TELEVISION shows such as MTV's “My Super Sweet 16” depict spoiled 16-year-olds with birthday parties grander than many wedding receptions. In fact, Sweet 16 celebrations can be a sweet business, according to many eve...
CLAIRE Jolley Stroope, CMP, started as a meeting and event planner, worked in catering and, finally, began a business consulting event companies and corporations on their spend. Now she works in procurement as a seni...
THERE'S a blog for everything these days, from food to literature and everything in between. Naturally, events have found their way to the blogosphere as well. Easily maintained, blogs — from the term “Web logs” — al...
WEDDINGS, corporate meetings and incentive programs flourish in the far corners of the world, resulting in attendees experiencing not just a special event but also a special location. Between the event itself and a r...
WHAT'S past is not forgotten, even in desserts. According to Alejandro Luna, executive pastry chef of the Boston-based Langham Hotel, “Chefs are bringing back classics in a more innovative or original way. It's like ...
PRESIDENT of the newly renamed Marquee Event Group in Austin, Texas, Damon Holditch, CSEP, CERP, purchased his party rental business in 1985 and turned it into one of the top party rental companies in the area. In 20...
EVENT designers often aim to transform surroundings into a different world, but sometimes taking cues from close to home can create an experience that's equally impressive. Here they discuss what's hot and what's loc...
EVENT designers often aim to transform surroundings into a different world, but sometimes taking cues from close to home can create an experience that's equally impressive. Here they discuss what's hot and what's loc...
TRADITION typically reigns supreme at debutante balls, yet these events still maintain a modern-day allure. Debutante balls, also known as cotillions, originally were intended to introduce girls dressed in extravagan...
PARTY-crashers are nothing new, but today's heightened security is. Stephen Mark, managing director of Los Angeles-based EventCredentials, discusses the technology behind his company's electronic credentialing servic...
