Maybe
your daughter has come to you starry-eyed and announced her engagement,
talking about all kinds of plans for a big, splashy wedding. Or your
parents are looking forward to their golden wedding anniversary, and as
the glue that binds the family together, you are being looked upon by
your brothers and sisters, cousins, aunts and uncles as the natural
choice to pull off a big anniversary party. Maybe you are responsible
for a long-awaited family reunion, or a reunion of your husbands army
buddies, or the annual firefighters association banquet.
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Reasons for throwing a major social
event are infinite. The trouble is, pulling together a wedding
reception, anniversary party, or reunion can be a complicated affair.
Renting and decorating a Toronto area banquet hall, finding
entertainment, hiring a caterer, choosing the menu, creating and
sending invitations – all take time as well as money; and with the busy
schedules we all lead today, it can be a major commitment of energy as
well as time and money.
 Make
it easy on yourself! Contracting with a full-service Toronto area
banquet facility which offers event planning expertise can simplify the
process immensely, while creating an attractive and festive environment
sure to impress the participants.
A
competent event planner can also guide you through the process of
coordinating your event. She can help you develop a budget for your
affair, and then present alternatives, including ideas for decor,
menus, and entertainment options. While an event planner can’t take all
the responsibility for your special event off your shoulders, she can
certainly save you a lot of wasted time and effort and help you avoid
the pitfalls of event planning.
When
you’re contracting with a Toronto area banquet facility, make sure you
take into account the events that need to take place there. A wedding
generally has a band, orchestra, or DJ with music and dancing; a
reunion or wedding anniversary may need some kind of AV equipment and a
projection screen for showing family photos or home movies.
Many
brides-to-be want a formal wedding in a church, with a reception to
follow in a second location; but others are happy to hold both wedding
and reception in the same place, and many facilities provide a wedding
chapel or other wedding hall in addition to the reception area. In this
instance, the facility event planner can coordinate the entire process,
from wedding to reception.
Arranging
for accommodations for out-of-town guests can be an added
responsibility. If you’ve chosen a facility which is part of a hotel,
making overnight on-site accommodations for your out-of-town visitors
can be a major convenience, both for them and for you; and there’s a
possibility that you’ll be able to arrange for group discounts.
Babylon productions proudly recommend the following two banquet halls:
Keep your most important priorities in sight.
Remember,
hiring a full-service Toronto area banquet facility and event planner
isn’t supposed to complicate your life, it’s supposed to make it
easier. The most important thing is that all of the event’s
participants – including you – enjoy yourselves. Let the event planner
worry; that’s what she’s hired to do!
Here is a list of Toronto and surrounding area banquet facilities to help you as a resource:
- Olympia Banquet Centre – Hamilton
- Geraldo’s Banquet Centre – Burlington
- Le Jardin – Woodbridge
- The Boulevard Club – Toronto
- Qssis Banquet Hall – Scarborough
- Liuna Station – Hamilton
- Paletta Lakefront Park – Burlington
- Le Dome – Oakville
- Rosa’s Place – North York
- Le Treport - Mississauga
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