03/09/2025
A while ago I tried to justify how we quote on events and how we determine costing. Here are a few points to consider that is overlooked - Typical things we deal with as Event planners and co-ordinators of events:
1. You’d better love change, nothing ever stays the same.
2. 18-hour days are not a myth.
3. If you haven’t walked 20km, you’re probably on a day off.
4. A milk crate in a loading dock can feel like a luxury lounge.
5. The budget, schedule, and contact list will be tattooed on your eyelids.
6. You’ll be hot, cold, wet, and dehydrated all in the same day.
7. Your phone will ring at 3am, and you’ll answer it like it’s normal office hours.
8. You’ll juggle three radios, two phones, and four conversations, all at once.
9. Clients will change their minds daily, sometimes hourly.
10. It’s a thankless task: you’ll never please everyone.
11. The hours are anti-social, you’ll miss weddings, birthdays, and family milestones.
12. There’s always a deadline, even if no one’s told you yet.
13. Nothing beats that moment when the lights drop and the show begins.
14. But no matter what, there is no such thing as “perfect.”
15. And yet, no other job gives you the pride or satisfaction that events do.
If that list scared you off, good.
This isn’t a career you drift into, it’s one you survive and grow through.
Every seasoned Event planner I know carries scars from missed family moments, broken sleep, and chaos that nearly broke them.
But they also carry stories of resilience, leadership, and teams who pulled off the impossible.
The truth is: events don’t fail on show day.
They fail in planning, in leadership, in the quiet details nobody sees.
Today I am sharing a glimpse of my most precious processions - My family. I am blessed with four beautiful children and a husband that is always supporting my business. I cannot thank them enough for putting up with me and my career.
