1. The staff at the Blue Water Convention and Visitors Bureau went all out to welcome guests.
2. Lifetime Achievement honoree Stephen Stawicki, The Wedding Connection, with MIM+E Editor Alexa Stanard.
3. Brandon Sheldon, Hall of Fame inductee, Mission Point Resort.
4. Laurie Burger, Kurt Colone and Alexa Stanard.
5. The crowd takes in the awards presentation.
6. Guests had plenty of time to mingle before the main event.
7. Liz Diliberti, Rachel Jarosz (Hall of Fame inductee), Allison Beers and Kayla Condon, Events North.
8. David McNight and Ann Owens, Emerald City Designs.
9. Mike McMath, Empty Canvas, with Port Huron Mayor Pro-Tem Sherry Archibald, the winner of the evening’s painting.
MIM+E held its annual Best of Michigan party May 22 at the new Blue Water Convention Center in Port Huron. Empty Canvas provided the entertainment; Kurt Colone and the team from Mike Staff Productions emceed and played music; Chateau Chantal provided a wine tasting table; SugarHigh Bakery delighted guests with a sweets table; and Emerald City Designs provided the floral arrangements and linens.
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Nearly 700 MPI members gathered in Grapevine for Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Congress (WEC).
The New York and New Jersey chapters of the National Association for Catering & Events (NACE), along with the Banquet Event Strategic Task Force (BEST Task Force), held an in-person gathering in August, their first since the start of the pandemic.