Peak Events: 2009

December 16, 2009

Peak Events Wedding Packages

The Peak Events Team has been hard at work on new wedding packages for 2010! I've listed them out below - let me know what you think.

Full Service Coordination

This package is for the bride who wants someone there every step of the way, making the process fun and enjoyable. We customize all of our packages to our clients needs. This package can include but is not limited to:

• Unlimited email and phone conversations

• Personal meetings

• Budget development, analysis and cost estimates

• Provide tips to stay within budget

• Create detailed timeline

• Locate unique ceremony and reception sites

• Arrange and attend site tours

• Locate and secure the services of wedding professionals who meet your needs

• Unlimited vendor and venue referrals

• Arrange and attend vendor meetings

• Contract and price negotiation

• Coordinate religious ceremony rite, including processionals and recessionals

• Handle accommodations & transportation for the out of town guests

• Negotiate group blocks for guests

• Stationary assistance

• Assist with last minute errands week prior to event

• Walk through ceremony and reception sites to confirm layout and details

• Prepare detailed wedding day schedules for you and your bridal party

• Wedding day coordination

• Provide Wedding Day Emergency Kit

• Gather personal possessions at end of night

• Locate site for rehearsal

• Coordinate rehearsal

• Locate site for morning after brunch

• Coordinate morning after brunch

• Assist with Thank You notes after event

• Help make your life easier and relieve stress in any way possible

• Hands on with every detail throughout the entire planning process

• There is just too much to list, but if you need it done, we make it happen

3 Month Coordination

This is for the bride who is either planning a wedding in a short period of time and needs some assistance or the bride who has begun to put plans together and needs some help organizing and putting all the plans into play. Let us take your wedding to the next level and put the finishing touches on your special day, while you enjoy the remaining of your planning stages.

• Arrange 8 meetings prior to wedding day to coordinated guest list, details and vendors

• Confirmation of booked vendors

• Seating arrangements and final touches

• Primary contact for vendors

• Overview of contracts, menu and itineraries

• Coordinate day of activities, rehearsal and morning gathering

• Design advice, putting together favors and guest baskets

• Coordinate day of ceremony and reception

• Complete checklist with Bride and Groom

• Provide day of emergency kit

• Make sure gifts and any personal belongings are gathered and delivered

• Assist with Thank you notes

• Peak Events will make sure that your wedding is Flawless!

Month of Coordination

This is for the bride who wants everyone to enjoy the big day. No stress for friends and family, and most importantly for the bride. We are there to make sure that everything runs smoothly. We recommend this to any bride. Services include:

• Arrange 3 meeting prior to the big day to go over all vendor contracts and details of the big day

• Call vendors prior to event to confirm event details

• Become Primary Contact for all vendors

• Coordinate and conduct rehearsal

• Create and provide wedding day schedule for bridal party and vendors

• Ensure ceremony and reception run smoothly

• Greet & Oversee guests throughout event

• Gather personal possessions at end of night

• Peak Events will be the only vendor you have to deal with the month of and day of the event!

• You become a guest at your own wedding!!!!

Day of Coordination

This is for the bride who wants everyone to enjoy the big day. No stress for friends and family, and most importantly for the bride. We are there to make sure that everything runs smoothly. We recommend this to any bride. Services include:

• Arrange 1 one hour meeting prior to the big day to go over all vendor contracts and details of the big day

• Call vendors prior to event for introductions

• Review wedding day schedule and distribute to bridal party and vendors

• Help ceremony and reception run smoothly

• Greet & oversee guests throughout Event

• Gather personal possessions at end of night

• 8 hours of service on day of event

• Peak Events will be the only vendor you have to deal with the day of the event!

