To come up with a design for a pharmaceutical company meeting's farewell dinner, Dominique Kennan of Montreal-based event firm Mina Martini didn't have to search far for inspiration. Indeed, it was right there, in the bounty of Montreal's world-f...

STEP ON IT Unique floors provide an attractive anchor for dazzling events. Holo-Walls (Booth 1429) offers Liquid Infusion, a new system of floor tiles filled with liquid that reacts to pressure by changing color. For a more classic look, Event ...

Planning a party for another party pro should be easy, no? Not necessarily. When Joseph Mineo, president and creative director of Canfield, Ohio-based Something New Events, concocted a whimsical birthday party last October for longtime friend and...

Risa Provencio, event and wedding consultant for San Clemente, Calif.-based Romanza Events, had never attempted anything like the 56-guest tea party themed to the 1964 Disney movie “Mary Poppins” that she created in December. “Before this event...

The best backdrops and screens stand out while luring event guests in. Whether you use them to encircle, divide, connect or conceal is entirely up to you. GET PAINT Nothing sets a room scene like a themed backdrop. And no qualities make for a m...

Theme trends come and go, but what about “themes” themselves? “Environment” is the big buzzword these days, with some professionals preferring understated event environments over obvious themes. Yet, both environments and themes have their place ...

The Washington area is no stranger to inaugural events. But inaugural Professional Golfers' Association tournaments — well, that's a different story. When the Tiger Woods Foundation teamed up with AT&T to debut the AT&T National at Bethesda, Md.'...