AV Contracts Explained

As an event planner, you need to sign a lot of contracts and let’s face it, some of them can be confusing, particularly the AV contracts. Luckily,  Jon Trask breaks it down what…

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Things We Love: Spring 2018

A collection of products specially curated to appeal to busy event professionals. You can’t always take a real break, you travel often, you don’t eat properly… so these little gems will help keep…

Mr.Wilson – Mobile Ice Cream Co

Mr. Wilson is the modern day interpretation of your childhood ice cream parlor. A gentleman that spreads happiness anywhere a gourmet pleasure is required. His various ice cream bar formats can be adapted…

Event Industry Kids Party - Canadian Special Events

The 9th Annual Event Industry Kids Party

Do you remember going to mom or dad’s big work Christmas parties when you were a kid? Those kinds of get togethers seem to have disappeared, along with the payphone and the…

Insta Love! Canadian Caterers You Must Follow Now!

by Stacy Wyatt Our first collection of  favourite Instagram catering shots was so popular, we are back again with a fresh new list of mouth watering ideas from the Rocky Mountains to Atlantic…

StyleFile: What’s Your NYE Party Style

For those of us that attend a lot of events and love fashion, we look forward to this time of the year when what you wear is almost as exciting as where…

Where is That Music Coming From?

Musician, Wedding Specialist and Corporate Entertainer Where is that music coming from? That’s what guests always say when people enter the event space and are caught by the pure and melodic sounds…

8 Time Wasting Habits Event Planners Should Quit

Time.  It’s the event planner’s most precious commodity and yet it is also one of the main challenges of organizing any type of event.  Most of us simply don’t have enough of…

Personalized Hand Painted Compact

Things We Love -Edition 13

Stuff We’re Obsessed With Right Now 1. BEAUTY: Personalized Hand Painted Compact These gorgeous personalized compact mirrors make perfect and meaningful gifts for those special clients or bridesmaids. You can customize them…

The Best 2017 Event Trends You Need to Know

  Last year was a watershed moment for event planning. Traditional events rapidly gave way to experience planning as more event planners and organizers started recognizing that events need to be more…

The New Planners Guide to the Attendee Experience

The guest experience is one of the most important factors that should be considered when planning an event. It is essential that the event manager prioritizes this issue and puts themselves in…

6 Lessons Planners Can Learn from Wimbledon

From chatbots to Artificial Intelligence, mobile apps to live-streaming to 360 degree cameras and special lighting effects – this year’s Wimbledon took innovation to a whole new level when it comes to event tech.…

Beyond the Imagination of Stage Design

Tomorrowland is one of the largest music festivals in the world drawing approximately 200,000 music lovers globally. Hosted annually in a nature-rich space called Recreation Area de Schorre, within the small town…

Unconventional Conference Ideas to Make Your Programs POP

We have all attended conferences that left us feeling short changed and uninspired. These days, conferences and conventions are working hard to flip the script on the same old formats and coming up with…

7 Mistakes to Avoid When Using Facebook Live at Events

Article courtesy of Eventsforce. It’s official.  Facebook Live is now the most popular live-streaming app platform, surpassing You Tube for the first time, as well as all the other usual suspects like Periscope,…

The New Generation of Photo Booths

Our culture is currently obsessed with photos like never before. Instagram has taken over as our number-one pastime, giving TV and sports a run for their money. People spend hours upon hours…

Yellow Flowers & Sunny Days

10 Gorgeous Summer Table Settings

by Stacy Wyatt Summer is the perfect time to get creative with your table settings. The beauty of being outside and dining al fresco is that your table design doesn’t need to…

The Bullet Catch by Scott Hammell

Speaker & Entertainer, Scott Hammell

By Stacy Wyatt By his mid teens Scott Hammell was performing in front of thousands. His style, show and skills may have grown up but his love of magic is still as…

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The Crossing At Ghost River

Located just an hour outside of Calgary alongside the glistening Ghost River, protected by 145 acres of pristine foothills sits a world class corporate meeting and event centre called The Crossing. Offering…