Heffernan Morgan's centerpieces incorporated tiered vessels, mirror boxes, and blush cymbidium orchids, all on top of BBJ's grey bengaline linens
Photo: Eric Craig for Bizbash
8. Field Museum Gala
#8 Benefit
Dubbed “A Fair to Remember: Chicago, 1893,” last year’s event let guests tour the temporary exhibition "Opening the Vaults: Wonders of the World’s Fair." The gala drew 700 guests, raised $2.1 million, and had an inventive decor scheme that featured hanging Ferris wheels. This year’s fall event will have a “Caribbean Rhythms” theme. Next: October 25, 2014
Photo: Cheri Eisenberg
Also from de Gournay were the custom-printed tablecloths that adorned each of the 64 dinner tables. Peonies in shades of red and hot pink were exclusively used as the table centerpieces, while seat cards were fashioned in a pastel blue. The wood-backed seats, dressed up and covered in year's past, were purposefully left untouched.
Photo: BFA
