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…
I first met photographer Michael Del Rossi when he volunteered to take photos at the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Verona, NJ Light the Night Walk. Now, Del Rossi Photography has become a favorite event vendor of ours, so much so that I even hired Michael to take photos at my wedding (5 years ago this upcoming September…
Photo booths have become a must-have at galas, walks, and even conferences. Instead of the closed event photo booth that fits up to four people, photo booth vendors are now providing an “open” photo booth set-up. This works really well with a large backdrop or step-and-repeat and can include many more people in the photo….
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….
Before becoming an events intern, I had little to no idea how all the minuscule details that go into planning an event. Yes, I understood the big picture of organizing and executing one but I wasn’t fully aware of the time commitment and dedication needed. Within two months I quickly learned some of the do’s…
Now that the holidays are behind us, it’s go-time for planning events this year! Many of the events that we help to plan take place annually. We’ll often pick up the planning not long after the previous year’s event takes place. This enables us to either secure a preferred date at the same venue or start a site selection process for…
It was a gorgeous day for downtown Manhattan in June. The sun was out and the air was warm and inviting in Battery Park City. When I looked out towards the Hudson River, Lady Liberty was standing proud. It was the perfect setting for an event such as the Macy’s 5K Run/Walk, bringing Macy’s employees,…
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…