A La Carte

This is ideal for the bride that is planning their own wedding but would like some guidance along the way. I can help answer any questions, handle any or all of your vendor coordination, provide trusted vendor referrals. Many brides have chosen to meet with a coordinator every few months to get advice on how things are moving along. This is a great way to get started with the planning process. This package is offered by the hour and by the service. Services include:

• Invitation design, wording and production

• Program & Menu Design

• Seat assignment design and production

• Planning Guides, spreadsheets and worksheets

• Guest Baskets & Delivery

• Attendant Gifts

• Scrapbook of event

• Decoration of Bridal Suite

• Guest Management Services

• All Services mentioned in the complete wedding package

Destination Weddings

Bringing together the joys of exotic travel, delicious food, fine wine and great friends, destination weddings are perhaps the ultimate event experience. They are also the most challenging events to flawlessly execute. With a trusted network of global contacts, a gift for working with local vendors, and years of experience planning and delivering world-class destination events, Christina has the know-how to make your destination wedding as spectacular as the location you choose.

Christina can help you plan your dream event anywhere in the world. To make sure that dream is realized, the Peak Events team approaches your event not as single day, but instead as a complete experience-beginning when the plane lands and concluding when the last guest departs.

Wedding Concierge

Imagine this, your guests are traveling from afar to attend your special day and they have many questions ranging from where to stay and what to do in Flagstaff. Who are they to call? Our wedding concierge! And our wedding concierge will be on call the weekend of your wedding available exclusively to your guests (would they expect anything less from you – the thoughtful bride and groom?)

A wedding concierge can assist your guests with reservations at restaurants, spas, ensure they can book a hair and makeup artist, and more. Does your aunt who is attending your wedding need a dress pressed or does your uncle/cousin forget their tie for the wedding? No problem, our concierge will pick up the dress and have it pressed in no time! And also advise on where to buy a tie or just bring one to your family member. It will be our pleasure!

Your wedding is sure to be a hit and one they will never forget. After all who else has provided this service to them?

November 20, 2009

Westling and Wolfe Wedding

What a Beautiful October wedding! As Red Sox’s fans Ian and Kristin had a red, white and black wedding. They were married at the Shepherd of the Hill chapel in Flagstaff, where Kristin’s parents were married, ( I think that covers something old) talk about making memories! As Red Sox fans the boys were all wearing red socks on their feet.

As part of their thank you notes they took a “thank you” picture to send to all of their guests! Look at those beautiful smiling faces!

The reception was held at the couple’s favorite restaurant, Alvins! When the guests walked through the door they were greeted with a colorful red white and black candy bar! Kristin and her mom got creative and made a cherry blossom wish tree for the couple to hang their wishes for the couple on. They had wine bottles and Guiness bottles customized with their initials and color scheme displayed throughout the reception.

Their first dance was Perfect! Love was bouncing off the walls! The first dance was followed by some of the most FUN dancing that I have seen in a long time! The bride and groom were dancing with all the kids and having so much fun, the laughs never stopped!

It is so great to see such a fun wedding!

Love,

Christina

November 19, 2009

Findlay and Rodriquez Wedding

In September I did a wedding for a dear friend in Las Vegas at the beautiful Loews Hotel at Lake Las Vegas. Sandy and Robby had the most beautiful weather and a lake side ceremony. All the groomsmen (even the little ring bearers) wore black and white converse shoes, SO CUTE! Sandy and Robby chose chocolate and ivory as their colors; this was perfect as this couple is very natural and down to earth!

The room they had the reception in was called the Baraka room. Dropping from the ceiling were large iron inter-lit stars, the four sided columns were a perfect ledge for votive candles.

The room décor was elegant and classy with centerpieces of stargazer lilies, ivory roses, white hydrangea, white stock, fillers and greenery. The centerpieces were alternating in tall and short, the tall centerpieces featured inverted glass vases with intertwinded curly willow. Adorning each table centerpiece were votive candles and floating candles, giving the room a romantic glow.

The Bride and groom sat at a sweetheart table where they enjoyed a meal together as husband and wife, and enjoyed all their guests visits. Featured on the table were loose flowers and a dozen candles, the brides bouquet was a great floral touch.

