Divine Decor: Celebrity Event Designers Discuss Their Creativity

By Lisa Hurley

Two celebrities of the event design world--David Tutera and Stanlee R. Gatti--discuss their own stellar style....

Confetti: David Beahm Creates Pink-theme Event for Royal Hawaiin Hotel

Christine Landry

When Honolulu's iconic Royal Hawaiian resort needed an event planner for its March grand re-opening, the magic of the Internet led management to New York's...

Galas: California Science Center Creates Winning Vegas Fundraiser

By Christine Landry

A Las Vegas party may make you think, Been there, done that. But Los Angeles' California Science Center took the typical decked-out-in-dice decor and...

Confetti: Designer Ideas Combines Fundraisers for Ballet Troupe

Christine Landry

Ballerinas routinely wow audiences with their pirouettes, but San Francisco-based Ideas, The Special Event Co., showed some fancy foot-work itself for...

Galas: Along Came Mary Creates Woodstock-theme After-party for Grammys

By Natasha Garber

When it comes to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences' annual Grammy Awards after-party, event producer Along Came Mary has an ace up its...

Galas Change Game Plans to Raise Funds in Sour Economy

In one of the roughest economies in memory, even long-standing fundraising galas are finding they must reinvent themselves in order to keep donations flowing in....

Galas: Sequoia Creates Winning Australia Week Gala

By Natasha Garber

They conquered L.A, so it was New York next. Los Angeles-based Sequoia Productions has been the talent behind the West Coast rendition of the annual G'Day...

Walk-Run Events Require Strategy and Street Smarts

By Elizabeth Arnold

Executing a successful run or walk event can be a long road. The sheer scale of run/walk events dwarfs many other special events. Instead of hundreds...

Confetti: Alison Silcoff Creates the Bond of the Ball

Elizabeth Arnold

Sexy sells. When tasked with planning a profitable 15th annual Daffodil Ball fundraiser in a tough economy, Alison Silcoff of Montreal-based Alison Silcoff...

Galas: The Precious Moment Takes Guests on a Walk Through the Seasons

By Natasha Garber

Entitled A Walk Through the Seasons, an August gala hosted by Chinese real estate development firm Vanke could just as easily have been called A Study...