Working on a March event is a great deal of fun; you work during the cold, dark winter days, and the event blossoms just in time for spring! It has a slightly different feel than events in the traditional spring event season. March events could conceivably come in like a lion, and go out like…
In this era where everyone has seen it all and nothing impresses people very much anymore, we’ve been facilitating some event entertainment that has the event WOW factor – a laser light show! We have had the opportunity to have laser light shows at several of our outdoor events. It really is a perfect finale…
Continuing our series of favorite event vendors, I’d like to share our experience working with event rental company Preferred Party Rentals. When you are working on an outdoor event, the most arduous task is to create the event site from scratch, where none had existed before. At an indoor “white box” venue, you also start…
A great deal of our events take place in venues that have their event caterer in-house. On those occasions where the venue allows for a choice of event caterers, we love to choose Thomas Preti. They are a pleasure to work with for many reasons, not the least of which is that they are so accommodating….
The event timeline may be the most important ongoing tool when planning an event. The last item on every Events with Ginger & Co. timeline is certainly the most important tool overall – the post-event evaluation, or debrief. The definition of debrief – a series of questions about a completed mission or undertaking – is quite military-sounding….
Having a silent auction at your event is an invaluable fundraising tool that engages the attendee, can add a creative design element to the event site, and enables the organization to raise awareness as well as funds. For instance, I loved creating tablescapes of items for Homefirst’s silent auction, including making the backdrops seamless and…
In the immortal words of the late, great David Bowie, time may change me, but I can’t change time. We can’t change time, or give ourselves more of it, but what we can do is make the absolute best use of the time that we have, be it in life in general, during a vacation,…
It’s time to send event invitations for the upcoming season’s events (6-8 weeks prior, ideally, but no less than 4 weeks!), so I thought I’d share our checklist for writing and designing event invitations while it is fresh in my mind. Compelling Copy There are so many details to include and nothing can be forgotten,…
As I watch all the activities in the lead-up to the Super Bowl this Sunday (with a son who is sleeping in his Russell Wilson Seahawks jersey every night, I can’t avoid it!), I find myself in NJ / NYC event planner mode: concerned for the players, spectators, and vendors at the pre-Bowl events – and…
Another year of the Light the Night Walks has come to an end. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) holds five Walks in New Jersey every year, and Events with Ginger & Co. coordinates the logistics for all five Walks. Following are a couple anecdotes from the two Walk sites I coordinated year, Verona and…