Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the Best Events Expo at the Sheraton Hotel in Midtown. The conference program was comprised of a series of professional presentations and an open floor of event vendors - overall the event was smaller and more low-key than the comparable BizBash Expo in October, but in my opinion [...]

For the past few days we have had quite a bit of rain in New York, but - despite the impending St. Patrick’s Day holiday - not a single rainbow. Since rainbows have topped my list of all-time favorite things since I first encountered Rainbow Brite and Lisa Frank (watershed moments of my youth, to [...]

This may sound a bit surprising, but the planner often plays a role in helping a couple select a ceremony officiant, and will occasionally assist in arranging further communication. While some clients have a family or familiar officiant they would like to preside over their ceremony, many others may not have clergy they would consider [...]

Ever since I’ve read Susan Orlean’s Orchid Thief, I’ve been intrigued, almost obsessed, by that exotic plant, the orchid. The Victorians even have a name for this unique obsession: Orchidelirium.
Susan Orlean follows the lives of orchid hunters who go to great lengths to add to their orchid collection, including that of the infamous orchid thief, [...]