![]() While I was getting an MFA, I was hired to design someone’s home, so I incorporated and started a company specializing in residential interiors. My background was in Art History, Interior Design and Interior Architecture. Linda Alpert, Owner of Affairs With Linda The next day we had s brunch at the hotel for 250 family and friends. Also my vendors were beyond fabulous: Vince Hart from Kehoe, Toni DiDinato from Rendezvous, Elizabeth and Beth from e3, Mark Kaufman from the Ritz, Don Hankins from VDO, Caroline Shaw - The Wedding Dresser, Nancy Brockway from Halls, Lanie Hartman from BBJ we work as a team and I am only as good as my team. The bride and groom were so happy and the love they projected to all filled the entire afternoon, evening and after party with so much joy. We did a Baha’i ceremony at the Ritz, then did a Catholic ceremony at Loyola University at the beautiful Chapel on the lake. The second wedding that I did in December was for a wonderful family from Michigan. Kindness and understanding go a long way. Also I have long time relationships after the event with my clients and their families. I do my very best to help clients save money. I get back to my clients very quickly and most tell me how wonderful that is. I listen closely, put together a realistic budget and stay within that budget. I do text and email, but love to speak directly with clients. Personal interaction is most important to me, I like to get to know my clients and have them to get to know me on a personal basis. Share something unique or different about your company. Bryan Rafanelli, Founder, President & Chief Creative Officer of Rafanelli Events The night is a celebration of the BCRF donors, the researchers, and scientists who are responsible for cutting-edge research that will ultimately cure breast cancer. I so enjoyed this night, the important cause, and was honored to work closely with the Lauders and the BCRF team to realize their vision. Deconstructed galactic floral centerpieces atop glittering palette linens carried the stars into the room, which was wrapped in fiber optic star drape. The stars moved across screens and continued onto the tables. With a dramatic countdown, guests were blasted off into dinner where they were surrounded by glittering stars projected on a 120’L x 30’ curved projection screen. Undulating white voile panels were glowing pink above making you feel like you were ascending through the clouds into outer space. Guests entered the cocktail hour and were transported to an ethereal cloud-like space. We transformed the Park Avenue Armory into a scene from a fabulous Sci-Fi film. To underscore the tremendous force of BCRF’s impact on breast cancer research, the event’s theme was “Super Nova”. Attended by 1,200 guests, it is also co-hosted by the glamorous and generous Elizabeth Hurley, The Estée Lauder Companies Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign Global Ambassador. One of my favorite events from this past year is the BCRF Hot Pink Party in NYC, an annual fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Foundation (BCRF), which was founded by the late Evelyn Lauder. Tell us about one of your favorite events from the past year. Today the firm has grown to a team of 25 and we produce over 100 events annually. At that time, I was producing three events a year. ![]() Shortly after, Rafanelli events was born in 1996. Non-profit work is extremely important to me and this experience allowed me to combine my love for event planning and passion for giving back. I started my career as a volunteer on the special events committee for the AIDS Action Committee. The sense of community and of bringing people together to have a good time just for ‘good time’s sake’ has always been inside of me. How did you get started in the events space?Īs early as I can remember, my mother was always hosting great parties at our Rhode Island home. ![]()
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