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Top Tips to Organising a Gala Dinner or Awards Night that people will Remember

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If you are a planning a Gala Dinner, Awards Night or Post conference dinner for the first time, we feel your pressure. In fact, it doesn’t matter how many times you’ve organized your Company Gala Awards Night, there’s a lot to manage and so much that can go wrong without good planning! Whether a Virtual Awards night or a Live Gala Dinner, there is a lot to consider.

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That’s why many people choose Event Management Specialists such as Eventologists to provide the expertise to help create a memorable event that people will have fun at. We have vast experience in planning events from family fun days and corporate launches to Gala Dinners and charity balls. From the smallest intimate meeting to the largest corporate launch event, our team of events experts can plan and deliver flawless logistics, prepare unique event concepts including themed events, and deliver striking and high impact production including the audio-visual content for your event.

Having delivered thousands of events over the past 15 years, what would be our top 3 tips to focus on?

  1. Visual Impact at Events – from the moment that guests walk through the door, they should feel transported. Stunning entrances, dramatic venue styling and then entertainers that are highly visible. If it’s a night out, then it should feel like a night out of the normal! This issue is even more challenging with a virtual event and its not just about a platform.
  2. Exciting Gala Dinner Entertainment – if they’re attending, they want to be entertained, so look at the best entertainment options from the moment they walk in. Think about in-between courses and a star performance or a key act that they will all talk about!
  3. Inclusivity adds to the interaction – making guests feel part of the event rather than just a spectator is hard, but if you crack it, you’re set to create an event that everyone will remember. That’s why many people choose Themed Events that encourage people to participate in the Theme.

The alternative is booking an expert Events Agency to offer you a fully integrated service can start and finish where you need it to. Our strengths lie within the depth of experience of our outstanding events management team, taking care of everything from finding the venue and site planning through to creative solutions and seamless event delivery. Our Events Planners will present a range of options across all disciplines, so you save on time, cost and conversation.

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When it comes to Gala Dinners and Awards Ceremonies, Eventologists offer a superb range of event décor ideas and gala dinner centrepieces. We are experts in bringing your corporate dinner functions to life, offering unique event concepts for your corporate event which include Event Furniture Hire, Lit Table centres, Corporate Centrepieces, Table Décor, Prop Hire, Event Styling Concepts, Bar Hire and Entertainment specialists.

If you are thinking of a themed gala dinner, we have over 100 stunning and unique centrepieces and themed props to create a truly memorable themed event from Great Gatsby Theme, Hollywood Themes, Christmas and Winter Themed to Contemporary and Futuristic Themes. Check out our Themed Events Gallery for inspiration and Ideas!

Our fully integrated service can start and finish where you need it to. Our strengths lie within our experience of over 40 years of delivering outstanding gala dinner management who can take care of various aspects of your awards dinner theming from initial design to seamless event delivery to budget.

We believe that detailed and thorough overall project planning is vital to the success of any event, as it ensures that no details are missed and the time spent on the event is 100% productive and therefore value for money. Your budget is our budget and we will strive to deliver the most impactful Corporate Company Dinner at great value for money!

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