As the calendar year transitions from one to the next, we take time to honor our 2025 newlyweds and we embrace and gear up for the year ahead with our engaged 2026 couples, corporate and private clients . Although our new year is already busy and well underway with client calls and meetings (and many emails), venue site meeting, tastings, vendor timeline refinement, floor plan layouts, guest seating preparation and décor appointments, we continue to celebrate our 2025 clients with heartfelt...

Photo: Joshua Brown | Venue: Onteora Mountain House | Florals: Hops Petunia As owner of Your Event & Paula Smith Designs, Inc., I take pride in being able to spin many plates simultaneously as a soloist. I also get a charge by pushing multi-tasking abilities to full capacity when it’s time to power through. It’s taken me many years of work experience as a creative director, designer and event planner to trust my abilities, find an efficient and sustainable pace and know with confidence that...

F or me, go-to summer cooling agents are: soft serve twist ice cream cones (even better when handed out from the side window of a Mr. Softie truck), creamsicles, bowls of chilled cherries, watermelon slices and egg creams in a pint glass. This especially hot and humid time of year also ushers in the yearning for seasonal and chilled libations. Although I love a great cocktail (a pretty one, even better), I rely on the experts to serve them up. There's more about that as you read on.......