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At Green Ant Events, all events are tailored to provide the best customer service; ensuring your event is tailored and bespoke to your requirements

As one of the UK’s leading party planners we provide a vast range of services including party organisation, event organising, theming, marquee hire and a large amount of other services – providing much more than your usual party planner or party organiser.

The industry has a large number of party planners out there but if you ask any of our clients, it is clear that our dedicated customer service, value for money and cost effective and cheap approach differentiates us from a run of the mill party planner.

If you are looking for party planners which is a professional organiser – make sure that your first port of call is ‘Green Ant Events’ - the party planners primary choice.

A question will always be how to select the right Party Planners, and what differentiates one party organiser from the others in the industry.

Choosing the best party planners which exceeds expectations, maintains top standards and quality is by far from an easy task.

One of the primary things that people do when searching for the best party planners or most appropriate events organisers is to browse through the net – but well designed websites does not mean the quality of service will be present.

When you have found a possibly good party organisers by just looking over the website, and calling, this is never sufficient to ensure the quality of business – call others and always gain testimonials from other part customer regarding their party planners experience from this organisation – be minded, amazing party organisers in the uk are vital to producing a special day, and a really poor, unattentive party organisers can break you.

Increasing enjoyment at a party

One of the most vital parts in increasing enjoyment at your party is making it bespoke and unique in nature, and to ensure that a event is better than everyone else’s it has to be totally different from others. The best team of party planners can assist throughout the course of the planning. One of the key overlooked parts of this is the party planners onsite staff – whether they are present to oversee the party, and they must blend in with your own people - ie marquees, theming, catering - again, ensuring that creative team of party planners will know this.

Throughout the planning phase, check the party organisers totally understand all your requirements for the event and check you get what you want. This will mean party organisers can tailor their work in accordance with the exact requirements, long standing reputable party planners will definitely have an idea from experience of what works and what does not work.

Assessing appropriate party planners

Assessment may involve a variety of ways to ensure performance and the application of essential crucial knowledge of the party organiser, which might include:

• Onsite observation of the party planners dressing/theming a room
• Real case studies, images or other exercises to ensure the party organisers ability to respond to a huge range of elements.
• Analysis of portfolios of past work and corporate and private customer reports of on-the-job performance by party organisers

Assessment ways should totally mirror party organisers demands and any requirements of particular groups [eg persons with disabilities including organisers who may have dyslexia or other learning difficulties], a good team of party planners should also be sensitive to all manner of people, and design with any accessibility problems in mind.

Ensuring knowledge on events

Brilliant, experienced party organisers will know everything about events from A to Z; however problems can crop up when various elements of the party planners’ experience area are contracted-out to other firms, whose policies and standards are lower than what you would expect from qualified party planners.

Your contact from the company should adhere to all of the below guidelines - you are paying for his party planner services.

• A unique and detailed awareness of current health and safety regulations – Events Organisers should have a Health and Safety qualifications such as a NEBOSH certificate.
• Any items which may impact on cultural sensitivities during a build/de-rig, and party organisers should have a strict policy on how this is dealt with.
• There should be appropriate literary skills to be able to deal with relevant site plans and party organisers event paperwork.

In accordance with items discussed, party organisers, in liaising with yourselves, should have the appropriate documents relating to the points listed below. These should always be submitted by party organisers to the client in accordance with health and safety regulations.

• site plans
• party risk assessments
• creative proposals from events planners
• catering instructions
• details on the planners suggested theming and venue dressing

Value for money

An appropriate private or corporate party by party planners and/or a party organiser doesn’t need to be expensive. By having your event planned out professionally, you can often save your free in discounts that the party planner can get.
The best party organisers and specific party planners should definitely be able to prove their worth by their history of producing events, and ensuring the correct methods are used so all your expenditure is providing excellent value for money.

Party Organisers and also party planners can work with you always ensuring that any expensive bad value options are not taken purely because they are available. Again, good party planners will advise you and plan the best possible event in accordance with your budget.

Will I see a fantastic, creative party produced if I use a professional party planner?

Party theming and design created by professional party organisers and party planners are equipped fabric, tools and caterers, everything needed to make your party or event a success. Event designs crafted by experienced party designers and party planners are effective in ensuring a fantastic and memorable evening they wont forget!

To summarise, by paying for someone to organise your event, a party planner who is also an event organiser is more likely to produce a much better event than saving a nominal fee on the poor quality services of cheap party planners.

