Upcycled Spring Showroom at Affairs to Remember

The Showroom re-design at Affairs to Remember is especially exciting this time around, because of the local flavor we added to the mix. Beginning with re-purposed, adding a dash of upcycled, and mixing in a cup of vintage modern, we transformed the vault space at the Atlanta catering company into a high-style recycle center.

The spool table sits front and center an industrial piece of art. Recently crafted from an actual wire spool found here in West Midtown, these tables are the perfect piece for your next party. Even better, top the tables with these rustic wood risers made from actual shipping pallets. This look represents a current trend which incorporates industrial pieces into an elegant motif. We’ve also featured Dwayne Bass’ Rubblox furniture, a line of upcycled, shredded rubber molded into cylinders, cubes and benches. And let’s not forget the GIANT wooden frame which we’ve decorated here with ribbon in a geometric pattern, but could easily house your step and repeat or chalk drawing. Of course, all of these statement pieces are available from our friends at Peachtree Tents and Events.

Beyond the big pieces in the room, we’ve added a few vintage finds from around town to spice up the scenery. Porcelain birds painted white, antique Atlanta-themed bar wear, lamp shade skeletons, and milk glass vases all add that touch of whimsy to a fun, eclectic room. Let us know if WM Events can help you design your next function.

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Getting HANDS ON With Local Volunteers!

Ever wish you could attend some of the spectacular parties that we plan? Well now you can!!! We’re throwing an exciting “Experience the Westside” themed party at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. Live Auction. Food trucks. Local Restaurants. Live Band. Sounds great, right!?!

Celebrating it’s 10th anniversary, A Taste For Volunteering is an annual fundraiser for Hands on Atlanta, a local not-for-profit the helps facilitate volunteerism. Over the past 22 years, Hands On Atlanta has mobilized volunteers to contribute more than 6.2 million hours of service. Now over 42,000 volunteers strong, Hands On Atlanta mobilizes community members to address critical needs in 12 metro Atlanta counties.

Let’s show our support for this wonderful organization by purchasing a ticket for the event on June 1st! Or, if you’d like to help them even more, perhaps you or your company should become a sponsor of the event!

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WM Events Puts The LIFE Into Party Decor!

Remember that stunning rehearsal dinner we planned a few years ago? Well, here is the bigger and badder corporate version of the living communal table. Staged in the Plaza Ballroom of the Westin Peachtree Plaza, this eco-statement was a popular focal point for attendees. Thanks so much to Patrick Williams for his lovely photos of the event. Interested in using this idea at your next party? Contact us for more information!

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Savannah’s Satchel is a Superb Shop!

Imagine if Designing Women (minus the shoulder pads and big hair) moved to Savannah and updated to a fresh look in 2012, and that’s the world of Satchel- a boutique leather goods store in the heart of Downtown. SCAD alumnae, Elizabeth, Char, Mahala, and Lexi, have been hand-crafting beautiful bags, amazing accessories, and lovely luggage sets for 5+ years. Whether you have an old piece that you’d like to re-create, or the perfect idea for clutch, Satchel is the place to go. The touches of hand weaving, braiding, and branding add so much interest to the designs, and truly make each piece special. When they’re not helping customers, these ladies are sewing away on the in-house machines (in view behind the counter) to create the latest and greatest. Oh, and did we mention horn handles from South America?

This unique store is filled with adorable stories of bags with even more adorable names. One of their top sellers, the “Dad’s Jacket” was originally designed using a reconstructed Pilot Jacket. And most of the products are named after friends and family. Pick from a variety of quality, leather samples and hardware to create your own version of a bag, or just buy one right off the shelf. If you’re looking to create a bag from scratch, the entire process will take about 4-5 weeks and will run you anywhere from $80 to upwards of $1000 for large garment bags. But at the end of the day, you have a one-of-a-kind bag from a one-of-a-kind store. At least, it’s the only place we know of that sells leather beer koozies!

We can’t imagine a cooler birthday present or corporate gift for your next event. (Can we say branded, leather iPad cases?) So call them up or walk into their splendidly styled showroom for a little leather loving.

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Bringing the Hanging Gardens Inside

Remember how much we loved all those vertical gardens from a while back? Well, here is a our new obsession via Hungarian designer, Gabriella Asztalos. Babylon doesn’t have a thing on these hanging gardens!  These floating, pill-shaped baskets may very well be the next wonder of the world. Clearly, we’re obsessed with new and interesting ways to display our green friends. What other objects could you showcase in these canisters?

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WM Events

Rennie Moran Celebrates 70 Years of Being Amazing!

If anyone deserves a fabulous birthday party, it’s Rennie Moran. She’s the most vivacious 70 year old you’ve EVER met, and we were absolutely honored to help plan and design her birthday at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. Thanks so much to our friends at Newberry’s for the beautiful flowers placed in vintage silver vessels. Take a look at the photographs below (more on our Facebook Page) to get the full picture of this celebration. And oh, by the way, that’s HER art on the walls!

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WM Events Helps Engineers STAY WITH IT at GA Tech

Last year the New York Times reported that roughly 40% of students planning of engineering and science majors end up switching to other subjects or failing to get any degree. That staggering statistic is exactly why President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness- with the help of Intel, hosted a Day of Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. Stay With It was a chance for students to rub elbows with some of the most accomplished engineers in their fields.

