Outdoor Party Cocktail Ideas **UPDATED JUNE 2019** Summer parties often involve a move outdoors. The British weather is nothing if not unpredictable though. At TLC, we love planning an outside party but always have one eye on the weather conditions. A Plan B is essential. If you do have to re-group to an inside venue, bring the outdoors inside. Take …
Cairo Event Planning with Liz Taylor
Cairo Event Planning with Liz Taylor Liz Taylor prides herself on developing strong working relationships with first class venues and suppliers across the world. Cairo event planning takes a unique approach though, and Liz has two forthcoming events to organise in this vibrant, exciting destination. An incentive trip for a leading law firm and a birthday party to remember for …
Six festive tipples to impress guests this Christmas
*UPDATED 08.11.20* The days are getting colder, and shorter. It’s time to turn attentions from the autumn traditions of Bonfire Night and Halloween, to planning your dinner parties, office parties and family celebrations at Christmas. OK, so they may look and feel a little different in 2020. But that’s not an excuse to sit back and miss out on all …
Our Pick of Dubai’s Best Luxury Venues
Dubai’s Best Luxury Venues Dubai’s central geographical location, where East meets West, makes it an excellent choice for international corporate events. It is also home to this year’s Planners Xtraordinaire congress, where I am delighted to be a guest speaker in October. The city is home to some of the world’s most luxury events, and even more luxurious venues. This …
Five event transport ideas .. to make your journey an unexpected bonus!
Five event transport ideas … to make your journey an unexpected bonus! As any professional event organiser will tell you, there is a lot more to transport than getting guests from A to B. Ease of travel to and from your event can influence attendance. And the experience of that travel will certainly determine how guests feel when they arrive …
Manchester’s Five Most Exclusive Private Dining Rooms
Manchester has been transformed in the last fifteen years, with a wealth of fine places to dine and ‘celebrity’ chefs in residence. Not every corporate event you plan requires the scale of a Victoria Warehouse or the historic grandeur of The Midland Hotel though. Importantly, some are designed specifically to be more intimate in scale. An exclusive Chairman’s dinner, client …
Creating Winter Wonderlands
Creating Winter Wonderlands You can’t take Christmas out of Christmas – it’s a basic rule in planning a festive party. Private party, corporate event or family gathering, Christmas celebrations all need to include those hallmark traditions that make this season so memorable. I am frequently challenged to place a contemporary spin on this, and creating winter wonderlands is one way …
Christmas Party Planning Tips
Christmas Party Planning Tips -Five reasons August is the best time for Christmas party planning It’s summer – hooray! We’ve waited all year for the sunshine and no-one wants to wish it away quickly. But while most people are thinking beaches, sun cream, picnics and music festivals – astute party planners are adding the office Christmas party to the list. …
Greater Manchester’s top 5 corporate venues
Greater Manchester’s top 5 corporate venues Corporate event organisers in Manchester are spoiled for choice these days, with so many terrific venues in the centre of the city. We’ve chosen five of our favourites to give you a little taste of what this exciting city has to offer in our list of Greater Manchester’s top 5 corporate venues: Hilton, …
5 easy steps: spring cleaning business events
5 easy steps: spring cleaning business events Spring is in the air. Therefore, it’s time to pull your events out of the cold, dark days of winter and freshen-up with new ideas, creativity and inspiration to brighten up your events. To get you started we’ve compiled our top ideas for you: 5 easy steps: spring cleaning business events: 1. Be …