Planning a Tropical Destination Wedding?
Destination weddings are tricky, especially if you’re planning one from afar. It may be difficult on so many levels if you don’t have a healthy imagination. Yes, imagination. One of the challenges of destination wedding planning is imagining yourself, the couple and the guests in the setting itself. It may be hard to imagine the feel of the breeze and the warmth of the sun when you’re doing the planning from afar and it’s winter in your location.
You may be tempted to simply hire a travel planner to do the work for you. But get this: that’s going to be two or three middle men in operation. You should become your own travel planner. It helps if you’ve interned as a travel advisor in the past before you decided to strike out on your own as a destination wedding planner.
You will need to trim down the costs so that you have enough budget for the venue, the ceremony and everything else. Here are more tips for setting up a tropical destination wedding.
Venue search should begin a year before the event, ideally. But you can start at six months. Possible conflicts in schedule can be dealt with as soon as possible. Research the weather conditions, as well as the facilities of the venue to handle emergency situations, like a sudden downpour. There may be no Walmart where you’re going, and you can’t buy up a tarp to cover the ceremony ground, so make sure the venue has a plan B if a garden wedding does not push through because of rain.
Before making a guest list, consult with each potential guest to find out if they have the budget for travelling. It would be a shame to print out the guest list and book the tickets if the guest does not intend to go.
Lastly, go there before the couple and the guests. Being on location can help you set up better, and help you get a tan before the event. Of course, you can get a tan towel just in case you don’t tan well because of the many chores you have to deal with indoors.
Flower Arrangement for Party Planning Side Business
For the green thumbs out there who are into party planning, one good side business is flower arrangement. Flowers are an essential factor in any party, especially if arranged in a way that make guests smile. You can adorn your buffet table with flowers, and make them into centerpieces. If you’ve had to subcontract the flower arrangement to another company, you will understand that there is a ton of profits to make from this business.
So, how do you start? Schooling is not a problem because there are many courses for flower arrangement. There are even more for horticulture if you want to grow your own plants. If you’re impatient with growing plants, you can always buy plants online and simply concentrate on maintaining them for the harvest.
Your good taste will come in when it comes to the arrangement and the kind of flower you include. You also need to familiarize yourself with the flowers that are in season. You know the basics, poinsettias for Christmas and roses for Valentines. But it takes more than just knowledge of seasonal flowers to get you started in this business. You have to understand the use of color and the use of supporting foliage to make your flower arrangement pop.
Team Building Party for New Recruits
A team building party for new recruits is important because this is one way to build rapport among the team members. This is especially true if your new recruits are diverse and come from different backgrounds. Think of the team building party as your investment for a more harmonious and successful work force.
Imagine, a few months back each person has been thinking only of getting through the interview and being a part of the company or vying for Medical Office Manager Jobs. Now, you want these new recruits to contribute their talents in a team environment. In the spirit of unity and mutual support, you can improve the relationship between team members and even have the team select a leader by setting up a team building party.
What food to serve?
In the spirit of combining the strengths of diverse individuals, you can have a salad buffet. Certain fruits are better candidates for a combination of greens and fruit salad, but that doesn’t mean you can’t experiment a little to find new flavors you enjoy.
Summer melons like honeydew and cantaloupe are always good, but a number of different fruits and berries are equally compatible with some basic greens such as romaine lettuce or other mixed varieties. Consider adding, for instance, grapefruit segments to add zip and zing to an otherwise traditional spinach salad. It’s all about the flavors playing off each other.
The most important part of any party is the planning. You want this party to be work-oriented so that everyone can have a good time. First of all, that may mean no alcohol except the celebratory glass of champagne.
Tailgate Party Season – Are You Ready?
Tail gating is no gala party, but you can still use your party planning chops to make a spectacular splash in the parking lot of whichever game you and your family will attend this year. First of all, make sure your ride is tuned for the road trip ahead. Although you know about 5th wheel warranty, it’s still great to confidently say that your ride won’t go bonkers on your while you’re out there with an RV full of food and excited sportsfans.
Food for a Tailgate Party
A tailgate party needs a main menu attraction, but it doesn’t have to always be a plain sandwich or your chicken drumstick recipe.
Kabobs. For easy and tasty eating, consider making small shish-kabobs. For meat eaters, cut lean cuts of beef or pork into small chunks, then marinade in a variety of flavors, herbs, and spices. Grill your kabobs at home, then pack up and you’re ready to go. Each bite is like a miniature grilled steak.
Appetizers for quick fixes. Consider some of your favorite meaty appetizers for your next tailgate. Create beautiful pinwheels out of thinly sliced beef strips covered in cream cheese flavored with shallots, black pepper, cumin, and finely shredded sharp Cheddar cheese. Use ham slices to wrap up asparagus tips along with strips of baby Swiss cheese. You can even make a Ruben pinwheel by mixing a little sauerkraut in cream cheese and Thousand Island dressing and roll up with ham or corned beef, thinly sliced. Be creative and mix and match appetizer ingredients.