By Eugenia Dickerson


Running events in Sacramento is a giant task that cannot be undertaken by anybody. Unfortunately, most people always find themselves assigned the responsibility of planning functions even if they do not have formal training on how to deal with it. If you find yourself in such a position, you should never panic. Instead you should put your thinking cup on and get to work. You will be amazed how easy the whole task would be if you follow the tips discussed below.

One should get his planning board out and draw up a plan. The white board stage is a very important stage. During this stage you do a lot of brainstorming. At this stage every person involved in the task is given an opportunity to air their views. You will find that by asking several people to give their opinions, the whole event will start to shape up right from the white board.

One has to decide on the location of the function. Choice of appropriate venue will depend on a number of factors. For starters, it will be appropriate to pick avenue in accordance to the number of people invited to the function. If at all the event has a lot of guests, you will need to find a big venue. When you are thinking of the appropriate place to hold the event, it would be wise to consider its accessibility. Find avenue with sufficient facilities like washrooms and seats.

When you are charged with the responsibility of organizing an event, it would be appropriate to draw up a budget. You need to find out estimates for various services. For instance, you must get quotes for the costs of various venues. You need to find the costs of various experts like caterers, photographers and decorators. Once you have the rough estimates, you could go ahead and present your budget to the finance department for approval.

When you are charged with such a responsibility, it is important to be meticulous in your planning. Make sure you contract reputable experts for the function. This will include people like caterers, florists, photographers and florists. The most important thing is to ensure that these experts confirm their availability for the event.

Scheduling the date of the function is a very vital step. Ensure you choose a date that would be ideal for every person involved. In case you are planning a fundraiser, you must choose a date that would be convenient to the guest of honor. In case you had a certain state and for some reason there is a state function on that date, it would be wise to reschedule because the state function is likely to over shadow your event.

Once you have everything planned out, it would be wise to put measures of promoting the function. You could use different methods to do this. If at all you decide to print invitation cards, make sure that they attractive. You could use social media to reach more people.

Its wise to have a score card to determine how you have performed. This will help you improve on your weaknesses when you are given the same responsibility next time. Many people ignore this evaluation stage but it is very important. In running events in Sacramento planners would find it easy if they followed the steps above.




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