IN many ways, Bonnie Boyd, CMP, is New Orleans. A sixth-generation native of the Big Easy, she lives in an 1880s house in the famed Garden District and has run her New Orleans-based DMC — Bonnie Boyd & Co. — since 1992. In the aftermath of Hurric...
EVERYTHING'S bigger in Texas, the saying goes, and The Special Event 2006 in Dallas is no exception. This year's “Art of the Event” themed show, scheduled for Jan. 10-13, will feature a full schedule of larger-than-life events held at venues rang...
FROM the tallest party tent to the red carpet beneath guests' feet, it seems that virtually every event element requires a permit nowadays. To get some perspective on how to navigate the permit maze, this month's “Rental Essentials” offers a Q&A ...
WHEN Janis Dinwiddie, owner of Newport Beach, Calif.-based Dinwiddie Events, came aboard as producer for the First Team Real Estate Invitational Regatta fund-raiser, she knew the event needed to make waves to reel in donor dollars. Designed to he...
LOOK around and you'll find tents everywhere. Once limited to garden parties and golf tournaments, tent structures are showing up on city streets, in public parks, even attached to the sides of exhibit halls. But along with the diversity of tent ...
Looking for ways to add an interactive element to your next event? Hamburg, Germany-based Zelfmade has introduced a mobile-to-screen tool that allows guests to transfer images and messages from cell phones onto an LED wall during an event. Guests...
DOING a little digging into the tastes and backgrounds of the wedding couple is business as usual for most wedding designers. Meeting with religious leaders, consulting with university faculty and watching hours of foreign films generally are not...
Do you know what it means To miss New Orleans And miss it each night and day? Alter & DeLange
WE'RE so proud to present our Gala Award nominees in this issue. Turn to page 26, and you can see 35 categories' worth of talent. As it always does, re...
The latest version of the “Essential Venue Guide for London Eastside” is now available to help event pros pick sites in London's East End. Produced by the Tower Hamlets Council, the new edition features more than 60 unique sites for exhibitions...