No boring ballroom for this hospital fundraiser. Future Affairs Productions takes a working airplane hangar and transforms it into a stylish safari on the Serengeti for 550 guests--and wins a Special Events Gala Award at The Special Event 2016 in...

Wilkinson Rhodes creates a storybook theme wedding in Texas that is rich with floral and sly theme nods. This beautiful event just won a Gala Award from Special Events--what a happy ending...

You cheered for them at the Gala Awards ceremony at The Special Event 2016--now take a closer look at this year's winners of the Special Events magazine Gala Awards. Here is the work that the judges fell in love with...

Top event work from around the world received its due last night at The Special Event 2016 in Orlando, Fla., at the annual Special Events magazine Gala Awards. See all the nominated events here.  Photos by Special Events.

The Convention Industry Council “Hall of Leaders” award ceremony included more than 400 hospitality and tourism industry professionals, who gathered to recognize the new “Hall of Leaders” inductees...

Fall down the rabbit hole with FOS Decor Center and team for a fabulous Alice in Wonderland-theme bat mitzvah, just nominated for a 2016 Gala Award. Catering by chef Susur Lee; photography by Henry Lin.

Catch your breath now--because these gorgeous events will leave you breathless. Here: the 2016 Special Events Gala Award nominees. You can enjoy the awards ceremony for free at The Special Event, Jan. 14 in Orlando, Fla. All you have to do is...

MGM Resorts Event Productions treated more than 5,500 technology professionals to a final-night beach party at the 11-acre Mandalay Bay Beach Complex in Las Vegas--an event nominated for a 2016 Special Events Gala Award...

Designs by Sean puts the "wow" in a warehouse for this 50th birthday party--an event just nominated for a 2016 Special Events Gala Award. Photos by Domino Arts Photography.