Glitz, Glamour, and Glass: Gorgeous Birthday Party at Saks Fifth Ave!

We are in love with the chic look of clear glass and all mirrored surfaces. And when you put that in a space that says cool and couture like Saks Fifth Avenue, how can you go wrong?! This event was for a client that wanted to celebrate her birthday in a place she and her girlfriends enjoy and a place that represented her sense of style and taste; Saks.

We set-up a gorgeous healthy ‘ladies-friendly’ lunch buffet among the racks, along the store’s stunning mirrored counter tops. We utilized our own mirrored platters and clear glass containers to mimic the clean design of the store’s show room.

Detail: Salmon fillets presented on mirrors with homemade dressings served in glass carafes.

Sushi Grade Seared Tuna

Salad toppings in clear glass cubes

Fresh tomato, basil, and mozzarella platter

Guests enjoying our buffet

The bar was similarly designed, serving specialty peach martinis and popcorn snacks to our gals.

Seating, tall white chivari chairs with elegant white flowers

Stay tuned for more pictures from this event of our “Dale’s Candy Bar” dessert display!

Small Plate Stations Make-up a Hearty and Healthy Buffet

Sometimes it is more fun to have a few tastes then a single large buffet. This woman’s birthday party took place in a stunning pent house in the 1010 Midtown building; we wanted our food selections to be as chic and airy as the building itself.

Different textures in the furniture helped to highlight the amazing windows in this penthouse!

Guests were invited to enjoy the hostess’s favorite cocktails at a “GIN ‘n JUICE” BAR; there they were served “The Double D” – Chilled White Wine and “The Down ‘n Dirty” Gin Martini.

Station #1: Salmon, Two Ways serving smoked salmon tartar presented in a potato chip bowl & seared salmon on sauteed bok choy

Salmon Fillets

Station #2: A standing Mirror Holding “Stuck-On” Individual Seared Tuna Sashimi Salads

We also used standing shelves to supplement the mirror

Station #3: Chicken the View! Serving chicken lettuce cups with cilantro yogurt and seared chicken pot stickers with Ponzu sauce

A room with a view and stations with substance!

Red Decadence- "Fallen in Love"

This engagement party was inspired by this couple’s “Falling in Love.” Because the party took place at the end of September, we wanted to play on the seasonal shift to fall as the leaves change from verdant green to sumptuous vermillion. The party was designed in chic clean white, black, and the color of love, red.

As the guests entered they were greeted by beautiful glowing red floral arrangements enhanced with red votive candles, and extenuated with a mix of circular and square mirrors.

We used a mix wooden folding chairs with red sashes, red chivari chairs, and clear acrylic ghost chairs (our latest favorite part furniture!) to accompany red, black, and patterned linen. This mixture made a vibrant shift in textures and color without overwhelming the eye.

This is an excellent way to save the client money by supplementing their already beautiful furniture with a few rental items.

Ghost chairs, glass tables, red votives, and a few red rose petals.

Of course no Added Touch party is complete without an over the top five star dinner buffet and in this case we had two! We served a “They Flipped for Each Other” Chef Attended Burger Station complete with beef and turkey burger, various buns sauces, toppings, hot French fries, awesome onion rings, and blanched broccoli.

We also served a They Fell in Love at the Beach Destin Buffet with Blackened Amberjack and Lemon Butter Sauce, Whole Wheat Couscous and Mograbiah with Oven Dried Tomatoes and goat Cheese, And Romaine & Arugula Salad with Sliced Peaches Served with a Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette

We had two dessert carts with all red and white desserts. We served Sweet and Sticky Homemade Red Candy Apples, Awesome Red Velvet Cupcakes, Chocolate Dipped Strawberries, and passed Individual Raspberry Sorbets

Personalized Candy Apples that read “J & A”

Outside table set-up with gobo image (designed by Added Touch Catering) reflected in the glass.