• During your special occasion

Another vital part of any onsite production at the marquee or venue, is your party organisers ability to be proficient and demonstrate a good working knowledge and understanding of these areas:

• Party Lighting and sound
• Catering and bar planning
• Theming, dressing and drapery
• Marquee planning, design &hire

Although any party organisers should ensure that all the personnel involved in his crew of party planners are suitably experienced, any Health and Safety elements regarding unqualified staff planners should be carefully appraised. There could disastrous consequences not only on Green Ant Events Reputation, but also the view of the client and party planner, but also fellow planners and the reputation of their party organisers too.

Suitable insured and skilled personnel should also be used and deployed by the party planners for the following additional elements:

• Corporate Party work
• Specialist creative planners
• Team Building events
• Awards ceremonies and Logistics Organisers
• Christmas party planning

All of these items described above are items dealt with by party organisers, and it is the client who inevitably suffers if anything goes wrong - the importance of choosing brilliant party organisers cannot be stressed enough.

What type of party would best suit my needs

There are generally a variety of events and parties running which can be chose from. They can be targeted especially to a very specific target audience, like a birthday event, or for an open corporate party, and ensuring a party organiser knows the correct requirements is of vital importance.
Some of the essential questions to think about:

• What sort of clients are going to attend. Ensuring you know what type of people are attending will ensure that party planners know exactly what type of specification to produce for the event.
• What type of colours and themes would you like in the event? This is vital as it can impact on the atmosphere that the party planners are trying to create for you.
• It can be prudent to understand some previous events that have taken place, and what themes others have had, which could impact on what the party organisers choose with you as your event theme.
• If it is more of a corporate party, it is prudent to get some feedback from your attendees then pass this to the planners. You can then use this information for the party organisers to inform future events, and any decisions made regarding the type of event to produce.

Match your theming and dressing with your party objectives

Picking the right event, the right party organisers and the best venue is not enough purely in having planners arrange your perfect day.

Although any party planners can provide a brief details, the main inspiration for the design must come your input, the customer.

Below are essential guidelines and an action plan which should be agreed and adhered to by your party planners, something green ant events is good at.

• Ensure you set a realistic measureable timescale. What outcomes do you want to achieve from this party? What are you looking for from your party planners?

• Who are your target customers: Will it be corporate or private customers? What are the interests of the attendees? Can party organisers provide any solutions?

• Keep your event centred around your attendees. Ensure that any marquees and theming including creative dressing are appropriate to your party planners and your event.

• You need to give careful consideration to the type of music played. This can be a mixture of funk bands, DJ’s or other entertainment. Can party planners supply you with all these items? These are all key items in completing you and the organisers objective of a fantastic party.

• Be unique and creative organisers: People attend many different parties, it is crucial to do something unique and unforgettable to stay in your guests memory forever, which of course party planners can always help in providing and creating.

• Use different, eye-catching items - Many party organisers will be able to come up with suggestions for this.

• A adequate space at your party for guests to mingle. There are certain calculations for how much space you need to plan for reception areas etc. Ask your party organiser for any information on space management.

• Any Health and Safety risks professional party planners should consider this.

• You need to ensure that the party staff are exactly briefed on how you want guests to be greeted. If it is a corporate function then it is obvious that event staff know what is required, and staff could be monitored by feedback from guests and the party planners.

• Memories are made from party photos and video. It is important to capture the occasion, and therefore having planners looking at a photographer will make the party or event more memorable, and so asking that party organisers provide this service is vitally important.

Why Hold a Party?

A party is a unique way for organisers to give your corporate or private guests a really bespoke experience for a special occasion. A smooth running party with exceptional attention to detail that party planners provide, is the key to attracting attention, providing a great evening and experience for all to enjoy. The planners intimate relationship between the client and party organisers is the most important thing in deciding whether an event or party is going to be a success.

Another factor in deciding whether a party works is the venue, which is a vital choice for your organisers, whether it be a marquee at home or other. This can be important to ensuring the atmosphere is correct in any situation. Party planners can further facilitate this decision by creating an environment where any guests feel comfortable and at home, good party organisers will incorporate this into the design and general ambience of the party.

In this new modern era when the world wide web is easier to find planners than traditional ways, it is important that a relationship is made with any customer, before actually committing to engage the organiser. Party Organisers are experienced in creating a relationship from the outset, and with such tailored and bespoke items, solely online businesses are not always appropriate

The method of entertainment helps define party planners, whether that is a DJ or a band. Whether the production is well received or not vastly depends on the enhanced liaison and planning by the party planners. Good party organisers and events companies always want to produce the best possible performance they can, not only because they want the clients repeat business but because they have pride in what they do.

