Im going to try REALLY hard to not leave anyone out, but there are SO MANY people to thank for helping make last night a success. IF I leave someone out, please dont hold it against me and post that person or company. Special Thanks to the following volunteers / donators / sponsors who made last nights Crystal Icon Awards Gala a Success, along with my co-chair, co-host, co-writer, co-starrer Lauren MacQueen: -A&A Video (Live Feed and Highlights Video) -Ashley Durham (Registration) -Bite Macarons (Blood Orange Macaron Interim) -Catch The Moment (Green Screen) -Cary Miller (Registration) -Celebrations by Samara (Thats too long a list) -Chocolate Fountain Express / Dolce Boccatto (Chocolate Covered Strawberries) -CORT Event Furnishings (Red chairs, lounge set on stage, VIP seating) -Courtney Jordan Rai (amazing support before she was even president!) -Darrell Ripley the Magnificent (Patent Pending) -Darryl & Company (LED steps, my not podium podium, table lanterns, opening number, cool ICON LIVE marquee letters) -Debra Bellinghausen (collecting raffle items) -Divisi Strings (house band) -DJU Productions (string lights, DJ, drummer/MC, uprights in music hall, big screen on stage and pure awesomeness helping on-site) - Dolores Soto Townley (organizing and beautifying raffle) -EB, Inc. ($1,000 sponsorship) -For Heaven’s Cake (Red velvet cupcakes) -Genesis Photography (on-site photography) - Guy Branche (BEST Emcee Sidekick / Voice of God/ Drummer!!!) -Hight Cigar (Cigar Rolling) -Hilton-Americas ($2,000 Sponsorship) -House of Blues (Discount on venue) - huge thanks to sound/lighting/video production and Murarri (Im butchering the spelling on that) -Ideal Party Decorators (ON AIR, APPLAUSE, directional, Registration, VIP signage) -I Heart Flipbooks (flip book fun) -Impressive Events (VIP reception and After-Party entertainment, decor, lighting) -Invitations by Joan (menu cards) -Jason Fajkus (one of my life lines) - Jason Sechrest (presenter) -J&D Entertainment (costumes and Dan OBrien Stage Production Manager extraordinaire) -Java Pura (caffeine addiction) -Jim Benton (presenter) - Laurie K Schwartz and Michael L. Schwartz (my amazing parents who kept my kids in Arizona extra weeks so I could work on this event, then flew in, watched my kids while I non stop worked on this event, and debuted in the event production, plus a hit at the party) -Lori Rubin (registration) -Magic Moments Parties & Events (sponsored $500 for valet, cute USB gift given to guests at valet) - Michael Hurley (my incredibly supportive husband who put up with me during this planning process) -NACE ($250 sponsorship which they gave the ticket away to Mitch Daniels) - congrats Mitch! -Natural Expressions Photography (event photography) - Northwest Forest Conference Center ($1,000 sponsorship) -Over The Top Linen (beautiful linen in music hall) -Party Cloths (beautiful linen in Foundation Room) -Phil Morgan (DJ extraordinaire) who rolled with the punches - Shaun Gray (my new BFF, presenter, raffle reader) -Smoothies on the Go ($500 sponsorship and rum frozen drinks as interim) -Stage Directions (Video creations for presentation and logos) - Tamara Marks-Moses -Texas Blues Brothers (Dont their thing awesome as usual) -Tre Spa Jessica Alston and Lew (our fab hair and makeup artists) -TXE Production with John Sholl (valet lighting, red carpet and logo which I didnt even get to see but Im sure was fab) Our Honorees: Matthew Finnan, Craig Howard and Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 14:15:23 +0000