I feel like today is my first actual taste of what event planning is all about. Tonight we are hosting three big events all within an hour of each other. There are two corporate events of over 35 people each and a bachelor party of 12. The bachelor party is simply an a la carte menu with an open bar (duh!) so the prep for that was fairly simple. We just had to set the room and make sure we had enough liqour and food readily available. The corporate events on the other hand are a bit more to handle. Conveniently, Gracie was able to sell both companies the same menu to both events. So upon arriving I helped Marco, our sous chef, prep our Chocolate Sin Cake for dessert and prep some salad things. I also made a lot of hamburger patties so that we wouldn't have to deal with them and the rest of happy hour while setting up for the banquets. Next Ron showed me the administrative side and how he has to set up the POS system with specific banquet buttons that allow servers to quickly and easily ring in orders, but at the same time keep accurate track of our spending and inventory. And then the guests began to arrive! And ever since it has simply been a "go with the flow" mentality. One minute I may be greeting guests, the next stocking wine, and the next checking and stocking the bathroom. It really is just a matter of keeping the guests happy and maintaining a smooth facade.

-Lisa