San Francisco-based Imageglow Candles adds a new twist to an event staple with its collection of candles and lanterns that feature eye-catching images embedded in the wax. The cool designs include the retro-chic Paris series and botanical-inspire...

The company team-building event has gone high-tech at the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas. The resort now offers Segway Polo, a high-energy outdoor activity that allows competitors to play Prince Charles' favorite sport without the need for extensiv...

THE way Richard LoGuercio tells it, he never wanted to leave the thrill-a-minute world of event rental in the first place. Even when the prospective buyers of his Los Angeles-based Classic Party Rentals offered him “all the money I could ever spe...

WITH her background in corporate event and meeting planning, Silvia Young of San Francisco-based Dedicated to Detail says she brings a different mentality to the social event planning that is now central to her business. “If you've worked for a C...

DEALING with snow queens, witches and mermaids is not part of many job descriptions, but for Bettina Buckley, chief effects orchestrator at Clermont, Fla.-based Wow!Works, working with these characters became a full-time affair. Early this year...

THE department at my company that provides Web-support services was a bit surprised when we decided to create a site to share resources for event professionals in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. They said they didn't understand; was the special ev...

IN today's media-steeped world, event themes based on hit films and television shows are hotter than ever. Here, three design and production firms serving southern California's entertainment industry share secrets of some sensational screen-themed...