What's the No. 1 question the Special Events team answers most often about entering the Gala Awards? ...

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="177" caption="The first bride in the amazing gown."][/caption]A new wedding gown in bridal shop can be beautiful. And an old wedding gown worn by someone you love? Far more. ...

Doubtless many of you in special events admire the late Julia Child. I had the pleasure of meeting her once. It was a very brief encounter, but that doesn't stop me from boasting about it. ...

When I first heard about the flap over "excessive" spending on events by the U.S. General Services Administration, I was worried, concerned we'd suffer through another event drought à la the bad old days of the "AIG effect." ...