AEV adds new safeguarding section to the eGuide 2026 edition

Event Industry News: Michelle Baldwin, head of events, NEC and chair of the eGuide working group, commented, “It’s great to include the new safeguarding section within the e-Guide. It is essential that we all use this to guarantee we are putting safety and best practice at the heart of all our events. It creates a common ground and principles we can all actively adopt to create safer spaces.”

More than a wedding day: Lessons from behind the clipboard

The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle: As a luxury wedding planner, I know that a wedding is never just a party. Long before the band strikes its first note or the chuppah comes into view, the planning process becomes a delicate negotiation of expectations, emotions and identities — between couples, parents, grandparents, and often across generations.

Event planning made Simple: Focus on purpose, flexibility and connection

The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle: Event planning can feel intimidating, especially if you’re doing it for the first time. Between the timelines, budgets and endless Pinterest boards, it’s easy to be confused about where to start and how to accomplish everything in time. Planning an event, whether it’s a wedding, birthday party, or office celebration, doesn’t have to be overwhelming.

Unemployed in Alaska: An event planner shares her story

Business Insider: I've always thought of myself as strong. Growing up in Alaska will do that for you. Even though I'm 58 years old, I can still split wood, fix a carburetor, cut salmon, drive a tractor, and do home repairs. Good thing, because my 87-year-old father needs help at his off-the-grid homestead — and lately, I've had the time.

Unemployed in Connecticut: An event planner shares his story

Business Insider: I was laid off from my position as director of events at the Sheraton Stamford hotel on March 18. I got into event planning about 20 years ago, and I'd actually almost retired right before taking the Sheraton job, but an old friend of mine convinced me to go back to work. My daughter had just gotten engaged and I was going to take care of the wedding bill, so it felt like a good time to be back.

Job diary: A day in the life of a professional bridesmaid

Business Insider: When I often tell people that I work as a bridesmaid for hire they almost immediately think that's just a fancy word for wedding planner.

But wedding planners are very different: They work on setting up the wedding and coordinating details of the look and feel of the whole celebration.

A Year After Route 91, New Vigilance at Events

Pollstar: A year ago, on Oct. 1, Shiva Ghaed, a clinical psychologist from San Diego, was celebrating a friend's birthday at Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas. Shiva was standing in the crowd watching country star Jason Aldean on the right side of the stage, the side closest to the Mandalay Bay Casino & Hotel, when she heard some loud bangs that she thought were fireworks.

GUEST BLOG: TALES FROM A MUSICAL FESTIVAL CURATOR

The Producer's Perspective: As I type this, we are four days away from the 15th annual New York Musical Festival (NYMF). On July 9th, 30+ new musical productions, concerts, readings, and educational events will descend upon midtown Manhattan (West 42nd St between 9th and 11th Avenues, to be precise) and showcase their developmental work to a New York audience over the course of four weeks.