Maya Angelou : What an amazing life
May 30, 2014
Today many people are mourning the loss of the legendary writer Maya Angelou. At Save the Date® the office is full of women who each appreciate and understand the work that has been done by feminist before us just like Maya Angelou. As independent working women we all admire Angelou and the work she has done to give us the rights that we have today. She has contributed so much that we all can succeed in the field of work that we have chosen! As a tribute to her we wanted to just recap her life in our blog ...Read more »
Your NYC Conference’s Grand Finale
April 10, 2014
Save the Date® is one of the premier event companies NYC has for corporate events and conferences. We know this business like the back of our hands. We know that you or one of the event companies you’ve hired has put a lot into your conference plans already. You’ve found the perfect venue in NYC, managed to get everyone rooms, and you already have a workable schedule that incorporates everything your conference needs to cover. It’s been a long road already, but the biggest evening planning need still lies ahead: The final evening’s main event. Event companies ...Read more »
Event Planner NYC Tips: Finding the Perfect Theme for your Birthday Party
April 10, 2014
Not every great birthday party has a carefully constructed theme behind it. We encourage event planners, NYC and abroad, to consider the themed party as an exciting way of creating memories that will last, but you need to keep the person of honor in mind when you are creating such plans in order to avoid a birthday party pitfall. Every Save the Date® Event Planner in NYC strongly encourages that you not plan a themed birthday party for someone that you don’t know well, or have a reliable source of information about. You need to understand how to select the ...Read more »
Save the Date® Event Planners Say Events Need Timelines
April 5, 2014
Save The Date® event planners will all tell you the secret to hosting a magnificent party all boils down to the timing of your different events. Party hosts commonly make the mistake of either over or under structuring the party's timeline for their guests. Either timing situation is equally bad, and must be avoided in order for your guests to have a good time at your event. In order to keep your NYC event planning experience perfectly scheduled, event planners suggest that you should rely on Save The Date to help you out. The most common timing mistake our ...Read more »
Your Party’s Theme and NYC Event Planning
April 5, 2014
For your NYC party, NYC Event Planning Companies all know that you need to have all of the details perfect. If even the slightest thing is out of place, your carefully planned idea can easily turn into a tacky, embarrassing situation. When you leave the details to your NYC event planning companies’ specialists, you can avoid these mishaps and throw the perfect party every time. One thing that all NYC Event Planning Companies will surely tell about your <strong>NYC party</strong> is that a theme is a very tricky situation. Every party has a theme, whether it is a formal theme ...Read more »
5 Reasons Why You Should Use Online Registration for NYC Events
April 5, 2014
When was the last time you attended an event that required you to pay at the entrance? Remember those days? As one of the very first event planning companies NYC has seen, Save The Date® remembers!! It was chaotic! People would start queuing as early as the afternoon yet the event started at nine o’clock at night. Sometimes event planning companies (even in NYC) would find typos that led to more delay as they rectified the error. You can imagine serving about 5,000 NYC residents in one night. Thankfully for hard-working NYC event planning companies, those days are long gone. ...Read more »
Tips from Event Planners in NYC: 4 Decoration Mistakes to Avoid at Your NYC Party
April 5, 2014
Event planners in NYC will all tell you that the key mistake that people make when trying to decorate for their NYC party by themselves is in their decorations. When it comes to New York City event planning, you need to have your party planned by professional event planners if you’re going to avoid the standard faux pas that self-decorators often face. To help you understand what’s in, and what’s overdone, here are 4 decoration ideas to avoid in any kind of party.
1) Self-Seating – When it comes to a NYC party where there’s going to be a meal served, ...Read more »
Jennifer Gilbert of Save The Date® Opens up to Success Magazine
March 30, 2014
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 30, 2014 – Jennifer Gilbert, Chief Visionary Officer of Save The Date® gives a tell-all to Success Magazine for their March, 2014 issue about surviving a vicious attack and her sheer force of will that allowed her to not only survive, but thrive. Jennifer Gilbert's tell-all reveals her story of being reborn after being left for dead and the process of turning a painful story into a story of success. (more…)Read more »
How to Use a Goodie Bag Effectively at an NYC Event
March 28, 2014
All event planners in NYC know to offer goodie bags at their events – well, not as huge as the Oscar goodie bags, but they are goodie bags either ways. This should not cost you anything. The biggest tip event planners in and out of NYC will all tell you to look for companies that are willing to offer their products (there are in plenty in New York City). However, if the budget allows, you can look for fun things to include in the gift bag.
Event planners in NYC will be the first to tell you that the products offered ...Read more »
About Our Founder: Jennifer Gilbert
March 28, 2014
Save the Date®President and Chief Visionary Officer Jennifer Gilbert
Jennifer Gilbert is the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of the 30 million dollar a year, New York based special events company Save the Date®. In the early 90's Jennifer Gilbert revolutionized the event planning industry by flipping the traditional business model by offering Save the Date's® services free to clients by marketing locations and venues, thereby becoming the destination for all event planners and vendors. It was this business savvy that earned Jennifer Gilbert the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award by Ernst & Young. This award was quickly followed by ...Read more »
