The 16th annual Star Awards Gala produced by Eclectic Events to close the Canadian Special Events Expo was a night that gave recognition to event planners who work so hard to create the fun events guests get to enjoy without a care in the world. Meanwhile it is well known behind the scenes that event planning is one of the most stressful jobs in the world. So it’s only fitting that special event planners get recognition for the magic that…
As described in wikipedia, Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery, especially in a setting inspired by industrialized Western civilization during the 19th century, or a post apocalyptic environment. We really enjoy this pseudo-Victorian mechanical “steampunk” style because it makes for beautiful visuals that stand out from cookie-cutter events. We were intrigued by the idea of a Steampunk-themed gala and also, who puts on better events than a community of professional event planners? This was…
The Atlantis Pavilions at Ontario Place pulled out a lot of stops for their open house on September 27th, 2012. After 3 months of renovations, this Toronto waterfront venue showed off it’s new shine with the help of Eclectic Events and BizBash, featuring 4 banquet halls with floor to ceiling windows, each with a theme of the 4 elements: fire, water, earth, air. At first it was quite overwhelming trying to figure out where to start but most of the…