Winter Wonderland Holiday Party Theme

September 25, 2014

To highlight its upcoming movie Northpole, the Hallmark Channel created Christmas in July at a private residence in Beverly Hills. The event, produced by Along Came Mary Events, featured a dessert buffet table beneath dozens of sparkling crystal chandeliers in the grand ballroom.

Photo: Sean Twomey/2me Studios

Entertainment: Walking Snowflake Tables

Walking, talking snowflake tables greeted visitors at the Greenwich Holiday Stroll Weekend headquarters, which was sponsored by Hollywood Pop Gallery.

Photo: Courtesy of Hollywood Pop Gallery

Decor: Storybook-Inspired Details

San Francisco-based Blueprint Studios planned a corporate holiday party in Menlo Park, California, last December that took inspiration from popular stories, such as Snow White and The Polar Express.

Photo: Courtesy of Blueprint Studios

Bar: Icy, Mirrored Features

Serve guest icy cocktails from behind the six-foot Diamond Mirror Bar, $595, from Designer8 Event Furniture Rental.

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Food: Embellished Croquembouche

An embellished croquembouche served as an eye-catching display at the Hallmark Channel event.

Photo: Sean Twomey/2me Studios

Invitations: White Ink on Mirrored Acrylic

Square holiday invites from Allie Munroe are silk-screen printed on mirrored acrylic in white ink for a frosty touch. Pricing is available upon request.

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Decor: Ornaments as Centerpieces

Ornaments added glitz to the decor at a Hollywood Pop Gallery-produced event.

Photo: Courtesy of Hollywood Pop Gallery

Furniture: Wintry White Leather

The Kane Chair, $179, from Designer8 Event Furniture Rental offers an elegant seating option in wintry white leather.

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Signage: Playful Chalkboard Lettering

In January, Vertigo Sky Lounge in Chicago held an opening-night party with a fire and ice theme that used playful chalkboard signage.

Photo: Courtesy of Vertigo Sky Lounge

The Washington National Opera Ball took over the ceremonial building at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in 2010. Event producer Sandi Hoffman of Sandi R. Hoffman Special Events transformed the lobby into a winter landscape with plush white carpets and white birch trees lining the hallway.

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Ronald McDonald House Toronto hosted its annual holiday-time gala at the Carlu in December. McNabb Roick Events reflected the Holiday Chic: Sparkle theme in sequined table linens and the crystal candle holders that served as centerpieces.

Photo: George Pimentel for Ronald McDonald House Toronto

For a winter-themed corporate party, design director Andrew Zill of Baltimore-based Feats Inc. created a snowy scene that included a glowing bar anchored by a crystal-flocked tree.

Photo: Edwin Remsberg

Centerpieces of white carnations designed by Feats Inc. evoked fluffy snowballs.

Photo: Edwin Remsberg

As a playful nod to Portland's many coffee shops, one sculpture had mugs and tea pots frozen in ice.

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To depict a frozen record store, a custom Portlandia CD was enclosed in a block of ice.

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Fox's T.C.A. party got a winter wonderland look.

Photo: Dan Scott/American Image Gallery

Guests could pose for photographs in a sleigh at the entrance.

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To emulate a snow globe, producers tapped Los Angeles-based MagicSnow to bring in a machine that periodically disperses ice flakes.

Photo: Courtesy of MagicSnow

Cubical high-tops illuminated from within symbolized blocks of ice.

Photo: Jerry McGaghey

Apex projected 3D mappings of falling snow onto the windows. Silver furniture added to the ice theme.

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LEDs in trees simulated a falling-snow effect.

Photo: Dan Scott/American Image Gallery

Flocked pine added a wintry look to tabletop flower arrangements.

Photo: Dan Scott/American Image Gallery

Fur blankets decorated an ice chaise from Iceculture.

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Lucite chandeliers with evergreen floral pieces bordered the mantel of the fake fireplace in the bar area. A white reindeer head hung above it.

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Martini Club International created cocktails for the event, which included the Naughty N' Ice, with gin or vodka, Aperol, Earl Grey tea, and grapefruit juice, poured over dry ice in a teapot.

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Snowflakes lit curtains along the aquarium's south corridor, which lead to the cocktail reception. Severs circulated with trays of champagne.

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The 370 tons of real snow was part of a Guinness Book of World Records attempt to build the most number of snowmen in an hour. The stunt resulted in the construction of 1,200 individual sculptures.

Photo: Casey Rodgers