So you’ve found the perfect venue for your function. It suits your requirements in terms of its size, location and facilities, but it will need an injection of style and colour to liven up its current blank canvas. Where do you start and what can you do to bring your own personal style to a large [...]
Organising a large corporate event can be quite a daunting prospect. The list of things on your ‘to do’ list seems to be just as long as the guest list and the spotlight rests heavily on you personally. Get it wrong and your failings are evident to everybody. In contrast, a perfectly planned event almost [...]
Throwing a fashion show is a fun and entertaining way of highlighting a campaign that is dear to your heart. It can be a brilliant showcase for raising money, bringing little known causes to the public’s attention, and of course, strutting your best Blue Steel on the catwalk. Organising one however, is hard work and [...]
How important is the appropriate use of colour when planning an event? Will the use of colour contribute to a successful occasion? Does colour affect mood or evoke an emotional response? These are important questions to think about when choosing not only décor, but also flowers, lighting and accessories for a perfect occasion. Traditionally a [...]
Now that the school holidays have arrived, parents who haven’t got a holiday planned might be racking their brains for ideas on how to entertain their children. And even if you are going away, you still need to keep a few tricks up your sleeves for when your darlings start moaning that they are bored. [...]
Did you know that the average cost of a children’s party is around the £300 mark? It seems there is a real pressure amongst mums in particular to throw an elaborate event for their precious little one. But kids of three years old and upwards are not bothered by fancy food or posh venues, they [...]
Finally summer has arrived and as always, us Brits want to get outside and fire up the barbecue. You would think that throwing a few sausages and burgers on a fire was a simple thing to do, but you’d be amazed at easy it is to mess it up. With this in mind, we’ve come [...]
Hiring furniture from a third party is stressful enough. How do you know the company is reputable? What will the furniture be like? Can you rely on them to turn up on time? We say look at their track record. See who they have worked with before. Read any customer reviews (we don’t know about [...]
If you’ve made the momentous decision to get hitched – congratulations! Now all you have to do is plan the wedding, but where do you start? Do you think about the food, the venue, the amount of guests? Or is the budget the over-riding factor? All these aspects are important, but we have found that [...]
If you’ve planned an event that is due to take place outside this summer, you might be wringing your hands at the weather this month. Our so called ‘flaming June’ has turned into the wettest on record. Unfortunately, living in the UK we are held hostage to the whims of the changing weather, it’s why [...]
