Creative transformations are our favorite, especially when we are working with clients that really love to let the creative visions flow! We started off looking for the perfect authentic pub environment for an Irish birthday celebration. After a few site visits, we decided to create our very own Irish pub. We transformed the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel from the perfect “blank canvas” into an Irish Pub.
The entrance was transformed to look like a real pub entrance (so much so, that hotel guests thought it was a real pub while we were setting up!), and was finished with a custom hand painted sign with our pub’s name, “Zaxnamara’s Pub.”
We brought in a custom bar complete with a keg of Guinness on tap and a selection of the best of Irish beer and whiskey.
The vintage escort card table (made by Diesel) and props were some of our favorite finds at the flea market!
We covered the existing walls with wood panels. The doorways were dressed using hand painted signs of our favorite Irish quotes.
We went on several “hunts” at local flea markets, estate sales, and prop houses to find the perfect items and signs to adorn the wood panels. This was our favorite part…nothing like going on that hunt and scoring the perfect item! One of the most unique and authentic items on the wall (and a fun detail for guests to discover throughout the night) were the framed old black and white photos of our client’s actual family members.
Next up was the table top décor. Wood boxes filled with cabbage and kale lined the table. We used beer mugs as water glasses that sat on top of beer coasters. Whole loaves of Irish soda bread were brought to the tables once guests were seated. Small pots of lucky clovers made the perfect parting gift for each guest. 
After dinner, guests were given custom sing-along books with the birthday girl’s favorite Irish sing-alongs. Between the décor, an Irish band leading sing-alongs, the Guinness birthday cake and a surprise performance by Irish dancers, guests truly felt that they had be transported to a night of celebration in a traditional Irish Pub! 
Team:
Venue: Beverly Hills Hotel
Rentals: Revelry Event Designers
Lighting: Images by Lighting
AV: No Static Pro AV
Floral Design: Mark’s Garden
Additional Rentals: Classic Party Rentals
Photographer: Simone and Martin Photography