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Avis Budget Group-Dr. Seuss Gala Dinner

This Dr. Seuss night was a bright and bustling evening. Avis Budget Group enjoyed bright colours and individually themed tables for their annual conference dinner held at the Distinction Rotorua. The guests loved it, it’s such a fun theme that everyone can relate to!...

Treewalk Dinner Redwood Forest Rotorua

What an experience setting up full catering, wine service and dinner, 10 metres in the air! The Rotorua Redwood Tree Walk was a truly next level venue for this 18 seated private dinner....

James Bond Gala Dinner

Skyline Rotorua staff enjoyed a night of martini’s and class for their James Bond themed dinner, held at the Millenium Hotel Rotorua. White draping above the pool glowed in our UV lights for a stunning effect....

Gatsby Ball

Before our unfortunate Covid-19 Lockdown for 2021, we were lucky enough to put on this amazing event! An incredible Gatsby Ball for the students at John Paul College Rotorua. A night to remember to say the least!...

Willy Wonka School Ball

Western Heights Highschool students in Rotorua enjoyed a night of sweet treats and fun for their Willy Wonka themed school ball, held at the Rotorua Energy Events Centre....

Enchanted Forest School Ball

John Paul College students were transported into an enchanted forest with their school ball in the Energy Events Centre Forum Room. 99 white lanterns and real trees and shrubbery were brought in to make this a night to remember....

Circus School Ball

John Paul College students in Rotorua enjoyed all sorts of fun and games at their Circus themed school ball 2017, held at the Rotorua Energy Events Centre. Circus tent draping over the dancefloor created an amazing ambience along with awesome lighting thanks to LUX Productions, tumblers and stilt walkers at the entrance and carnival games made for a wonderful night....

Casino Night School Ball

John Paul College students in Rotorua had a blast at their Casino themed ball in 2018! Giant martini glasses, 10 metres of lush red carpet and stunning lighting displays thanks to LUX Productions, this event was held at the Rotorua Energy Events Centre....

Starry Night School Ball

We once again supported the students at John Paul College, Rotorua with their annual school ball. Working with our friends at LUX Productions, we created an amazing starry night theme that everyone enjoyed. We were especially proud of our new chandelier design. We created this 5m diameter fairy light chandelier to hang from the ceiling, which really brought the WOW factor to the evening....

Greek Deities School Ball

We love being involved with creating the annual school ball with the students from Western Heights High School Ball. This year was an outstanding Greek Gods theme. From fountains to pillars, earns and gold the night was glamorous and an event to be remembered!...

Enchanted Forest

Enchanted Forest is a true favourite for our team. Magical, earthy, the forest feels true to Rotorua and all things wonderful. We used our fabulous toadstools and fairy house for a bit of fairy tale fun. Not to mention our stunning plan hoop chandeliers to bring the WOW factor! Fairy light backdrop is always a school ball must....

Rustic Wedding Theme

Old Forest School is a beautiful, rustic but elegant wedding venue for those couples wanting something a little different. We were excited to provide some beautiful theming and decor for this couple. From shepherds hooks to create the isle, to archway draping, simple touches were all this venue needed. We then created all the floral table centers and arrangements for the reception.As a part of our prop build and design, we also handcrafted this couple’s wedding signs specifically to their requ...

White Wedding Backdrop

This was such an elegant and sleek head table backdrop for a local wedding held at Okere Falls. We created a white panel wall backdrop, which can be personalized with you and your partners names, or anything! We also have an in house floral designer who creates wonders using high quality artificial plants. We pride ourselves in making our practices as sustainable as possible. Using artificial means nothing is used only once and your beautiful wedding arrangements can live on for future couples!...

Wedding at Rydges and Redwood Forest Rotorua

We had the pleasure of working alongside a wonderful couple from Wellington in creating their special day in Rotorua. We designed and set up an elegant reception in the Rydges Hotel Rotorua, working alongside the beautiful florists from Bloom Art. We also designed this gorgeous white wedding hoop for their ceremony in the Redwood Forest Rotorua. Our in house floral designer created these arrangements for the hoop....

