The Brief

Having organised the Christmas party for this global company for several years in a row the brief was the same as before; make it bigger and better than the previous years. Easier said than done, however after a lot of planning and discussion we proposed the idea of a pirate themed party which, following the recent success of the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ films was an instant hit with our clients.

The Venue

Having decided upon the theme Uptown Events took it upon themselves to suggest water themed venues to fit the overall pirate image. The chosen location was the Guoman Tower hotel. Overlooking Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, and set right against the Thames with spectacular riverside views it was the perfect choice for a pirate party. Uptown Events transformed the reception room, putting in a Tiki Bar which served the rum punch to guests on arrival, installing a ‘walk the plank’ simulator for the guests to try and best, setting up a pirate casino with the game ‘liars dice’ from the second film and pirate video games set up throughout the room.

The Party

Upon entering the reception the guests were arrested by the sight of the reception, decked out with games and décor, including the Tiki bar, nets, barrels, parrots and palm trees. Once everyone had received their welcome drink of rum punch from the wench behind the bar it was time for the dinner to be served in the banqueting hall. Uptown Events had set up two huge plasma screens by the dance floor facing the guests as soon as they entered the room, playing famous pirate films from various genres. Halfway through the dinner the guests were interrupted buy an astonishing swordfight from two of our experienced actors dressed as particularly fearsome and slightly drunk pirates! This kept everyone’s attention as no one knew quite what they would do next. Uptown Events premier DJ Ritchie Fitch was spinning a great selection of tunes on the stunning sound system keeping the dance floor packed all night. Once the party was well underway two Uptown Events employees unveiled the Polly Parrot vodka luge and saw some exciting action from the guests! Our roaming photographer captured everyone enjoying themselves and we posted their complimentary photographs on our partysnaps website for them to all check out later.

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