Art of the Event: Complete Guide to Designing and Decorating Special Events
Get the essential guide to making your events extraordinary!\ Event planners need professional-caliber information that explains how to decorate a venue for a special event - from assessing the client's decor needs and objectives to staying within a budget. Art of the Event serves as the ultimate guide to designing and decorating events and celebrations, from eight to 8,000 guests.\ Written by James C. Monroe, a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) and Certified Special Events Professional...
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Get the essential guide to making your events extraordinary! Event planners need professional-caliber information that explains how to decorate a venue for a special event - from assessing the client's decor needs and objectives to staying within a budget. Art of the Event serves as the ultimate guide to designing and decorating events and celebrations, from eight to 8,000 guests. Written by James C. Monroe, a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) and Certified Special Events Professional (CSEP) with decades of experience in special event design and decoration, Art of the Event is divided into three comprehensive parts to help readers redefine the modern profession of event design: Principles, Processes, and Practices: examines aesthetics, the design process, and professional practices The Decorative Elements: describes the various decorative elements that are used in special events and discusses how to use them in practical and specific ways The Universe of Special Events: describes various types of events that the designer is asked to create and discusses the different requirements of each, including nonprofit events, corporate events, social events, weddings, fairs, and parades
Introduction : event design become a professionCh. 1Principles of design3Ch. 2Design and decoration practices21Ch. 3Venue39Ch. 4Resources63Ch. 5Profit and loss81Ch. 6Backdrops and props101Ch. 7Decorating with flowers121Ch. 8Fabulous fabric decor143Ch. 9Balloons in bloom171Ch. 10The art of light191Ch. 11Unique decorative elements213Ch. 12Nonprofit and charity events243Ch. 13Corporate celebrations and ceremonies269Ch. 14Milestone and social events299Ch. 15Wonderful weddings327Ch. 16Festivals, fairs, parades, and spectacles363App. 1Typical request for proposal378App. 2Contact sheet381App. 3Event themes382App. 4Typical event proposal384App. 5Special event site inspection checklist388App. 6Electrical formula390App. 7Balloon charts391App. 8Labor rate calculation : charge-out rates for labor396App. 9Displaying the United States flag397App. 10Lighting equipment and vocabulary399App. 11Wedding checklist402
