Host or Hostess Gifts

As the guest of honor, you’re so thrilled and excited that your friends, parents’ friends, children, co-workers or other group has come together to celebrate this exciting event in your life!  As the shower approaches, it’s common etiquette to remember these individuals as they prepare for you and honor them with a token of your appreciation.

We often find that guests of honor are challenged with this step in etiquette, and they question what is an appropriate, acceptable or brilliant gift to express their gratitude.  Recently, our activities have put us in situations which constantly remind us of some great options which we’re happy to suggest to you as you consider your host/hostess gift for your shower.  Take a look at these great options!

Visit The Write Plate for erasable and re-writable escort cards, buffet cards, menu cards, and magnet tile.  Each of these is ceramic and uses a dry erase marker to write and re-write!

Consider this wonderful option given that your host/hostess likely is already willing to host at their home or other location, so this will likely be able to help them in the future!

Also, along the line of honoring your host/hostess offering of your shower, consider contributing to their future hosted events, as well, with a new hostess set.  Perhaps, if you know them well enough, you might be able to determine the brand and collection for which they already have their flatware.

Nevertheless, we recently came across a variety of hostess sets on clearance at our local Bed, Bath and Beyond. What a great idea to gift your host or hostess and be able to save money as well!

On a different note, perhaps your host/hostess likes to travel, has a fun trip coming up, or maybe they’ll be traveling with you for your destination wedding!  There’s a variety of items that you could shop to find something that would benefit them in their travels, but we found this great travel jewelry case from LusterLoc.

You can find this at Nordstrom or on Amazon.  What a great opportunity to appreciate your wonderful friend or family member!

Regardless of what you ultimately find, it’s wonderful for your host/hostess to see that you appreciated the efforts they contributed toward hosting your beautiful celebration.  If you are investing the time to think of them and gifting an item or thoughtful expression that displays to them your gratitude, then you are doing the ‘etiquette thing’ right   Most importantly, congratulations on your shower!

Care packages for finals!

Morning all!  This is definitely a little out of the realm of events, but this is a time that anyone who has been through college can sympathize with those currently facing their impending finals.  Event Identity wants to serve as encouragement, especially to those looking to enter the events industry!

Do you know a current student in college?  If so, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!  Please help us by sharing their name and current mailing address at school so that we can send them a well wishes care package in preparation for their upcoming finals.  We ask, for privacy reasons, that you send us an email at info@event-identity.com with their name, email address, and mailing address.  If you have a note that you would like to include, please include that in the email to us as well.  We will include your well wishes in he package that we send to them!

Also an important detail, we want to know if they have special dietary restrictions!  It's important to us that we send these awesome college students foods that they can eat, snack on, and enjoy as they prepare for these intense exams.

So, who is it?  Who do you know currently in college?  Let us hear it!

Out of the Ordinary Event Location

We love showing clients the bespoke options available to them that they might not otherwise consider or think of in their planning process.  An Event Identity team member (who prefers the silent yet active status) captured this option on the 17th hole over Memorial Day weekend.  Not that we encourage everyone to think about work on their time off, it was quite impressive to see have these photos sent from the very exciting end of a golf game!

Have a look at the beautiful possibilities here for a wedding ceremony.

Transform these chairs into something else in your mind to see your company's intimate appreciate gathering.  Otherwise, imagine preparing a golf lover's landmark birthday in this area.  There's many options available, but, it's not your job to think of those; that's our job!  Let us help you see you bespoke possibilities available to you.

Event Identity partners with Wedding Paper Divas

Great news!  We at Event Identity are able to help our clients in yet another aspect to your planning regardless of the event type.  Thanks to the great people at Wedding Paper Divas (and Tiny Prints, Treat, and Business Tiny Prints) for reaching to their favorite planners!  We are thrilled to have the ability to aid with stylish wedding invitations as well as the following:

save the dates

shower and party invitations

announcements

programs

menus

place cards

reception decor

thank you cards

stationery

address labels

favors

gifts

bridal accessories

All current and future clients are eligible to participate in this partnership, so don't hesitate to contact us on how we can help you save 25% on the above items as well as aid in the planning/coordination for you upcoming event, whether big or small.

Take a look at some of our favorites from Wedding Paper Divas family below!

What a great invitation for the fun-yet-not-SO-girly-girl!

Who said Save-The-Dates needed to be square or rectangular?!  There's many more where this came from on Wedding Paper Divas!

And for our favorite event type, Wedding Paper Divas can assist with stylish wedding invitations.

Meghan and Jonathan - April 28, 2012

Take this sweet Texas girl and kind southern gentleman from Alabama, and you have the fabulous couple that is Meghan and Jonathan.

Without a doubt, there are those clients that make you think, "I am so glad I was not busy doing something else whenever they first called," and that is exactly how I felt about Meghan and Jonathan.  I remember when Meghan first called me, and two days later we were sitting down chatting at The Daily Grill about her quickly approaching wedding.  Her gorgeous eyes were so happy when she heard what Event Identity had to offer to which she exuberantly asked, "This is great; will you be my coordinator?!"  "Well, of course I will," I replied.


While Sarah from The Light Fantastic will have much more exciting photos to share (after all, she is the photographer), I did capture a few of these on my iPad and Blackberry.  I highly encourage you to take a look through the wonderful blog Sarah posted last week to review the fabulous images from this quaint botanical wedding at the Antique Rose Emporium in Independence, Texas (near Brenham).  The image of the chapel (in Sarah's blog post) before the ceremony shows the breathtaking vision Meghan and her mother created!

Thank you for allowing us to share in your beautiful union Meghan and Jonathan!  We hope you enjoyed your fabulous honeymoon in Greece and Turkey!


Venue: The Antique Rose Emporium
Photographer: The Light Fantastic
Flowers and Decors: Meghan's mother designed most of this with assistance from family.  Design II provided to arrangements, also.
Catering, Beverage Services, and Cake: Design II
String Duo: Divisi Strings
Invitations/Programs: Vivian Jade

An Exciting Start!

Welcome to Event Identity's blog!  We are looking forward to sharing intriguing ideas and trends, wonderful events, and exciting opportunities with you.

With many new engagements forthcoming this December, or perhaps those that have already happened over Thanksgiving, Event Identity is ready to help you with your planning needs!  Further, your corporate event (maybe even a corporate holiday event) might need some direction.  Allow us to meet with you and set you on the right path and reduce stress.

We are looking forward to an exciting couple of months!  Be sure to find us on WeddingsinHouston.com, the upcoming Weddings in Houston January 2012 issue, and the upcoming Houston Bridal Extravaganza on January 7-8, 2012.