International Themed Parties and Props

In November 2009, we fell in love with the world just as this birthday girl had. The venue, Cipriani 42nd street, was transformed into a celebration of diverse cultures, guiding guests through international destinations. Our work showcased custom props and furniture, as well as personalized features evoking this teen’s passion for travel.

You can check out full galleries of this event on Partyslate, or on our website.

International, Around the World, Culturally Diverse, and Travel themed events are one of the best platforms to showcase our unparalleled collection of regionally specific props and decor.

But, we figured a hefty blog post couldn’t hurt either, so here’s a look into some of our favorite photos and pieces from and inspired by each continent!

Africa

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ANTARCTICA

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ASIA

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SoutH & CENTRAL America

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OCEANIA / AUSTRALIA

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Elegant Autumn Bat Mitzvah Lighting and Decor • The Stone House at Stirling Ridge • Warren, New Jersey

Photo by Ira Casel. Birch wall, ceremony lighting, and mason jar installation by Eggsotic Events

In our last post, we mentioned that many of our bar and bat mitzvahs have a "Favorite Things" theme. We love designing parties that convey the celebrant's favorite hobbies, colors, and more.

This bat mitzvah, held in October at The Stone House at Stirling Ridge, had an eclectic mix of design inspirations: 
• Amethyst: the gemstone and the color as well
• Nature, especially trees and moss
• Preservation: eco-friendly materials and reusable, recyclable elements
• Art, especially painting

We've worked extensively with Lori, Jillian's mom, who has planned fundraising galas for several years. She's done a wonderful job creating memorable, elegant events in the past, so of course Jilly's bat mitzvah was no exception.

We partnered with Laura of Laura Clare Designs and Carissa and her team at Stone House to create a one-of-a-kind celebration of all of Jilly's favorite things.

The Ceremony

For the ceremony, Jilly wanted a sophisticated outdoor setting that reflected her love of nature. We used our handmade birch wall backdrop and created a custom birch torah table, which at 5' x 5' makes a beautiful focal point in front of the birch wall.

We lined the aisle with our pewter lanterns, which held our handmade birch wood candle holders. Simple touches, like reusable natural candle holders and eco-friendly soy tealights, added to the environmental preservation theme. We also hung mason jar candle lanterns from the tree and used our battery-powered LED uplights to illuminate the trees in the ceremony area.

Here's a mini-gallery of ceremony photos:

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The Cocktail Hour

The cocktail hour was held in the tent adjacent to the ceremony area. Since the guests would only be in the tent for a little while, we kept the lighting design simple. Amethyst purple uplighting and pin spots for the food stations made the cocktail tent look cohesive with the rest of the event. Laura Clare's tabletop lanterns completed the look.

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The Reception

The reception lighting was bold and elegant, with purple and green uplighting and pin spotting for the centerpieces.

We used live trees and ferns to create an organic feel. We framed the kids' lounge area using ivory drape and portraits of Jilly. It was accented by Jilly's name in moss, provided by the client. 

For entertainment, the family selected a photo booth, silhouette artist, and lots of games. We commissioned an interactive portrait artist to do live interactive painting. Jilly selected an inspiration image, our artist Marcelo created a foundation for the painting, and guests joined in throughout the party to add to the canvas. It turned out absolutely beautiful and makes a great keepsake for many years to come.

Laura Clare created gorgeous centerpieces and selected linens that tied the tabletops into the room decor perfectly.

Here's a gallery of images from the reception:

The planning for this mitzvah came together in a very short time, and the results were spectacular. Thank you to Lori, Jillian and family for including us in your special day! Read Lori's note from the next day below:

“I cannot express my gratitude enough for assuring that our vision for Jillian’s special day was carried out throughout the event. In fact you managed to exceed our vision! It truly was so beautiful and magical. Jillian was so so pleased with how everything looked.

With much appreciation and respect for your artistry :)

Warmly,
Lori”

Huge thanks to Ira Casel for sharing such beautiful photos of the day!

