ACCORDING TO PLANNER Mary Dann, the qualities that helped Rosalynn Sumners reach glory in the 1984 Winter Olympics also made the renowned figure skater an exciting, and challenging, client. “She's very creative and determined,” explains the...
I'm having so much trouble reaching event planners these days — they're all tied up with producers begging them to appear on TV shows. At least, it certainly seems that way.
As you read in our January issue, cable show “Whose Wedding is it Anywa...
LOUNGING IN A dimly lit room, stretched across a silken divan, she slowly caresses each of the suitors scattered about on the cold floor. Her delicate fingers move with purpose as she makes a final decision, trusting her feminine instincts. Oh...
PERMANENCE — IT'S WHAT the institution of marriage is all about. But for one $1.2 million Michigan wedding, it was also the concept behind a design scheme intended to transform a parcel of raw land into a fairy-tale wedding setting. In this month...
THE LOCATION WAS certainly striking: a beautifully designed, modern home overlooking the southern California coastline. But when Barbara Wallace, owner of Corona del Mar, Calif.-based Barbara Wallace Weddings, saw the site of the April wedding for...
WORLD AFFAIRS ARE in flux, while the global economy struggles to find firm ground. But despite the turmoil, one fact holds steady in the world of events: Hard times won't prevent social clients from celebrating the good times in style...
HER CELEBRITY weddings make headlines in national magazines, yet Sharon Sacks, founder of Reseda, Calif.-based Sacks Productions, is a master at creating private moments for very public people. Along with producing events for major corporations...
NOW, MORE THAN EVER, is the time to celebrate. That's the word from several of the special event industry's major associations. A post-Sept. 11 survey by the American Rental Association shows that 41 percent of party rental companies...
