HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS "Our philosophy is to listen to the clients and give them their dreams without disrupting their personalities. It's not about us. We are not divas. We start at zero and try to understand who...
LUCKILY, THE GUEST of honor had a sense of humor. The event was the 50th birthday of a prominent literary scholar in Raleigh, N.C. That's hardly old, but his stately home-replete with pools, statues and aqueducts...
MOVING UP Susan Dunn has joined Ellen Michaels Presents as a producer. Laurie Sharp has been promoted to director of account management and marketing. She will also oversee marketing and public relations. Tim Lynk has...
Trained to Lift In March, new training standards set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration went into effect, stating that operators of fork lifts or powered industrial trucks used to push, pull, lift...
MOVING UP Anna Ference has joined Bayard's, a restaurant and event venue in New York, as catering director. 1 Hanover Square, New York, NY 10004; 212/514-9454 t Aztec Tents & Events has hired Alex Kousmanoff as a...
A BAT MITZVAH signals a young woman's coming of age-but that doesn't mean she can't still act like a kid sometimes. Ronni Kahn Event Designs created a vibrant Candyland for a recent bat mitzvah in Sydney, Australia...
If it weren't for an Eastern Air Lines strike 10 years ago, Kathy Blount, CMP, might still be a flight attendant instead of the founder of Meeting Dynamics Inc., a full-service meeting and special event planning...
PRA Destination Management has brought an old concept-franchising-to a new business: destination management companies. San Diego-based PRA signed its first franchise agreement late last year. Today, the PRA system...
To see a bright future, one must have a clear vision of the past. To ensure that 600 top donors of Northwestern University could see the benefit of their continued financial support, Chicago-based G/M! Productions...