Photographer: Ira Casel Photography
Location: The Stone House at Stirling Ridge • Warren, NJ
Floral Decor: Laura Clare Designs
Calligraphy and Handwritten Signage: Belles Lettres Calligraphy • Mendham, NJ
Lighting, Trees, Interactive Painting, and Room Decor: Eggsotic Events

Unique Bar Mitzvah Centerpieces for an Autism-Friendly Event • Favorite Things Theme • Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, New Brunswick, NJ

We've done creative Bar Mitzvah centerpieces for many years for a variety of themes. We often create centerpieces for a "Favorite Things" theme, where each table reflects a hobby or interest of the celebrant.

For this event, we had a fun and challenging opportunity to make centerpieces for a very sweet boy with autism. He has a diverse set of hobbies and favorite things, including travel, chocolate, gymnastics, penguins, Dr. Seuss, and much more.

We learned a lot about designing decor and lighting for an autism-friendly event. Here are some key points that made this event a success:

• Light Levels: The overall light level in the room should not be too low. We used colored uplighting around the room to introduce color, and pin spotting to highlight the centerpieces. We also used the in-house lighting, which was dimmable, to create a light level that's comfortable but not too bright.

Small, moving sculptural elements with graphics for a gymnastics themed centerpiece

• Kinetic Elements: Each centerpiece should be safe to touch and interact with. When children communicate less verbally, they experience things more kinetically. We chose elements that were safe to touch and play with, and included moving parts to make the centerpieces more experiential. The guests loved walking around each table, taking in the details that make each centerpiece special.

Interactive mini games on a rotating base for a basketball theme centerpiece

• Color and Variety: We used a wide variety of colors to make the tabletops festive and fun, and more appealing to children. Traditional centerpieces are often very cohesive, and we went in the opposite direction to make them as individually unique as possible.

A colorful representation of international travel

• Creativity: His interests were not only unique, but also very specific. For example, he loves one specific type of interactive fountains. They're the kind you find at boardwalk amusement areas where water comes up from holes in the ground. We used a variety of materials to convey this concept without using water. We thoroughly enjoyed finding ways to visually represent these interests.

Our interpretation of boardwalk-style fountains with fiber optic accents

We so enjoyed the opportunity to create such meaningful decor to celebrate a family's very special day. We look forward to participating in autism-friendly events in the future.

Here are more photos of our centerpiece creations:

Computers theme centerpiece with truss elements and a holographic base for a fun, futuristic feel

A sand castle, driftwood, family beach photos, and decorative accents for a beach theme centerpiece 

Classic biplane style airplanes with cloud accents

Details of this classic biplane

Cats are the mitzvah boy's favorite animals, so we created a playful "cats in a tree" centerpiece

The guest of honor loves chocolate, specifically nonpareils, also known as Sno-Caps. We had lots of fun creating custom extra-large nonpareils to represent his favorite candy.

This fun glowing lantern, combined with images and figurines, represented Dr. Seuss, the celebrant's favorite author

Large penguins and tiny penguins on a snowy mountain created a fun centerpiece that guests can touch and play with

The family had recently taken a safari trip, so we gathered our safari animals to represent their vacation experience.

Details of our gorgeous animal figurines

This interactive basketball centerpiece has a rotating foundation with four mini basketball games for guests to play. The guest of honor loves basketball, but it was emphasized that he loves playing it, not watching it on TV. We made sure that this centerpiece reflected that.

Details of the moving elements of the elevator themed centerpiece 

We captured the motion of a tennis ball by creating a 3D tennis ball sculpture, complete with rackets as accents

Horton is one of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, so we included him in our Dr. Seuss themed centerpiece

Details of our penguin centerpiece

Details of our cat centerpiece with autumn leaf accents

Fiber optic details and "water bead" accents on our fountain centerpiece

A huge thank you to Rich Schaub Photography for sharing such great photos.

Location: Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple • New Brunswick, New Jersey
Planner: Joan Glenn, 6 Degrees of Celebration
Photography: Rich Schaub Photography
Centerpieces, banners, room decor and lighting: Eggsotic Events • New Jersey & NYC

Trade Shows With a Twist: Pepcom in NYC • Metropolitan Pavilion, NYC

Pepcom is an innovative series of tech industry trade shows held four times each year in NYC, and elsewhere internationally. Eggsotic Events provides props, decor and display equipment for all of Pepcom's NYC events.

