For an art-theme event, Brooklyn, New York-based floral, decor, and production company Birch Events created the bar’s backdrop out of all-white paintbrushes.
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For a baseball-theme bar mitzvah at the Nationals Park in Washington, Columbia, Maryland-based Magnolia Bluebird Design & Events designed and built a grand entrance for the party since the real locker room was off-limits at the time. Each locker featured the guest’s name along with a custom jersey and duffel bag.
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Instead of giving away too many party favors, the guests at a preppy party by Magnolia Bluebird picked their favorite charms and adorned leather headbands, key chains, bracelets, rings, or ponytail holders for personalized gifts.
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“Modern geometric metallics are exploding in social event decor right now,” says event planner and stylist Ginger Dockery of Gingerwood Creative in Washington. “We’re seeing this motif as a popular way for couples to incorporate an on-trend element into classic celebrations. These are especially being shown in combination with soft elements to contrast the hard lines.”
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“I thought the root system of the haworthia (pictured, right) looked dramatic, especially because the succulent itself has a harder texture, so it was important to show both sides,” says Matthew Schechter, event and creative director of Interior Foliage Design in Long Island City, New York.
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Instead of over-the-top decor, New York-based event designer Jes Gordon used subtle silver trophies as vases for a sports-theme bar mitzvah.
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Tiramisu made with mascarpone mousse, chocolate cake, espresso cake puree, and coffee crumbs, presented in the abstract style of Jackson Pollock, by Pinch Food Design in New York