AnEveningFilmAn Evening
Film
The venue is set. The cast is assembled. The evening is about to begin.
Act I
The Production
Every detail of this evening was chosen deliberately. Nothing inherited from convention. Everything decided together.
The Setting
The Grand Palais Ballroom
A hall of gilded mirrors and cathedral ceilings, chosen for the way candlelight moves across its walls at exactly the hour the vows will be spoken.
The Floral Direction
Midnight Garden
Deep burgundy dahlias and ivory garden roses. No filler. No compromise.
The Music
Live Chamber Quartet
A string quartet playing arrangements commissioned specifically for this evening — pieces that exist nowhere else.
The Menu
Seven Courses
Designed by Chef Antonia Ferrara. Each course named after a chapter in the couple's story.
The Dress Code
Black Tie — Formal
The evening deserves it. Full black tie, or floor-length formal. The production value of this evening requires its audience to dress accordingly.
Act II
The Screening
The evening's programme, presented as it will unfold. Five scenes. One evening. No interval between the ceremony and the joy.
Arrival & Prelude
Guests are received in the Garden Foyer. Champagne and the string quartet playing original compositions. The evening finds its register.
↳ Dress rehearsal complete.
The Ceremony
The principal scene. Vows written by the couple themselves, spoken in a hall of candlelight and mirrors. The moment the film has been building toward.
↳ No photography during vows.
Cocktail Hour
The terrace opens. Single-malt selections and seasonal cocktails curated by the bar programme. The cast mingles. The scene breathes.
The Dinner
Seven courses. The table is the stage. Each dish is an act within an act — Chef Ferrara's narrative told in flavour and form. Speeches between acts.
↳ Menu cards at each place setting.
The Dance
The orchestra takes the floor. The evening reaches its crescendo. Dancing, celebration, and the particular joy of an evening that has earned its finale.
↳ Dress code remains in effect.
Act III
The Venue
Fifth Avenue, New York City
Principal Location · Scene 01–05
A space described not by its dimensions, but by what it will feel like to be inside it when the evening reaches its fullness.
Visual
Twelve-metre ceilings hung with a thousand candles suspended on invisible wire. Gilded mirrors doubling the light until the room appears infinite.
Auditory
The string quartet positioned in the east gallery, so the music arrives as if from the walls themselves. Designed for the acoustics of the ceremony.
Tactile
Velvet-upholstered chairs at every table. The kind of setting where you notice the weight of the linen napkin and consider what occasion deserves it.
Aromatic
White gardenia and warm sandalwood — a fragrance composition by a Parisian perfumer, diffused at a concentration that registers as atmosphere, not scent.
Address
745 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10151
Arrival
Valet from 5:00 PM · Entrance on 58th Street
Nearest Subway
E / M / 6 · 59 St–Lexington Av
Dress Code
Black Tie — No Exceptions
Final Act
Reserve Your Seat
Seats are limited by design. Please confirm your attendance by 1 September 2026.
Admit One · The Premiere
Isabella & James — An Evening Film
15 October 2026
Doors Open 5:30 PM