A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to travel to Las Vegas to design alongside one of my incredible clients, Aimee Sitka. When she asked if I would help with her entry for the infamous table top competition at the Catersource convention, I was beyond thrilled. Aimee is an immensely talented, energetic person who brings her creative flair to one of the largest catering companies internationally, Aramark.
The design inspiration for the table top entry was “La Hacienda”, a spanish themed dinner. It took us two solid days of early mornings, late nights and mad shopping sprees to TJ Maxx, World Cost Market, Mayesh Floral Supply and Pier One to get the job done. Although we had picked the theme, containers, basic colors and linens before hand, we spent a lot of time with the details on site, which made for an exciting time!!
The creative process started with a 10×10 tent frame which we draped in festive curtains from World Cost Market. The ceiling was finished with red curly willow and finished off with a primitive wrought iron chandelier.
This process took several hours and a lot of upper body strength. Lets just say, Starbucks and zip ties were definitely my best friend that morning!
These great little pitchers came from one of our favorite accessory suppliers, Kalahou. They carry everything from gorgeous colorful pottery to unique furniture pieces. How much do you love the wrought iron fames? Just another great Kalahou find…we’re definitely BIG fans!
Mmmm gotta love LaTavola linens. They have just about anything you could ever want! The rich combination of bold blues and bright oranges called to us! A huge thank-you to Emarie for working with us!
Simple, eclectic flowers were used in bold, colorful containers. My personal favorite was definitely this little blue and black beauty filled with several bunches of buplerum.
Tweaking and more tweaking attempting to get it just right!
It is finished! There were joyful tears and hugs shared when we finally finished this table.
Reflexed parrot tulips, black & white anemone, buplerum, orange pincushion protea, eremerus, succelence, sunflowers, coffee bean hypericum, ranunculus, and terra cotta toned roses worked beautifully to bring texture and color to the table design.
Here’s a little close up of Aimee’s custom menu design and dinnerware selections which made for a perfect table setting.
I’m a huge fan of the yummy sunflowers and coffee bean hypericum berries! I get giddy just looking at the fullness of this tabletop!!
Over 48 hours for 5 hours of glory = worth it! Yup we’re dorks!!
Thank you Aimee for letting me be a part of your table top entry experience! I had the most amazing time in Las Vegas helping you out and creating many more memories!!!
by jenn
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