Neiman Marcus Christmas Book Inspiration
Few things are more magnificent than the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book. This year’s 150+ pages of full color compositions flood our minds with inspiration, style, and whimsy. From the over-sized holiday card props, to the “I WANT IT ALL!!” gift list, this book has everything you could want and more. With fantasy catalog options like a $250,000 speed boat ($3,000 of which goes to a good cause), no one would ever suggest that the NM offerings are typical. If you’re lucky enough to pick up one of these pieces of bound artwork, make sure you check out page 71 for a coaster set we’ve been dying to get our hands on!
-William Fogler
WM Events
Caring For Others: Caring For Art
After our numerous posts promoting the Caring for Others Caring for Art event last month, we’re finally ready to share the celebration pictures with you! So, head on over to our social event gallery page to check out all the great shots. Thanks so much to all of our sponsors & vendors: Atlanta Gallery Association ,Saigon Cafe, Bradford Event Gallery, and Jabari Grover. Everyone did a great job, and without you we would have never been able to raise the $15,000 for this great organization that prevents homelessness everyday!
-William Fogler
WM Events
DIY: Doodled Shoes, A New Life For Old Soles
Here at WM Events, we’re all about breathing new life into old or otherwise unusable objects. So, when a pair of her white leather shoes got a little scuffed, Leigh looked for a wonky way to spice up her spikes. Inspired by a contest on DoodlersAnonymous.com where the website gave away a pair of Sam Pierpoint doodled shoes, she took to her red sharpie and went to town. They’re relatively symmetrical, and filled with interesting patterns that will make any little black dress pop with artful flair. These conversation pieces took about 2 hours and 5 sharpies total. What are your favorite ways to cover up imperfections? Would you wear shoes like this down the aisle? Leave your comments below!
-William Fogler
WM Events
Colorado Corporate Casino Party
You may remember us saying a while back that one of our favorite Colorado venues to work in was the Denver Art Museum. Ponti Hall’s 5,500 square feet and 25 foot ceilings are a perfect blank canvas to paint your party picture. With cards and dice in hand, we decorated the space for a corporate casino party that impressed and inspired.
Guests were thrown into a sensory spectacle, eagerly tasting all of Kevin Taylor Catering’s delectable dishes, smelling Newberry Brothers‘ bold floral arrangements, and seeing ESP’s spectacular LED light show. Designworks provided beautiful glowing bars that perfectly complimented the tables from Indigo Sky and the linens from BBJ. Meanwhile, casino tables challenged coworkers to duke it out with royal flushes, while Danny Showers‘ jazz ensemble entertained the full house. After grueling roulette and black jack sessions, guests were invited to relax and converse in the luxurious lounge furniture brought it by Denver’s latest addition to the event rental scene, Charming Chairs. Enjoy David Wegwart’s amazing pictures below (more on the corporate page), and feel free to contact us to help you plan your next corporate party!
-William Fogler
WM Events
WM Events’ Halloween Hollywood Heaven!
We’re talking Old Hollywood for this gruesome celebrity costume party- like OLD old Hollywood- like DEAD old Hollywood. In this party inspiration we’re taking to the hills to create a scary soiree guests will never forget. Invite your closest friends and family to join your frightful fete by dressing up like their favorite dead celebrity, keeping in mind the way in which they actually kicked the bucket; it’ll be more fun if everyone stays in character!
Welcome guests to your home with a blood red carpet regal enough for Hollywood royalty, and creepy enough for an October 31st night. As they strut their zombie stuff, you can offer red paint for walk-of-fame handprints. Blood orange martini’s, severed lady fingers, and chocolate covered insects are perfect treats for an undead guest. They can also enjoy a spooky display of candy pills, candy rope, and sour candy arsenic with accompanying coffin gift bags for a Pick Your Poison Candy Bar.
Guests will have a blast acting out their celebrity deaths in a game of Creepy Charades. Or have a friend dressed up as a tabloid reporter interviews your visitors for some chilling coverage of the corpse crowd. While you’re partying it up with the deceased, make sure your dance mix includes these favorites:
-Heads will Roll by the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s
-Don’t Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult
-Janie’s Got a Gun by Aerosmith
-Pumped up Kicks by Foster the People
-Goodbye Earl by The Dixie Chicks
-Cellblock Tango from Chicago the Musical
-I Shot the Sherriff by Bob Marley
With the right makeup, food coloring, and red paint, you’re on the fast track to a murderous monster mash.
