FUEL prices may be rising. Labor costs may be rising. But the spirits of big event rental companies are rising right along with them as our 30 top companies expect a vibrant business year. Even when sales boosts from acquisitions are excluded, our...
At their June nuptials, bride and groom Luz Delbrey and David Streater celebrated a nine-year relationship as well as Luz's triumph over health problems — including a struggle with Bell's palsy and ovarian cancer — with no-holds-barred festivities...
PRESIDENT of the newly renamed Marquee Event Group in Austin, Texas, Damon Holditch, CSEP, CERP, purchased his party rental business in 1985 and turned it into one of the top party rental companies in the area. In 2000, he painted all his trucks ...
QUESTION: What do you get when you take one real estate broker, add a love of at-home entertaining and a dash of entrepreneurial ambition? Answer: Charlie Feldbaum. The former college finance major and one-time stockbroker says it was his desire ...
NOT many event companies can boast a direct tie to turn-of-the-century Russia. But then not many companies are Tentation Potel & Chabot, the New York-based firm whose roots can be traced to the legendary Parisian caterer Potel & Chabot. Potel & C...
To provide guests with a “tasty memory,” San Francisco-based Style and Entertaining suggests its dinner party kits as an extension of an event. Promotional materials or corporate logos may be included in the kits to reinforce a marketing message...
Jana Skarnulis was diagnosed with celiac disease — a digestive disorder triggered by the protein gluten — in 2005 and has had to give up one of the benefits of her job as an event planner — the tastings. She now helps chefs design menus when a fo...
Blogs, anyone? Do you blog about an aspect of the event business--such as parties, catering, flowers--or use blogs to stay informed about the industry? Let us know about it; we might include your information in an upcoming article. E-mail Special...
Effective yesterday, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration eased its ban on liquids and gels in carry-on baggage. Travelers may now carry through security checkpoints travel-size toiletries (3 ounces or less each) that fit "comfortably"...
