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All set for candlelighting.

interests and opt for decorations
made from foam core and balloons,
rather than fresh flowers.
Teen-focused party favors are
another staple at most of the parties
she plans. They can range from wear-
ing apparel like T-shirts
and scrub pants to
small, useful objects
such as water bottles,
picture frames, CD
holders and playing
cards, ranging in price
from $4 to $12.
"Favors are usually
personalized with the
name and date of the
party and the cost can
add up quickly if the
child has 100 friends,"
Cherkasky points out.
On average, she advises families to
budget about $3,000 for decorations
for a party of 100-150 people, but
decorations can get much more cost-
ly, especially when lighting effects are
involved.
"Lighting technicians won't work
for less than $500," she says. For a
recent bar mitzvah party held at

Cranbrook, she hired a professional
to produce a laser light show.
On the walls of a large hall,
Cherkasky suggests using custom-
made stencils which, when inserted
in lighting tresses, produce giant sil-
houettes. Hanging cen-
terpieces from a high
ceiling is another way
of filling in the space.
She has also used indi-
vidual spotlights aimed
at each table which can
give another kind of
drama.
"The Ritz Carlton is
equipped to spotlight
each table in their ball-
room, but they charge
$25 a table for this
effect," she says.
"When you enter the room, you
don't see the walls, the chairs or the
carpeting. It's just the tables, the
c'\ /
flowers, and the reflection from the
mirrors shining out of the darkness."
For interior designer Susan Win-
ton Feinberg, president of Walter
Herz Interiors, Inc., decorating for a
special event means good taste and

Decorations
help set
the stage
for the big
event.

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