MORE THAN 1,150 professional balloon artists from around the world attended the 15th annual International Balloon Arts Convention in March in Rosemont, Ill. The best-attended convention in the history of IBAC...
IMAGINE ORGANIZING an event for nine months, working 14-hour days for the three weeks before the event, and then getting only three hours' sleep during the 33-hour event itself. Now imagine doing all this for free...
KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS "Always operate with integrity and be honest with the client. If a job isn't your forte, don't be afraid to pass on the event and recommend somebody else in the best interests of all concerned." ...
YOU MIGHT SAY fabric design runs in Gisela Stromeyer's blood-specifically, the blood of four generations of German tentmakers. Today, Stromeyer relies on her family tradition to design bold, innovative creations that...
WHEN DESIGNER Julie Ford first told her co-workers at An Occasion to Remember about the site they would be using for a gala event, their reaction was swift: "Are you crazy? What a dump!" "They swore to have me...
HOW FAST CAN you put together an upscale corporate press conference and reception for 250 guests? For Gary Baker, event specialist with Sausalito, Calif.-based Melons Events, the answer is 10 days. In fact, the client...
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS "Our philosophy is to listen to the clients and give them their dreams without disrupting their personalities. It's not about us. We are not divas. We start at zero and try to understand who...
LUCKILY, THE GUEST of honor had a sense of humor. The event was the 50th birthday of a prominent literary scholar in Raleigh, N.C. That's hardly old, but his stately home-replete with pools, statues and aqueducts...
MOVING UP Susan Dunn has joined Ellen Michaels Presents as a producer. Laurie Sharp has been promoted to director of account management and marketing. She will also oversee marketing and public relations. Tim Lynk has...