There are very few dinner theater venues functioning anymore. It’s not like years gone by where people would dress up, hire a babysitter, and head out for a night of live entertainment and a meal. Now it’s dinner THEN the theater, or an orchestra concert, or a walk around IKEA. My husband and I wentContinue reading “Murder, Merlot, and Mayhem”
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Point Of No Return
Seasoned event planners can identify this pivotal moment in time. We can because we’ve bumped into it enough to know how painful and unnecessary it is when we’ve done our due diligence to ask the questions and schedule the conversations, implement timelines, processes, and procedures, and check, double-check, and triple-check the checklists we’ve developed overContinue reading “Point Of No Return”
Clean Up in Aisle Nine
When I mention confetti, or even glitter, some event planners immediately cringe. It took me a while to get past my tic anytime someone mentioned confetti when I was the in-house planner at a large facility. However, when planning a celebration, it’s hard to stay away from exploding streamer cannons, bright lights, and loud music,Continue reading “Clean Up in Aisle Nine”
From Mountains to Music
When visiting Austria and Germany recently, I encountered many cowbells. They were used as decorations in a variety of ways, sold in many stores and in multiple sizes, and hung around the necks of cows in the fields. As we rode the bus between Salzburg and Munich, I wondered about the origin of the cowbellContinue reading “From Mountains to Music”
The Measurement Maze
Most event planners in the US plan events in the US. Some also plan international events, but they’re not the majority. However, for those that do, it’s got to be tough to have to plan both in the Imperial and Metric systems. Think about it. How many aspects of event planning are different when youContinue reading “The Measurement Maze”