Factory-turned-event venue
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The rustic venue is a brick and girder factory that is now a popular event space.
The entry is decorated with fallen timber walls loaded with lanterns, lighting, and decorative accents.
As they enter the venue, guests are offered a chocolate- and bacon-dipped cone of cinnamon roasted nuts.
Welcome cone station
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The welcome cone station.
Closer look
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Elegant lounges
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Elegant lounges make for spaces for relaxing--and show off the client's fabulous furniture.
Suspended DJ
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A view from the mezzanine of the suspended DJ.
Below the DJ-a floating dessert buffet.
Mezzanine with a view
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Mezzanine with a view ... but how to get people up here?
How to get guests upstairs
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And the answer: Signage makes sure guests explore upstairs.
Appetizers from upstairs
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Another clever strategy: Guests who go upstairs bring down appetizers clearly labeled where they're from.
Ducky greeter for tented space
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To add more excitement to the already familiar event space, the team installs a surprise tent space. The tented outdoor space features a custom-designed video mapping, set to upbeat music.
And what better greeter to herald something new than a seven-foot rubber ducky?
Duck posole sign
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And rubber duckies belong in the water--here, a pretty swimmer shares that duck posole is available here.
Duck nachos available
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And duck nachos, too!
The area not only includes the duck and backdrop, but custom powder-coated bright yellow chafing dishes, craftsman-made custom tables, and rubber-duck shower-curtain table skirting.
Hand-pulled noodle demo
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Hand-pulled noodles before guests' eyes.
Paint-by-numbers area
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The tented area also includes a Warhol-inspired backdrop.
The paint-by-numbers area features artists transforming a black-and-white space into a colorful room.
The entire tent is video-mapped with abstract imagery set to a fantastic soundtrack.
Salad in paint cans
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And in the paint area, paint cans filled with salad.
Rich floral detail
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Hammy ham station
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Hamming it up: The ham station. The servers' t-shirts share what type of ham is offered.
Appetizer from ham station
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And the delicious result from the ham station.
Jerky wall
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Do you like jerky? Do you really like jerky?
Here, a wall of jerkies made from various meats.
Help-yourself jerky wall
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A guest takes a sample from the help-yourself jerky wall.
Jerky signage
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Wild mushroom canapes
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A display of wild mushroom canapes.
Rotating buffets
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A trio of slowly rotating leather tabletops and plaid/argyle bases was created for the industrial main floor.
Suspended overhead are chandeliers of ivy and fern.
This “buffet” features six varieties of artisan toasts--from corn and lobster to lamb with minted pesto.
Rustic-chic display
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Red tabletops for Asian station
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The Asian station is showcased on vivid red vinyl tabletops.
Appetizer display
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Appetizer stations flip to 'breakfast'
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In a fun flip, appetizer stations now serve "breakfast."
Grab an egg cup
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Goat cheese 'Pop Tart'
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Not your average Pop Tart--instead, broiled goat cheese.
Departing gift: The Breakfast Box
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As they depart, all guests receive a Breakfast Box of a fresh-baked biscuit and homemade jam, heirloom tomato frittata, soft-rind cheese, and a canned mimosa.
Inside the 'Breakfast Box'
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Inside the "Breakfast Box."
Rubber ducky on keychains
And finally, one surprisingly popular touch that created a lasting impression was having the valets attach rubber duck keychains to guests' keys as a little reminder of their evening.
"This created a huge impact for less than a dollar per car," they say.
