Red: Passion, Love, Power, Excitement, Strength, Anger, Intensity

Cheryl Cecchetto of Sequoia Productions executed the “romantic rhapsody in red” theme at the 2012 Emmys Governors Ball in Los Angeles with a giant rose concept and copious amounts of the color.
Photo: Nadine Froger Photography

Five red ceramic swans perched on red pedestals and filled with red glass ornaments served as the focal point of the auction area.
Photo: Tony Brown/Imijination Photography for BizBash
Red: Passion, Love, Power, Excitement, Strength, Anger, Intensity

Stoelt Productions upped the excitement for the 2012 Clio awards after-party at New York’s American Museum of Natural History by flooding the event with red lighting.
Photo: Christophe Wu

As guests arrived at the library for the American Heart Association's campaign promotion, they found themselves sprinkled with white rose petals by a model dressed in an elaborate silk organza and sheer beaded fabric dress with a 30-foot-long skirt that draped over the entryway of the New York Public Library.

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Emulating the bright red colour that marks a number of comic book superheroes, Sublime Catering served beef tartare with beet-dyed horseradish served in an heirloom tomato.
Photo: Kyle Burton

A giant red flower- and-fabric-covered dome constructed with 2,500 rosebuds, aged vines, and hanging amaranthus hung above a circular stage, where the evening's performances took place.

Shelves filled with iconic Dr. Seuss books like The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham and topped with breakfast treats from Creative Edge Parties served as the base of the two buffet bars inside the forum.
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Avi Adler hung red tubular florescent light bulbs in a cocktail area created inside the Javits Center for the Robin Hood Foundation's blockbuster benefit.

Red birdcages functioned as decor elements.
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The evening's desserts included a vast array of red velvet confections.
Photo: Sean Twomey/2me Studios

Tall white trees surrounded by, and decorated with, candy canes, candy apples, and gingerbread men filled the red and white enchanted forest, inspired by "Hansel and Gretel."
Photo: Nikki Leigh McKean for BizBash

Red-caped attendants greeted guests at the door.
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The red carpet leading to the entryway was replaced with a strip of wording spelling out the campaign's mission.

More than 400 items were included in the silent auction.
Photo: Tony Brown/Imijination Photography for BizBash