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Lucite chairs, candles, and sleek white linens dressed the 150-foot tables at the Joffrey Ballet gala in Chicago in 2010.

The 2006 Screen Actors Guild awards gala in Los Angeles had a striking but simple look from event designer Stanlee Gatti, with bunches of upside-down calla lillies hanging overhead. White furnishings were arranged in lounge-like formations.

At this year's Dining by Design, the annual fund-raising event hosted by Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS, Smartwater's space aimed to reflect the brand's natural water purification process, which is mirrored after rain clouds. The fluffy fixtures lit up like a storm above the simple table setting. The event took place at New York's Pier 92 in March.

Normally associated with corporate events, the use of bitmap projection at social events, such as weddings, will increase in the coming year, predicts Todd Fiscus of Todd Events.

When it was time to transition from cocktails to dinner, a drum line and choir provided an energetic version of Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way” and guided guests through the space.

Hoover Dam became a screen the size of nine football fields for the stunt.

The stage show on the final night included a mockup of a G5 with two 150-foot screens for the jet’s wings.

HMR Designs used light as a central element of decor. At the entrance, mirrored shards illuminated in blue stood before a dark tunnel that led guests to the cocktail reception.