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Deciding Between Live Music or a DJ for Your Events

Organizing events take a lot of time and effort to organize and pull off. It’s quite amazing to see how events organizers manage to put the whole thing together. Organizers have to coordinate catering, vendors, lights, the stage, and everything else, and if you slip up, something’s bound to get left out. One of the important things to organize during events is the music and sound for the event. After all, do you want people to just stand around in silence while waiting for the next performance to come on? Or what if you have a sit-down dinner as a part of the itinerary, and you have no music? The entire hall is going to be filled with the sound of clinking tableware and chewing. You’re going to need music, no matter what kind of event you’re organizing. In the world of event planning, you will soon learn of the ages old debate of band vs. DJ. Some people prefer live music, because it sounds more authentic. Others prefer a DJ because of how versatile a DJ’s selec…

Buffet vs. Plated for Your Events

When planning and coordinating your events, it is a point of pride for you to take every specific detail into account. As an event planner, your reputation in the industry is at stake, and you may have guests who may be willing clients in the future, if you impress them enough. If you have enough confidence in your skills as an events planner, then this should be no problem. However, there might be some areas that you have overlooked in your planning. One of these areas is the dining options in your event. While it seems like a no-brainer, it’s a pretty important part of your event planning. The type of dining option you offer at your event should match the kind of event you’re holding, whether it’s a formal, or a casual event. In addition to that, you should also take into careful consideration who is going to be dining at your event. The demographic that is present at your event should be one of the things that you should take into consideration. Here is a breakdown o…

Should You Specialize in a Specific Events Planning Niche?

Being an events planner is equal parts exciting and stressful. As a planner, you help orchestrate and put the entire event together, and quite frankly, that’s a lot of pressure on one person. When you’re starting out, you might find it tempting to accept any kind of event job that comes your way. This is a pretty good way of taking a glimpse of different types of events, but if you take every kind of job that comes your way, you may find yourself getting burnt out. Being a well-rounded event planner is great for business, but you may be wondering if it’s possible to specialize in a specific kind of event. For example, you can be exclusively a wedding planner, a conference planner, or a party planner. There are plenty of events that you can choose to specialize in, if you choose to do so. If you’re thinking about specializing in an event type, you might be wondering how this may benefit you. Being a specialist in a certain type of event, you become the go-to expert for t…

Choosing the Perfect Florist for Your Lakeland Events

Flowers are always an interesting addition to your Lakeland events. For formal events, they add a touch of elegance and formality, or the perfectly complement your event theme. Flowers are commonly associated with wedding events, but when used the right way, they can be used to add the perfect touch on your events’ atmosphere. However, you know that flowers may cost quite a bit, so if you have your heart set on having flowers for your event, make sure that you have budgeted accordingly for this. You have to remember that when hiring a florist, you are hiring them for their professional service and expertise, first and foremost. If you’re working with a great florist, they can make your event a blast, so it’s important that you find the right one. With this in mind, here are some things to help you find the perfect florist for your events. Reputation The circle for events service providers is a fairly small one. From caterers, florists, and planners, everybody has a r…

How to Properly RSVP to Lakeland Events

Sometimes you may get invited to Lakeland events that may require you to RSVP. In case you’re not familiar with the concept, when you are sent an invitation to an event with an RSVP, you are expected to respond to the invitation with your intent to attend or not. These types of invitations are typically sent out for events that require the number of guests to be known ahead of time so that the host and the events planner can plan around that number. If you ignore the request to RSVP altogether, you’re making it difficult for your host, and they may choose not to invite you to events in the future. To make sure that this doesn’t happen, here is how to properly RSVP to events. RSVP stands for “respondez s’il vous plait”, which is French for “please respond”. An RSVP invitation typically consists of the invitation with the instructions on how to RSVP, a small card where you indicate your intention to attend or not, and the envelope to send back to the host. Some event hosts…

How to Request Bringing an Extra Guest at Lakeland Events

Many Lakeland events typically don’t really have something of a strict guest list. As long as you’ve got you and your friends a ticket, you guys are free to come and go as you wish. However, there are some events where, because of their limited venue space, or because the size of the event must be kept to a minimum. These are the events that have a specific guest list, where invitations have to be sent out and received before you can make plans to attend. If you’re fortunate enough to receive an invitation, you might be feeling that you’d like to bring a friend along to enjoy the event with you. Now how do you go about doing that? Here are some ways you can ask your host if you can bring a guest to their event without coming off as rude. If you’re going to be asking if you can bring along a guest to someone else’s event, the first thing that you should do is ask as politely as possible if there are any seats left. There is a very good reason why seats at invite-only eve…