For recognition and special occasions
Gala dinners & celebration nights
Gala dinners, awards ceremonies and Hollywood-themed nights, with table styling, lighting and event coordination.
Plan your event
Dinner, awards or a premiere?
Awards nights focus on presentations. A gala dinner follows the meal service, with speeches between courses. Hollywood nights include a red carpet and film quiz. Each can be arranged for a corporate or private occasion.
Awards nights
An MC and stage coordinator manage the award presentations and handovers between speakers. We prepare the running order and presentation cues, then dress the stage with a branded backdrop and feature lighting.
Package per event
5 hours · up to 100 guests
What is included
- MC, stage coordinator and event assistant
- Stage styling, branded backdrop and presentation screen
- Microphones, compact PA and six feature lights
- Ten table centrepieces and a complete awards running order
Programme and styling options
Present up to twelve award categories together or between courses. Your team supplies the approved names, award text and trophies.
Your venue
A suitable indoor venue with a stage or level presentation area, tables, chairs and power. Allow a rehearsal window before guests arrive.
Gala dinners
A seated dinner with ten styled tables, floral centrepieces and an MC to introduce the speeches. Our coordinator works with your venue and caterer to schedule presentations around meal service.
Package per event
5 hours · up to 100 guests
What is included
- Event coordinator, MC and styling assistant
- Ten table settings with linen, decorative chargers and floral centrepieces
- Feature draping, entrance sign and ambient lighting
- Seating-plan layout and coordination with your chosen caterer
Programme and styling options
Table styling can use ivory and gold, black and gold, or your brand colours. We adapt the seating layout and speech timings to the venue.
Your venue
A dining venue with tables, chairs, catering facilities and sufficient space for 100 seated guests. You arrange the venue, food, drinks, crockery and cutlery.
Hollywood nights
A red-carpet arrival leads to a photo wall, spotlights and cinema props. The host runs a film quiz and introduces guest presentations during a four-hour celebration for colleagues or private guests.
Package per event
4 hours · up to 100 guests
What is included
- Red carpet, six rope posts and a photo wall
- Cinema props, four spotlights and ten table pieces
- Event host and two floor coordinators
- Film quiz, presentation screen, microphone and PA
Programme and styling options
Choose black-and-white cinema styling or a gold-accented premiere theme. The programme can include up to three short videos supplied by you.
Your venue
An indoor venue with a clear 6 m entrance route, guest seating, power and enough space to keep the photo area separate from circulation.
Planning and venue preparation
Send us the seating plan, speaker names and presentation content so we can agree the schedule with your venue. The coordinator is your contact on the day. Allow three hours for set-up and one hour for pack-down.
Planning, set-up, pack-down and travel throughout New Zealand, including inter-island transport, are included. You arrange the venue, food and drinks. Compare all package prices.
Programme
A gala dinner with three short speeches
Up to 100 guests seated at ten tablesA five-hour celebration for colleagues, supporters or a private host’s invited guests.
This programme uses the Gala dinners package. We can adjust the start time and activity order within its stated duration.
Plan this programme
Arrival
Guests enter the dressed room and find their seats using the agreed seating plan.
Welcome
The MC welcomes guests and outlines the evening.
First service
Your caterer begins the meal while the coordinator checks the next presentation cue.
First speech
A short address between courses.
Main service
Dinner continues with time for conversation at the tables.
Recognition and thanks
The MC introduces two short speeches after dessert.
Open social time
Guests mingle and take photographs while the coordinator oversees the room.
Farewell
The guest programme closes and we begin removing the event styling.
Frequently
asked questions.
Are food and venue hire included?
You book the venue and catering. We coordinate with them and supply your package’s styling and event team.
Who provides awards and speeches?
You supply the trophies, approved award names and speeches. We prepare the running order and cue presenters.
Can the styling use our colours?
Yes. We can use your colours and add your supplied logo to the welcome sign or backdrop.
Enquire about this event
Send your preferred format, date and location.