Your party should engage and memorise all your guests as soon as they enter the room and walk through the door – party organisers know the exact mix to ensure this all happens. When people are visiting events, they may have other things to consider, such as how they are dressed or are behaving, which is one of the main reasons why party planners must produce a party that will wow clients, and amaze them on first arrival. First impressions are paramount in the events and party world, and party organisers must keep this as a primary consideration when designing a venue or marquee.

Party planners will have a group of key descriptions to make their work stand out; phrases such as ‘bespoke’ and ‘unique’ often represent the companies quality. Always make sure that party organisers are using the right descriptions for the event

Using Creative Theming, Décor, Dressing to add effect

Using theming, venue dressing, drapery and lighting is a really effective and important way of engaging any visitors and guests, and successful and knowledgeable party planners should know how to use this effectively. Some visual items like Vodka Luges and Entertainers like fire performers can all add effect and party organisers will have the necessary experience and contacts to provide these for you. One of the planners key things is to really make the event stand out from the crowd and maintain its own identity, tailored to what you want, and party planners in conjunction with party organisers and other event experts are always available to provide ideas and costs as to how this effect can be achieved. Effective parties and events should not try and do the same, party planners should make any event is stress free and unique, again this is a skill of theming organisers, or any other event personnel

Party! – what is the benefit of producing one for you?

Without doubt having a party is a very effective way of guests and planners communicating with friends and customers. To achieve this in the best and most effective way, it is vital to choose the correct team of party organisers - The right team of party planners will be able to assist with varied advice in the party process from conception to completion, if they are unable to do something, they will have a list of contacts who can, and party organisers who are perhaps experts in a certain field.

Three important points to consider before a party or event are as follows:

1. Careful discussion on what their objectives are and clearly emphasizing their aims to the party planners.
2. Choosing the appropriate team of party planners - as discussed above, this has potential deciding factor for an event to fail or succeed. Apart from the failure aspect, engaging the wrong party organiser can hit you financially.
3. Overseeing the party planners from the start of the project, this is important for you – to ensure they and all associated party organisers are aware of all parts of the process.

To conclude, hiring the best party planners is crucial to the success of your event- so therefor choose a company you know and trust - www.greenantevents.com - a exclusive team of party planners from Green Ant.

More about us

Green Ant Events are an party planner / party organiser providing event organising and party planning. With an office in London and in Wales, Green Ant Events can work all over the country. With decades of experience between the planners, Green Ant Events Ltd have been providing party planning, party equipment and party services throughout all whole of the UK and across Europe.

Based in the UK, Green Ant Events Ltd can travel and as organisers can locate and work in major venues, or if it is a private party we can work from your home or office in UK. We can erect temporary structures such as marquees. Party planners can dress them out to look absolutely fantastic.

We employ fully skilled creative and technical staff and produce all creative elements of events and party planning in house in Green Ant Events’ UK premises. Birthday Party and Conference are slightly different areas, but all have the same party planners methods. As well as bespoke parties, Green Ant Events can also produce a package for you, including theming, marquee hire, venue finding and lighting and sound.

As a member of the National Outdoor Events Association, and the International Special Events Society, Green Ant Events have built up extensive trade contacts within the organisers industry, and has a variety of stock available for hire, including a large amount of Moroccan theming and dressing. These are ideal for party productions, party organising and other events, or can be utilised on their own, or together with the rest of the party planners.

The use of drapery can be used in lots of party scenarios in a larger venue such as a hotel or exhibition centre. It can be used as an additional item to enhance party vodka luges, event floristry, theming, décor, fine dining catering organisers, lighting, party staging organisers.

There are many different marquee systems that could be used for your event, your party could have a hard walled outside, which is perfect for a very high-end function, or you could have pleated ivory lining which is better for a UK planners party with a lower budget. Green Ant Events Ltd stocks a variety of other options including starcloth which is ideal for putting over the dancefloor at your party, or a planner such as green ant should be able to change the atmosphere using lighting too.

A recently purchase of dancefloor, means Green Ant’s planners can provide UK black and white dancefloor, parquet dancefloor amongst other options for your party. This is especially popular with planners for weddings and especially larger Asian weddings. This system is perfect for creating a feature area in your party planning, and can be tailored to your choice. We can even use a LED dancefloor, for your party planners design.

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