Hobbiton – Crystal Cruises shoreside evening

Crystal Cruises held their Shoreside event at the amazing Hobbiton. Amongst a tour and dinner, we created a water screen, spraying up in an arc above the lake. As evening arrived, out of the darkness, the Crystal Cruises logo rose from the lake onto a screen made of water. Video clips were projected onto this along with a spectacular light show for an absolutely unforgettable evening....

War Museum themed Gala Dinner

From coaches to catering, brass band to kapa haka, entertainers to show production. A gala dinner and Military inspired variety show held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. 50 catering staff, 11 event technicians, 60 Military guests, 20 entertainers and over 350 guests made it a night to remember!...

Crystal Cruises Shoreside Gala Dinner- Avatar

Crystal Cruises held their shoreside event at the Rotorua Redwoods for this incredible Avatar themed gala dinner. Amongst the tall trees and eerie darkness, the guests path was lit by glowing flowers and avatar ‘woodsprite’ lights overhead. Greeted by Na’vi this evening was transporting and a completely unreal Avatar experience....

Secret Garden – Stratosfare Restaurant Skyline

The Skyline Stratosfare restaurant Rotorua was transformed into an enchanted garden for Sudima Hotels Conference and dinner. Over 200 trees and shrubs combined with twinkling fairy lights and fairy tale props in made the room almost unrecognisable!...

Hollywood Bollywood Diversity Ball – Auckland

This stunning event was celebrating Hollywood meets Bollywood in a grand evening of glitz and glamour. Over 700 guests from Auckland Middlemore Hospital enjoyed this amazing event held in the Cordis Hotel, Auckland....

Great Gatsby Gala Dinner

Generation Homes held their conference in Napier, the home of Art Deco. Held at the Napier Conference Centre, this Great Gatsby themed gala dinner was a trip back in time to the 1920’s. Boutique furniture, glitz and gold, lanterns and lights made for a wonderful night!...

Monopoly Awards Night

We created this fun, interactive theme for Generation Home’s awards night at Wairakei Resort, Taupo. From Monopoly Money, to dice, the hat and boot, to hotels and houses, everything was larger than life. Everything you see was designed and crafted by us! Have a look through our Props page for the ability to hire some of the Monopoly props....

Tourism Export Council of NZ 80s Theme

We had the pleasure of collaborating with Distinction Rotorua Hotel & Conference Centre to create a number of spaces for conference delegates to enjoy. Lush greenery dressed the stage, while a backdrop of fairy lights and a photo wall provided the perfect setting to capture memories.  The courtyard was transformed into a sparkling winter wonderland, and charming centerpieces lined the bar.   The Gala Dinner at Te Puia provided a magnificent backdrop for the delegates’ AMAZING cos...

Auckland Airport Lounge – TRENZ

Working alongside Cut the Mustard, together we created the open living Auckland Airport Lounge for TRENZ 2019, held at the Rotorua Energy Events Centre. Our prop build and design came into play for our handcrafted Auckland Airport Archway and Krispy Kreme doughnut wall. We created Auckland Airport blue cladding for the exterior of the EEC Snack Shack. And also designed and installed an 11 meter living wall, and living islands throughout the lounge space....

Santa’s Garden Set

Santa’s Garden was a glorious renovation of Bayfair’s Christmas Santa set. We upgraded their Santa hut and provided a stunning do up of the set that was looking a little tired. A tide over option instead of investing in a new set came out better than ever! ...

Natural NZ cocktail function

We created a natural New Zealand scene scape for our client, holding the evening at Galaxy Travel Rotorua, for TRENZ 2019. This regular office space was transformed by amazing local and native trees and living islands throughout the rooms. Wood, rustic crates and twinkling seed lights created a magical ambiance for their cocktail evening.Working in amazing spaces or unlikely venues is just one part of the job that we love to enjoy!...