Illuminaria at Friendship Works' 30th Anniversary Gala

Illuminaria designed custom centerpieces for Friendship Works' 30th anniversary gala held in the Ballroom at the Fairmont Copley Plaza. The warm colors and photos added brilliant highlights to the beautiful surroundings.

 Brightly lit close topped centerpieces illustrate Friendship Works' mission to serve the elderly

Love the chandeliers!  Love our centerpieces! Love Friendship Works!

Our thanks to Liz Page Associates for including Illuminaria at this event.
Click here for more information about Friendship Works and their services to the elderly.

ILLUMINARIA BRIGHTENS GOOD SHEPHERD SERVICES ANNUAL BENEFIT DINNER AGAIN

We are pleased to have illuminated Good Shepherd Services' Annual Benefit Dinner for the second year with custom made centerpieces that highlight the organization's mission and work. Gotham Hall's large space was brightly glowing with our trios of open-topped centerpieces.

Good Shepherd Services display their important work and services through illumination

 

 The illuminated story of Good Shepherd Services in New York City

 

Find out more about Good Shepherd Services and their programs that serve NYC's vulnerable youth and families

Pearl Centerpieces

Pearls illuminate and make a striking presentation for dinner centerpieces! Suspended in tall vases, pearls add another dimension to any party.

Vases were topped with custom design drum shades. 

Additional table top decor included pearl-adorned napkin rings and custom wineglass shades.

Elegant and unique decor!

 

This event was designed by Ronda Flashen of ECI Events

Photo art for Bar/Bat Mitzvahs

We found this great action for Photoshop that jazzes up photos to turn them into hip and energetic art. We thought it would be a great treatment for event decor. Blown up and hung around the room, this styled art would be a cool way to set an energetic tone.

We played with a pic of our dog too!

Custom Lampshades to fit an elegant base

For a recent sophisticated Bar Mitzvah designed by Table Sensations we were asked to design a custom lampshade to fit elegant lamp bases that served as centerpieces.
Sourced online to accent the event decor, the lamps were  adapted with a taller harp and the electric cords cut. To raise them up a little they were placed on upturned glass vases.
The shades were in fact 2 tiered with the rectangles cut out to expose the second blue shade below. The battery-operated lights were installed in the top of the inner shade and were turned on remotely.

It was a challenging and creative project for us and we enjoyed figuring out how to adapt commercial lamp bases to our custom shades.

Illuminated Decor for The Steppingstone Foundation's Spring Fling

This colorful fundraiser  "EAT LEARN DANCE"  was produced to raise awareness and funds for The Steppingstone Foundation in its efforts to prepare underserved students for college success.
Designed by Liz Marson of Liz Marson Events , the evening was
staged in three parts.
To begin the evening, guests were met by a living red carpet that welcomed them to the "Learn" part of the evening. With the help of graphic designers at Instant Sign Center, Liz designed elegant informational banners highlighting the purposes and goals of the foundation. We built complimentary lit column centerpieces that featured some of the major points as well as the three dimensional LEARN lettering.

Living Red Carpet

 

 

Double-sided Fan created by Illuminaria

Banners, Centerpieces and Dimensional Lettering

After enjoying the informational part of the evening, guests were invited into a large tent to EAT and DANCE.
Using the invitation artwork as a springboard, we designed wineglass shades, food and bar signs as well as a large drum shade with fringe trim that was hung in the entrance way to the tent.

Drum Shade with Fringe

Custom Lampshade Bar Sign

Wineglass Shades with Trim

Wineglass Shades on Customized Table Top

Wineglass Shade with Beaded Trim

From all reports, the event was a smashing success. We loved working with the colorful graphics and were happy to be able to help bring visibility to the Steppingstone Foundation's efforts in the Boston Area.

Thanks to Liz Marson for including us in her team of vendors.
Thanks to  Maura Wayman Photography for these great photos.

Photo Cube Centerpieces

We recently found this photo from an event long past, but we were reminded how great these photo cubes are.
At only 4" x 4" square, they pack a great visual punch to personalize a table top beautifully.