The Mingle

Guests created custom perfumes at a scent bar set up by Ka-Mil-Yin, a Los Angeles-based fragrance company that specializes in perfume parties, to take home as a favor from a bridal shower.

The Express Rocks suite let guests pose for branded photo strips. 

For a private dinner in 2006, JMVisuals created an unexpected overhead lighting trick: rows of frosted votives suspended from the ceiling on square Lucite tiles. 

At arts organization Performa’s 2006 benefit, a team of tailors sewed white clothes on the spot for guests. The performance piece provided entertainment and a take-home gift, and helped create a backdrop for the evening’s cool lighting projections.

Digital photo booth projections, like this one from Mark van S. at the Whitney Museum of American Art’s 2006 benefit, have become an event staple for mixing interactive entertainment and decor.