Creating the Christmas magic

The lights twinkle in time to the carols playing merrily in the background. The smell of mulled wine fills the air and the mince pies and festive fizz are prepped ready for your guests to arrive.    As the Christmas celebrations commence, we can suddenly find ourselves taking on the event planner role. You may […]

Santa’s little event planning helpers

With only 64 days until 1st December, the Christmas event planning season has well and truly commenced.   Whether you are in charge of organising your work, groups or family Christmas festivities, we can help you create Christmas celebrations even Father Christmas would be proud of! Number one on the list, who are you arranging the […]

A wedding planner or your new best friend?

Champagne, chapels and cake are the three ‘C’s a wedding planner has on their ‘to do’ list as the summer ceremonial season enters full swing. However, being given the important role of helping a happy couple plan the most important day of their lives is not a box ticking exercise.  Many ladies (and some gents)! […]

And breathe…

We have all sat through conferences or ‘away days’ in dark, dingy rooms with no natural light for hours on end.  How did it honestly make you feel?  Energised, inspired and motivated?  No, I didn’t think so.   Most conferences we have delivered have the objective to inform, educate and inspire.  Main objectives are often around […]

#20PercentLess – our pledge

In today’s world, any reputable event management company is acutely aware of the impact events can potentially have on the environment.  As industry professionals, it is our responsibility to proactively encourage sustainable practices when delivering events. At Story Maker Events we are hugely passionate advocates for looking after our Planet.  Our founder, Kelly’s experience working […]

Successful international event management

Have you ever had to manage an event from start to finish? If you have, I am sure you have your own recollection of how much of a complex juggling act it can be.  Now imagine doing this in a country which doesn’t speak your language, culturally operates in a different way and complies to a […]

Spreading the love this Valentine’s Day!

One of my favourite things in event management is when you stumble across something which is a real gem and you cannot wait to share it with the world…. On a recent menu tasting in Edinburgh there was a last-minute change to the location and on arrival I was surprised to find it was actually […]