-William Fogler
WM Events
Inspiration: Southeast Asia Party
Konnichiwa. Ni Hao. Sa-Was-Dee. Magandang Araw. Xin Chao. Greeting your guests is the first step in throwing a stellar Southeast Asian Extravaganza. Though yours may not be elaborate as some Royal Asian Weddings, below we’ve gathered a few inspiring pictures and ideas to throw a Bali-Bash or Singaporean Soiree perfect for you. Let the colors, culture, and cuisine motivate you to throw on your favorite Kebaya (traditional Cambodian blouse) and host the most amazing Southeast Asian party yet!
Here are lanterns designed for the Chinese Garden at Montreal Botanical Garden’s Le Magie des Lanternes, an annual festival celebrating the tradition of these skillfully handcrafted decorations.
Speaking of lanterns, Thailand celebrates it’s annual Yi Peng Festival by releasing thousands of Khom Fai (floating lanterns) into the sky. The candle inside the rice paper lantern generates enough hot air to gently raise each twinkling light high above the crowd below. Why not add to the night sky with your own Yi Peng Festival?
Traditional music of Southeast Asia is both eclectic and inspiring. Play your guests gong-chime or khim recordings they’re sure to love!
Guests are sure to work up an appetite, so why not offer a traditional Ponorogo Chicken Satay? Javanese street vendors offer these delectable treats of skewered meat or vegetables dipped in sauces (peanut or pineapple, for example) for passerby’s. Of course, noodles, rice, banana leaves, coconuts, and fruits play a large part in SE Asian cuisines.
-William Fogler
WM Events
Fall Fashion Week Color Report
Sometimes after a major event, you need some time to regroup, collect your thoughts, and visualize some data. That’s exactly what EDITD did after New York, London, Milan, and Paris’ Fall Fashion Weeks. Below is a graphic representation of the color pallets used across every designer showcased in each city. You can see the New York scale tipping in the family of grays and blues, while London is hiking it up with reds and oranges. Milan went muted while Paris went bold. Take a look back through the catwalks to see how each city brought these hues to life.
-William Fogler
WM Events
Fall Fashion is in Full Swing
Mercedes Benz New York Fall Fashion Week is happening! In fact, it started last Thursday and will continue until the 15th. Kicking off the season, London, Milan and Paris will follow after the Big Apple to showcase the Fall’s wears. From bright geometrics to overstuffed skirts, designers sure are making everything interesting for us. And per usual they’ve topped off the models crowns with some crazy head pieces. We’ve compiled a few trends from our favorite designers to show you what’s up and coming in the world of fashion. Enjoy!
Readers, who’s your favorite couture fashion designer, pictured or otherwise?
1. Dior
2. Valentino
3. Chanel
4. Armani
5. Jean Paul Gaultier
-William Fogler
WM Events
WM Events & Caring For Others: Caring For Art
You may remember the gala event we planned last year at the historic Fox Theater in Midtown for a not for profit organization, Caring for Others. Well, next month they are celebrating their 10 year anniversary, and we wanted to invite you to the celebration which will be held at the Bradford Event Gallery and hosted by the Atlanta Gallery Association and the board of CFO. Great music, drinks, food, and art will be on display as we honor the incredible work of CFO over the past decade. Busy Saturday night? No worries! You can come see the art on display the next day, Sunday, October 9th from 12p-4p.
Caring For Others, Inc. (501c3) is a homelessness prevention organization established in 2001 to facilitate personal dignity and provide basic necessities to economically-disadvantaged individuals, senior citizens, the disabled, the unemployed, and families with children. CFO empowers families with life skills, job training, and career counseling to encourage economic self-sufficiency for a better quality of life. CFO also collaborates with government agencies, social service organizations, and churches around the State to provide new clothing furniture and books to economically-disadvantaged communities.
Below is the flyer for the event if you are interested in becoming more involved. Simply click on the image to buy tickets. You can also visit the Facebook Event Page.
-William Fogler
WM Events
150 Posts on the WM Events Blog!
Guess what!?! This article marks our 150th blog post!!! How exciting? It’s been a fun and interesting road. With great comments from our readers, excellent advice for your parties, and innovative products to try, the WM Events blog is here to please. We’ve been through so much together and hope to experience so much more with all our readers. We laughed. We cried. We drank milk. So, without any further ado, here are a few of our favorite blog posts over the years. Leave comments below about your favorite post or what you would like to see us talk about. Enjoy!
1. Behind The Scenes In Las Vegas With WM Events
2. WM Events Top 10 Denver, Colorado Venues
3. Spicy and Sweet Irene’s Pepper Jelly
4. Composting For A Greener Lifestyle
5. Gift Basket Inspiration Fall Colors
-William Fogler
WM Events
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