Customized Kleenex boxes are now available in bulk. The outside of the stylish oval boxes can be personalized with logos, messages and photographs. According to Kleenex, the boxes can double as picture frames. All special orders are fulfilled wit...

Andover, Minn.-based Aspenridge International offers the Butler: the small, portable tray can be stuck in the sand to hold keys, cell phones, beverages and other items. Invented by a member of the special event and incentive industries, the Butle...

The Meese Orbitron Dunne Co., based in Ashtabula, Ohio, introduces an Italian-influenced decor item for weddings, photo backgrounds and more. Made of weatherproof polyethylene and designed to mimic marble, the system features four columns with cu...

As we begin our 25th year publishing Special Events Magazine, each month we salute event professionals who have reached career milestones. MITCHELL Smith, owner of Clifton, N.J.-based Something Different Linen, knows tables. Thirty years ago, at...

SINCE the opening of Atlantis in 1995, Pennsylvania-based event expert Harith Wickrema has produced nearly 100 events at the Bahamian resort. So familiar with the property is the president of Willow Grove, Pa.-based Harith Productions that he ref...

SPECIAL events are a wonderful mix of art and science. The creative soul of the event designer divines how to blend color, texture and shape to fashion settings ranging from summer gardens to Moroccan bazaars. How do designers do it? They probab...

CALORIES aren't the only numbers counted when developing menus — sometimes fancy meals flash dollar signs as well. But extravagance doesn't have to come at a high price. Read on to discover how four hotel caterers give event planners outstanding ...