Family, friends, food, spirits, music; what more could anyone ask for around the holiday season? Okay, maybe a couple million in the bank account and a less stressful planning time of year. Unfortunately Peak Events cannot help with the millions, but we can help your party or event run smoothly! Here are a few tips to follow if you are brave enough to go this alone (if after a while you need our help, we’ll still be here!) :
* Decide the type of party. Will it be for family, neighbors, co-workers, friends, and will children be allowed? This will set the mood with what festivities to include.
* Settle on a menu early. Buffet or sit down? Multiple course or hors d'oeurves? How many types of desserts. Signature cocktail or make your own drinks? Writing down your list will be a great help!
* Location, Location, Location. Will this be at the office, your house or somewhere else?
* Plan rentals accordingly. After the invites have been sent out, reserve rentals for extra chairs, tables and serving dishes that you may not have. It is a lot easier than buying!
* And at the main stage is… Will you load up your iPod with holiday music? Hire a band/DJ? Making sure the party stays lively is essential to your guests having a good time!
* Deck the Halls. The décor you choose will help make your guests feel festive and cheerful. Preferably don’t overdo it and make the location look like winter went crazy. Just a few here and there will do it, a nice tablescape, some garland hanging, luminaries guiding the guests to the entry door.
* Eat, drink, and be merry. This is your event so make sure to enjoy it! Have one of your signature cocktails, some delicious food, and heck even sing a bit!
Hopefully these few guidelines are enough to get you started planning your holiday party.
Happy Holidays!
Stephanie
November 9, 2010
November 2, 2010
Flagstaff Oktoberfest 2010
100 bottles of beer on the wall – or rather 34 kegs of beer and over 3500 people! That was this year’s Flagstaff Oktoberfest! Woo hoo – did we have a great time or what???? The fall weather couldn’t have been better, the music was all polka and the beer – well, I heard it was pretty darn good. I love planning events and festivals are my favorite of all, but the bummer is that I don’t get to really attend my festivals – I’m too busy working! I really should have thought that one through.
One of the reasons I started Peak Events was so we could produce festivals and benefit non-profits that might not have the staff the put on a large event. Peak Events outdid itself this year with Oktoberfest. I am so proud of all my volunteers, committee chairs and our staff! Because of all the support, we were able to donate over 1500 pounds of food and nearly $4,000 in cash. Even though we were tired, the fact that we were able to help the Northern Arizona Food Bank before the holidays left all of us feeling pretty good about what we do.
We are already working on next year’s festival and for all interested……. It will be expanded! I’d like to thank the craziest judges known to mankind for all their help (?). We held a yodeling contest, which I have to say, was much better than I anticipated. We had a yodel off between two women that were absolutely fantastic. After the yodel contest and after the crowd had a few beers, we had the costume contest. I must say, the costumes were unique, however, there was a sweet girl in her heritage German dress that took the show. After many more beers were served, we had the brat eating contest that was highlight of the day. People were crowding around and we learned a very valuable lesson – put it on the stage!
I hope if you did attend the 2nd Annual Flagstaff Oktoberfest you had a great time and will be ready to come again next year. If you missed the festival – we hope to see you next year! We will once again be supporting the Food Bank, so mark your calendar for the first Saturday in October and bring those cans of food!
Debbi
One of the reasons I started Peak Events was so we could produce festivals and benefit non-profits that might not have the staff the put on a large event. Peak Events outdid itself this year with Oktoberfest. I am so proud of all my volunteers, committee chairs and our staff! Because of all the support, we were able to donate over 1500 pounds of food and nearly $4,000 in cash. Even though we were tired, the fact that we were able to help the Northern Arizona Food Bank before the holidays left all of us feeling pretty good about what we do.
We are already working on next year’s festival and for all interested……. It will be expanded! I’d like to thank the craziest judges known to mankind for all their help (?). We held a yodeling contest, which I have to say, was much better than I anticipated. We had a yodel off between two women that were absolutely fantastic. After the yodel contest and after the crowd had a few beers, we had the costume contest. I must say, the costumes were unique, however, there was a sweet girl in her heritage German dress that took the show. After many more beers were served, we had the brat eating contest that was highlight of the day. People were crowding around and we learned a very valuable lesson – put it on the stage!
I hope if you did attend the 2nd Annual Flagstaff Oktoberfest you had a great time and will be ready to come again next year. If you missed the festival – we hope to see you next year! We will once again be supporting the Food Bank, so mark your calendar for the first Saturday in October and bring those cans of food!
Debbi
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