Random and Fun

At the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic, a collection of six marigold chandeliers filled the V.I.P. tent ceiling, each standing eight feet high and made from thousands of strands of silk marigolds in the brand's recognizable yellow shade.

About 750 V.I.P. guests filled the India-inspired tent decked out in the brand's signature yellow hue.

BrownHot Events partnered with Mille Fiori Floral Design to create an eight- by 20-foot paper flower backdrop for the V.I.P. tent bar.

Each flower was hand made and comprised of custom-printed stock, crepe paper, and tissue paper.

Various sizes of flowers, from three inches to three feet in diameter, combined in a loose pattern, creating a bold pop of color to the mostly white event space.

"Fall is harvest time!" said Clover Chadwick of Dandelion Ranch in Los Angeles. "We love using gourds, fruiting branches, rose hips, pomegranates, bittersweet, pumpkins, Indian corn, and wheat; the list goes on. All these ingredients add texture and dimension to your arrangements. When paired with the flowers of the season, the result is reminiscent of an Old World still life."

On the main floor, a spacious lounge will seat as many as 60 or hold 150 standing. Curtained room dividers will allow for more intimate group meetings.

The Toledo Museum of Art sent members custom tiny packages that each held a limited-edition lapel pin wrapped inside a miniature architectural blueprint of the Main Museum.

Atlas's yellow and black display for the launch of Pilates NYC's pre- and post-natal programs.

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.

Colorful sweets topped a table at the preview night. "The day before and the day of Sneak Preview Night hosts nearly 10,000 media and auto industry executives, so it’s a challenge to set up for one event during another," the auto show's Callari said. "In addition to the limited setup time and juggling of events, the venue itself is vast, with high ceilings and thousands of windows. Making that space feel intimate and festive requires creativity. And we have to be conscious of costs since this is a charity event, but we do not want to lose the world-class look of the L.A. Auto Show."

For a recent wedding in New York, Oh Snap Smile constructed a unique photo booth environment: Guests were shot from above while lounging in a bed strewn with custom pillows to use as props.

#5 Fashion Industry Event
A hip benefit attracting a younger art and fashion-world crowd, the Art Party teamed up with online platform Artsy for a preparty e-commerce sale this year. Next: Spring 2014

#5 Art, Design & Architecture Event (up from #6)
The city's largest consumer art event is across the river in Brooklyn with attendance topping 200,000 people annually. Next: September 27-29, 2013

#3 Benefit
The buzzy band Fun is set to perform in MoMA's sculpture garden for this year's benefit, honoring Mayor Bloomberg and artists Ellsworth Kelly and Cindy Sherman. Next: May 21, 2013