Isabelle Fontaine spent ten years producing events inside luxury hotels and global brands. She loved the craft — but watched too many beautiful events let down by the things guests never see: a missed cue, a vendor who didn’t show, a host too stressed to enjoy their own night.
In 2017 she founded Luminary on a simple belief: a great event should feel effortless to everyone in the room, including the person who paid for it. That meant treating production with the rigour of a film set — and treating clients like the guest of honour, not the project manager.
Nine years and 340-plus events later, that belief hasn’t changed. Whether it’s a 480-guest awards ceremony or an intimate anniversary dinner, the same small senior team designs it, builds it and runs it — so nothing falls through the cracks.
Great design is invisible. Guests shouldn’t see the work — they should simply feel that the evening could not have been any other way.
Creativity gets the credit, but logistics save the night. We rehearse, we contingency-plan, and we run a tight show so the magic holds.
If you spend your event chasing vendors, we’ve failed. Our job is to hand you the night you imagined and let you enjoy every minute of it.
In Isabelle’s words
“An event is ninety days of work for one perfect evening. Our entire craft is making sure that evening looks like it took no work at all.”
Isabelle Fontaine, Founder
A small, senior team — you work directly with the people designing and running your event.
Founder & Creative Director
Isabelle founded Luminary in 2017 after a decade producing events for hotels and luxury brands. She leads every creative concept personally, and is known for finding the one detail that makes a room unforgettable.
Creative direction & event concepting
Head of Production
Marcus turns concepts into reality. With a background in broadcast and live touring, he oversees staging, technical build and the run-of-show — the reason every Luminary event runs on time, on cue.
Staging, technical build & show calling
Floral & Décor Lead
Priya designs the installations guests photograph first. She blends architectural floral work with lighting and styling to build the immersive environments Luminary is known for.
Floral installations & environment styling
Let’s begin
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