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Surrounded by camellia trees, the promenade area was redone as a garden space, reminiscent of Jean Cocteau's classic La Belle et la Bête. The room highlighted Chanel's fine jewelry collection alongside flowers that shone with diamonds.

At a 40th birthday party, Susan Holland Events filled the Stephan Weiss Studio in New York with disco ball lights and projected French surrealist films, while a swing hung near the dance floor.

An illuminated table held jars filled with candy.

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.

The Bee’s Knees Baking Company makes portable, single-serving cake cups presented in plastic cups or rentable eight-ounce glass cups. Custom screen-printed glassware is available (full color logos are an option), and gift bags are included so guests can take the glasses home as favors. Cake flavors include lemon raspberry, honey bourbon, and carrot. The company’s most popular package costs $10.50 per cup, and includes a custom flavor consultation, the rental glasses, delivery, set-up, and pick-up.

For an upscale dinner party, Fête presented a clambake menu in a formal, modern setting by having waiters serve custom Plexiglas trays filled with seafood.

Upstairs, guests could play an array of Simpsons-logo games.

With less than three hours for set up, David Beahm and his team converted Saks Fifth Avenue's third floor into a veritable garden of Eden.

At the Park Avenue Armory, Tommy Hilfiger fashioned an elaborate set that resembled a gated garden. The showing of his men’s collection on Friday (pictured) had café tables and chairs, and on Sunday evening, the seating switched out for benches to accommodate more attendees at the presentation of the designer’s women’s collection.

GBK hosted a lounge including gifts and services on Friday and Saturday at the L’Ermitage Hotel in Beverly Hills.