What makes Pepcom such a unique trade show experience is that each event is themed. From Roman Holiday to Anime to Vintage Baseball, Pepcom always finds new ways to keep things interesting. At Eggsotic, we love having the honor of collaborating with the Pepcom team to design eye-catching theme decor.

Here's one example of a Pepcom event with a Vintage NY Baseball theme:

Eggsotic created a brick bar surround with custom signage and an astroturf bar front.

The entry display featured American flag bunting, vintage baseball banners, and a custom ticket booth.

Our custom ticket booth with a Pepcom event staff member. They thought of everything, even sunflower seeds!

Here's a gallery of photos from their series of Eco Focus events, which are all held around Earth Day, and focus on environmentally friendly tech innovations.

Here's a gallery of images of an Asian theme, featuring sushi stations, lanterns, a themed backdrop, fabric ceiling treatment, and parasols.

Here's a recent Pepcom hosted at Hammerstein Ballroom, where they chose The Graduate (movie) as the theme for the dads & grads shopping season.

Here's a TV Moms & Dads Theme, focusing on vintage family TV shows:

Each fall, Pepcom has a wine theme. Each year, it focuses on wines from different regions, including Chile, Sonoma Valley, Argentina and New York State.

We'll post new photos periodically as we continue to provide decor for new themes.

A huge thank you to Pepcom, Inc. for sharing these photos, and for their continued partnership with us in creating these visual elements.

Planning, Management, Talent and Theme Selection: Pepcom, Inc.

Event Decor, Draping, and Installation: Eggsotic Events

Modern Candy Theme Sweet Sixteen at Vegas NJ • Randolph, NJ

A few years ago, we transformed the ballroom at Dolce Basking Ridge into a Four Seasons themed cocktail party, complete with draping, lighting, and ceiling decor for Maddie's Sweet Sixteen. This year, Maddie's younger sister Sophie turned sixteen, so it was time for another gorgeous room transformation.

Sophie and her family selected Vegas NJ, a new venue in Randolph that features modern lighting and lounge furniture. Eggsotic Events created the room layout, and added beautiful lighting, custom decor, and glowing furniture to create a night club feel with a candy theme throughout. We also created two custom sculptures of giant lollipops to act as bar decor.

Our custom canvas wraps with pin spotting created large artwork features throughout the room, and our glowing acrylic tables and pedestals reinforced the party's color scheme.

We were also joined by Hollywood Candy Girls, who created candy centerpieces and a custom candy buffet, and by Carlo's Bake Shop, who created a tiered candy-themed cake.

Here's a gallery of photos with more on the way:

Venue: Vegas NJ • Randolph NJ

Glowing Furniture, Design, Additional Lighting and Custom Decor: Eggsotic Events

Event Planner and Favors: Tina Noll, Leave it to T

Candy Centerpieces and Buffet: Hollywood Candy Girls

Photos: Eggsotic Events

NYC Theme Bar Mitzvah at Brooklake Country Club

For our first bar mitzvah of 2013, we were asked to create centerpieces based on New York City's cultural landmarks. The mitzvah honoree is very involved in the arts, so we emphasized art culture throughout the decor.

We featured iconic films such as King Kong, famous places such as The High Line and Broadway, and classic events such as Tribeca Film Festival.

Every centerpiece was completely unique in style and composition. The eclectic mix created a sense of an art gallery displayed throughout the 22 tables.

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​A King Kong centerpiece includes an Empire State Building statue, mirror cube, King Kong images, and an army of toy soldiers.

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​Our Statue of Liberty bust statue is always a hit.

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​A gorgeous carousel horse statue represented the iconic Central Park Carousel.

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​Our client wanted street food to be represented in one of the tables. We used our giant hamburger, along with images of street food carts and fresh food accents.

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These famous coffee cups are all but extinct now in NYC, but we found them and built a tower of them. We also illuminated one of our cube foundations with blue LEDs and added images.

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​For our Little Italy centerpiece, we featured carved wood candle holders, an assortment of preserved and prop foods, fresh pasta, and images of Little Italy. We even included Egil's favorite: lots of fresh garlic.

Contact us to see more of our one of a kind centerpiece designs.​

​Venue: Brooklake Country Club, Florham Park NJ
​Planners: Linda Binder and Terri Roth
​Centerpieces: Eggsotic Events