Inside the Wedding That Started in a Corn Maze and Ended in a Candlelit Sunflower Field

Start with a sunflower field that didn’t exist. Add a gourmet dinner in the middle of farmland. Finish with a hot air balloon. That’s a Tabloo Margot gathering. Designing a wedding around a disappearing flower might sound like a logistical nightmare, but for Margot Laporte of Tabloo Margot, it was the starting point for something extraordinary. Her clients wanted to marry in a sunflower field; despite choosing a date well past peak bloom. Rather than compromise, Margot did what few event designers would dare: she convinced a local grower to collaborate, and planted 200,000 specially selected sunflower seeds to ensure a golden, late-season field.

Hidden within a towering cornfield and accessed by a winding path, the setting unfolded like a secret, culminating in a soaring tent, a live-fire gastronomic dinner by JML caterers, and an entrance by hot air balloon. As part of our Supper Club campaign, which celebrates the alchemy of gathering, food, and design, this event captures everything we look for: creativity with conviction, hospitality with imagination, and a table set not just for a meal, but for a moment worth remembering.

At Venue Report we live for dinner tables in creative venue spaces, and this one is as creative as they come. 

Photography Credits: Big Time

 

 

Field of Dreams, Flickering Candlelight and a Corn Maze Entrance - Welcome to a Tabloo Margot Event

Founded by Margot Laporte, Tabloo Margot is an event studio defined by its refusal to follow formulas. Known for staging extraordinary dinners, weddings, and corporate gatherings in wholly unexpected settings, the studio blends design, logistics, and culinary collaboration to deliver experiences that feel as indulgent as they are imaginative. Clients don’t just get a beautiful event; they’re handed a version of their dream that’s been elevated, expanded, and executed with almost theatrical precision. Margot and her team are in the business of delight, and the lasting impression isn’t just the setting or the menu, but how completely guests feel transported, considered, and celebrated.

What truly sets this event apart is the interplay between raw nature and meticulous design. Guests arrived through a labyrinth of towering corn stalks, then emerged into a lush field of sunflowers: each bloom carefully timed to extend the season’s magic. The field’s circular pathway invited a slow unveiling, heightening anticipation before revealing the heart of the celebration: a strikingly elegant tent that rose gracefully above the blooms, its understated structure offering shelter without interrupting the natural beauty. Inside, every detail was thoughtfully curated to balance the rustic setting with refined comfort; from the flicker of candlelight reflecting off delicate glassware to the aroma of JML’s live-fire culinary artistry.

 

 

A Gourmet Feast, a Working Farm, and One Epic Entrance

Just a few miles from the Belgian coast, the menu was a nod to the sea: live food stations during cocktail hour served tuna grilled on the spot and finished with caviar, alongside a parade of refined seafood dishes. Guests, many of whom had flown in from abroad, sipped champagne while standing in the middle of a working farm. It was this balance of rural simplicity and gastronomic elegance that gave the evening its texture. The table may have been placed in a field, but nothing about the experience felt rustic.

And just when it seemed the night couldn’t get more cinematic, the bride and groom arrived by hot air balloon. It was an idea they’d floated early in the planning process, one Margot initially met with a smile and a reality check. But after weeks of coordinating multiple contingency plans and tracking the weather like a meteorologist, the balloon took flight gliding low over the tent, visible to cheering guests below, before landing just a street away. As the couple stepped into the celebration, the song from their save-the-date video, Stevie Wonder’s For Once in My Life, played softly in the background. Margot, who sang the lyrics as they lifted off, later called the moment surreal. It’s a word that fits the evening as a whole: improbable, precise, and wildly personal. Everything a gathering should be.

 

 

Inside Scoop: What Designer Margot Laporte Believes Every Dinner Party Needs

And because our Supper Club campaign is all about inspiring the way we gather; whether in fields or backyards, we asked Margot to share what makes a dinner party sing.

Her ideal setting? Under a tree, with lights strung from the branches, a simple linen tablecloth, and a table filled with beautifully dressed bowls meant for sharing. Her dream menu starts with a chilled glass of champagne and ends somewhere near a perfect plate of spaghetti alle vongole. But more than anything, what matters to her is the arrival. That first impression when a guest steps into a space and immediately senses that someone has thought through every last detail. Which, as it turns out, is the defining ingredient of every Tabloo Margot gathering.

 

 

This Is What It Looks Like When Gathering Becomes Art

At Venue Report, we champion gatherings that are thoughtful in concept and rich in detail; events that reflect a distinct point of view and a deep consideration for place, purpose, and people. Margot Laporte and her team at Tabloo Margot exemplify this ethos, transforming logistical challenges into creative opportunities and redefining what it means to host with imagination. From planting a custom sunflower field to orchestrating a fine dining experience in the middle of farmland, this celebration is a testament to the kind of innovation, beauty, and hospitality we love to share through our Supper Club campaign.

It's not about replicating a setting, but about rethinking what’s possible when people come together around a table.

 

 

Credits: 

• Event Design: Tabloo Margot
• Photography: Big Time Agency
• Catering: JML caterers
• Venue: Sunflower Field

 

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