Chicago Planner Magazine – November/December 2017 Issue
Issue Features: 2017 Fall Weddings | Making Cocktail with Chicago's Only Cidery - Right Bee | Planning for Safety: A Look at Security Measures in the Wake of the Las Vegas Shooting | Why You Should Host Your Holiday Party in January | New Venue Openings & More!...
September/October 2017 Issue: Holiday Incentive Directory
Inside This Issue: Holiday Incentive Directory | 2017 Fall Decor Trends with Beatriz Mercado of Virginia Wolff Inc. | Our Favorite Tech-Based Event Management Tools Right Now | How to Host the Perfect Holiday Showcase Event with Hilary Saurer of River Roast | Could...
Chicago Planner Magazine – July/August 2017 Issue
We're excited to be releasing our first official issue! Articles include: How the Travel Ban is Affecting the Events Industry Women in Business featuring Jessica Denay, Lisa Nation and Winnie Sun. Plus tips on starting your own event planning company! Staying Healthy...
Venues & Entertainment 2017 Wedding Guide
Learn what you need to know about working with your vendors and download this document to be able to print out our FREE wedding planning checklist! [googleapps domain="drive" dir="file/d/0B1GeewTw_7LXU0dQM010TlZvVnc/preview" query="" width="640" height="480" /]
Food, Beverage & Desserts Guide
Our 2017 Wedding Guide to Food, Beverage and Desserts features our Wine Guide, Drink Recipes, info on working with your Caterer and more! Click on the pop out arrow on the top right corner to interact, download and share. [googleapps domain="drive"...
Chicago Planner Magazine – November/December 2017 Issue
Issue Features: 2017 Fall Weddings | Making Cocktail with Chicago's Only Cidery - Right Bee | Planning for Safety: A Look at Security Measures in the Wake of the Las Vegas Shooting | Why You Should Host Your Holiday Party in January | New Venue Openings & More!...
September/October 2017 Issue: Holiday Incentive Directory
Inside This Issue: Holiday Incentive Directory | 2017 Fall Decor Trends with Beatriz Mercado of Virginia Wolff Inc. | Our Favorite Tech-Based Event Management Tools Right Now | How to Host the Perfect Holiday Showcase Event with Hilary Saurer of River Roast | Could...
Chicago Planner Magazine – July/August 2017 Issue
We're excited to be releasing our first official issue! Articles include: How the Travel Ban is Affecting the Events Industry Women in Business featuring Jessica Denay, Lisa Nation and Winnie Sun. Plus tips on starting your own event planning company! Staying Healthy...
Venues & Entertainment 2017 Wedding Guide
Learn what you need to know about working with your vendors and download this document to be able to print out our FREE wedding planning checklist! [googleapps domain="drive" dir="file/d/0B1GeewTw_7LXU0dQM010TlZvVnc/preview" query="" width="640" height="480" /]
Food, Beverage & Desserts Guide
Our 2017 Wedding Guide to Food, Beverage and Desserts features our Wine Guide, Drink Recipes, info on working with your Caterer and more! Click on the pop out arrow on the top right corner to interact, download and share. [googleapps domain="drive"...
Venue of the Month: The Driehaus Museum
VENUE OF THE MONTH: The Driehaus Museum LOCATION: 40 E. Erie St. - Chicago, IL 60611 MAXIMUM CAPACITY: Board Room Set Up for 20; Seated Dinners for up to 100 VENUE TYPE: Museum, Historical Building There are many venues to enjoy in the City of Chicago. Part of what...
5 Things to do this Valentine’s Day
Some people love Valentine's Day, some people hate it. I'm kind of in between myself. There's all those terrible facebook statuses that make me want to unfriend at least 50% of people, but there's also candy, cards, fancy dinners and hopefully acts of kindness. ...
Learn How To Avoid Liabilities with Amber M. Johns
Event planners are responsible for a lot of things from design, set up, orchestrating the flow of activities, etc. However, most of us aren't lawyers and while it is literally our job to be prepared for anything we can think of, legal issues are ones we may not be...
Office Olympics!
The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia officially begin tomorrow, Friday, February 7th. Get in the spirit by creating your own Office Olympics Challenges! Do it for a day or compete with the national teams all the way to the end. Here are a few ideas on what you...
Read of the Month: The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
True to Wednesdays being a highlight of the month, I am excited to introduce the "Read of the Month." While we're all busy, it's important to read books, articles, stories - whatever educates us and opens our minds. I truly believe that being a good business person...
DIY: The Rusty Toolbox Restoration with Jack Pettyjohn
The Project I am a fairly organized person, or at least I like to tell myself that. Which is why, when I started getting more and more into working on restoration projects, having my tools scattered about was starting to get on my nerves. But instead of just going out...
The Evolution of Events: An Interview with Kathy Miller
With over 35 years of experience, Kathy Miller started in the events world at a time when events were barely even considered an area of expertise, having not even been recognized as a profession by the US government until the year 2000 -- and there certainly were no...
Can You Imagine Planning Super Bowl XLVIII?
The Super Bowl is one of the biggest events that happens in America. Can you imagine planning something like that? Millions of viewers, thousands in the stadium, the biggest names in music for a half time show... Even for the most seasoned meeting planners such a...
What’s Going on in February
Every Event Planner needs to stay on top of what's going on in this city, so here is your monthly update of things to be on the look out for! EVENTS Restaurant Week - January 24th-February 6th Super Bowl - Sunday, February 2nd Olympics - Friday, February 7th - Sunday,...
Wine of the Month: Monte Antico Italian Tuscan Red Wine
Everyone loves a good wine, so in 2014 The Chicago Event Planner Magazine will be featuring a wine each month for you to check out. This month's wine is a Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon blend from Tuscany, Italy. I picked up this particular bottle at my local Whole...
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