
Try serving the crowd-pleasing dessert du jour in a creative way: For a Boston event, the Catered Affair set up a doughnut-on-a-stick bar, where folks could top their own treats with colored sugar, candy, and more.
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In a slight break from the Thailand theme, other floors hosted activities such as a disco-themed shuffleboard tournament, which employed a sand-covered conference table, lights, and an Afro-wearing announcer. "Apart from the lobby, the main hub of the event was on the 21st floor," Mahoney said. There, employees collected $74 in cash, as part of a Leo Burnett anniversary-party tradition that annually gives employees $1 for each year that it's been in business.
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Los Angeles PR firm BWR hosted an event in March to preview its clients' spring and summer offerings for media guests. Appropriately, the event in the firm's offices included a dessert bar decked out in shades of pink and green. There was also a make-your-own fragrance bar, nail art, treats from Georgetown Cupcake, and juices from Pressed Juicery.
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Papabubble candy makers created custom sweets for guests to take home, with flavors for the treats inspired by the natural ingredients used in Fresh products.
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At the Saguaro Desert Weekender parties at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival last year, a free, old-timey barbershop station took over the lobby of the Saguaro Palm Springs.
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At its Coachella party, Lacoste set up a nail art station, where guests could stop by for colorful, branded looks applied in a breezy white cabana.
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