Tag: Canadian event planners

For the Love of Music & Country

Studio Bell represents an exciting partnership between NMC and Bell, Canada’s largest communications company. This partnership supports NMC’s vision to connect with music lovers across Canada and to create an international hub…

Location, Location, Location

Location, Location, Location is known to be a real estate agent’s mantra but it applies to event planners as well. Selecting the venue for your event is one of the most critical…

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

DT Floral & Decor Inc. & Olga Pankova Art Entertainment hosted their second showcase evening on September 23. The New York styled event drew 150 guests and featured unique designs, talented artisans…

Calgary Stampede Creates Rodeo Style Dinner Theatre

Tara Sweeney, CSEP and the team at Calgary Stampede produced this high profile gala to take place in succession with an annual conference. They had three goals: a WOW event for their…

5 Venues Inspired by Art & Design

We discovered these five stunning venues inspired by Art & Design. These beautiful locations are perfect for special events. Each one offers custom designed spaces and in house amenities, making it easy…

Ten Stunning Wedding Stages

Wedding stages, already a center piece of middle eastern weddings, are just starting to trend in North America. Take a look at these lavish and absolutely stunning designs from around the world.…

Marketing to Planners Should Never Be a One Night Stand

Marketing to event professionals is unique. One-off ads or cold calling will not get you the results you want. Traditional drivers, such as promotions, sales, time-sensitive offers, or discounts, often do not…

Say Hello to the Digital Swag Bag

  Swag bags are on the downhill slide. No one wants a swag bag at a conference. They say that 80% of the products in the bag ends up in the garbage…

Out of This World Desserts

Food trendists can’t stop talking about food that looks like it is from another planet; or that actually  looks like another planet for that matter. Space like desserts and dishes are dominating…

Get Ready For an Event Entertainment Disruption

Toronto is in the midst of a musical revolution that stretches far beyond the names of Drake and The Weeknd. There is a new generation of local artists ready to lead the city known as…

Grey Steps Out of the Shade and Into the Spotlight

The sexiest buzzword of our generation seems to have some made a deeper impression than we could have predicted. It seems gray, in all its shimmering glory has become the most requested…

When ILEA throws a party…..

When the International Live Events Association (ILEA) throws a party and invites the world to attend, you can count on Canadians to represent and this year, at ILEA Live we were out…

Canadian Event Pros Recognize the Value of Awards

Some people think awards are all about the the applause,the congrats posts, tweets and the emails that come along with a big win. But winning an award or achieving high praise from…

Give Your Guests a Truly Unique Event at Reptilia

Reptilia, the reptile zoo and education facility situated in Vaughn, Ontario, just North of Toronto, is not a place for the faint of heart.  After all, coming face to face with a…

Innovative Ideas Unveiled at Unique Industry Showcase

Innovation and creativity are the cornerstones of business for Toronto based Event Designer, Craig Gruzd (DT Floral & Décor Inc) and Olga Pankova, Art Entertainer. The dynamic duo held their first ever…

Banger Bingo

Banger Bingo is an engaging, interactive comedy game show themed around the hairbands of the 80’s. Yes, they actually play a game of bingo and no, it isn’t like the boring bingo…

#LoveLentils – Behind the Mask Mardi Gras Theme Party

Galla Events, winner of the Canadian Event Industry Award 2016 for Best Decor $0K -$30K executed an exclusive New Orleans style Mardi Gras themed event for Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (Canadian Lentils) at…

Integrating Your Décor Suppliers at Phase One

You’re a creative person, you want every event to be an over the top immersive experience, recipe breathtaking in its design and decor and seamless in execution.  You want décor no one…

Mermaids Making Waves at Events

  AquaMermaid is the newest, hottest thing to hit events in ages. Imagine building a custom pool in the middle of your event and having live mermaids splashing about while guests mill…

Trend Report 2016

This year is all about big Ideas, immersive experiences, authenticity, connecting through technology, audience centricity and physical experiences. Creating a user experience, is the foundation of an event, conference, trade show, product…