The Brief

When one of our clients from last Christmas asked us to plan their Christmas party for them again we were more than happy to oblige with something bigger and better than before. Our client is a global company with connections throughout the world so we knew we had our work cut out from the start. The client brief was to create a stylish Christmas party to blow their guests and staff out of the water. Whilst not having an overall theme the client was keen to use the contemporary technology available and expressed a lot of interest in the Saturday Night fever style dance floor which Uptown Events had recently got off the production line.

The Venue

We offered some of the best hotels and venues in London to our client, knowing how keen they were that this party make all others pale in comparison. The chosen location was The Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, synonymous with style and opulence. The client took over two full rooms and we set up two distinct areas for the guests to enjoy. The cuisine on offer at the Royal Gardens is unparalleled and was a considerable factor in booking the party. Uptown Events also managed to secure an exclusive drinks package for the client to include cocktails and champagne.

The Party

From the very start there were two distinct areas for the guests, the main room where dinner was served with the supreme Uptown Events disco which, when combined with the cutting edge dance floor technology, looked stunning. The room was dressed simply, to off set the table décor and lighting put in for the disco and dance floor. We used subtle uplighting around the entire venue to pick out the features of the room and create ambience to set the mood for the guests. The second area was in keeping with the general theme; however the presence of a karaoke soon split the divas from the introverts and saw several of next years X-Factor competitors giving their all to the audience! Many of the guests commented on the overall production of the party which was in keeping with the original brief as we used only the best high spec equipment. The keywords for this party were simple style. The human statue reception was style personified; he was pained entirely white head to toe with just the company’s logo embellished on his chest to alert guests to the right party! With the addition of a red carpet entrance all the guests and staff instantly could grasp this was no ordinary party before they’d even set foot inside the rooms.

The meal was a great success and generally agreed upon as the best Christmas dinner to date. The addition of the cocktails and champagne to the unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks was also a huge success and may possibly have added to some people’s enjoyment of the evening! The overall effect was exactly what the client wanted and all the guests were impressed with the effort that created this memorable experience.

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