Last night I was part of a team of people who organised an event and now after the buzz I thought I would write a short blog on reflection.
Over a year in the planning, everything came together on the night. 100 happy people, most of whom had not seen each other for at least 10 years. It was a reunion and then some.
We had a fantastic venue, live music, a hog roast, celebration cake, drinks, a photographer and 100 wonderful people. Even the weather was perfect.
Without exception everyone thanked me for organising the event, but I was just the bossy one, the team behind me made it. The people behind the scenes don’t get enough credit when it comes to events. I love organising people and events, but I know that not everyone shares my passion, so even more so the team should be credited for helping me realise my goal – that everything runs smoothly, and that people enjoy themselves.
One person asked me how I measure the success of an event, to which I replied – “if people want to come in the first place, enjoy themselves when they are there and share their happy memories of the event afterwards, then I would say that was a success” – All 3 boxes ticked so far!
For the people who come along to events the enjoyment peaks at the event itself, but for me the enjoyment starts at the planning stage, and continues right through until the last bag of rubbish was filled.
Then it’s time to relax and unwind, until the next time – bring it on!
You can even buy a copy of the event ‘book’ click here for the link.
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Tags: Event management, party, reunion, team effort
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