in Greece was vibrant, minimal, and deeply considered from start to finish, planned by The Sublime Wedding.
Location: Lake Vougliameni, Greece
Style: Glam, luxurious, minimal
Time of planning: 3 months
Number of guests: 120
Setting: Lake
Season: Fall
Mariam and Givi are a couple from Georgia, deeply in love after several years together. When the two decided the time had come to officially celebrate their union, they reached out with less than three months’ notice to plan a large, fully styled wedding. Tight as the timeline was, what came together was beautiful, considered, and worth every late night that went into it.
Planning & Inspiration
The vision behind the wedding was clear from the start: enhance the venue itself, letting it stay the star of the show. The vibe was always meant to be about the couple, not the florals, so the planners at The Sublime Wedding leaned into greenery options that felt like a natural extension of the space. Colors and the smallest details were chosen with the same intention, nothing left to chance.
With less than three months to plan, the process meant a steady stream of video calls between the planners and the couple, working through every detail together, down to the small welcome kits prepared for their guests.
Bride's Fashion
On her wedding day, Mariam was always meant to be the centerpiece of the entire event, and she was. Alongside the wonderful florals, her dress was one-of-a-kind, designed by Primalicia, while her second look stayed more minimal and understated without losing any of its fashion edge.
Groom's Fashion
Givi kept things more formal, but classy, sharp tailoring and quiet confidence that matched the elegance of the day around him.
Ceremony
Mariam and Givi fell for the venue almost immediately, drawn to the lake stretching out beside the wedding tables and the dramatic rock formation rising from the water as a natural backdrop. The planners built around that feeling rather than against it, using the same setting for both the ceremony and the cake cutting, letting the lake do quietly what no amount of decor could.
The ceremony was stunning, and guests were left amazed by the beauty of the setting and the lake framing every moment as if they had been placed there for exactly this purpose. ES Photography and Oblivion Films captured it all, from the first vows to the last sliver of light over the water.
Cocktail Hour
The cocktail hour set the tone for everything still to come. The views, the drinks, the lake catching the last of the afternoon light, every detail came together to prepare guests for the main celebration ahead.
Reception Details
The reception unfolded by the lake, just as the ceremony had, the same setting carrying through the entire celebration. Trees were strung with lights, and the tables stayed minimal and considered, simple menus and candlelight doing most of the work.
Reception
Entertainment came in two distinct waves, and the reception was vibrant from start to finish. A live musician group from the south of France moved between tables early in the evening, setting a relaxed, intimate tone for dinner. Later, a Greek band took over with English pop classics, shifting the mood entirely and pulling everyone onto the dance floor.
The florals stayed green throughout, chosen deliberately to enhance the venue and echo the minimalist aesthetic Mariam had always wanted. Table decor followed the same instinct: simple settings with an abundance of candles, the kind of restraint that reads as luxury rather than less. Food was a priority from the start, with a wide range of dishes and sides, ensuring the couple and every guest left genuinely satisfied.
There was no traditional first dance. Instead, the cake-cutting became the moment that launched the party, with the band starting up immediately after, and the energy that followed shows in every single photograph.
Advice from the couple:
• Love cannot stop you. I had heard that some of the family members weren’t 100 percent sure about their wedding day celebration and getting married, but the couple were so in love and knew they were done for each other, which is why they went over this and did it.
