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Always so beautiful outside the Capitol for the World Food Prize Laureate Award Ceremony!

You know it's going to be good when the Isiserettes arrive. Don't miss Ingersoll LIVE! Tonight until 11.

This is how you garden party.
A lovely backyard ceremony was one part of a weekend of celebration for an amazing couple. Congratulations Emily & Reid!
Flowers by Shelly Sarver Designs
Catering by The Tangerine Food Company

The NFL draft takes place tonight. Think of the what you would need to do to manage staging and television production, 32 teams, press, Draft Town and over 100,000 guests. Oh, and the whole draft thing.

NFL turns draft into football extravaganza Pro football's next generation of stars will be on display Thursday night. The NFL is holding its annual draft in Chicago for the first time in more than 50 years. Dean Reynolds reports from the NFL's "Selection Square" in Chicago's Grant Park.

Because sometimes a car just needs a red carpet.

Love it when my clients get great weather for their wedding day (bonus when it's in April). Congratulations Alyssa & Marshall!

It looks like the cupcake market is crashing! Are they still your go-to event dessert or do you have a new favorite?

The Cupcake Bubble Is Bursting The craze for $4 gourmet cupcakes appears to be peaking. Shares of Crumbs Bake Shop have fallen sharply, and demand at some bakeries has flattened.

Winefest tickets went on sale this week. Start your plan of attack for a week of wine fun, June 1-8!

Winefest Des Moines | Iowa's Premier Wine Tasting Event Winefest Des Moines is Iowa's premier wine tasting event, featuring wine tasting and seminars, special entertainment, and nationally-renowned vintners, wineries and chefs.

Thinking warm thoughts...
Some great, over the top pool party ideas, several of which could easily be adapted for a home pool party.

17 Design and Entertainment Ideas for Summer Pool Parties | BizBash Pools are often at the center of many summertime events, and making use of the aquatic real estate with splashy decor and entertainment adds to the festive, warm-weather atmosphere. From floating masterpieces to branded pool toys, here are 17 ways to enhance a summer pool party.

Sky lanterns look so pretty on Pinterest but you can't use them (or fire pits) in Des Moines.

Did you know sky lanterns are illegal in DM? So are fire pits. Stores can sell them, but you can't use them.

Here are some great tips on what to consider when planning a gathering. I especially love that they included the all-important hostess outfit!

10 Tips to Event Planning! let me start by saying i am no “event” expert. i have been sort of thrown into it because we are constantly planning blogshop events, or events for designlovefest. i have learned a LOT along the way (because it is not easy!) and i thought i’d share a little bit with you. i think having events is rea...

What to avoid when creating your event invitation via BizBash.

9 Ways Your Invitation Says Your Event Will Be Lame | BizBash The invitation is your first chance to impress your guests—sometimes weeks ahead of the event date. If it sends the wrong message, you can kiss those "yes" R.