Limelight's "Smash It" Station

Chicago-based caterer Limelight's "Smash It" station offers assorted homemade chocolate bark in flavors such as dark chocolate with dried cherries. Mallets next to the sweets let guests "smash" off a snack-size piece of the bark.
Photo: Erika DuFour Photography

Marcy Blum Associates built a bakery-style display case to offer guests breakfast-to-go treats from New York bakeries at the end of a wedding reception.
Photo: Eliot Holzman Photograph

Stacks of books supported and decorated the dessert tables. Typewriters, globes, and open books added to the presentation.
Photo: Carla Warrilow/BizBash

Atlas's yellow and black display for the launch of Pilates NYC's pre- and post-natal programs.
Photo: Gemma Comas

At the Campfire Ball benefit for Children’s Oncology Services in May at Venue One in Chicago, Cork Catering set up a make-your-own s’mores station.
Photo: Gerber + Scarpelli Photography
Kiehl's Amfar Ride Finish-Line Wrap Party

Kiehl's 10-day philanthropic motorcycle ride along the Eastern Seaboard wrapped up with a finish-line party July 20 at the Kiehl's Georgetown store. The event, which raised awareness for H.I.V./AIDS research and resources, had motorcycle-inspired decor and cuisine including a dessert display from Georgetown Cupcake.
Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Kiehl's Since 1851