Category Corporate Event Venues

I’ll never forget the sound of three dozen champagne flutes meeting a concrete floor during the quietest moment of a $50,000 wedding toast. It wasn’t a guest who tripped; it was my lead server, a total pro, who collided with…

I’ll never forget the 2014 tech gala. I spent weeks obsessing over the centerpiece heights and the lighting. To keep the room looking ‘sleek,’ I tucked the bar into a back corner, behind a massive pillar. I thought I was…

I remember standing in the middle of a stunning, glass-walled rooftop garden, thinking I had finally nailed the perfect corporate gala location. The view was breathtaking. But two hours later, my lead AV technician looked at me with that specific…

I was standing in the middle of a stunning, empty warehouse at 2 AM, staring at a stack of five hundred rented dinner plates that I—and only I—was responsible for rinsing before the rental company picked them up. I had…

I remember standing on a windswept ridge in the middle of a desert, clutching a clipboard and watching a four-thousand-dollar generator struggle to life. It was supposed to be a rustic-chic corporate retreat, but all I could think about was…

I’ll never forget the ‘Great Buttercream Meltdown of 2018.’ It was a humid July afternoon, and the venue was a stunning restored barn. The guests were sipping chilled prosecco in the air-conditioned hall, but behind the swinging doors, my catering…

I’ll never forget the time I stood in a gorgeous, sun-drenched ballroom on a Tuesday morning, thinking I had it all figured out. It was quiet. It was serene. It was perfect. Fast forward to the actual event—a high-stakes corporate…

I was standing in the back of a gorgeously renovated 1920s train station, holding a glass of lukewarm champagne, when I realized I had made a massive mistake. The bride’s father was halfway through his toast, but to the 200…

Ever sat through an elegant corporate gala and couldn’t help but notice that eyes kept drift-ing down to the less-than-glamorous sight of tangled power cables snaking across the floor? I sure have. There was a time early in my event…