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Warner Brothers promoted the 2009 release of Sherlock Holmes in New York with a post-screening party at the Metropolitan Club. Event producers recreated the film's Victorian setting with antique furniture and costumed actors. At the base of a giant ice sculpture shaped like Big Ben and the Tower Bridge, there was an assortment of seafood.

On the other side of the lounge, chandeliers served as highboy tables and furniture hung from the ceiling.

Hundreds of balloons from Balloon Trix hung from the ceiling during the V.I.P. dinner. The space changed colour with each course, starting with blue, morphing to pink for the main course, changing to orange for dessert, and ending in red.

Clear umbrellas and glittering beads hung from the ceiling in the spring area. The sound of falling rain played in the background.

Family-friendly games included corn hole, bocce ball, ping pong, hopscotch, and a chalk-coloring area.

For the grand opening of the Miami Airport Convention Center in Miami earlier this year, the venue's catering team created an edible garden using toasted pumpernickel crumbs as "dirt" with spears of baby carrots, asparagus spears, and zucchini, as well as baby tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella "flowers."

At Glossed & Found's Meredith Wendell luncheon in Chicago, A Perfect Event placed giant, colorful pool inflatables throughout the venue to set the tone for the pool party theme.

At Glossed & Found's book launch party designed by A Perfect Event, guests took home summer cocktail recipes provided by Grand Marnier.

At Sunglass Hut's summer block party in Miami, family-friendly games included corn hole, bocce ball, ping-pong, and hopscotch.

Loopy Doopy, the rooftop bar at Conrad New York, has created a boozy Popsicle. The frozen fruit puree treat from executive chef Anthony Zamora is dipped in prosecco and served in a prosecco-filled wine goblet. The summery flavors include white peach, blood orange, mango, strawberry, and mojito.

Custom-printed illuminated bar unit, available throughout the U.S. from Blueprint Studios.

Hand-painted salvaged wood menu designed by Mélangerie Inc.

For the United Arab Emirates’ 40th anniversary in December, Obscura Digital created a series of elaborate projections that illuminated the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. The mosque is 350 feet tall and 650 feet wide; a team of more than 50 people worked on the project.