As the end of the year edges closer, we're looking back at some of the most popular content on our site. With many event and meeting professionals active on Pinterest, we thought it would be interesting to see what content readers are posting to the photo-driven site. Here's a look at the images on BizBash.com that were shared the most to Pinterest between April and December this year, as recorded by AddThis.
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3. An article looking at clever ways to serve dessert showcased the Los Angeles launch for chef Duff Goldman's Cake-in-a-Jar, which, naturally, offered guests samples of the product in Mason jars.
1. This year's summer menu ideas story included Sweet Hospitality Group's lemon cocktails mixed with vodka, St. Germain, and honey-thyme lemonade.
2. We named Preston Bailey one of the top 35 event designers in North America last year and highlighted the lush floral designs he has created for high-profile fans and big-name brands.
4. This spring, Carasco Photography's “Brides, Bubbles, and Bliss” event included a bridal fashion show that lit Chicago's Union Station in warm, amber-colored lighting.
5. Food can be given as favors and, as a piece on edible gifts for events illustrated, items like Round Pond Estate’s mini bottles of olive oil and vinegars can be stylish too.
6. For events that cater to children, coming up with appropriate menu ideas—and how to serve those dishes—isn't always easy. BizBash's article on kid-friendly catering ideas included Santa Barbara Catering's bite-size cherry and apple pies with latticework crusts, served on lollipop sticks.
7. A 2012 story with 100 Holiday Party Ideas remains one of the most popular pieces on BizBash.com. Included in the ideas was Fear No Ice's ice carvers as an entertainment suggestion from Andrew Zill of Feats Inc.
8. Industry pros predicted this year's corporate holiday parties would take inspiration from Disney blockbuster Frozen, a look defined by icy blues, a pale color palette, white furniture, and metallic decor, like the scene produced by Along Came Mary for the Hallmark Channel's Northpole party in Beverly Hills.
9. One of the key wedding trends highlighted in a story this spring was the return to minimalism following the recent fads of rustic-looking, Anthropologie-inspired, or D.I.Y.-style design ideas. The move towards an unfussy aesthetic includes everything from using classic color palettes to serving smaller portions.
10. Industry pros are no longer ignoring chairs as key opportunities for branding and a piece posted in June showed how a Target launch party used vinyl appliqués on ghost chairs to flaunt patterns from a product collection.
11. This year inexpensive edible items popped up as decor at many events, including at the late May opening of New York's upscale food hall Hudson Eats. Shiraz Events used stacked crates filled with fresh vegetables to create the event's step-and-repeat.
12. With an increasing number of health-conscious guests—and hosts—industry professionals continue to come up with light food and drink options that are appropriate for events of all types, including summer pool parties. Last year's roundup of ideas for what to serve at summertime events included Elegant Affairs’ gluten-free lemon-scented hummus and zucchini roulades.
13. A story in July showed that frozen desserts don't have to be limited to ice cream, gelato, and fro-yo. There are plenty of ideas for events from caterers, including Truffleberry Market, which offers frozen cinnamon-rum-bananas-Foster mousse.
14. For those hosting affairs that go late into the night, catering options include fancy desserts, grab-and-go comfort food, and breakfast-inspired dishes. A slideshow of unique late-night snack ideas included L-Eat Catering's miniature skillets of Yukon gold hash brown potatoes, sunny-side-up quail eggs, and crispy bacon with house-made sun-dried tomato ketchup.
15. This June, the Engage summit at Beaver Creek Mountain in Colorado had a summer camp theme and as such the conference's speakers held intimate group discussions inside tents provided by the Shelter Company.
