The spring gala season is finally behind us, and designers and producers brought their most innovative ideas to the blockbuster fund-raisers that peppered our coverage in the past few months. Though some events had one-off highlights that weren't repeated elsewhere (check out the giant, lip-shaped arrangement of red roses from New York's Met Ball), some similarities connected galas across the U.S. and in Canada. This year, trends included Egyptian tropes, paper decorations, innovative methods of live-streaming, indoor greenery, hanging candles, and even bicycle tires popping up in decor. Here's a look back at our coverage of this year's big, flower-filled functions.
Canadian Cancer Society's Daffodil Ball
Photo: Alexandre Chéron
The California Science Center's Discovery Ball
Photo: Nadine Froger Photography
Give Kids the World Black & White Gala
Photo: Christie's Photographic Studios
Bridgepoint Health Foundation's Fandango Gala
Photo: Sonia Recchia/Pimentel Photo
Alliance de Francaise de Chicago Biennial Gala
Photo: Cheri Eisenberg and Mary Clare
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay's Storybook Ball
Photo: Moorman Photography
Canadian Cancer Society's Daffodil Ball
Photo: Fahri Yavuz
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Preview Gala
Photo: Josh Sears
The Steppenwolf Gala
Photo: Kyle Flubacker
Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario Gala
Photo: Carla Warrilow/BizBash
Apollo Theater's Spring Gala Benefit Concert
Photo: Peter Peck Field
The Apollo Theater's Spring Gala Benefit Concert
Photo: Peter Peck Field
The Washington Humane Society's Fashion for Paws
Photo: Tony Brown/imijphoto.com for BizBash
Museum of Modern Art's Party in the Garden
Photo: Nadia Chaudhury/BizBash
Friends of the High Line Benefit
Photo: Nadia Chaudhury/BizBash
Relais & Chateaux Grand Chefs
Photo: Nadia Chaudhury/BizBash
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation's Hot Pink Party
Photo: Nadia Chaudhury/BizBash
Marwen's Paintbrush Ball
Photo: Joseph R. Palmer
Marwen's Paintbrush Ball
Photo: Joseph R. Palmer
New York's Robin Hood Foundation Gala
Photo: Nadia Chaudhury/BizBash
Museum of Modern Art's Armory Party
Photo: Scott Rudd
Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala
Photo: BFAnyc.com
Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala
Photo: BFAnyc.com
The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum's Butterfly Ball
Photo: Steve Becker/beckermedia.com
Hudson River Park Trust's Spring Gala
Photo: Courtesy of 360 Design Events, Jamie Watts Photography