THE THEME IS KING One thing that people often underestimate is the power of a well-chosen theme. You see, themes drive the whole aesthetic of the party, shaping the way it will turn out right from the start. Needless to say though, the stylist is also crucial to the execution of a theme! Sometimes a theme idea comes from me, sometimes from the client, but I just love it when a client introduces me to a theme that I didn’t know, but grew to love. This 2017, I am truly blessed to have my...
FOOD CARTS: THE ULTIMATE COME-ON FOR EVERY BIRTHDAY PARTY While event styling nowadays provides crucial eye candy for guests, let’s face it. What really excites guests is actual candy, or more accurately, actual food. This is why food cart concepts will always play a crucial part for every birthday party. Although I have already blogged about new and exciting food cart concepts before, the landscape is changing so fast that I think it’s about time to talk about the best and latest...
PARTY MAGIC: THE FASTEST GUN IN THE WEST? Continuing on with our discussion about the breadth of our clients’ imaginations, here’s one theme that will probably catch you off guard: Cowboy / Wild West Theme At first sight, a Cowboy theme might not really appeal to any of you, and I absolutely understand. I mean, who would want cactus, guns, and desert to be featured in their parties? However, What I am trying to achieve with our parties (especially the character-based ones), is the...
THE MOST VALUABLE THING IN THE WORLD On some occasion, I overhear parents (dads mostly) grumbling about, asking: “Why do we have to spend so much for our child’s birthday? He won’t even remember it anyway.” This point, upon further introspection, has some truth into it. And because it literally goes against everything I stand / work for in Party Magic (if everyone believed the dad, I would have no job!), I thought about it some more. And the answer goes something like...
PARTY MAGIC’S FIRST STAR TREK THEMED PARTY After about 4 years of event styling and literally hundreds of parties (we are about several parties shy of 400), one would think that the Party Magic team and I are finding our jobs easier. The truth: It’s actually getting harder. Why so? I think it all has to do with humanity’s endless fascination with the new and the different. Even after years and piles of various themes under my belt, my clients never fail to surprise me with...