Because of rainy weather, the Todd Events team had to create a covered entrance just hours before the event. Chandeliers from the company's warehouse worked with the existing event decor and were relatively quick to set up.
As guests entered the event, old rotary-style phones lining the walkway would occasionally ring. Guests were invited to answer and engage in a creepy conversation with a staffer who could see them but was hidden from their view.
A photo backdrop gave the impression that "you were being attacked by birds," Fiscus said, like Tippi Hedren in the classic Hitchcock film The Birds.
Above the bar, a decor piece with blanched tree branches and birds had an eerie Edgar Allan Poe feel.
Curious guests could stick their hands in a wall to receive either a Halloween trick—a bowl full of frozen grape "eyeballs," for instance—or a treat such as a Sprinkles cupcake. Staff were on hand with wet wipes for guests.
The event design called for intimate seating groups rather than large dinner rounds.
A champagne serving station for sponsor Moët Hennessy featured a grave site ice sculpture that read: “R.I.P. C. Moet 1683-1760.” Icy hands reaching up completed the scary scene.
Guests gathered for cocktails in one tent before moving to the geodesic dome for dinner.
At the top of the domed tent, projections and gobos created a stained-glass look. Underneath, Todd Events affixed sheet vinyl in various colors over a clear section of the tent to continue the visual.
The tables were color-blocked with linens and coordinating floral arrangements. The same gold flatware and clear glassware at each table tied them together.
The blue tables were upholstered rather than topped with linens to show off mirrored pedestals. The room had a mix of rectangular and circular tables for a modern look to the room.
Todd Events created centerpieces for the red tables that were made from pulsing LED wire.
