CAREFUL planning has its place, but being in the right place at the right time is also helpful. Just ask Billinda Wilkinson of San Antonio-based Wilkinson Rhodes, the company hired as producer for a 600-guest bash celebrating a San Antonio debuta...

A lush oasis welcomed 450 tired guests of a corporate incentive program to the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas Resort in April. Dania, Fla.-based Designs by Sean, producers of the Gala Award-nominated event, provided the hotel lobby's restful, green...

FORMAL dinners have old-school flair, but how do you serve them to the food-savvy fun-seekers who make up today's special event clientele? By incorporating lighthearted elements while still retaining the evening's sense of gravitas. In fact, most...

Don't say the “p” word to Addi Somekh — “pop” is verboten for one who entertains with whimsical balloons. Somekh wows crowds at bar/bat mitzvahs, corporate events and birthday celebrations for any age with balloon art; he fashions balloons into e...

Scentevents suggests enhancing events with complementary aromas. A small scent player, requiring 1 amp of electricity and measuring 7 inches wide, will perfume an indoor or outdoor area as large as 2,000 square feet. The scents are environmentall...

Following a $23 million renovation, the Florida Hotel and Conference Center in Orlando, Fla., is offering an additional 20,000 square feet of meeting space, including three new ballrooms. Overall, the center boasts 50,000 square feet of meeting s...