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Spotlight on Danielle Couick
Dempsey & Carroll’s Austin Ackles met with event planner Danielle Couick of Magnolia Bluebird for drinks at charming Orsay on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. AA: Magnolia Bluebird is such a pretty name. How did you come to choose it? DC: Thank you! Magnolia Bluebird was supposed to be a bed and breakfast somewhere in my …
Spotlight on Andrea Adelstein
Dempsey & Carroll’s Austin Ackles sat down with event planner Andrea Adelstein of NYLUX Events to talk about her favorite venues and more. Austin: Invitations were a family business when you were growing up. How has the wedding invitation changed since then? Andrea: I believe invitations set the tone for the party. The wedding invitation …
Spotlight on Sofia Crokos
Dempsey & Carroll’s Austin Ackles sat down with event planner Sofia Crokos of Sofia Crokos Events to talk about her favorite venues and more. AA: Please tell us about your favorite venue in Greece and how you took advantage of such a spectacular location? SCE: One of my all-time favorite venues is in Athens, called …
A Spotlight on JZ Events
Dempsey & Carroll’s event curator Austin Ackles sat down with Jennifer Zabinski of JZ Events to learn about her work as an event planner. AA: You’ve worked all over the world! Outside of New York, what city hosted your most exciting event and how did you take advantage of that locale? JZ: I think one …
So you’re engaged!
An entirely new vocabulary and course of etiquette awaits you as you plan your upcoming celebration. Does the Mother of the Bride sit on the left or the right? What are the responsibilities of an usher? Who is the MOH? Never fear – Speak Wedding, by Annie Lee of Daughter of Design, is the perfect …
A Spotlight on Matthew Myhrum
Dempsey & Carroll event curator Austin Ackles sat down with Matthew to discuss his event design process. AA: You were a production designer for Preston Bailey. What is the most indispensable piece of experience you acquired there? MM: Learning to make design decisions quickly was the biggest lesson I learned. I used to take a …
A Spotlight on Virginia Edelson of Bluebird Productions in Aspen
Dempsey & Carroll curator, Austin Ackles, sat down with Virginia Edelson to discuss her work as an event planner in Aspen. AA: Aspen is one of my favorite summer places. Do you do many weddings there in the winter or are most in the summer? VE: Although Aspen winter weddings are absolutely magical, summer is the …
A Spotlight on Mark Ingram
From the first visit to delivery, how long does the process of acquiring the perfect dress usually take? It can be quite a long process. We recommend that brides begin shopping for their gown ten to twelve months before their wedding. They should order their gown no less than eight months before their wedding. Designer …
A Spotlight on The Cloister
Events Curator Austin Ackles sat down with Maren White of The Cloister AA: Sea Island, Georgia is so spectacular and the Spanish moss lends such an air of mystery. Could you give us a bit of background? MW: Howard Coffin, industrial magnate and creator of the Hudson automobile, fell in love with the Georgia coast while …