tastemaker's dinner for tres LA

every year, the upscale catering company, tres LA, hosts a "tastemaker's dinner" for some of LA's best and brightest wedding and event professionals. it's basically a chance for them to stretch their creative muscles and showcase some of their finest food. at the same time, it's a chance for them to collaborate with other creative vendors...like me! ;)

this year they brought in the lovely kristin banta to design and coordinate the evening, which was held at boulevard 3 in hollywood. i did all of the florals and decor elements, fete accompliprovided the KILLER mirrored tables and white louis chairs, wildflower linens designed the ultra luxe faux suede runners, mimio papers created the gorgeous silver boxed menus andvictor sizemore captured the vibe of the event beautifully! what a dream team for me to work with!

when kristin told me what rentals and linens she had chosen, i knew this would be a perfect fit for all my "mod baroque" props and decor pieces...

mercury glass and white ceramic artichokes dotted the tablescape...

the white candlesticks were collected from various homegoods, z galleries and floral suppliers in my area...

and tall white ostrich plumes sprouted from silver trumpet vases...

we suspended 3 of my white ornate frames from the second story on back side of the room to give the illusion they were floating...

raspberry theme florals were arranged in small white containers and placed on top of the flat candlesticks for added drama...

kristin chose the layered silver and fuschia charger plates and collaborated with desiree at wildflower linens on the geometric, graphic runners and white pique napkins...

florals consisted of fuschia and raspberry roses, tulips, coxcomb and hanging amaranthus...we added white ostrich feathers to the taller pieces to coordinate with the tall white ostrich plumes in the center of the table...

mercury glass candlesticks and silver bulbed vases added a great reflection against the mirrored tabletops...

white finials added more texture and style to the overall look...

i LOVE how kristin alternated the white backed louis chairs with clear backed ones...genius! and can we talk about how amazing the mirrored tables are?!?! even if a client can't afford to use them for all the dinner tables, what about just using one for a desserts table, placecard table, etc? its all about strategic placement :)

the gorgeous silver boxed menus from mimio...

an overall room shot...

meanwhile, the cocktail hour was held outside in the courtyard...we just did simple little white vases holding all fuschia tulips or raspberry coxcomb...

i accented the fireplace mantle with a bunch of white empty frames and flickering candles...

as dusk approached, it made for quite the ambiance!

just a glimpse of the AMAZING food we devoured that night!

this was a surprise for all when two girls performed aerial arts by dangling from a huge metal cube! i admit, i shrieked with fear quite a few times...those girls be crazy!

what a night! thank you to all who played a part in making it so spectacular! how on earth will we top this next year?! ;)