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California-based rental company Archive Rentals offers a large collection of authentic vintage Western and camping-themed items, including reclaimed barn-wood tables, camping trailers, Airstream trailers and canoes.

Garb, a maker of children's golf apparel, brought its new "Garb Rig" to P.G.A. Merchandise Show, taking place through Saturday at the Orange County Convention Center. A flat-screen TV mounted in the back of the Jeep Rubicon showed the company's marketing videos, while two drawers underneath held clothing samples. The company is driving the vehicle around the country to junior golf camps and tournaments.

Event staffers should be prepared to answer these questions from guests.

In a no-expense-spared bash for the 2010 opening of its New Bond Street London flagship, Louis Vuitton created unique, numbered V.I.P. invitations that incorporated multiple elements of its travel legacy. Information about each component of the party was featured on a distinct card stock or vachetta leather piece; the final piece was a python card case bearing after-party details. The entire invite was fastened together with a leather tie and gold key—a nod to the French fashion house's luggage-making roots.

Designer Mathieu Mirano sent out a memorable invitation to his February New York fashion show: a petri dish that appeared to contain bacteria. The attention-grabbing invitation was designed by Alpine Creative Group and employed screen-printing in gold and black.

"It was an honor to feel trusted and believed in by Carole Segal, who set the standard of retail design, not to mention the thrill of working with original pieces from the very beginning of Crate & Barrel." —Tom Kehoe

Diffa's four-day event ran alongside the Architectural Digest Home Show. Attendees entered the Diffa section of the trade show floor by walking through a tunnel of exposed lightbulbs that hung overhead.

To the right of the glitzy lounge, a gangster-themed area area had a lineup of famous gangsters including Al Capone. There were outlined feet on the floor that guest could stand on to be photographed as part of lineup.

Matching the color scheme in the cocktail space, large letter-shaped structures bookended by blue and white flowers marked the arrivals area of the 2012 BET Awards preshow dinner in Los Angeles.

Working with Fox's Bob Stillo, Russell Harris Event Group produced the Fox Emmy party at Soleto Trattoria and Pizzaria in Los Angeles last September. The Russell Harris team described the event as having a "Restoration Hardware-esque" look, with design by Thomas Ford. A Ford-designed sculpture used old-fashioned sign letters, metal numbers, and plexiglass signage to represent the three hosting networks: Fox Broadcasting, 20th Century Fox, and the FX channel.

With circus-style acts—dressed in items from the new line—performing throughout the space and displays placed on carts and bright orange-colored blocks, the catering for Ted Baker's Spring/Summer 2014 collection launch event provided an additional visual and entertainment element. For instance, parasols held dangling funnel cakes, and servers were trained to imitate tightrope walkers as they passed the bites.

Rolling carts stacked with 1,000 white flip-flops with the blue American Express logo flanked the entry to the opening party for the Delta Air Lines Global Sales Conference at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin in 2011. As the 850 guests arrived, they swapped their shoes for the flip-flops and headed out to the party set up around the Swan’s pool and beach, where the sandals left logo impressions in the sand as guests walked.

The organizers also took cues for the waitstaff costumes from the overall aesthetic of the show and had some servers dressed as cigarette girls passing trays of crudités and assorted dips.

The setting from architecture and interior design firm Bortolotto let guests feel as if they were dining in a construction site overlooking the city's skyline.