Make Your Budget Count!

So, we just finished our 10th year in a row of producing one of our signature events in the Downtown Los Angeles area at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel. We love reinventing this event every year. We obviously have a budget to create the event, but have to create something new this year to really give it a WOW factor. TOP PLANNER TIP: Make the money you spend count! This year we cut way down on the table decor (no frills and thrills!) and put the funds into the technical production line item! We had a 40ft+ LED screen in the center of the room as the backdrop! Since we could program it to do whatever we want, break it into several images, etc. it was absolutely the highlight of the event especially as we changed out the images throughout the event! Our one money maker shined bright! We also framed it with 2 additional 20ft wide screens and smaller vertical LED panels!

Here you can see Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa with a Downtown LA sunset image...

 

One of our event honorees - team members from the LA Galaxy - standing with an image of the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Here we had to share... our client with Council President Herb Wesson Jr and Councilman Tom LaBonge with Honoree Hugh Hefner... Our client Carol Schatz was named the "Queen Bunny of Downtown Los Angeles" with Silver Bunny Ears!

Plus we have to give a shout out to the Good News Girls. They were fantastic to work with and look forward to working with them in the future. And, finally here's a part of the Mumtaz Team posing with honoree Hugh Hefner - A Playboy Extraordinaire!

Low Budget High Class! Annual Dinner Event at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel

March has been a fantastic month for us and we are thrilled to post about our Low Budget High Class which really means a happier client with a higher Net! As always, the Millenium Biltmore was gorgeous so, just a splash of color and we were set. We had a bit larger than expected silent auction, but it was fantastic to present attendees with the items upon entrance into the ballroom. Since we wanted to give our guests more time in front of the silent auction in addition to a closer proximity to each other we combined the reception and ballroom space. We simply placed rope and stanchions and cleared once we were ready to invite guests to be seated. We went with all hotel linens to save on budget but spent a few hundred on purple napkins, along side the centerpieces and accent purple lighting. We were able to bring enough "polish" to the space to make it seem produced above your standard in house event (not that the Biltmore isn't already glam!)

It was also a pleasure working with all of our honorees, but it was fun working with the Good News Foundation! It's really nice seeing strong and successful women giving back to the community. This was the case with all of the event's honorees - Evon Gotlieb, Yolie Flores, and Wells Fargo for their corporate leadership.

We are very much looking forward to next year's event! Remember - Make sure to take part in civic leadership, register to vote, and make democracy work! Follow our client on Twitter at @LWVLosAngelesEF

Simply Mumtaz Events featured in "When Cheap is too Cheap" on Plan Your Meetings.

Simply Mumtaz Events, Inc. was quoted in "When Cheap is too Cheap" on Plan Your Meetings. We were asked when planning your meetings - when does Cheap get too Cheap in these economic times. It really comes down to are you achieving the goals of your meeting - if by going cheap you begin to jeopardize the goals you must consider even having the meeting to begin with...

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