themes and colours

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The several-thousand-pound greenery installation included 20 different types of ferns and mosses.

The arch for the Marc Jacobs' runway show was created using thousands flowers and designed by Raul Avila. The white backdrop folded open to allow guests to enter the after-party space. (Photo by Tom Kletecka)

A 60-foot-long, multitiered stationary float covered with glittering fabric was the central decor piece at the Recording Academy’s Grammy Celebration in Los Angeles in February. Decor elements soared to 25 feet in the air from the structure, which doubled as a two-sided projection screen and carried 30 costumed performers, dancers, and drummers.

Flowers are a quick and simple way to add the color of your choice to event decor. At the Target Leukemia Ball in Washington in 2009, Exquisite Design Studio created oversize arrangements for some of the dining room tables.

At Stella McCartney's Resort 2013 presentation, a large cart overflowing with roses and peonies stood near the entrance to the venue. As guests left, they were given small bouquets or single stems as festive gifts.

At Barbra Streisand's fund-raiser for the Cedars-Sinai Women's Heart Center in Malibu, colorful floral arrangements in wooden vases played off the outdoor setting.

For the picnic-inspired Absolut Orient Apple launch party in New York last summer, organizers covered the floor of the indoor venue with sod, and brought in live trees and wooden barrels filled with thousands of apples.