Bridal consultant and 2007 Gala Award nominee Robyn Martin always knew she had a knack for events. But it wasn't until 2004, after years spent slogging away in corporate administrative positions and doing weddings in her spare time, that Martin m...
Dress sizes just zipped way past a size zero. Couture Keepsakes by Keepsake Concepts features a palm-sized outfit party favor filled with kosher Jordan almonds with a tiny personalized message attached. Fans of the favors include singer Christina...
One difficult venue, two consecutive nights, a thousand-plus tough-to-please guests. What's a production company to do? In the case of Laguna Niguel, Calif.-based Elite Productions, tasked with creating two events for client Roth Capital Partners...
The Place: Sofitel Los Angeles
The Scoop: After a $40 million overhaul, the sleek Sofitel reopened in 2006 and has been making a splash on the event scene ever since with its 22,000 square feet of luxurious meeting and event space, sumptuous Le ...
The torch relay for the 2008 Olympic Games kicked off Monday in Olympia, Greece, with more than its usual drama. Along with the traditional lighting of the torch--using the sun's rays and a parabolic mirror by a holy priestess--the event was acco...
The University of Nevada Las Vegas is now offering live, college-level classes online featuring UNLV faculty, faculty from other prominent hotel colleges and leading industry experts. Each one-hour, commercial-free Webinar is designed to be a sta...
Although many ways that event planners go "green" are low-tech--switching to china cups over disposables, using local produce rather than flown-in foodstuffs--increasingly, technology is stepping into the picture. High-tech alternatives are saving...