What You're Reading: Top Special Events Articles for August 2014

Desi wedding

Wedded to Color: Significant Events of Texas Designs a Desi Wedding
A bridal couple honors their heritages with a brilliant, beautiful multi-day wedding designed by Significant Events of Texas. Photo by Shaun Menary.

Corporate branding

24 Great Corporate Branding Ideas
They're fine, of course, but everyone has already seen logo'd pillows and step-and-repeats. Here are some great examples of corporate branding that make a big impression.

Phillips gala

Party at the Phillips: The 2014 Gala is all Glitter and Glam
Washington society turns out for the annual opportunity to dine among masterworks at the Phillips Collection. The 2014 theme: fun, flashy "Glitter and Glam" a la 1970s, the last decade chronicled in the museum's landmark 'Made in the USA' exhibition.

Emmy Ball 2014

Living Color: 2014 Emmy Ball Keys on Color Theme
The Sequoia Productions team takes the 66th Emmy Awards Governors Ball out for a spin on the color wheel. The Aug. 25 event will key on the theme "A Kaleidoscope of Color," with vivid linens, modern optics and the latest in lighting technologies.

Wedding by the water

Seaside Ceremony: KBY Designs Dreams up a White Wedding by the Water
KBY Designs dreams up dreamy white wedding by the sea for 150 lucky guests.

Transforming venues

From Homely to Hot: Special Event Pros Share Tips on Turning Ugly Sites into Beautiful Venues
From forlorn to fabulous, homely to haute, here are tips from special event pros on turning an ugly site or awkward feature into a breathtaking event venue. Some involve total transformations, while others are proof of the adage "If you can't fix it, feature it!"

Gatsby wedding

Glorious Gatsby: A Bright, Beautiful Gatsby Wedding from KBY Designs
The glorious 'Gatsby' look is still going strong. Here, a bright and beautiful 'Great Gatsby' wedding from KBY Designs shows that Art Deco, 1920s style just keeps roaring.

Top event entertainment

Curtain Up: Today's Top Acts in Event Entertainment
Something old, something new--that's not just for brides. Event entertainment moves through cycles, too, and here are some of the hottest acts around. Encore, encore!

Alice in Wonderful birthday party

Go Ask Alice: A Wild Alice in Wonderland Theme Birthday Party
For a surprise 60th birthday party, the team at Chicago-based Heffernan Morgan Ronsley surprised everyone who thought they'd already seen every Alice-in-Wonderland theme with a wildly creative take on the timeless story.

Alice in Wonderland ball

Adventures with Alice: Alison Silcoff Events Dreams up an Alice in Wonderland Theme for the Daffodil Ball
Some 700 guests fall down the rabbit hole into a fanciful Daffodil Ball from Alison Silcoff Events that brings in lots of lettuce for the Canadian Cancer Society.
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