For this event, we partnered with Peachtree Tents and Events to create crowd-catching experiences at the Kessler Campanile and the Ferst Center. These lucky engineering students took a break from their grueling schedules to grab Stay With It water bottles and laptop decals and to win various prizes- including a new Ultrabook computer! We designed lounge areas for students to mingle with the VIP’s, including Intel President, Paul Otellini and NASA Administrator and former Astronaut, Charles Bolden. The GA Tech Pep Band, an exciting DJ, and interactive jugglers helped animate this encouraging event.

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When the event at the Kessler Campanile ended, students were ushered into the Ferst Center for the Performing Arts to hear Maria Teresa Kumar host a panel discussion on the importance and versatility of engineering in today’s world. With a video introduction by President Obama, this element of the event was broadcast to multiple campuses across the country using Facebook LIVE . The panelists answered questions posted to the Stay With It Twitter and Facebook pages in real time. After the panel was over, students were treated to chicken sandwiches and popcorn. WM Events helped out by decorating the stage set you see below as well as amping up the greenroom of the Ferst Center.

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Thanks again to all our partners who helped us make this happen, and to Patrick Williams for the stupendous images! If you’re dying to see more, check out the Facebook Album!

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WM Events

Busy Busy Busy

Phew…. This month has been intense- and we’re only half way done with our events for March. You’ve probably seen some interesting photos on our Facebook and Twitter pages about all the WM Events adventures lately. Last week, we produced an event at GA Tech Engineering students with the help of Intel and the White House. It was such a blast! Then, this past Sunday night we threw a 70th Birthday Party for Mrs. Rennie at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. We’re not slowing down any time soon, that’s for sure. Be sure to keep following as we finish out March with a bang!

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WM Events

X-Ray Vision for Floral Design

We all know that flowers are beautiful. But, it turns out, the inside of a flower is equally as beautiful! Singapore based photographer, Brendan Fitzpatrick had a brilliant idea for a subject. He took these colorful floral x-rays at a radiography lab, followed by a few rounds of image editing and color correction in Photoshop to reach the final results you see here. You can head over to Society6 to pick up a few prints of your own. It makes me wonder what else would look this wonderful through an x-ray.

 

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WM Events

Ask the Experts: Event Lighting

We gave you a vocabulary lesson about gels and gobos last week with our Lighting Your Event post. This week, we’re turning our eyes and ears to a couple amazing lighting designers for some great advice. Todd Finch is the President of MAGNUM, a production company based in Atlanta, and Julian Bradley is the Owner of ESP Lighting, a company that specializes in LED lights in the Denver area.

WM EVENTS: What is the most common misconception about event lighting?
TODD FINCH: That it is expensive. Just like anything, it can be expensive, but you can also use it in subtle ways that don’t cost a fortune. Simple uplights of color add a big effect, which is not expensive. It more like an accessory.
JULIAN BRADLEY: That it’s too expensive. Even some basic well positioned light fixtures can add a huge amount of excitement and energy to an event.

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WM: How can people get the biggest bang for their buck when it comes to lighting?
TF: Color. Uplights add nice splashes of color that linen or chairs or other things just can’t do. It really takes the otherwise ‘neutral’ space and brands it with the event colors. Similarly, gobo/pattern with color and texture can do the same. Many of the event spaces are neutral for a reason. If you want it yours, add color. (The pink at the High Museum was a great example of this!)
JB: Plan as far ahead as possible or be prepared to pay more for “last minute”. A creative, well thought out lighting design that fits within your budget will take time to create. MORE TIME = BETTER DESIGN.

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WM: What is your biggest frustration as a lighting designer?
TF: The ‘budget question’. Anytime a ‘design’ comes into play, a budget matters… large or small, it is a perimeter that must be taken into consideration. I think we are so conditioned in other areas of our life to shop price, negotiate down, don’t show all your cards, etc., but when it comes to ‘designing’, designers are really on your side- building a vision of what you want, what you envision and what you can afford.
JB: Champagne dreams with only beer budgets to pay for them.

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WM: What is the biggest help you can get from a client about their event?
TF: Know as many of the outside perimeters as you can- time frames, logistics with other vendors, other design elements. Tahe more information the better. Designers can always throw out the information that is not relative, but having more can bring to light a key piece that helps lead you to the end result.
JB: Great question! I would say prior to consulting with any designer, start by writing down some basic details or ideas about your event and then work up from there. Put in as much thought as possible into the type of event you want to have or what kind of event is it. A serious corporate meeting that requires the speakers on stage evenly lit in white light?  OR  A celebration that needs a more creative approach? Have the venue and the event date been confirmed yet? Do you have any favorite colors that you would like to see used at your event? Will there be dancing? Or a performance that will need to be lit?  The more details a client can provide earlier on – the more realistic I can be with creative suggestions, price quotes, etc.

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We hope that helps you prepare for the lighting portion of your next party or wedding. Let us know if we can answer any questions for you. Don’t hesitate to call us, using the number on the contact page, or leave a comment section below.

 

-William Fogler
WM Events

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