Escort cards attached to paper cranes were displayed on a large triangular frame at a wedding designed by Janda. “It was a work of art that kept guests talking and talking,” she says.
Photo: Brittany Bekas
Urban Decay hosted an event at Disneyland in April to celebrate the brand’s Alice in Wonderland collection for the upcoming Through the Looking Glass Disney movie. Colorful blooms decorated a table set for a tea party with fancy china, and decorated hedging and topiaries alongside it.
Photo: Courtesy of Urban Decay
Guests could dress their burgers at a summer barbecue-style buffet table. Clear trays were placed on faux grass, and hollowed-out condiment bottles held tomatoes and onions.
Photo: Paolo Ferraris/Michael Jurick Photography
To underscore the Backyard Ball's new name, Wow Factor Marketing Group gave the gala a homelike, rustic look.
Photo: World Red Eye
The cage for the Coney Island corn dogs was intended to mimic the shape of the big-top tents typically seen at the circus.
Photo: Erik Valind
American Museum of Natural History Conservation International Fund-Raiser
The conservation organization hosted its annual New York dinner at the museum in June. Designed by Rebecca Gardner of Houses and Parties and produced by Barkley Kalpak, the event had a "bohemian lounge" look replete with jute rope, reclaimed wood, and potted banana trees and palms. The bar matched the laid-back vibe.
Photo: Colin Douglas Gray
Svedka's Summer Samba Party
In June, Svedka hosted a fruit-filled bash in Los Angeles to launch its new mango-pineapple and strawberry-lemonade flavors. Colorful fruit arrangements adorned carts that served as drink stations.
Photo: Michael Simon/StarTraksPhoto.com
Andrew Richard Designs
The curved Tribeca Sectional from local patio furniture designer Andrew Richard Designs is perfect for outdoor socializing. Launched last season and available as an event rental, the versatile piece can be arranged in different configurations. Both the furniture and pillows come in a variety of colours.
Photo: Courtesy of Andrew Richard Designs
McCartney's carnival-themed presentation also had a mac 'n' cheese station. Guests could grab a mini serving wrapped in a spinach cone from a Ferris-wheel stand, or opt for a full cup that could be topped with veggie bacon bits, truffle oil, jalapeños, scallions, or sriracha sauce.
Photo: Jim Shi
The centerpieces at Diffa's Garden gala in Chicago this year included candelabras wrapped in greenery and white flowers surrounded by Mason jars holding tealights.
Photo: Nicholas Foli
The V.I.P. area of Toronto's Power Ball was styled with rustic elements for an English-picnic look. Designers used loading palettes as banquet seating and cocktail tables.
Photo: Josh Fee for BizBash
Markus Daly Ryan produced Univision's Deportes launch in New York, where picnic tables formed the bulk of the seating and found lumber was turned into cocktail tables for a neighborhood-block-party feel.
Photo: Brian Ach/AP Images for Univision
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.
Photo: Gustavo Campos
Grilled corn on the cob with assorted toppings; roasted potato salad on chive sticks; watermelon cubes with feta and spinach; spinach salad with chopped eggs and microgreens in bacon cups; “hot dog” and “hamburger” macarons; and apple pie parfaits, by Windows Catering Company in Washington
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