The bridal cake and groom’s cake. The bridal cake was a traditional white square cake with a touch of floral, accenting the side of the cake. The groom’s cake was exceptionally special for the bride and groom. This is a mold of their beloved bulldog Bertha, the best part is that no one was allowed to cut the cake per the groom!

The couple went with a great favor idea, with their wedding being so close to October they went with a season favorite. Carmel and chocolate covered apples, with a matching bride and groom apple!!

What a FUN and Creative wedding!

Love,

Christina

November 18, 2009

Painting

It's been a busy past few weekends around here, and not because of events. My mother had decided that we needed to paint the house before the holidays! Which meant we had 2 weekends to get it all done, now we did manage to get it all done. And we got it all done without killing each other! Its one thing to live, and work together, but to throw painting into the mix, wasn't a good idea.

Painting in itself isn't hard, its all the prep work! You have to take everything off the walls, fill holes with spackle, move everything out of the room, tape the room, cover anything you don't want paint on. Mom and I are horrible at painting, we manage to get paint everywhere and most of it ends up on us and not the walls!

So we decided to start with the entry way, thinking it was small and no big deal. Now, the entry way has been MANY different colors over the years, yellow, blue, beige, cranberry and I'm sure more. Well we had to start with a primer on this whole area because it was red and we were getting ready to paint it brown. So we did the primer, had to wait of course. Then painted one coat of the brown, also called Toasty from Sherwin Williams. It was beautiful, BUT we weren't done, because it was such a drastic change, we had to paint yet another coat of brown. We finished that night and were so tired. When we woke up the next morning, we realized it needed a THIRD coat of paint. So I painted that third coat while my mom got the downstairs ready for paint.

Here is the look of our entry room now! So pretty and I would post more pictures, but its a SMALL space.

So after the entry way was done, we moved downstairs to the basement. Now this hasn't been painted in 15 years. My mother hated coming downstairs, she always refered to it as the dungeon. We of course had to move everything out of the room, tape the room, fill the holes in the wall, lock the dogs outside for the day, cover the sofa, etc. Then we started painting with Compatible Cream also from Sherwin Williams. Now did I mention when my dad bought the house the basement was unfinished? It doesn't seem like a big deal, but he had this brilliant idea for the walls. They aren't smooth, and that's an understatement! Christina (our wedding planner and AMAZING friend) came over to help paint because I think she likes to be tortured. She refered to them as the grand canyon! We had to do 2 coats of paint in that room too! And part way through had to run to the store for more paint! Finally finished that room Sunday late night.

This is a good picture of the room and the color now. My mother now LOVES this room! And if I get some time I'll post a picture of our fireplace, which just POPS against this color!

So because the past weekend of painting wasn't torture enough, my mother decides we need to paint the upstairs living room and kitchen as well! Of course, because at this point I am so in love with my mother :) Well Friday morning we start moving things out of the room, taping, filling holes and draping the couch and other things in which we don't want paint on. Now if you think the entry had a lot of colors, you are sadley mistaken. The upstairs has been blue, yellow, beige, and even purple! Cristi (my mothers friend) comes over to help and I think she really like torture because she came back on Saturday to help! So Cristi and I start paiting most of the room in what's called Ryegrass also from Sherwin Williams. While my mother preps the red wall! We had a beautiful red wall, but my mom never liked the shade of red she picked out, so she had to prime that wall, and of course half way through she runs out of primer and has to go back to the store for more. Of course we couldn't get away with painting just one coat, nope we had to do 2! My mom had to do 3 coats of the new red which is called Radish and also at Sherwin Williams. So Sunday afternoon we finally finish the upstairs! And mom had the nerve to say we should paint both bathrooms this spring - she is CRAZY!

This is one of the better pictures showing the Ryegrass.

And here is our Radish wall which looks VERY good!

While I may be complaining because it was VERY hard work, the house looks AMAZING! It was a lot of work, but it really did pay off and all I can do is hope that these colors will be in this house for a very long time!

