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 »
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 »
Corporate Event Planners’ Tips: 6 Major NYC Event Planning Allergy No-No’s
April 5, 2014
Corporate event planning can help you with a lot of the details that are critical to your event, almost none of which that are as important as your menu. As you’re preparing for your big event, you are going to eventually be faced with a choice of menu items. Your corporate event planners will tell you that regardless of whether you’re going buffet style, family style, or opting for individually pre-filled plates to be served to each guest, you are going to have to deal with the very real possibility of allergies and religious refusals. Corporate events are especially ...Read more »
Diary of a Corporate Event Planner: New York City Event Planning for Outdoor Options
April 5, 2014
Any corporate event planner will tell you that event planning doesn’t mean that you need to resort to stuffy, over-crowded rooms where the temperature will go up exponentially as more people arrive. In fact, party hosts and corporate clients frequently overlook the wide variety of outdoor venues because of one simple fear: rain. What you should realize instead is that an outdoor venue doesn’t mean your group has to be exposed to the elements. Part of New York City corporate event planning means being able to find the perfect outdoor venue without having to rely on sunny weather. Every corporate ...Read more »
Upstate New York Wedding Planners & Wedding Coordinators
April 1, 2014
Every wedding planner in NYC knows that as soon as you are engaged, chances are you are already planning, even if you don’t mean to. The internet is there ALL the time and once you just “glance” at a wedding website or make a Pinterest board “just for fun” it becomes a black hole of bliss. And not to mention EVERYONE will ask where and when you’re planning on having your wedding the very second you tell them you are engaged, so you are going to feel like you must start NOW. Overwhelming? Absolutely. Trust us. ...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 »
If Life is a Dance Floor, We Have the Perfect Party Tunes
March 28, 2014
So, you’re planning a party in NYC—maybe even a wedding—and you want to pick the perfect party tunes. After all, life is always better when set to music! The trouble is you may not know the best way to choose the party tunes to make your event stand out. Here are a few tips from the Save The Date® team of premiere part planners NYC has to help you figure it all out! To really engage your guests and set the tone of your party, you have three choices of music: self-DJ’d, professionally DJ’d, and live music. Party planners ...Read more »
