In need of some inspiration? From frozen centerpieces to holiday-inspired photo ops, we've rounded up 12 ghosts of winter benefits past to bring you some much-needed creative ideas for event design, catering, lighting, and more. Cue the sugar plum fairies!
Gardner Museum’s Winter Soiree: Rococo Rebellion
Photo: Matthew C. Teuten
Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment's A Night With Blue & White
Photo: Courtesy of Toronto Maple Leafs
Perez Art Museum Miami's Art of the Party
Photo: World Red Eye
Norton Museum of Art’s Annual Gala
Photo: Capehart Photography
Brooks Brothers’ Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation Fund-Raiser
Photo: Donato Sardella/Getty Images for Brooks Brothers
Miami City Ballet Gala
Photo: Manny Hernandez/MannyofMiami.com
Canada's National Ballet School's Steampunk Gala
Photo: Vanessa Garrison
The Old Master's Society Gala at the Art Institute of Chicago
Photo: Robert Kusel
Chicago Botanic Garden's All Aboard Event
Photo: Courtesy of Chicago Botanic Garden
AIDS Foundation of Chicago's World of Chocolate Event
Photo: Stephanie Schertz
Lyric Opera's Midwinter Gala
Photo: Aaron Ryskiewicz
Book Lover's Ball
Photo: George Pimentel