PARTY-crashers are nothing new, but today's heightened security is. Stephen Mark, managing director of Los Angeles-based EventCredentials, discusses the technology behind his company's electronic credentialing service. Since its debut in the late...

TRADITION typically reigns supreme at debutante balls, yet these events still maintain a modern-day allure. Debutante balls, also known as cotillions, originally were intended to introduce girls dressed in extravagant white gowns to society. Now ...

Pretty parties and wonderful weddings need show-stopping settings. Mint Locations, a full-service location company, represents private estates and residences in northern California. For events or photo shoots taking place on the properties, Mint ...

DIEGO Discacciati, vice president of marketing at East Brunswick, N.J.-based Drake Corp., says there are two opposing camps on the subject of seating. “Event designers are always looking for new and particular items,” he explains, “but rental com...

As this issue goes to press, we are in Gala Award madness. Our offices are overflowing with entries ranging from corporate product launches to bar mitzvahs to a celebration honoring the 60th year on the throne for a Southeast Asian monarch. Look ...

HOW to create an event space in a very public place? Try tents. Or as self-described “sales goddess” Suzanne Warner of Surrey, British Columbia-based tent-maker Tentnology describes them, “space articulators,” which helped BMW last year with its ...

TIP: Get it right on site. So many responsibilities, so little time. Those are the conditions facing event-makers during the critical setup, production and strike phases of most events, notes Cynde Stetler of Richfield, Ohio-based ProMarketing I...

For exotic events that require equally exotic transportation, O'Gara Coach Rentals offers a fleet of high-end vehicles for rent, including top brands Bentley, Rolls-Royce and Ferrari. Hotel, theater or concert reservations, car delivery and car s...

EVENT designers often aim to transform surroundings into a different world, but sometimes taking cues from close to home can create an experience that's equally impressive. Here they discuss what's hot and what's local. TEXAS PRIDE Jill Lively...

EVENT designers often aim to transform surroundings into a different world, but sometimes taking cues from close to home can create an experience that's equally impressive. Here they discuss what's hot and what's local. TEXAS PRIDE Jill Lively...