Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Kind Words from the 2012 Triangle Heart Ball

Last September Amanda announced that Shawn was named logistics chair for the American Heart Association's 2012 Triangle Heart Ball. At the beginning of February I posted a press release with some exciting details about the event and the role Your Special Day Weddings and Special Events would play.

The Triangle Heart Ball took place on Feb. 25, and wow! Was it an event to write home about or what?! Of the $850,000 event goal, $802,000 was raised, meaning we reached 94% of our goal! Even more impressively, that was a $140,000 increase from last year.

David Stevens, who served as chairman this year, had this to say to the executive leadership team: "This is truly an achievement of which we should all be proud. I think we would all agree that the look and feel of the evening was perfect. Thanks to Shawn Schindler, Logistics Chair, for casting that vision.

"It has been my honor to serve with you on the Executive Leadership Team for the 2012 Triangle Heart Ball.  I am truly grateful for your generosity and your time that was so graciously donated.  This was a great team and you all were a part of a record-setting year for the Triangle Heart Ball!"

Development Director India Lucas echoed Stevens' comments: "We are truly appreciative for the hard work and dedication that each of you gave to this campaign this year. It was an honor to work with each and every one of you. This was a record-setting evening and it couldn’t have been done without you!"

We are so glad others were pleased with how our plans came together for this event and just couldn't resist sharing these encouraging words with you. We are very grateful to have been part of such a great cause!

Monday, March 5, 2012

Corporate Holiday Party!

Today we have pictures to share from a fun holiday party we hosted back in December! The holidays always bring a lot of excitement for us at Your Special Day Weddings and Special Events, but this year was even more exciting with this party for a new corporate client in the works.

The Stockroom at 230 was our chosen venue for the party. The large room, with its pretty wood floors and urban atmosphere, was the perfect space for us to transform. We had a fun and fresh twist on the typical Christmas party in mind for this night. Rather than the standard red-and-green decor, we decided to go with eggplant and chartreuse.

All the gorgeous photos below were taken by our friend Cara at f8 photo studios! Our linens, tables and chairs were provided by CE Rental, and AFR Furniture Rental provided the great lounge furniture. The floral arrangements were designed by Expressions of Love and Simpsound Productions added the finishing touches with dramatic lighting.



 Mitchell's Catering Company provided all the tasty food for our guests! 


Our DJ was Ryan Pflumm from Spin.  He kept the energy high as dance instructor Shari Huggett of NC Dancesport taught guests the wobble and "Footloose" line dance!
    
A very fun part of our night was the entertainment provided by nationally-renowned magician Joel Givens! Joel interacted with and amazed guests in the midst of the festivities and dancing throughout the night. 
 

Santa Amanda helped give away door prizes with Ryan!


This was a wonderful corporate event for us! We enjoyed watching our clients celebrate the holidays as much as they enjoyed the evening, and we anticipate lots of future events with these executives!