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Moulin & The Contemporary Art Museum

Posted on February 20, 2012 by admin

We loved this event! One couple and a weekend long of wedding celebration. We worked with a great team of vendors, spearheaded by our fearless leader and Wedding and Event Coordinator Shelli Alred of Alred Wedding Consultants, to create an Indian celebration at The Contemporary Art Museum, as well as a reception at Moulin.

In addition to a unique henna pattern projection on the walls, The CAM was uplit in pink and purple hued lighting for the first reception. Moroccan lanterns were used in one area of the room, while colorful drape was hung to add to the Indian decor elements. The colorful florals from Artistry Design completed the room.

The Before Photo of the room

The second day of celebration took place at Moulin. Crushed and textured brown and gold drape was used to create a special suprise entry treatment for the bride and groom complete with our theatrical lighting and fog.

Inside Moulin, uplighting and drape were used to accentuate the wooden posts throughout the room, while light strands and our hand made fabric lanterns were hung to create even more ambiance against the exposed brick and beams in the historic room. Thank you to Ann Jones at Moulin for her kindness as usual!

Thanks to Anne James Photography for the beautiful photos.

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Happy Mardi Gras!

Posted on February 18, 2012 by admin

We are a proud member of St. Louis’s Chapter of MPI (Meeting Planners International). Last night we had our Annual Trivia Night. Because it is Mardi Gras and we all LOVE Mardi Gras that was the theme to the evening! Exclusive Events, Inc created the backdrop to the stage as well as the room lighting. What a successful and fun evening! Thank you to Pam Bredenkamp of Signature Studio Inc. for her photo. Pam is a super Corporate Photographer but also wedding and families too!

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Tent Wedding, Columbia, MO

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin

We had so much fun working with the wonderful Shelli Alred, creating this stunning tent wedding in Columbia. In the entry, guests were immediately enveloped in dramatic white drape which created a soft, romantic feel. The rustic theme was also immediately evident, as shown by the couple’s beautiful birch escort card table.

The inside of the tent was fully draped and lit in ivory. Uplighting emphasized the burlap accents along the walls, that added to the earthly feel the couple was going for.

Pinspotting accentuated the stunning orchid balls, made by Artistry.

We built a birch wall for the couple to display images of things that are special to them, adding to the personalization of the wedding.

We covered the entire tent floor with a hardwood look, but we hand painted the dance floor in a slightly lighter grain and washed a soft pattern onto it. A wooden stage was made for the band, as well as wooden planter boxes, filled with lush greenery, also by Artistry.

At one end of the tent, accented by more uplighting, our white bar was the perfect spot to display baby’s breath bouquets.

We loved all of the earthy details, especially the hand pressed table numbers, made by the happy couple. Such a unique wedding to be a part of!

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Busch Stadium World Series Gala

Posted on January 9, 2012 by admin

After the Cardinals won the World Series, a Gala was held at Busch Stadium. This event was produced by Contemporary Events in a very short time! They had the daunting task of pulling together a team of vendors to create the event of the year in a matter of days. We were very fortunate to be one of the vendors that were asked to work on this very special project.

At the entrance of the Stadium, we placed our handmade large gold frame, with black draping and a red carpet, to usher guests inside. Once inside, they were met with a beautiful lighting treatment wallpapering one area, while Cardinal red uplighting was used to accentuate another. The placement of light up pub tables, adorned with the St. Louis Cardinals emblem, more unique lighting, along with the use of drapes and our custom built chandeliers, were used as accents around the room. A lounge area was also created to complete the room.

Congratulations, Cardinals!

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Ameristar Nightclub

Posted on January 5, 2012 by admin

An amazing annual holiday party was held at the Ameristar Nightclub last month. The Theme was NAUGHTY or NICE with a very adult twist. This event was so fun! We designed and completely created a Naughty Santa’s bedroom with a little bit of nice thrown in. Guests walked through the actual bedroom with North Pole performers as if they were in a museum. Talk about interactive and the guests actually got to experience the decor rather than just look at it. It was an amazing experience for us as designers, but also for the enormous guest list.

