With the increase of technology, computer programs and
applications, the world continues to get smaller and
smaller for all industries, including event planning
services. One day, I was twittering around and ran across
wedding event planner Carlo from Carlo at Your Service.
Her recipe for a Watermarkitini caught my eye and we have
been communicating ever since.
As a wedding event planner myself, I know the importance of
using social media to increase awareness of my event
planning services. Plus it is fun to communicate and get
to know others in your industry, around the country as well
as the world. It is a great way to share information, pick
up a recipe or two and learn what your colleagues are
working on in real time.
Carlo has the extra challenge with her event planning
services because of her location, Detroit, Michigan.
Unless you have been hiding under a rock this past year,
you know the challenges facing Detroit, economically and
socially. Their new mayor, Dave Bing, is working towards
the positive revitalization program of Detroit and Carlo is
part of the large and expansive team assisting in this
effort. Her wedding event planner "hat" is multi-faceted
allowing her to develop her service skills to reach a new
market and teaming up with Mayor Bing is one way she has
diversified her business. In fact, according to Carlo,
"catering to people or taking care of people isn't a
stretch - you give them the same excellent service that you
would want to pay for. I love taking care of people; to the
point where they're amazed at how well they're actually
being cared for."
Another crazy small world aspect about event coordinators
meeting up via social media is the fact that Carlo used to
work in Los Angeles. In fact, that is where she got the
bug for event services and learned what it takes to provide
excellent service, a trademark of any professional in the
event services industry and something I discuss in my book
Budget Bash - Simply Fabulous Events on a Budget.
As event coordinators, we talk all the time about what is
working for us in the moment, what are goals are for our
businesses and what we have learned from working in the
event services business for so many years. It is crazy how
much we share in common even though our businesses are
3,000 miles apart. The fact that we both like to create
signature drinks for our events as well got us both
laughing and of course, I have to share her Watermarkitini
recipe with you.
The Watermarkitini was created as the signature cocktail
for an event showcasing the upcoming luxury condominium
real estate development project, The Watermark Detroit,
owned by: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing & Trucking magnate Roger
Penske. The recipe is as follows:
1 shot of Absolut Vanilla Vodka
1 shot Bols Banana Liqueur
Cherry pomegranate juice
Pineapple juice
Cocktail shaker
Crushed ice
Maraschino cherries, drained and rinsed in water Orange
slices
Pineapple chunks
Cocktail swords
Directions
Fill cocktail shaker with 1/4 of ice.
Add vodka.
Add banana liqueur
Fill cocktail shaker with cherry pomegranate juice to 1/4
of the top
Shake well
Pour cocktail into martini glass
Top with a splash of pineapple juice
Spear sword through pineapple chunk, cherry and orange -
place on the rim of martini glass
Makes 2 cocktails
So next time you are tooling around on the internet, think
about all the options there are in meeting new people,
discovering information and learning about a new recipe or
two. After all, if two event coordinators from opposite
ends of the country can help one another, think of the
endless opportunities in all aspects of event planning
services.
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Andrea Wyn is a special event planner with over 15 years of
industry experience. She has been the Awards Event
Supervisor for the Screen Actors Guild Awards(R) since
2000. Her book, Budget Bash-Simply Fabulous Events on a
Budget, is available at http://www.budgetbashbook.com . She
has an MBA from the University of Chicago & a BA from UCLA.
To learn more about Budget Bash & events go to
http://www.awynningevent.com
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