Star Power: Oscar Ball 2015 to Key on Vintage Hollywood
The event team behind the 87th annual Academy Awards Governors Ball--the high-wattage gala following the Oscars ceremony on Feb. 22--will reach into the Academy's archives to create an evening of vintage Hollywood glamour. Here, an example of a huge photo collage of iconic Hollywood stars, featuring Hattie McDaniel from "Gone With the Wind." Ms. McDaniel admires the wait staff's custom uniforms.

Food for Fetes: Food Scene 2015
What will be on course for special event menus in 2015? These top caterers share three top trends for each course. Here, a bacon spoon--of course!--from Thomas Caterers of Distinction. Photo by Erin Hession.

Design Galleries 2015: California Style Comes Alive at The Special Event
Six stunning vignettes took center stage at The Special Event 2015, each showcasing exciting California style. Here, "An Eclectic Rendezvous in Southern California," for which the event team from Kamran Hussain Designs keyed on a winter theme, using gold and white."Drapery is very important in South Asian weddings," they explain.

Infinite Romance: Ideas Designs the 2015 San Francisco Ballet Gala
Ideas comes up with brilliant ideas to create "Infinite Romance," the utterly elegant 2015 San Francisco Ballet Gala. Event design by J. Riccardo Benavides Event Styling, lighting by Got Light, and photography by Irja Elisa Photography. Here, black acrylic tables with a mirror runner.

28 More Great Corporate Branding Ideas
Our story 24 Great Corporate Branding Ideas just wasn't enough. So many Special Events readers loved it that we bring you 28 more! Here, Hygiene and water products company Ecolab gets a brush-filled registration desk thanks to Kehoe Designs. Photo by Ryan Sjostrom.

Special Events Presents the 2015 Gala Award Nominees
Here, Uniplan creates an incentive event for 16,000 Chinese salespeople in the Dubai desert.

Gilded Glory: Lynn Fletcher Weddings Creates a Winning Wedding
An equestrian facility was transformed into a modern-day vision of the Palace of Versailles thanks to a dedicated event team from Lynn Fletcher Weddings, which coordinated daily deliveries of decor pieces in the run-up to the wedding. The stunning event won a 2015 Gala Award for Best Wedding and Best Floral.

Fabulous Floral: Gala Award 2015 Nominees for Best Floral Design
These three talented floral designers say it with flowers, and are the 2015 Gala Award nominees for Best Floral Design. Here, the bar gets star treatment in a wedding from Lynn Fletcher Weddings and Brian Lehodey Floral Design.

Weddings with Wow: Gala Award 2015 Nominated Weddings
Fall in love with these wonderful weddings, all nominated for the 2015 Special Events Gala Award. Here, a stunning dining room from Something New Events.

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