Diffa Trend: Alternative Centerpieces
Jes Gordon created a fun, fluorescent look using a variety of recycled materials, including milk-crate shelving, vintage toys, neon ribbons, and painted books. Gordon invited attendees to write wishes for those affected by AIDS on strips of neon paper, which she attached to a towering centerpiece crafted from wire hangers with paper clips.
Photo: Ronnie Andren for BizBash
Diffa Trend: Alternative Centerpieces
Stephanie Goto also skipped a centerpiece, instead creating what she called a "chan-dine-lier." Designed to feel like dining inside of a chandelier, the quirky table was encircled by fluorescent PVC strips. Inside, a circular bench surrounding the table was interrupted every few feet with a 2-D cut-out of a seated person.
Photo: Ronnie Andren for BizBash
Heffernan Morgan Ronsley Design Group created a black-and-white setting meant to look like an illustrated image come to life.
Photo: Barry Brecheisen for BizBash
The shape of a vintage TV framed a vignette from Coalesse and Steelcase, designed by Nelson.
Photo: Barry Brecheisen for BizBash
Photo: Jeff Golden
Image: Courtesy of Sincerely
Teamup Calendar allows a planner to create color-coded sub-calendars, such as one for general sessions, another for keynotes. Users can click the colored bars on the left to select which events to display.
Photo: Courtesy of Teamup Calendar
The Washington National Opera Ball took over the ceremonial building at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in 2010. Event producer Sandi Hoffman of Sandi R. Hoffman Special Events transformed the lobby into a winter landscape with plush white carpets and white birch trees lining the hallway.
Photo: Tony Brown/imijphoto.com for BizBash
GetPromotd
GetPromotd launched in 2011 and describes itself as “your online publicist for events.” Planners input information about their event, including location, photos, and links to registration, and GetPromotd automatically posts it to event Web sites such as Zvents and Yelp, local event Web sites, and online calendars related to the appropriate industries or topics. Planners monitor results from a dashboard that shows where the event is listed, the number of clicks it has received, and top referring sites. Pricing is tiered, starting at $5 for five listings on national sites up to $250 for 30 listings across the full system as well as press release distribution and follow-up analytics. Planners can also pay for additional services such as Facebook ad management. Founder Tim Kern said that in November GetPromotd will be updated with options such as integration with Eventbrite and other registration systems, banner ad management, and Google search advertising.
Photo: Courtesy of GetPromotd
2013 Sparkle Lounge
For this year's Sparkle Lounge—an annual client appreciation event held January 10 for vendors, clients, and partners of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington—Hargrove built four large communal tables with bold black-and-white geometric patterns.
Photo: Stephen Bobb Photography
