2008 Event Solutions Magazine Covers
Welcome to our gallery of 2008 Event Solutions magazine covers! First peruse the gallery via the link below. Then discover the top event pros and companies behind these spectacular events below.
December 2008
Austin, Texas-based Red Velvet Events Inc. planned this private New Year’s Eve bash last year, which featured a vodka luge, a personal chef, a hip hop dancing contest and champagne bottles customized with wax crests bearing the host’s name. This year, the economy hasn’t reduced business, but it has reduced budgets, says Julia Mercado, who managed the event. Spectacular events are “still doable,” she explains. “We just have to be more creative!” Photo by Scott Stanfield.
Event Manager: Julia Mercado, Red Velvet Events
Rental Items: Marquee Rents
Linens: BBJ Linen
Ice Sculptures: Doug Christie, Amazing Ice Designs
Personalized Champagne Bottles: PersonalWine.com
Sushi Chef: Kenobi Restaurant and Sushi Bar
Personal Chef: Chef Marco Ellinger
November 2008
This team builder brought together 900 students and staff from R.E. Jewell Elementary School in Bend, Ore., to create a Canadian goose. “Everybody becomes equal — one feather on the goose, so to speak,” says Daniel Dancer, director of Art For the Sky, which put on the event. “Nobody’s more important than anybody else, so that’s an important thing to experience.” Read more about team building in “Building a Future” in the November issue. Photo courtesy of Art For the Sky.
October 2008
This design centered around an 18-foot-tall four-tiered truss chandelier, surrounded by four diamond-shaped truss pods lined with moving lights. Photo courtesy of Chameleon Designs LLC.
Location: Universal Studios Orlando
Date: May 2008
Event Executive Producer: Johnny Chisholm
Producer: Kelly Benton
Event Company: Universal Studios Events
Technical Designer: Warren K. Kong, Chameleon Designs LLC
Lighting Designer: Warren K. Kong
Rigging Supervision: Michael Viehmeyer, Universal Studios Orlando
Audio Designer: Scott Wood, Anvil Audio LLC
September 2008
Dinner in the Sky Events delivers on the promise of its name — the company offers a portable skybox available for events of all kinds, from thrilling dinners to sales events. Read about it. Photo courtesy of Dinner in the Sky Events.