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"I knew I was in love with your company when I saw every single glass getting spot checked before the tables were complete. This level of detail is hard to find anywhere and is another show of your ability to provide only the highest standard of service. Thank you for making my life easier and less stressful!"

Event Manager, CEO
"The Castle looked amazing and the dressing for the evening made it the success it was. It will be the talk of the community for years to come. Your staff were so professional, please pass on my thanks."

Gordon Crawford, Head of Sport, Active Stirling
"88 Events are very well organized and even with late notice nothing was a problem and the venue looked amazing. Great communication and everything dealt with in a really great manner. I would highly recommend them and will be using their services again in the future."

Marketing Executive, Hymans Robertson LLP
“Thank you for kindly donating your time & wonderful decoration skills to the Ladies Lunch. The event raised an amazing £14,310 which is in no small part due to the venue being decorated to such a high standard. Thank you for helping to make this 2nd annual event a very special day!”

Fundraising Officer, Scottish Spina Bifida Association
“Thank you for all your help with the event at Stirling. The evening was a great success and we raised over £120K which was fantastic! You really helped create the event atmosphere and your advice was really appreciated. Thank you very much again and I look forward to working with you again next year!”

Head of Fundraising, Scottish Spina Bifida Association
“ We have had a super event, the room looked fab. 88 Events made my job easy, they thought of everything. The evening exceeded our customers expectations which is no mean feat as they have very high expectations.”

Helen Barbour, Events Manager, Diageo Global Supply Scotland
“A massive thank you to the team at 88 Events. You created the WOW! factor at our Annual Speakers Dinner - I was actually speechless when I saw how the venue had been transformed. Looking forward to working with you again soon”

Sarah Lapsley, BSHC Business Manager and Conference Organiser, BSH Conferences Ltd
“Our firm has used 88 Events to organise corporate events on a number of occasions. Their track record provides us with complete peace of mind that the event will be organised to a very high standard & will run smoothly on the night. Their creative ideas always make each event a unique occasion”

Marketing Manager, Deloitte
"We have had the pleasure of working with 88 Events for the last three years in respect of an annual event we hold. They have a very professional and hands on approach with great attention to detail and high standards. We are always confident they will deliver to a high standard and never let us down."

Chief Executive, Retail Markets, Ulster Bank Group
“No one was as professional and creative as 88 Events both in the pre planning stages and on-site. We knew in advance every event function they worked on was going to be spectacular!”

Jenny Stahl, Corporate Events, AOL LLC
A HUGE & sincere thank you to 88 Events for your professionalism & the high standard of service that you provided! Thank you for your help & patience on site & in the months previous - It paid off in the execution of a ‘flawless’ & incredibly successful event & this is down to your co-operation.”

Claire Grady, Incentive Executive, Travel Scot World
“I don‘t think you need me to tell you how much we enjoyed ourselves on Saturday night. It was a real credit to your company that everything went so well - great organisation and the result of a lot of work from everyone at 88 Events on the night. The props were superb and I appreciate all the nice touches and individual items that went in to create the right atmosphere. A big thanks from all us here at West Coast for helping us to make it very special evening for our staff and customers - it‘ll be hard to repeat.”

Don Rutherford, West Coast Harley-Davidson
“Thank you for a wonderful meeting at the Design Studio. It really lifted our clients‘ mood! They arranges events 2-3 times a year in different countries around the world but commented that choosing décor has never been so easy! Thank you for making my life easy!”

Elaine Craig, Project Director, Hello Scotland
“At the Burrell Collection‘s 21st birthday I was particularly impressed with 88 Events‘ ability to respond to the brief at short notice & their ability to stay calm under pressure - they had less than 1 hour to transform the venue. Their attention to detail was excellent."

Marketing Director, Glasgow City Marketing Bureau
“A very sincere thank you to for your support & enthusiasm in making the Gordon Ramsay Gala Dinner such an outstanding success. The many months of negotiation and planning behind the scenes was clearly worth it, once again very many thanks!”

Andrew H D Wynd, Chief Executive, Scottish Spina Bifida Association
“I did not want 100% knowledge of everything that was going to happen at the event; I wanted to enjoy & be surprised too! This was achieved. For what is a ‘cool’ office environment, your team managed to thaw the attendees instantly. I shall not hesitate to use you again. Thinking about Christmas already!”

