Here's a look at 10 steal-worthy ideas we spotted this week, including a gummy-bear carving station in Toronto, big, bold butterflies at a Las Vegas conference, hanging bicycles at a wine festival in Tampa, a replica Mad Men set in New York, and Rachel Maddow slinging drinks in Washington.
The festival's Grand Tasting took place at SideBern's in Tampa on April 21, and the decor featured quite the promotional vehicle. Danging from a wreath of yellow flowers, a spiffy white "Epicurean Bike" advertised the soon-to-open Epicurean Hotel.
Following the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington Saturday, MSNBC had one of the largest events. At an after-party at the Italian Embassy, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow tended bar for guests throughout the evening.
Vanity Fair and Bloomberg returned to the residence of the French ambassador for their joint annual post-dinner party Saturday. Light features on the lawn served as an eye-catching entrance.
For the Chicago Botanic Garden's Antiques & Garden Fair Preview Evening April 23, Jewell Events Catering brought in striped, color-themed appetizer carts.
At the March 20 opening-night party for the Canadian Special Event Show in Toronto, Bucket & Whisk created a carving station with five-pound gummy bears instead of beef.
Giant butterflies brought a sunny-day vibe to a recent event held in a cavernous room at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas. Designers from Fourth Wall Events hand-carved the winged creatures from custom molds and painted the wings to create a stained-glass effect.
On April 10, Contempo Media took over two floors of the Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto to celebrate the launch of two new magazines. Showcasing the media group's new S magazine, which is geared toward women, one area had a lavish sweets table decked with giant paper flowers and shoes made out of chocolate.
In Washington, the Corcoran Gallery of Art's Corcoran Ball took place on April 19. The rotunda had a Mexican-themed look with white and gold linens accented by tall tulip centerpieces on each table.
M.A.C. Cosmetics unveiled its "Baking Beauties" color collection at a patisserie-themed event in Los Angeles April 11. Held in the brand's Robertson Boulevard shop, the event featured three models painted head to toe in pastel colors inspired by lavish desserts.
For its first upfront, AMC hosted an immersive event April 17 at the 69th Regiment Armory in New York that put guests on the sets of its shows. In the Mad Men vignette, guests entered an advertising office circa 1967. The actors in the set assumed a bevy of roles, from throwing paper airplanes while laying on a couch, to walking in and brashly throwing down an assignment.
