phone, event planners can arrange for a skin-toned head microphone or nearly invisible lavaliere. These options can make a significant difference, especially for televised or recorded events.
Compared to in-house, bundled packages, vendors can offer savings with a la carte services for these specialty items. Other cost savers include providing a MP3 list to an AV company, which avoids the need to
hire a DJ without sacrificing superior sound quality.
Cody suggests that planners always lead a conversation with outsourced vendors by discussing budget requirements. Clear Sound’s team provides flexible services that can be scaled up or down to meet the exact needs of your project, with the goal of providing an unforgettable and stress- free experience for everyone involved.
The Biggest Statement
It is common sense to stage a house for prospective buyers. Sometimes your own furniture just doesn’t fit the bill. The same practicality applies to events. Furniture selected specifically for your event might be the edge you need for that first and lasting impression among your guests.
Furniture sets the tone of an event. It can make an event comfortable, welcoming and interesting. The chairs, sofas and cof- fee tables provide space for guests to con- gregate and interact easily. If a poolside cocktail party relies solely on the swim- ming pool for ambiance, guests will stand awkwardly in groups.
If the poolside
includes lounges and sofas with coffee tables, guests will feel more relaxed and welcomed, with a visual invitation to sit and converse.
Tom Bayes of Cort Event Furnishings has helped to create unique focal and gather- ing points as part of many different events. From impressive office furniture for corporate panel discussions to funky, brightly lit tables for after hours - Cort offers options for every planner to build upon the desired “wow” factor.
Jericho National Golf Club The Perfect Setting
for The Perfect Event
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County countryside 300 Acres of
breathtaking vistas Exemplary Cuisine
Accommodates 5-300 Guests
250 Brownsburg Road East • New Hope, PA 18938 • 215.862.8800 ext. 207
www.jerichonational.biz 46 May June 2011
Bayes believes the broader selection and access to a deep inventory of furniture sets this out-of-house vendor apart from the in-house options. Instead of buying something new or borrowing from anoth- er space, renting a piece of furniture known to work with certain events might save on your décor budget in the long run. Trying to cover up something that doesn’t work or overcompensating often will end up costing more.
Event planners also can make last minute changes - adding and subtracting pieces up until the day of the event (within rea- son, of course).
To make the planning process easier, Cort built a program for designing an event’s floor plan with furniture. This program allows a planner to visualize the space and plan the flow of traffic. All kinds of events, from intimate gatherings to the Presidential Nuclear Security Summit in 2010, have outfitted their spaces with
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