01/08/2016
What makes an event a success? In my opinion, success comes down to the “soft” details. You can design the most amazing event with a fabulous venue, divine food, superb company, but if the “soft” details are lacking, all of that is a waste.
What I mean by “soft” details is everything in between the key features of an event. It includes all of the logistical and flow elements. If you handle the “soft” details correctly the guests will remember everything you worked so hard on planning. They will walk away recalling the amazing speeches, beautiful performance, fantastic food/drink, and wonderful company. However, if you do not, guests will remember that they drove around for 30 minutes trying to find the venue; that they had to ask where the bathrooms were; that you had to re-write their nametag because it was misspelled; this list goes on and on. All that hard work and planning gone in an instance. So maybe you’re asking if you could recover. Perhaps. But these are the details your guests will remember.
Tip: Guests want an experience; they don’t want to have to think of all of the particulars.