Backdrops Shine Behind the Scenes

By Natasha Garber

The best backdrops and screens stand out while luring event guests in. Whether you use them to encircle, divide, connect or conceal is entirely up to...

'Green' is the Theme for the 2007 Emmy Ball

Sequoia Productions of Los Angeles opted for something old and new when designing the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Governors Ball. ...

Close-Knit Company

By Alexandra Gudmundsson

Lovely linen from Spring Valley, N.Y.-based Cloth Connection has covered tabletops at events from Donald Trump's high-profile wedding to high-spirited...

THE LAST WORD: PLANTS ALIVE'S DALE HARMON ON HIS GROWTH INDUSTRY

By Natasha Garber

Dale Harmon says he has Sears-Roebuck to thank for his start in what has become a long career in events. More commonly associated with large appliances...

TOOLS OF THE TRADE: PETAL PUSHERS

By Natasha Garber

Next to food and beverage, it is the biggest line item in many a wedding budget. For corporate events, it can soften the scene and bring in brand colors...

CONFETTI: PLAYING WITH FIRE

Alexandra Gudmundsson

Feeling fed up with flowers? Gina Cobetto, owner and designer for the Montreal-based Candelum Group, says foregoing floral in favor of creating a mood...

TOOLS OF THE TRADE: LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS

By Natasha Garber

If the phrase battery-operated lighting conjures images of flimsy fixtures and low-impact flicker, it's likely you haven't encountered today's innovative...

GALAS: EVENT PLANNER HARITH WICKREMA CREATES HIS OWN WEDDING

BY NATASHA GARBER

SINCE the opening of Atlantis in 1995, Pennsylvania-based event expert Harith Wickrema has produced nearly 100 events at the Bahamian resort. So familiar...

Tabletop Gallery 2007

By Alexandra Gudmundsson

Event pros created eight excellent table designs for the Tabletop Gallery on the exhibit floor at The Special Event, held in January in Los Angeles. Here, the designers reveal the process behind their masterpieces. Pull up a chair! ...

CONFETTI: ELEPHANT AT WEDDING PUTS ON A TRUNK SHOW

Alexandra Gudmundsson

TO produce a wedding reception with the perfect blend of Indian motifs and New York style, Barbara Wallace, MBC, CSEP, of Corona del Mar, Calif.-based...