Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Sixth Anniversary Celebration

Gaylord Palms Sixth Anniversary Celebration

By far, the biggest event I have ever been part of producing... thus far. 1,400 attendees, 7:30p-midnight, dinner, dancing and midnight countdown.

There were hits. (the Chinese lanterns we rigged with remote-controlled LEDs, the confetti blast, the free drinks)

There were misses. (DJs talking, food put away early, wrong color chair covers, mia IMAGers)
Blood, sweat and tears went into making the celebration grand. Well, maybe there were not tears, but blood and sweat were definitely on the list!

At 7:00 am, I was in the ballroom helping to assemble lanterns, coordinate the hanging, oversee set up of the tables, placing centerpieces and more. Twelve hours later, I changed out of jeans and tennis shoes into red dress and 4-inch heels (hottest shoes there!).

After our presentation (a half hour late), the DJs took the stage and I took a break. Dinner, wine and carrot cake that I rescued from the back just before it was being tossed for the night.

The sights - wow. Attire was everything from prom to bad weddings to Sunset Blvd after dark. Yeah. And despite the 4-inch heels, I've never been able to pull off sexy so I'd like to think I fell somewhere between ballroom dancing and a sweet sixteen.

Overall, the night was a success. I'm getting amazing feedback all around. People really enjoyed themselves.

And I'm already dreaming of ways to make an even greater impact next year (top secret, under the hat ya know)!

Check out a few of the moments snapped by our photographer that night that I uploaded into my pics.