Gold is her color of choice. Such bold brightness is apparent in all that Mary Pinson encounters, from her floral design and passion for creating an event to her eye for inspiration in her travels and adoration for a fabulous party. Mary grew up in Montgomery, Alabama where she cultivated an appreciation for celebrating often and entertaining thoughtfully, especially thanks to her mother’s fervor for hosting beautiful affairs. Design is at the heart of what sparks Mary’s soul. With each Master Class at FlowerSchool New York, she refines her calling. Her party-girl nature met her ardor for creating ever elegant events through designing memorable flowers, weddings, parties, and corporate occasions. “Bring me your thoughts, and I will deliver the unforgettable details, from flowers to finale. It’s such a pleasure to be a part of life’s celebrations for a client,” Mary states with a smile. She says that success in her book is determined by a delighted, relaxed, confident client after the execution of an event and a perfectly nature-inspired floral arrangement. Mary is a dreamer. Her taste for fashion, art, and music and her value of family and friends provide constant influence on both her work and life. She lives a full life with her husband Hughes, and they are proud parents of Ginny Anne and Hughes.

The Grand Gourmet feels that the key to meeting and exceeding our clients' expectations is to provide unsurpassed service and high quality food offerings. Our menus consist of only using the finest choice meats and fresh ingredients. The Grand Gourmet was founded by a chef that understands what it takes to please the palette. That is no simple task. Chef Sheena Castellanos' specialties include, but are not limited to, good ole southern home-style cooking and New-American cuisines.

As a corporate, private, and special event band, ATL Groove Factory exploded onto the Atlanta music scene in 2011 and has never lost momentum. Motion, Movement, Involvement, and Energy are four words that best describe this 12-piece party band that electrifies every audience with a combination of high-energy dance songs from the past and the hits of today. ATL Groove Factory has performed for captains of industry, elite weddings, up-scale charity galas, and good old fun parties all across America. They have performed at top venues such as The Breakers, Palm Beach, The Cloisters Sea Island, TPC Sawgrass, Florida, The Pierre, New York City, The Gasparilla Inn, Forida and The Greenbriar, West VA. Their ability to entertain is only rivaled by their ability to get the audience on the dance floor. This super-group has taken their energy to the most prestigious country clubs and venues in the country. Every single decade of music since the 1940s is represented in their extensive song list with plenty of classic rock, soul, Motown, pop, country, and today’s hottest hits included. Come and find out for yourself what a truly memorable event can be. The fun never stops at an Atl Groove Factory party!

Emmy Award-winning violinist Robert McDuffie enjoys a dynamic and multifaceted career. While appearing as soloist with renowned orchestras on five continents, he has also shared the stage with eclectic musicians such as R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills and Rolling Stones pianist Chuck Leavell. Philip Glass dedicated his Violin Concerto No. 2, The American Four Seasons to Mr. McDuffie and he has performed it more than 100 times around the world. Mike Mills composed Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and Orchestra for him. This year, he received an Emmy award for A Night of Georgia Music with Mike Mills, Chuck Leavell, rock band and the McDuffie Center for Strings ensemble, which is currently airing on PBS stations across America. Mr. McDuffie is the founder of both the Rome Chamber Music Festival in Italy and the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University in his native city of Macon, Georgia. He recently completed a U.S. tour performing Brahms’ Violin Concerto with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, including a critically acclaimed performance at Carnegie Hall. He has also appeared as soloist with most of the premier orchestras of the world, including the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics; the Chicago, San Francisco, National, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, St. Louis, Montreal, and Toronto Symphonies; the Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Minnesota Orchestras; the London and Czech Philharmonics; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, North German Radio Orchestra, Düsseldorf Symphony, Frankfurt Radio Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Hamburg Symphony, Bruckner Orchestra Linz, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Santa Cecilia Orchestra of Rome, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Mexico, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and all of the major orchestras of Australia. Mr. McDuffie has a wide-ranging discography and his recent release, Icons, with pianist Elizabeth Pridgen, features sonatas of Philip Glass and John Corigliano as well as John Adams' Road Movies. His acclaimed Telarc, Orange Mountain, and EMI recordings include the violin concertos of Mendelssohn, Bruch, Adams, Glass, Mills, Barber, Rózsa, Bernstein, William Schuman, and Viennese violin favorites. He has been profiled on NBC’s Today, CBS’s Sunday Morning, and in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He has been awarded several honors in Italy: the Premio Simpatia by the Mayor of Rome; the Medaglia Ufficiale della Camera dei Deputati and the Medaglia Speciale del Natale di Roma recognizing the Rome Chamber Music Festival’s 20th anniversary; and the Premio delle Muse in Florence. Mr. McDuffie served for ten years on the board of directors of the Harlem School of the Arts in New York City where he was chairman of the artistic and education committee. He plays a 1735 Guarneri del Gesù violin, known as the “Ladenburg.” This instrument is owned by a limited partnership formed by Mr. McDuffie.