Administration Team Leader, Diageo Global Supply

BSH Keynote Speakers Dinner

Last minute event design and fine dining for a prestigious annual event in Brighton.

Brief

Having been let down by their original supplier, the British Society for Haematology approached 88 Events only 3 weeks before their prestigious Speakers Dinner.

The event kick-starts an annual week-long conference and is where key-note speakers from around the world would gather for fine-dining at Stanmer House in Brighton.

88 Events brief was to tastefully style the venue and to provide delectable food for the annual dinner.

Planning

With only 3 weeks to the event, we had to move quickly to organize two major factors of the event, fine dining and sophisticated styling.

Within 2 days of the initial enquiry Sheila and Gill had hopped on a plane to Brighton to see the venue and it’s facilities. Following this it was all systems go to organize a quality caterer to design and prepare a delicious meal and to style the venue to perfection.

Design & styling

The grandeur of Stanmer House, once home to the Pelham family, one of England’s most influential families, meant that the styling of the dinner simply had to be distinctive and elegant to reflect the stature of the house. It’s neutral canvas provided an excellent backdrop for bold rich colours that would look exquisite.

Rich plum faux silk table linen, highlighted with vibrant orange was used to dress the tables, which were set with morango cutlery and damson glass charger plates tastefully complemented with a plum napkin, solid ribbon band and bespoke menus.

Luxurious swirl glassware accompanied by pewter goblets added a touch of glamour to the occasion. To carry the colours throughout the house 88 Events scattered bespoke orange faux silk cushions on the around the house.

88 Events’ preferred caterer went into action to design a menu for our client, a tall task at such sort notice. Unfortunately there was no time for a tasting, but because 88 Events work so closely with our caterer on high profile events throughout the year, we knew, and promised the client, that the food would be impeccable.

On arrival guests were greeted with Pommery Cuvee Louise 1998, Elderflower cordial with sparkling water and a selection of mouthwatering fruit cocktails. Waiting staff enticed them with canapés that included tamarind & quince marinated sea bass, poached quail eggs and fried confit of duck to wet their taste buds.

Following a welcome speech, dinner began with seared hand dived scallop, roasted langoustine & yellow fin tuna, followed by roast loin of black faced lamb with rosemary gravy, raspberry posset with piquant crushed blackcurrants finishing with selection of British & continental cheese with dried fruits, petit fours and liqueurs.

The vegetarian option was equally as delicious, starting with shitake mushroom & cep parfait with sugar snap salad and followed by a spinach, nutmeg & ricotta wrap.

Entertainment

Fleurie, a classic trio comprising of a harpsichord player, cello player and a fiddler, entertained guests during the drinks reception and provided quintessential background music during dinner.

Operational plan

With 15 years experience in the events industry, 88 Events run a very tight ship when it comes to the operational side of managing an event.

As the event was only a short time away, the logistics had to be quickly planned and actioned so that the event would run efficiently. All of the items for styling the event and all of the food had to be carefully transported from Scotland to Brighton in time to style the venue and prepare the food.

This important event also required an excellent staff to guest ratio, so the top people from 88 Events and our caterer where chosen to look after the event (15 members of staff to 43 guests).

The week before the event we carried out rigorous quality checks to make sure all linen and other goods were in perfect condition before being careful packed ready for delivery.

Venue co-ordination

Although 88 Events hadn’t previously worked within Stanmer House, from the site visit and constant communication over several weeks we built a good relationship with the team there, which allowed the event to run smoothly for everyone involved.

Results

Our client wanted a prestigious dinner with exquisite fining dining that would create an evening that their keynote speakers would thoroughly enjoy. With only 3 weeks to prepare, 88 Events met and exceed the clients’ expectation, leading to the confirmation of 88 Events involvement in their 2010 and 2011 events.

‘A massive thank you to the team at 88 Events. You created the WOW! factor at our Annual Speakers Dinner - I was actually speechless when I saw how the venue had been transformed. Looking forward to working with you again soon’

BSHC Business Manager and Conference Organiser, BSH Conferences Ltd