Click here for this great tutorial.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Flower Power
Check out this helpful blog post by Lauren Conrad. She outlines a few useful tips on flower arranging. Always a good idea to become familiar with flower displaying, since it is a huge cost cutter when it comes to planning your event.
Click here for this great tutorial.
Click here for this great tutorial.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Top Three..
When deciding on and planning an event there are always millions of ideas that start forming in your head. Sometimes there are so many that it becomes overwhelming and you do not even know where to start, if you're anything like me, you will start writing down the list of all the items in your head, so that you can see it in front of you on paper.
This although is a superb idea, can sometimes make the task even more daunting.
The best way to start is to choose the top three most important items when it comes to planning your event:
Date
Location/Venue
Theme/Colour Scheme
The above might seem incredibly obvious now, but when you are stressed and listing those items in your event notebook or spreadsheet, these might be somewhere in the middle. A lot of times, people start with the guest list first, or the food they want catered.
Why are these the top three (in my mind anyways)?
The Date
The Date gives you and your guests a timeline, think of it as your deadline, something to strive towards and give yourself little due dates in between for.
The Location
The location/venue marks the start of your planning, for example the number of guests you invite, and usually the venue offers its own services, like: decorations, catering, technical support, staff and sometimes they even give recommendations for DJs and other items you would not have even thought of.
The Theme/Colour
The theme/colour scheme is the start of the creative idea flow, and is probably the most fun, once you have decided on a theme the possibilities are endless.
So take out your notebook and start planning.
This although is a superb idea, can sometimes make the task even more daunting.
The best way to start is to choose the top three most important items when it comes to planning your event:
Date
Location/Venue
Theme/Colour Scheme
The above might seem incredibly obvious now, but when you are stressed and listing those items in your event notebook or spreadsheet, these might be somewhere in the middle. A lot of times, people start with the guest list first, or the food they want catered.
Why are these the top three (in my mind anyways)?
The Date
The Date gives you and your guests a timeline, think of it as your deadline, something to strive towards and give yourself little due dates in between for.
The Location
The location/venue marks the start of your planning, for example the number of guests you invite, and usually the venue offers its own services, like: decorations, catering, technical support, staff and sometimes they even give recommendations for DJs and other items you would not have even thought of.
The Theme/Colour
The theme/colour scheme is the start of the creative idea flow, and is probably the most fun, once you have decided on a theme the possibilities are endless.
So take out your notebook and start planning.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Photo booth Fun
Every now and then a new trend makes a huge splash and can be seen being used by everyone. Sometimes these trends stay a short while and get used up too much and become cliche.
Photo booths do not fit in the category above. Although a trend in their own right, I at least, do not think they will ever become cliche. What better way to capture your guests, than having them take super ridiculous and fun pictures of themselves. Sure you can get your photographer to take the ever so simple (and boring) table shot of everyone, but does that picture let your guests' personality shine? Nope!
Take a look at some super fun photo booth and backdrop ideas below.
Now go and think of a creative one of your own. What will it be?
Photo booths do not fit in the category above. Although a trend in their own right, I at least, do not think they will ever become cliche. What better way to capture your guests, than having them take super ridiculous and fun pictures of themselves. Sure you can get your photographer to take the ever so simple (and boring) table shot of everyone, but does that picture let your guests' personality shine? Nope!
Take a look at some super fun photo booth and backdrop ideas below.
Now go and think of a creative one of your own. What will it be?
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Easter Fun
Colouring Eggs, making my mom's famous potatoe salad and decorating the house in pretty pastel colours are just a few of my favourite things during Easter.
It is just such a fun holiday and the best part is we know that Spring and warm weather are just around the corner. Whether you celebrate for religious reasons or for any other reason, Easter is always a perfect excuse for an event.
Below are some super fun Easter ideas for the holiday, thanks to Pinterest (yes I am obsessed)
How will you be celebrating Easter this year?
It is just such a fun holiday and the best part is we know that Spring and warm weather are just around the corner. Whether you celebrate for religious reasons or for any other reason, Easter is always a perfect excuse for an event.
Below are some super fun Easter ideas for the holiday, thanks to Pinterest (yes I am obsessed)
How will you be celebrating Easter this year?
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
10 Useful Event Tools
I recently came across this wonderful blog by the name of Event Manager Blog and was hugely impressed. Julius Solaris, really knows what he is talking about.
He shared a super helpful article on the top 10 Useful Event Tools You Probably Missed. To read the article, click here.
I highly recommend checking each of those out, they really are interesting and exceptionally useful.
My favourite and number one on the list is Slide Dog. It helps you seamlessly present all your files without anyone seeing your computer desktop during a meeting. Super easy. Click here for the intro video on the
website.
He shared a super helpful article on the top 10 Useful Event Tools You Probably Missed. To read the article, click here.
I highly recommend checking each of those out, they really are interesting and exceptionally useful.
My favourite and number one on the list is Slide Dog. It helps you seamlessly present all your files without anyone seeing your computer desktop during a meeting. Super easy. Click here for the intro video on the
website.
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