Teatro ZinZanni

Last week the AEC team took a trip to San Francisco to see Teatro ZinZanni. The occasion, AEC Holiday Party. Yes, event planners get to have Holiday Parties too! 


The show was amazing and perfect for a large group like ours. Teatro ZinZanni would be great for any occasion, birthday parties, bachellorette, corporate holiday party or VIP groups. Teatro offers a buy out of the venue for groups larger than 200 people. For more information on how to host your next party at Teatro ZinZanni click here to contact me. 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM AEC!!!

The Rumors are True!

JOSH AND I FINALLY TIED THE KNOT! AFTER A SEVEN YEARS WE FINALLY TOOK THE BIG PLUNGE! THE BIG EVENT WAS PLANNED BY YOURS TRULY AND HELD AT MY FAMILY RANCH IN SANTA PAULA. THANKS TO ALL OUR OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT ATTENDED! IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU AND CELEBRATE OUR LOVE WITH YOU! ALSO A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PARENTS, BRIDAL PARTY AND OF COURSE OUR WILD ANGELS (MISS YOU MOM AND BREANNA!)

PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING MY NAME.
MRS. JAMIE SNIVELY!!

Anniversary Party

10 Year Latin Anniversary Party


Recently, I had the pleasure of planning a wonderful couple's 10 year anniversary party. This was extra special to me as I am getting married in less than two weeks! It was great to see a couple so in love after 10 years.
The couple was married in Cabo San Lucas in 1999 and returned to the same location for their 5 year anniversary as well. Instead of taking their 100 closest friends to Mexico, they brought Mexico to them. AEC completely transformed their back yard into a Latin paradise!


I had trouble picking pictures to post, they were all so beautiful!


Photo Credit: Scott Vlah



Dinner Tent with same set up as wedding



Dancing tent



Latin Paradise



Backdrop in guest entry way



Mariachi Ortega



Tequila Shooter Bar



Cake designed after the chapel they were married in



Cabo Max: The band they had at their wedding in Mexico

Me...Hard at work!

A Spidery Halloween!!

This Halloween I had another opportunity to work with one of my favorite companies Blue Print Studios! Together we organized a Spidery Halloween Party.

Being terrified of spiders I was a bit hesitant on the clients choice of theme, but I went with it and may have helped cure my fear...okay that is a lie!

I rounded up a spider zoo to come in and let the kids learn about various varieties of tarantulas and scorpions. 

For the various entertainment we had a Spider Queen. Kind of like a "Halloween Santa". All the kids got up on the Queen's lap with the help of her Spider Court and took pictures.  My girl Sandra had the Spider Court costumes custom made. Apparently, even around Halloween Adult Spider costumes do not exist.  Sandra who is a costume goddess just called up her designer and they created these really cool costumes (shown below). 

We also had a Mad Scientist, and two scary witches. Just to make sure the kids weren't too scared they were greeted by Glenda the Good Witch!

Be safe and have fun!

Happy Halloween!!!!

IACEP Highlights

CLick here to see highlights from IACEP Conference in Las Vegas!

MUSIC ON THE SQUARE PRESENTS BIG CITY REVIEW August 21, 2009

August 21, 2009
Big City Revue
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Downtown Redwood City

Hey everyone, I wanted to personally invite you to my town, Redwood City, this Friday. One our top bands Big City Revue will be playing MUSIC ON THE SQUARE from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. Come on out and show your support. Dont forget to put on your dancing shoes because you wont be able to stand still!


Music on the Square is sponsored by the Redwood City's Re-Development Agency and Redwood City Parks, Recreation and Community Services.

For more information visit the Redwood City website: http://www.redwoodcity.org/events/index.html

And dont forget to check out Big City Revue: http://www.bigcityrevue.com/

2009 San Francisco Bay Area Breast Cancer 3-Day

Many of you may or may not know that fighting for a cure to Breast Cancer is very important to me. In 2007, my mom lost the battle to cancer after fighting for only one year. I vowed to fight for her when she could not fight any more.

This year will be my second year walking in the SF Breast Cancer 3-Day. Last year, my best friend and I embarked on an amazing journey. It was more than we could have ever imagined. Walking 60 miles...sure that sounds easy, right? NO!! It is really hard.

My fundraising goal is $2300 and I have a LONG ways to go before I meet that. In this post I have included some FACTS about Breast Cancer and some FACTS about the Susan G. Koman Foundation and the 3-Day Walk.

Breast Cancer Facts: One in eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Breast cancer knows no boundaries be it age, gender, socio-economic status or geographic location. The greatest risk factors for breast cancer are being female and growing older. Early detection and effective treatment for breast cancer have been shown to improve survival. Making healthy lifestyle choices may reduce the risk of breast cancer. There are 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. today. Breast cancer affects more than just the patient co-survivors (friends, family and co-workers) need support, too.

Susan G. Koman Foundation and the 3-Day Walk Eighty-five percent of the net proceeds from the Breast Cancer 3-Day benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the world's largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting to end breast cancer. Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure® and the Breast Cancer 3-Day, the organization has invested more than $1.2 billion to fulfill its promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit komen.org or call 1.877.GO KOMEN.

