Black and Gold Party

July 5, 2012

We were asked to design, manage and produce the multiple day events providing evening entertainment and reception for conference attendees at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel. The goal was to create a look and feel that was different than what had been created in the past several years at the same venue.

This year the inspiration was to create a look that provided an indoor/outdoor setting allowing a larger area for the guests and working with a large and upcoming trend of catering strictly with food trucks! A clear structure tent was selected to provide a feeling of openness. All existing trees that fell inside the tent and outside were enhanced with lighting to provide an expansive indoor/outdoor feel. Almost all openings of the tent on one end were left open to eliminate the barrier & division of space making the entire 25,000 square ft. space feel as one. String lights outside reflected into the tent and the surrounding trees were lit to bring the effect into the tent.

The space for the party was transformed to a sexy club lounge. The transformation was with the color palette of black and gold inspired from the glamorous trend seen on fashion runways for 2012. Flo Rida was the talent for this evening and the look was perfect! A mix of gold leather furniture with black patent leather and suede lounge seating enhancing the look. Dancers were placed on a runway behind the bars and highlighted with large Payette backdrops while custom-made costumes were hand made for the dancers with feathers, beads and gold chain adding to the overall luxury feel of the event. Flowers were all in shades of ivory and white to bring a modern feel to the space.