The event industry has always had a love/hate relationship with Pinterest. On one hand, brides and corporate clients have become our creative partners in developing ideas for their events. On the other hand, Pinterest sets up unrealistic expectations for event DIYers that can cause some terrible let-downs. The beauty of Pinterest is that it encourages idea sharing - a concept the event industry is only recently (and grudgingly) beginning to open up to. Whatever your feelings

When the venue staff hasn't turned the room from the last event and your event starts in two hours The look on your face when a client tells you an hour before service there will be fifty additional people for dinner. When a client wants to serve barbecue at their formal event. That client that needs a little extra hand-holding... When your stage production timing is flawless... How you greet the new intern... How you act when someone asks you how you manage to get it all don

The evolution of an event trend begins long before eager brides start their pinning. Many will argue that social media and cultural attitudes direct fashion's fancy. Maybe changing climate patterns affect textile producers, which in turn affect designers. My favorite explanation of "trickle-down" trends comes from the incomparable Meryl Streep in the "Cerulean Top" scene in The Devil Wears Prada... For Event Planners, the most direct path a trend takes is usually as such: Run