On July 1st , Canada will celebrate its 150th birthday. Celebrations will be happening across our country in major cities and small towns alike, you too can bring some Canadiana flare to your next Stampede, corporate or holiday event!
Perhaps you’ll incorporate a community giveback or charitable component like “150 thanks yous”, “150 meals donated”, “150 x $150 for Canadians in need”, “150 reason’s we’re
In our last blog we talked about Entertainment for Corporate Events and the different areas within a contract that you can negotiate. We can now look at all the places where these costs might not appear - as dollars and what you can be prepared to spend to have notable entertainment at your next event.
So you’re happy with the negotiated costs for your headlining act. Let’s say you book a name brand band to play at your Stampede
All corporate event planners wear a number of hats when it comes to planning. Project managers, accountants, designers, and so much more and while we are not lawyers we deal with a lot contracts.
I have been so very fortunate to work on events that have included some big name entertainment acts over the years. While I love this aspect of planning, there are things I always share with my corporate clients to keep in mind, when
As you might imagine when working in the arena of live experiences for a living, event professionals run into all sorts of opportunities to Creative Problem Solve.
Last month, Stacy Harwood of One West Events and I spoke at the
While spring has not quite sprung here in Calgary there are plenty of family friendly events coming up this week.
Here are some that you might want to attend!
Eggstavaganza at the Calgary Zoo
Dates April 14-15, 2017 9:00 am 2:00 pm
Regular admission rates apply
Enjoy the zoo and kids can decorate cookies, make crafts, enjoy entertainment, face painting, bunny races and even cooking demonstrations!
You may be planning an event soon and February has one of our favorite special occasions- Valentines Day! We wanted to share some of our favorite ideas for Valentine's Day gifts that you can create as a give-away, a thoughtful gift or even as a personal activity!
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Happy New Year!
This year as I said goodbye to 2016, I started reading an inspirational book about how to make 2017 my best year yet and I must admit it has some really great ideas.
Truthfully I am not a woman who likes resolutions but what I do gravitate towards is being intentional. In our very busy lives it seems to be easy to get caught up in being busy and reacting as opposed to creating what it is we want to accomplish. In
Home for the holidays? Your local event rental company is the best way to make your home holiday celebrations less stressful!
With Christmas and New Year’s Eve being right around the corner, I decided to speak about how you can make your home as festive as possible by using the magic of rentals!
As an event planner in Calgary. I’ve used Special Event Rentals (SER) many times, not only for my corporate events, but also when I’ve
SHHHHHH can you keep a secret?!
As we head into the holiday event planning season here in Calgary, I decided to pull a page out of my little black book and talk about one of my secret weapons in my event tool box - event lighting.
While you may never really noticed it, until it’s really done well – lighting has been and continues to be one of those layered touches. I have used it to elevate many of the
With Halloween barely behind us and our favourite retailers showcasing everything we need to create a beautiful holiday in our homes; I feel it's time to talk about Christmas! And more specifically, everyone's favourite work event: Corporate Holiday Parties.
I was recently interviewed by a national publication about the do's and don'ts for hosting holiday parties in your home and I thought I would create a list of what to do and