EVENT planners are bullish on business this year (see our survey results, these pages) — but they will party prudently. That's because their clients demand events that not only look great but also communicate, according to members of the Special...
FOR event guru Steve Kemble, the Dallas Cowboys' September Ring of Honor celebration was a dream job. “When it comes to football, I am fanatical. I love it!” says the Dallas-based designer, who hails from a family of seven — count 'em, seven — Te...
WHEN an item takes up space but doesn't make a profit, what do you do? This simple question draws a range of responses from party rental pros — from selling it in cyberspace to depositing it in the dumpster.
A good, old-fashioned parking lot sal...
PERFECT presentation and fantastic fare may be the hallmarks of formal events, but that doesn't mean that these fêtes can't be fun, too. From a nine-course Chinese New Year's celebration to a benefit dinner that let guests dine through the decade...
L .A.'s Classic Party Rentals proved again that the big get bigger when it acquired the tent rental operations of Torrance, Calif.-based Aztec Tents & Events in November. Here, longtime Aztec president Chuck Miller looks at the future of consolid...
EVERYONE has heard of the “whirlwind romance.” But a “hurricane wedding”?
Lauren Fine, design consultant with Miami-based Grande Affaires, watched as Hurricane Wilma ripped through her best-laid plans for an elaborate wedding for nearly 400 gues...
IT was 1985, and business prospects were hot in Sheri Pizitz's neck of the woods. “The '80s were a very prosperous time in Dallas,” recalls the event producer and ambassador to The Special Event 2006. “All I could do was go build my business.” Th...
Inflatable furniture has come a long way from your college dorm days. The Bubble Chair, available from London-based online retailer I Want One of Those, is created from five small and five large connected balls, which form a fanciful bubble-shape...
The Special Events Magazine Gala Awards judges — all members of our Advisory Board — have read through the hundreds of entries we received to find the best-planned, most beautifully designed events in 35 categories covering everything from the top...
