The holidays are in full-swing, and often that means that lots of excited brides will soon emerge onto the market.  Whether they come to you with magazine clippings in hand or have no idea what they want, we’ve scoured the Internet to find some of the latest wedding trends for 2012. Handcrafted, handwritten, personalized wedding [...]

We all love parties, the holidays and special occasions, but with each celebration comes the opportunity to spend a lot of cash on decorations, food, clothes, venues and the bits and bobs that make that perfect party. That said, you have the potential to make sure that your festivities do not cost the earth – [...]

I just returned home from beautiful San Jose, California, host to 2009 HSMAI’s Affordable Meetings West Conference & Exposition. The show was great and the Unique Venues Block Party was really hopping. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to visit our section. Prior to the show, attendees completed a survey (20/20 Assessment: Strategic Insights for [...]

Succeeding in a Down Economy The weather is cold but things are really heating up at the 37th Annual RCMA World Conference and Exposition in Grand Rapids Michigan. I was able to catch one of the many tutorials that are offered throughout the show. The subject was “Succeeding in a Down Economy”, a subject that [...]

Sounds ironic to use the word retreat and the Windy City of Chicago in the same statement. The Windy City elicits thoughts of a big city, tall buildings, restaurants, shopping, Lake Michigan, the Bears, snow and, of course, traffic. A couple of weeks ago our company held a retreat in Chicago to get away from [...]