We were honored when our friend Alexandra Agostini from Uplyte and Pink Carpet Productions asked us to assist her in spreading Holiday Cheer to the children of “kids in Distress”. This is an amazing organization that cares for children that have been the victims of abuse or neglect. Alexandra and her team along with other event planners decorated the kids in distress shelter, playground and common areas. We told Alexandra we were planning a candy land theme and we were assigned the Recreational Room. As you can see from the pictures below we covered the room in candy canes, gingerbread men and giant lollipops. We were thrilled to be able to bring some holiday cheer to the lives of these children who have experienced so much. We encourage all of you to visit the kids in distress website to find out more about this amazing organization and discover ways you can help.
The very first NACE South FL Chapter's Table Top Competition was held on November 16, 2009 at the Hillcrest Country Club in Ft. Lauderdale. As soon as Divine Details heard of the competition we jumped at the opportunity to participate. We knew the bar would be set very high by incredibly talented companies that were set to compete. We began with the theme, Morocco. It was Inspired by our dear friend Jamila and by all of the beautifully rich colors and intricate details.
Our first stop was to Over the Top Linens, where we instantly feel in love with the delicate pattern in a new linen we had never seen before. Only to discover that only one existed in gold. After many promises of a safe return, the linen was ours!! We paired it with a gorgeous wine satin floor length linen and our Moroccan theme was well on it’s way. Our next stop was to our good friend Rick from Avant Gardens. We have worked with Rick several times and know he is a true artist. If anyone could work with us to create something unique and over the top, Rick was our man. While standing in his showroom we spotted a beautiful lantern that Rick had just brought back from Morocco. We knew we had to have the lanterns incorporated somehow. We sat down with Rick and within two seconds he created a sketch for our amazing centerpiece. As we all know Divine Details is all about the details! So needless to say all of the details had to be perfect. When it comes to the most detailed and unique paper products we always turn to Little Luxuries Boutique. Basically, if you can think of it Sophia can make it. We quickly got to work on customized menus trimmed with hand threaded beading, layered placecards (each with named of a character from Casablanca). But this just wasn’t good enough for Sophia. She thought of creating miniature pillows for each and every placecard. Of course this isn’t really something you can buy in strores, so Sophia created every pillow and we sat (for hours) attaching the beading to all four corners of the pillows. All of our handmade crafts were paired with mahogany charger plates, favor boxes and candles (all purchased from Pier One).
Right before the guests entered we lit some incense to complete to the effect and our vision of Morocco was complete. We were so flattered by all of the compliments we received by our peers by of course the greatest of these was receiving first place. We really are thrilled but as you can see results are as great as the sum of its parts, and this was truly a team effort. We are very blessed to work with such creative and innovative professionals and for this we express our sincerest gratitude. We have given you the contact information for the vendors we spoke of in today’s blog. Feel free to contact them directly to have some of this creativity infused into your next event.
At Divine Details the spotlight is on you. It is our mission to incorporate your vision, style and personality into your flawless event. We have combined our years of experience within the hospitality industry and our love of event planning to create a company where the focus is on customer service and attention to detail.
Our goal is for each of our clients to experience their events as if they were a guest. Stress-free from the planning to the execution. Your experience must be perfect because the memories will last forever. We look forward to playing our part in helping you achieve those perfect memories.
Divine Details…It’s all about the details.