We draped the entire room all the way around in different patterns, colors and textures for a Moulin Rouge intense sensory experience.

A wooden platform was built for Santa’s bed to sit atop, as well as several arched windows and walls for Santa’s shelves to display his personal photos. There were a ton of details to this event included pictures of Santa, candles, ornate mirrors, pillows, Santa’s perfect Christmas tree and more, that pulled the whole experience together.

In front of the Christmas tree, all decked out in black and gold ornaments, was a lounge area for Santa. It was lit by candlelight and naughty elf boots hung from the custom made fireplace.

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St. Louis Convention Center

Posted on December 15, 2011 by admin

A great event was hosted at the Convention Center, that we were fortunate enough to be involved with. We were really able to use our creativity to design and build some very unique and out of the box elements: St. Louis themed ‘centerpieces,’ including this 8 foot tall St. Louis sign.

A giant arch with a plexi building skyline lit from below. We also created the lighting design for this event, as well as the projection lighting patterns shown on the pieces.

The 1904 World’s Fair Pavilion themed centerpiece featured a trolley and ferris wheel, as well as photos from the actual 1904 Fair.

Life size musicians were on the St. Louis Jazz piece, as well as a huge guitar.

Our final three centerpieces were St. Louis sports themed.

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Meadowbrook Country Club

Posted on December 4, 2011 by admin

A great event collaborating with a dream team of vendors. We transformed Meadowbrook Country Club into a winter wedding to remember. Special thanks to the talented Simcha Lourie, Randy Shamel of Artistry, and Elana Hertel at the club. We draped the entire room to create a light palate. An orchid and crystal Chuppah later made for an excellent chandelier over the dance floor after the ceremony was complete. The room was complete with our white dance floor, icy blue and purple hued lighting and white pin spots to highlight the lush floral centepieces. I love before and after photos!

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Contemporary Art Museum

Posted on November 22, 2011 by admin

This event took place at the Contemporary Art Museum in St. Louis. An infusion of Indian Traditional flair was combined with some very out of the box modern elements. The photos show lots of the great details of the day.

As guests’ entered into the room they were met with a beautiful black and white damask drape to set the tone for the decor.

The entire event was in a cocktail lounge format with only a few sit down tables. But of the few sit down tables provided this was the table of honor. A square was made out of the tables and instead of traditional centerpieces we designed and created enormous bare branch trees to be the focus in the middle of the table. These trees were adorned with crystal strands and candles for that romantic flair. We installed an entire wall of candles to shimmer behind the table.

Our mirror bars worked perfectly in this space as the entire room was reflected in the glass.

A tent was installed in the courtyard of the museum for additional seating. This tent leaned toward the Indian decor elements with colorful fabric, Moroccan lanterns, and henna patterned lighting.

The backdrop to one lounge was hand braided red string curtain.

In keeping with the use of bare trees we also created a tree in the center table of the lounge area and filled it with candles and crystals. What a great talking piece for the lounge!

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The Four Seasons St. Louis

Posted on November 17, 2011 by admin

We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to work at the Four Seasons once again this past weekend. Everyone single person we come into contact here is just so kind. The client for this event made this day perfect for us, and I hope perfect for them as well. It was so fabulous to work for this family that totally trusted us to take their vision and make it come to life for them.

We draped the entire ballroom from floor to ceiling to create a very light glow to the room. All lighting was in whites and ivory. We took a wonderful room and made it unique to the client by ensuring an elegant atmosphere. The gorgeous floral by Caroline Kelsey Designs was pinspotted from above.

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The Worlds Fair Pavilion

Posted on November 12, 2011 by admin

The Worlds Fair Pavilion was a glow this evening. Guests’ walked the red carpet, lined with enormous glowing orbs instead of the traditional rope and stanchions. Each arch was lined in large bulb lights accented with amber lighting hues. Enormous globe lanterns hung from above to fill the space. A fiber optic curtain created the backdrop to a large elegant white wraparound stage.