Emerging as the first social soiree of the fall and the biggest fundraiser of the year, the Curtain Call Ball brought 450 social and corporate patrons to the Children’s Theatre Co.

This year, working with only a tagline, the team imagined a Marie Antoinette-inspired palace with rich colors and textures, and added a dash of punk-rock attitude for a truly magical experience.

With hand-drawn art and live decor, gilded castles and mythical mazes, the BeEvents team designed an event fit for the nobles of Versailles.

The event's inspiration: a punk-rock Marie Antoinette.

To Be Designed says it designed this "Fantasy Forest," a 300-person sit-down dinner, with the objective of "telling a complex story using only design."

The TBD team had three goals: (1) convey the growth of its client--a law firm celebrating its 10th year; (2) include the firm’s international earth-friendly interests and that of their clients; and (3) create a beautiful, one-of-a-kind dinner in a museum setting.

The TBD team says: "We began at the entrance with very small hints at the main theme, built upon it in the cocktail area, and ended with a dinner in a magical, overgrown woodland where stunning imagery of the world’s major forests surrounded the diners."

A guests gets a hand with her drink.

A gorgeous greenery bar.

The dramatic dining tables.

This stunning woodland-theme wedding from Wei Zhang creates a perfect little forest.

The event team used 360-degree immersive design in a traditional hotel banquet hall.

The team used actual trees and other greenery--nothing artificial.

Another view.

One of the design team biggest challenges: getting the 20 tall trees through the banquet hall doors. See all the 2020 Gala Award nominees here.