When The Events Industry Shows Off...
...they do it in grand style, make no mistake -- we give good party!
A friend of mine, Karl Heitz who is a DMC with the Arrangers in Denver and who is also the ISES Denver Past President forwarded images of a showcase event that his ISES chapter did with their members.
They called it ISES in Wonderland and it was held at the Denver Ritz Carlton hotel. I was blown over by the creativity of the members in the tabletops they put together. I had to share them with everybody in the world who reads our blog. So, enjoy! This type of an event is what I call "taking it to the promised land" Good job!!
And if you're an event planner and not a member of ISES - tisk tisk on you...there's great ideas to be found by networking with your peers.
All images by Frances Marron Photography
I had to showcase many of my favorite tables from the slideshow..check these beauties out
Top Row: Dramatic Events & Bella Fiore, Catering by Design, Dramatic Events & Bella Fiore
Second Row: Decor N More, Dramatic Events & Bella Fiore
The curved table with glass block and succulents and ferns is whimsical and gorgous.
Delilah's and Table Six Productions
Probably my most favorite table for use of theme was the one below. I love the drum shade with the old fashioned Alice in Wonderland images on the inside.
Table design by The Perfect Petal. Don't you *LOVE* the flatware in the julep glass? LOVE IT!
Not only do the desserts look divine, I love how they incorporated the "Drink Me" tags on the jars.
This is exactly what happens when you give talented event professionals a theme and ask them to run with it... you get amazing creativity and attention to detail. So inspired!!
Oh my gosh - Perfect Petal did the flowers for my wedding this past May (I live in Denver) - and, I just have to gush here - they were phenomenal! I'm so happy to see that you linked to them in your post!
So, here is my little anecdote: Not only was I blown away by the flowers that they put together for my wedding - but, their wedding coordinator was beyond great. First, she was able to perfectly interpret my idea of blue birds somehow placed throughout the wedding ceremony and reception (tons of compliments the whole night from guests.) However, she also went totally above and beyond by helping me out during this pre-wedding cirsis: on my way to an appt. with her, my (2) maids of honor called me (this is 4 weeks before the wedding, mind you) to tell me that they never ordered their dresses, and now they are trying to, but they are sold out completely until re-stocking (a month AFTER my wedding, of course.) I was crushed - not just panicked, but heartbroken that my maids of honor just didn't even bother to get their dresses until 4 weeks prior. Well, I got to the appointment minutes later - gave her a brief synopsis to explain - and she was the best - she had an arrangement made up for me to take home (a surprise to make my day better, and free of charge.) Plus, she even sent me a quick follow up email the next day to say hello and see how I was doing - plus, to tell me that she would do whatever she could to help out on her end if we had to make any last minute changes to the flowers to match new dresses, etc. Never in my life has a floral arrangement, and simple kindness meant so much... after feeling so crushed, it was the world to me. :)
Anyway, I do apologize for the lengthy means of giving Perfect Petal "kudos" - but, when I saw the mention I just had to take the opportunity to give them the huge compliments...
In the end: not only did that wedding coordinator step-up to save the day - but, Perfect Petal helped me create (within my budget!) a wedding that was beautiful, modern, and fantastically creative.
So, cheers to the lengthy kudos!! :)
Posted by: Abby | September 02, 2008 at 11:35 AM
Wow - beautiful! Can't wait for the DC ISES Chapter event this coming Thursday!
Posted by: Maria @ {ritzy bee} | June 08, 2008 at 12:05 PM
Hey Sasha,
You've been tagged!
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Posted by: Ms Polka Dot | June 07, 2008 at 12:03 AM
Wow - what a BEAUTIFUL event! The DC ISES Chapter's tabletop competition is next week and I can't wait to see what the entrants have put together. Thanks for sharing your photos!
Posted by: SoireeLaura | June 06, 2008 at 07:15 PM
wow...these photos are like they are out of a dream!
Posted by: holly hatam | June 06, 2008 at 01:25 PM