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In the category "Best Decor: Total Decor Budget Under $20,000," San Francisco-based Events of Distinction wins the nominee nod for "Chinoiserie Chic," a wedding reception honoring a couple's Chinese heritage and love of all things French.
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Dramatic floral from Events of Distinction's "Chinoiserie Chic."
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Magic Moments of Norcross, Ga., wins the "Decor Under $20,000" category with "Friday Night Lights," a 40th high school reunion that was low on budget but high on fun. The event took over a house, fashioning rooms to be the "teachers' lounge," complete with ashtrays filled with stubbed-out cigarettes, and a "restroom" with a ready-to-graffiti wall.
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A truck ready to cruise the boulevard in honor of "homecoming" stands before the venue at "Friday Night Lights."
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Two timeless "lunch ladies" man the buffet line at the "cafeteria" during "Friday Night Nights." Note the menu featuring "Jell-O Supreme."
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USA Hosts of New Orleans and Fancy Faces of Covington, La., team up in the "Decor Under $20,000" category to nab a nomination for a fam trip keying on the color yellow, to stand for New Orleans' vibrant lifestyle. The title: "We Live Life in Color."
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Monochrome floral sings at "We Live Life in Color."
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A close-up of floral at "We Live Life in Color."
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In the category "Best Decor: Total Decor Budget $20,000 to $49,999," Tamar Productions of Chicago wins a nomination for "Rock the Mile in Style," a tribute to Chicago's fashionable shopping area--Michigan Avenue's Magnificent Mile.
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Vibrant decor in neon colors at "Rock the Mile in Style."
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An ever-changing light show coordinated with the rhythm of the band to create a rocking party at "Rock the Mile in Style."
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In the "Decor $20,000 to $49,999" category, All Occasions Event Productions of Lexington, Ky., is nominated for "A Timeless Celebration," honoring the long-awaited reunion of two prestigious horse farms.
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Yellowed newspaper clippings, used here to decorate vases, underscore the historic significance of "A Timeless Celebration."
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Dramatic red floral sets a lush scene at "A Timeless Celebration."
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Warner Bros. Special Events of Burbank, Calif., wins in the category "Decor $20,000 to $49,999" for its "L.A. Screenings" event.
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Citrus hues sing at "L.A. Screenings."
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The Peter Max-inspired rooftop at "L.A. Screenings."
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Montreal-based Alison Silcoff Events and Decor and More of Oakville, Ontario, earn a nomination in the category "Decor Budget $50,000 to $150,000" for the legendary Daffodil Ball, this time featuring a "1,001 Arabian Nights" theme.
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The "Arabian Nights" event includes Middle Eastern marketplace vignettes in the cocktail area.
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An oversize Aladdin's lamp adds to the mood at the "Arabian Nights" Daffodil Ball.
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Hello Florida of Orlando, Fla., brings home the Gala win in the "Decor $50,000 to $150,000" category for "100th Anniversary" event. A 1929 Packard car, symbolizing the company's gas stations, stands at the venue entrance.
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License plates baring the company's logo make for effective branding elements at "100th Anniversary."
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In only 14 hours, the event teams transform the Hard Rock in Orlando with logo "license plates" for "100th Anniversary."
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In "Fusion," the event team shakes off the "ballroom" look by breaking the room into quadrants that surround a custom bar.
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Dramatic gobos add movement in "Fusion."
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In the category "Decor Above $150,000," Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts Events wins a nominee nod for "Reign," a New Year's Eve party suggesting the splendor of Czarist Russia. Some 1,600 guests are transported across a custom indoor "tundra" spanning more than 1,500 feet, which leads them to the "palace."
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Dramatic lighting adds to the wintry, regal mood of the sleigh set piece at "Reign."
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Centerpieces echo gorgeous Faberge eggs at "Reign."
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MGM Resorts Events wins another nomination in the "Decor Above $150,000" category for "The Power of Love," a fundraiser rich with hearts and other romantic emblems.
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Lip prints decorate the backs of chairs at "The Power of Love."
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Got to love her: Arms bearing glasses of champagne for guests reach through wall panels at "The Power of Love."
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MGM Resorts Events wins the "Decor Above $150,000" category with the grand opening party for the Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas, which keyed on an "East Meets West" theme.
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Decor elements include rickshaws, taiko drummers and Asian fans at the Mandarin opening. Here, tabletops suspended from the ceiling with cables seem to float in mid-air.
