Foil Balloons Under Attack

Charging that helium-filled foil balloons caused more than 800 power outages in California last year, a state legislator is pushing a bill to ban them....

Galas: Ideas Puts Ballet Gala Soles on Ice

By Natasha Garber

When San Francisco-based Ideas Event Decor & Production opted not to bid on the San Francisco Ballet's 2008 opening night gala an event the company had...

Project Projection: Trends in Projections at Event

By Elizabeth Arnold

From washing over walls to putting words onto water, event professionals are finding new ways to use projections. Projections not only incorporate a 3-D...

The Last Word: Herb and Betsy Stone are Fine Linen's First Couple

By Natasha Garber

They tried full-service party rental not once, but twice. Herb and Betsy Stone built two successful event rental companies, Sisters in San Francisco and...

Confetti: Dorothy Draper-theme Event is Absolutely Fabulous

Elizabeth Arnold

Transforming raw office space into a society-worthy soiree might have given even legendary debutante-turned-designer Dorothy Draper pause. But Fort Lauderdale,...

Rental Essentials: Rental Pros Create Trade Show Showstoppers

By Christine Landry

Give trade show-goers something to talk about. These rental companies did just that at The Special Event 2008 in Atlanta and 2007 in Los Angeles. Their...

Sonia Sharma Creates a Royal Sweet 16

Elizabeth Arnold

Creating upscale events is nothing new for Los Angeles-based event planner Sonia Sharma, owner of Sonia Sharma Events, so she was quick to take on a high-end...

Galas: M Group Scenic Studios Stages Knockout for Celebrity Fight Night

By Natasha Garber

In the case of the annual Celebrity Fight Night fundraiser in Phoenix, the stars come out for boxing legend-turned-humanitarian Muhammad Ali. But once...

Confetti: Vintage Wedding Makes New Old Again

Christine Landry

The more rust the better might be an unusual decor mantra for a bride, but it's a phrase Joanne Hulme heard many times while designing an October wedding....

Special Events' Tabletop Gallery 2008

By Natasha Garber

With precise detail and expansive imagination, innovative designers created entire worlds atop tables for the 2008 Tabletop Gallery at The Special Event...