LIKE A GOOD marriage, a good business relationship is based on respect, trust and consideration. Caterers often tell Special Events Magazine that they love their rental companies, and here we find out what makes these “marriages” work...
When is a wine bottle more than just a wine bottle? When it's also a cutting board for cheese and other snacks. Sparta, N.J.-based The Wine Bottle Cheese Board handcrafts cheese boards out of recycled wine and liquor bottles. Useful as serving...
ALL RITA, EVERY YEAR. That's the theme scheme behind the annual Alzheimer's Association's Chicago Rita Hayworth Gala, which has been nominated for a Special Events Magazine Gala Award. The event honors the legendary movie star, who succumbed to...
Design divas can now create color schemes with ease, thanks to Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Sculptware's new interactive Web site. Sculptware makes stretch-to-fit covers for tables, stools, chairs, even trash cans, and with the new online Color...
WHEN IT COMES to ensuring that the event will go on, generators can make all the difference between success and failure. Savvy generator manufacturers are producing units that keep the power flowing without breaking the bank...
THEY READ, THEY analyzed, they debated, and after three rounds of judging, members of the Special Events Magazine Advisory Board narrowed the field from nearly 370 entries to the event professionals listed below — the nominees for the 2003 Gala...
WHETHER YOU'RE looking to brush up on basics or dive into a whole new discipline, The Special Event 2004 has the educational opportunity that is right for you. From Jan. 6-9 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, the event industry's must...
PLAYING THE NAME game has proven smart marketing for Stoney Creek, Ontario-based Regal Tent Productions. “We've had work handed to us because [the client] knew we did high-end, high-profile work,” says sales and marketing manager Gregg Chipman...
IT'S DECEMBER, AND with the holidays on the way, I'm drawing up my wish list. If anyone is wondering what gifts to get for me, here is what I'd like...