Illusions of Grandeur

03/26/2025

Meeting breakout areas should include:

​- a cool look ✅

- fun tables ✅

- beautiful floral arrangements ✅

- comfy furniture groupings ✅

Thank you Portola Hotel & Spa

for having the perfect breakout area ✅

03/19/2025

We brought a touch of coastal flair to this event at the Monterey Plaza & Spa with vintage tables, beautiful linens, florals designed in big clam shells, and fun chalkboard menus.

02/27/2025

The team at Illusions of Grandeur was excited to pay homage to the rainy season which often seems to fall during January and February events....which explains the bright blue umbrellas hanging from the ceiling! The Beach & Tennis Club at Pebble Beach was the perfect setting for a clambake event including our new collection of teak tables. "Through the Years" customized golf photos along with a few memorable stories brought the fun to the evening.

02/20/2025

We were thrilled to bring our transformative touch to the Monterey Plaza Hotel and Spa with our new Coastal Collection.

Our talented team designed and installed a new bar, cocktail and dining tables, stunning floral arrangements, and captivating lighting to create a truly memorable experience for this special event.

02/12/2025

We were delighted to be a part of the annual AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am again this year! Guests thoroughly enjoyed all the spectacular golf. Illusions of Grandeur was pleased to decorate with our custom built in- house live edge collection including specialty tables and beautiful fresh florals designed using shades of rich, purple Vanda Orchids. We were excited to premier our new glass chandeliers as part of the ceiling treatment (which included hundreds of glass pieces.) Amber birds nest chairs mixed with velvet blue seats completed the look.

02/12/2025

We were delighted to be apart of the annual AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am again this year! Guests thoroughly enjoyed all the spectacular golf. Illusions of Grandeur was pleased to decorate with our custom built in- house live edge collection including specialty tables and beautiful fresh florals designed using shades of rich, purple Vanda Orchids. We were excited to premier our new glass chandeliers as part of the ceiling treatment (which included hundreds of glass pieces.) Amber birds nest chairs mixed with velvet blue seats completed the look.

02/04/2025

We started a fundraiser on GoFundMe for our dear friend and colleague Linda Jacobs and it would mean so much if you could take a look at it. Any help, like donating or sharing, gets us closer to the goal. Thank you in advance for your kindness and support.

https://gofund.me/50f1229b

02/03/2025

We started a fundraiser on GoFundMe for our dear friend and colleague Linda Jacobs and it would mean so much if you could take a look at it. Any help, like donating or sharing, gets us closer to the goal. Thank you in advance for your kindness and support.

In 2022, our friend, Linda Jacobs, was diagnosed with Logopenic Prog… Kristin Markus needs your support for In support of the Jacobs sisters, Linda and Denise

01/03/2025

MISSING!!!! 😆



It must have been a wild party at the Portola Hotel & Spa at Monterey Bay because our beloved vulture went missing! 😆

We were delighted to have been a part of The "Wild Wild West New Years Eve Party" to convert the ballroom into a western hoedown barn to remember! Our real life size chuckwagon was adorned with a variety of decorations, the dance floor was surrounded by corral fencing, and the barn door selfie station stole the event. Cow hide and bandana linens held fresh sunflowers set inside spackle coffee pots.

12/24/2024

Wishing you a Happy Holiday and a joyful New Year✨💫✨.
Best wishes from your
Illusions of Grandeur team

12/24/2024

Wishing you a Happy Holiday and a joyful New Year✨💫✨.
Best wishes from your
Illusions of Grandeur team

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving 🍁 🧡🍂

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🧡🍂

11/20/2024

Our skilled floral designer created these beautiful fall arrangements for an event in the Valley Room at Carmel Valley Ranch.

11/07/2024

We were pleased to partner with Project DNA for their fundraiser to help cancer research.
Project DNA is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to create systematic programs to identify people at risk for a hereditary cancer syndrome every time they touch the healthcare system.
https://www.projectdna.org/
The Hollywood decor was a great design for this wonderful evening with such a great cause.

11/07/2024

We were pleased to partner with Project DNA for their fundraiser to help cancer research.

Project DNA is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to create systematic programs to identify people at risk for a hereditary cancer syndrome every time they touch the healthcare system.

https://www.projectdna.org/

The Hollywood decor was a great design for this wonderful evening with such a great cause.

10/31/2024

Calling all you spooky clowns, circus acts and carousel animals....step right up and be frightened by our Spooky Circus! We were delighted to transform the Portola Hotel and Spa into a night of circus fright! Oversized moving acrobatic clowns, spooky carnival games, and a life sized carousel featuring haunted animals adorned the event. Chainsaw dining tables were just a few of the fun seating options. Centerpieces included bloody cotton candy, creepy balloons, and more.
Happy Halloween to you all!

10/17/2024

These days...you don’t have to take the 25 hour flight from California to India....when Illusions of Grandeur can bring India to you! We were delighted to have transformed space into an Indian Delight! Brightly colors abounded, even in the ceiling, complete with silver lanterns. An amazing entrance, photo op, and live floral centerpieces dotted with marigolds continued the color explosion!