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MARK’S GARDEN
13838 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
818-906-1718 / 310-271-5600 Fax 818-386-2693
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Amy Prenner/The Prenner Group
(310)709-1101
[email protected]
MARK’S GARDEN® DESIGNS UNIQUE FLORAL CENTERPIECES
FOR THE 89TH ACADEMY AWARDS’® GOVERNORS BALL
SHERMAN OAKS, CA (February 6, 2017) – Celebrity floral designer Mark Held, of MARK’S
GARDEN®, has been selected as the exclusive florist for the 2017 Governors Ball, the
Academy’s official post-Oscar gala. Held and his team have created table décor featuring
structured floral arrangements in deep red tones with white. Working in tandem with
Academy Ball Chairman Jeffrey Kurland and Sequioa Productions’ event producer Cheryl
Cecchetto, Held’s designs will complement the mid-century modern look being designed for
the Ray Dolby Ballroom atop the Hollywood & Highland Center® immediately following the
broadcast of the 89th Oscars®.
The ballroom foyer where guests will enjoy pre-dinner cocktails, will be dramatically
draped in red fabric with red flowers with splashes of white decorating the tables. Inside
the white draped Ballroom, guests will see white centerpieces with accents of red.
Thousands of roses, amaryllis, carnations and orchids will be incorporated. Flowers will be
flown in from South America and Holland arriving at the Mark’s Garden studio early in the
week to be ready for the Sunday event.
MARK’S GARDEN® is celebrated for innovative floral designs for large scale events and
weddings for clients such as The Flash actor Robbie Amell and Italia Ricci, heiress Patty
Hearst’s daughter Lydia Hearst and Chris Hardwick, the Marc Jacobs Cosmetic Launch, ,
American Idol series wrap party and singer Katy Perry’s Pre-Grammy Party. Held is a
favorite guest on national television shows and is a popular guest speaker on the art of
floral design and creative entertaining. For more information, visit www.marksgarden.com.
The 89th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre® at
Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC
Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscars also will be televised live in more
than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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