Cheers to This
Now available in Toronto through the Idea Hunter, Original Beverage Toppers are edible disks that can be branded with corporate logos, colors, and taglines. The discs float on top of hot, cold, iced, or frozen drinks and are easy to apply.
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Warm Welcome
For people who find their meeting spaces too cold, Kimpton’s South Florida hotels will lend out pashminas. The pashminas, offered in two colors, come with a style guide that shows how both men and women can wear them. The thoughtful amenity is available at Epic Miami; Surfcomber Miami, South Beach; Vero Beach Hotel & Spa; and Tideline Ocean Resort & Spa, Palm Beach.
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"This fall, we are seeing lots of eucalyptus greens being used,” says Intrigue Designs’ Sarah Campbell. "The muted green tone of the leaves accents the rich fall color palettes perfectly. Eucalyptus is being used in everything from bouquets coordinating with oranges, reds, and amber tones, to long garlands running the length of the table."
Photos: Travis Curry (Campbell), Liz and Ryan (florals)
For fall, Bloom Floral Design’s Jennifer Haf is using a variety of dahlias, Japanese anemone, grapes on the vine, fountain grasses, foraged foliage, fruit on the vine, and more. She chooses “layers of texture and color that exude the calm fall brings,” she says.
Photos: Courtesy of Bloom Floral Design
“A change of season is always inspiring,” says Karen Amit of Among the Wildflowers. "This fall, I’m excited to create with autumn-toned garden roses, hops on a vine, antique lace hydrangea, luscious dahlias, rose hips, echinacea pods, fruiting branches, edible herbs, and fall foliage."
Photos: Robin Prather (Amit), Courtesy of Among the Wildflowers (florals)
“This fall we are using more plants and mixed containers to create lush, complex tablescapes “ says Flora Fauna’s Judy Bourgeois, who is also mixing vintage and modern vessels for presentation. She says her team is using more live plants, especially air plants and cacti, which “offer unique shapes, varieties, and colors," and are an ecologically sound choice as well.
Photos: Courtesy of Flora Fauna
Jes Gordon’s designs center on masculine burgundy tones accented with bold metallics, such as copper and rose gold. Magnolia, pear, plum branches, chocolate cosmos, and black scabies are all among her team’s seasonal picks. Beyond that, Gordon’s been working with what she perceives as a trend of using florals to accent the existing architecture of venues.
Photos: Andre Maier (Gordon), Courtesy of Jes Gordon (florals)
"This fall, I'm incorporating a variety of metals to accent the warmth of the fall colors,” says Krissy Price of Pollen Floral Design. "A copper urn filled with creams dahlias, pink garden roses, and burgundy foliage looks lovely on a reclaimed wood table. I love working with a color palette that nods to fall, but isn't overly ostentatious. This year, I'm loving a palette of cream, peach, tomato red, and burgundy. It creates a mood that evokes fall, but doesn't need a pumpkin or a gourd to do it."
Photos: Cambria Grace Photography (Price), Courtesy of Pollen Floral Design
Revolt Events and Pure Kitchen Catering also prepared bourbon-caramel apples with crushed peanuts on sticks.
Photo: Courtesy of Pure Kitchen Catering and Revolt Events
Revolt Events and Pure Kitchen Catering presented seasonal eats, which included pumpkin-bisque shooters with cinnamon-vanilla cream and fried sage, with haunting dinner companions—skull napkins.
Photo: Courtesy of Pure Kitchen Catering and Revolt Events
Spook guests by placing prop skulls or scary masks in unexpected places. At the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles in October 2013, Veuve Clicquot passed flutes of Yellow Label at its Yelloween party, which featured a liquor cabinet decked with startling tropes.
Photo: Jennifer Fujikawa
