Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 448 pages
- Published by: Wiley November 4, 2005
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0471426865
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0471426868
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Book Dimensions:
9.4 x 7.6 x 0.8 inches
- Weighs: 2.2 pounds
Product Description
Get the essential guide to making your events extraordinary! Event planners need professional-caliber information that explains how to decorate a venue for a special event - from assessing the client's decor requirements and objectives to staying within a budget.
Art of the Event serves as the ultimate guide to designing and decorating events and celebrations, from eight to 8,000 guests.
Written by James C. Monroe, a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) and Certified Special Events Professional (CSEP) with decades of experience in special event design and decoration,
Art of the Event is divided into three comprehensive parts to help readers redefine the modern profession of event design:
- Principles, Processes, and Practices: looks at aesthetics, the design process, and professional practices
- The Decorative Elements: describes the various decorative elements that are used in special events and discusses how to use them in practical and specific ways
- The Universe of Special Events: describes various types of events that the designer is asked to create and discusses the different requirements of each, including nonprofit events, corporate events, social events, weddings, fairs, and parades
Back Cover Copy
THE WILEY EVENT MANAGEMENT SERIES The essential guide to making your events extraordinary Practical strategies for designing and decorating special events Event planners need professional-caliber information that explains how to decorate a venue for a special event—from assessing the client's decor requirements and objectives to staying within a budget. Art of the Event serves as the ultimate guide to designing and decorating events and celebrations, from eight to 8,000 guests.
Written by James C. Monroe, a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) and Certified Special Events Professional (CSEP) with decades of experience in special event design and decoration, Art of the Event is divided into three comprehensive parts to help readers redefine the modern profession of event design:
- Principles, Processes, and Practices: looks at aesthetics, the design process, and professional practices
- The Decorative Elements: describes the various decorative elements that are used in special events and discusses how to use them in practical and specific ways
- The Universe of Special Events: describes various types of events that the designer is asked to create and discusses the different requirements of each, including nonprofit events, corporate events, social events, weddings, fairs, and parades
THE WILEY EVENT MANAGEMENT SERIES—Series Editor, Dr. Joe Goldblatt, CSEP
THE WILEY EVENT MANAGEMENT SERIES provides professionals with the essential knowledge and cutting-edge tools they need to excel in one of the most exciting and rapidly growing sectors of the hospitality and tourism industry. Written by recognized experts in the field, the volumes in the series cover the research, design, planning, coordination, and evaluation methods as well as specialized areas of event management.
Reader ReviewsA great resource for all aspects of event management -- full of innovative ideas, creative designs for all budgets, and fasinating insider information on how it all gets accomplished. I highly recommend this book for both experienced and novice event planners and professionals.
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