Gourmet food, beautiful decoration, careful preparation: all this, unfortunately, is not enough for the banquet to be successful. It is necessary to set the tone for the whole event already at the initial stage. There are several important factors due to which not only the beginning of the banquet, but the entire holiday will be held at the same level.
Necessary
- - invitation cards;
- - cards with the names of guests;
- - brand wall;
- - auxiliary props.
Instructions
Step 1
Think over the organization of the holiday so that at the very beginning there are no hiccups with seating guests, invitation cards, and serving food. To do this, you should organize the table setting, limiting yourself to drinks and cold snacks. In this case, guests arriving for the holiday will not feel hungry.
Step 2
Make invitations in advance with the table number. Place nameplates on tables or place cards on chairs. Designate a person to greet guests at the entrance and take them to their seats. Already at this stage, you can cheer up with an invited short original text, a glass of champagne or a small souvenir.
Step 3
Arrange a photo session. If the event is large enough, order a brand wall (stand with participants' logos) for shooting and invite a professional photographer. Photos from the holiday, posted on the corporate website or portal about the social life of the city, will be a pleasant surprise for those invited.
Step 4
Come up with a theme for your banquet or turn it into a play with theatrical elements. This creative approach will help you plan the entire program more easily. For example, if you choose a pirate theme, the beginning of the banquet can be a "ship hijacking" with the invitees. This will set the tone for the whole holiday and will offer the audience a lot of interesting games, performances and numbers.
Step 5
At the very beginning of the banquet, you should not immediately load the guests with a rich program. If you have a facilitator, he or she should greet the audience with a drink and a snack. After that, you can turn on music or invite artists to the stage.
Step 6
Invite guests to participate directly in the initial stage of the banquet. It can be giving gifts, a game with division into teams, toasts, congratulations. At this stage, the organizers have every chance to "stir up" the restrained audience and set the tone for the whole banquet.
