Why Gilly loves a party!

I have been arranging amazing events for some time now and offers an insight into some of the interesting private and corporate events undertaken over the past few years.

Cool parties and major family celebrations are my absolute love!

They get my heart beating fast, my mind races and I need to drop absolutely everything I am working on at the time so I can really pull myself together to listen & hear what the client is saying at the end of the line!  This happens every time I get that call. 

Straightaway I see the party happening in my mind and that is the foundation for me. When I meet clients face to face to further discuss their plans, I have to hold myself back so that once again, I hear what they want and then I take the brief from there.

I often find myself waking up first thing in the morning with a complete visual insight into what a client event will actually look like on the day/evening and often that’s exactly as it is...  Funny this seems funny...but it just reaffirms that I am a visual interpreter rather than a wordsmith!

The best events are those, where the clients really want to enjoy the occasion and share with friends/family/colleagues – they set the scene from the outset!  I do the rest to make it happen and stay cool.

Things that make me smile!

·         Meeting a client for the first time and seeing their face relax as soon as they start to share their ideas and feel a sense of comfort as they release their hopes

·         Being No 1 on an existing clients call list when they have an important family occasion to plan!

·         Making a client laugh...out loud and get excited by ideas.

·         Eliminating any concerns about political correctness.

·         Creating a Buzz before the event

·         Wowing clients and their guests

·         Seeing a family raise their glasses without saying much ... just before the first guest arrives and feeling that warm fuzzy and buzzy feeling of achievement

·         Watching guests arrive at the party all ready to enjoy

·         Watching a husband, partner, father, mother, see each other all dressed up to the nines just before their event starts and look at each other in that amazingly unrepeatable way

·         Seeing appreciation of the guests as they taste the food, see the décor, watch the show, listen to the music...just savour the moments.

·         Knowing the client is happy.

Best Wishes 

Gilly Botte

Founder & Owner of The Great Big Event co.