Love,

Jen

November 4, 2009

Anderson and Peterson Wedding - September 19, 2009

These last two months have been a whirlwind!!! And have gone by so fast, summer is gone - fall is here and I swear it is almost winter!

Mid September I did a fabulous wedding for Cristina Anderson and Mick Peterson (pictures to come from Melissa Dunstan). Cristina and Mick were married at the famous Little America hotel. It was such a BEAUTIFUL day, the rain came and cleaned the air in the early afternoon and the sun was shining in time for the gorgeous bride to walk down the aisle. They were married outside in the open air with tall green trees as their background, oh how I love the simply beautiful! The dinner reception was inside the ballroom draped in eggplant and taupe. As the guests arrived they were greeted with a camera to take their picture for the guest book, and their place cards adorned with fish names! I loved this aspect as Mick is a fisher and loves fish; therefore each table was named after some of his FAVORITE fish names, what a great personal touch!

The buffet was wonderful with great food; Little America did a great job on the food. Cristina and Mick had such a wonderful time dancing the night away! Their smiles lit up the room!

Melissa Dunstan - Photographer

Andy Sassar, Jam N Sounds - DJ

Congratulations Mick and Cristina!!

Love,
Christina Clark

October 21, 2009

Sponsorships

Who else out there can believe it's almost November? I mean seriously, where did 2009 go? It's been a great year for events, Rock the House was a hit and working on the NAU Native American Programs Golf Tournament was a great experience - hopefully we'll get to do next year's tournament and I can put to use all the great connections I made. I heard from quite a few who were upset about Oktoberfest, so for all of you out there worried about it leaving for good - NOT A CHANCE! Many of the businesses that have so generously stepped up in the past had to make those hard cuts and Oktoberfest was one of them. Not to worry - as I type, we have potential sponsors wanting to make next year's Oktoberfest go off as planned.

You know, so many events need sponsors. Unless we're planning a wedding or a family function, all most all other events need sponsors. If a corporate event is being planned, then the company putting on the event becomes the sponsor and I began to wonder how many companies really understand their sponsorships? Whether it's a grand opening or a large sponsorship for a community event - how many companies really look at their sponsorship packages and put them to work?

I have found in my dealings with companies, that most write the check, provide the logo and make sure they have banners for the event. While this is certainly important, it's actually the tip of the iceberg. There are many things that need to be considered when sponsoring an event and the monetary amount is actually the easiest and least important part of a sponsorship. How many know their fellow sponsors? How many know the demographics and more importantly the psychographics of the event audience? Sponsoring an event gives a business the opportunity to provide a one on one experience with their customers creating a much bigger brand loyalty than just seeing a logo and banner. How is the event seen by the community? Does your company have a sponsorship profile? Do the events you sponsor fit with your values and does it enhance your company's values and beliefs? How are you mesuring your sponsorship's value? Are you taking advantage of cross promotions? Are you paying too much for your sponsorships or are you getting everything promised by the sponsorships?

One of the really cool things Peak Events is launching this fall - okay next week - is a sponsorship consulting package for companies that are constantly being hit up for sponsorships. Peak Events will help your company determine what events are the right fit, or if they need to go to somone else, and that isn't necessarily a bad thing. If your company has been sponsoring an event for ages, but has never really seen a return on your investment, then maybe you need to look at allowing a company that is a better fit to take over. By creating a sponsorship profile for your company, you'll know immediately if an event is a great fit, something that might need tweaking, or it may just be time to let the event go elsewhere. With a sponsorship profile, you might find your sponsoring the right events, but you might need to work on cross promotions, or you might find that you need to increase or decrease your level of funding.

If you are a company who can use help with the ever increasing sponsorship requests, designing a sponsorship profile, or if you just need your sponsorships evaluated give Peak Events a call and together we can make sponsorships part of a dynamic marketing and advertising plan.