National Philanthropic Trust

Fifteen percent of the net proceeds from the Breast Cancer 3-Day benefits the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund, a special field of interest fund that will provide support for breast cancer initiatives including research, treatment, prevention and education. The NPT Breast Cancer Fund is an endowment, which will ensure that the cause receives long-term, continuing support irrespective of gifting activities in years to come. National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) is a public charity dedicated to providing philanthropic expertise to donors, foundations and financial institutions, enabling them to realize their philanthropic aspirations. Founded in 1996, NPT is among the 100 fastest growing charities and one of the top 35 grant makers in the United States with $660 million in assets under management. Since its inception, NPT has raised over $1.5 billion in charitable assets, and made over 32,000 grants to U.S. and international charities totaling $900 million. NPT is led by a national board of trustees and a team of professionals with more than 200 years of philanthropic experience. For more information, visit www.nptrust.org.

Visit my personal page to see where I am at or to make a donation:
http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/SanFranciscoBayAreaEvent2009?px=1817100&pg=personal&fr_id=1299&et=cSrDdwkgWGWuwt-E0UvgiA..&s_tafId=152641

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Beaches Around the World

hew! I just finished working on an extremely fun event. The Hotel Sofitel San Francisco Bay, one of the Peninsula's premier hotels, hosted a large Bay Area company this past week. I had the pleasure of working with Conference Services Manager, Victoria.

This week long event ended with a Beach Themed Mixer. It was exceptionally fun because I was able to partner with my favorite decor company to create a beautiful thematic decor with the theme of "Beaches". We created five areas themed with food and decor. St. Tropez, Bondi Beach, Laguna Beach, the Seychelles and Ipanema were the highlighted beaches. Each section of the room had thematic florals, custom made "beach" uplit panels. And centered in the room was a beautiful "water bar". Huge plasma screens had surf and beach videos playing to background surf music.

Here are some of the event shots

Other aspects of the week long event included the Al Marshall Trio for a cocktail party and the Golf Challenge for the trade show. Guests were able to test their swing with the fun interactive golf game.

SEARCH EVENT 8-7-9

Please join us for the SEARCH FOUNDATION FUNDRAISER on August 7, 2009 in San Francisco.



The SEARCH FOUNDATION assists event professionals (like myself) when they are faced with crisis or a catastrophic event. SEARCH has been helping event professionals since 1997. This year SEARCH is partnering with ISES NCC during EVENTWORLD for one of the years biggest and best fundraising events of 2009!
Tickets are available NOW!!
The early bird rate of $50 has been extended to July 31st. After that, tickets are $70.
Tickets can be purchased online: PURCHASE TICKETS NOW
OR
At the door of the SFDC

We are really looking forward to this event. AEC is on the committee as the entertainment directors. We are looking at having some amazing acts perform.
Masterpiece and the Al Marshall Trio will be there performing both background and dance music throughout the ages!
Gregangelo and Velocity Circus will also be donating some of the amazing and crazy acts. As well as Gary Jones and Robert Rogers performing magic and stage shows.
It will be an amazing night with food and wine from some of the finest Bay Area cateres and winerys!

HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US!

COME SEE ME AT THE FLEA MARKET

NO NO NO...IM NOT SINGING.
I'M JUDGING!

I'M PUBLISHED

I'M PUBLISHED!!

In the Jan/Feb Issue of American Entertainment Magazine, AEC was featured in the IACEP PAGES.

Keep America Meeting

This is a petition that is near and dear to my heart, financial heath and well being. This petition is called Keep America Meeting.

The negative press coverage that the meetings industry is receiving is affecting many Americans. It all began with the AIG story regarding their private event right after the bail out. The press painted a picture of corporate meetings as frivolous and indulgent.

This isolated instance led several organizations to cancel their meetings and events. In December of 2008, I had one of my largest clients cancel the entire event due to perception. The company was not in financial trouble. In fact, they had just had three new technologies approved by the FDA. The reason for canceling the meeting was purely perception.

Word is spreading like wild fire. The media is still giving corporate meetings a negative image. The irony of it all....by canceling these meeting it furthers the negative affect on the American economy.

Neil Adams, President of the Northern California Chapter of ISES (International Society of Event Specialist) put it perfect in his March 2009 President's Letter:

Are we doing enough to help get out of this current economic climate more quickly? The Special Event industry has been getting knocked in the news, but our industry is one that really supports local economies. Florists, hotel and venue employees, caterers, audio visual providers, entertainment, rental companies, etc. - we've all seen the village come together to work an event. But we're the only ones that see the actual work that goes into producing events. Those that only see the end result don't get what goes into producing an event, and in some cases, view special events as unnecessary expenditures.

This is for you Neil! You have motivated at least one person to DO SOMETHING.

Please take the time to sign this petition...if anything to help me keep my job! Click the link below for more information and to sign the petition.
Keep America Meeting

TSE Tradeshow in San Diego

At the end of January I had the pleasure of traveling to San Diego, CA for The Special Event Trade Show. The Special Event offers event professionals the most cost efficient way to get educated, network with peers, catch up on trends and renew creativity all in one venue.

AEC showcased a new and hip band, the LA Allstars. As predicted the Allstars rocked the house. The Allstars consists of veteran performing artists and entertainers: DEANNA JOHNSTON, TREY PARKER and WES QUAVE. Individually, each have their own success stories garnering massive fan bases, but collectively, they are one family on stage. Having performed for high profile clients like Oprah Winfrey, the LA ALLSTARS have also shared the stage with Kelly Clarkson, Chaka Khan and Santana to name a few, and even had the thrill of performing at the only wedding to ever take place at the Hollywood’s famous Academy Awards Kodak Theater.

I had the great pleasure of staying with one of my very dearest friends, Denise. Little did I know just six weeks later she would be working with me at AEC. We are both very eager for this new and exciting change in Denise's life!!