Celebration! Pangroove Elegant Events
GREAT IDEAS FOR YOUR HOLIDAY COCKTAIL PARTY!
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Contents Sugarland Gardens – Celebrating Life’s Milestones
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Cheers! Four Great Cocktail Party Ideas for the Holidays
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IDB’s Elegant Event
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Pangroove’s Partnership with John Hazzard
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Sugarland Gardens Dinner & Breakfast Rates
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Pangroove Cocktail Packages
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Celebrate with Style! Upgrade your Event!
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Meet our Team
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Celebration! In this Free Issue Welcome to the inaugural edition of Celebration! – the official magazine of Pangroove Elegant Events. In this edition we introduce our holiday specials for our corporate clients seeking a cost-effective way to wow their guests this Christmas! In it you will also find great tips on entertaining your guests on a budget with creativity and flair that will keep them talking long afterward! We value your feedback and invite you to write to us at marketing@pangroove.com with your thoughts and suggestions. Here’s wishing you and yours Happy Holidays!
Editor-in-Chief & Managing Director
Celebration! Magazine is published for your reading pleasure by Pangroove Elegant Events. © 2013 Pangroove Entertainment Inc.
David Hutchinson
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Sugarland Gardens Celebrating Life’s Milestones! We are pleased to present our newest product – Sugarland Gardens, the ideal location for your elegant staff party, corporate awards dinner or your wedding, birthday or anniversary celebrations! Sugarland Gardens is the premier venue for event planners, designed specifically for events. Your event will never be treated as an after-thought! It is the reason why we exist! Each booking will ensure exclusive venue access; early set-up and late pick-down times; and access to the indoor cocktail lounge, deck, lower and upper lawns!
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Celebration! 7 Reasons to Have your Next Event at Sugarland Gardens
Events at Sugarland Gardens are not a side business, it's our primary business! Here are seven benefits to you and your very important guests. 1. Large Events on a Budget Perhaps the biggest cry of major event planners is the lack of venue options beyond a certain number of guests and at a reasonable rate. Solution: Come to Sugarland Gardens! We can comfortably host over 1,000 for a seated dinner event, plus we have parking for more than 100 vehicles, with additional parking available on the compound across the street. You will have access to the entire property, including the indoor facilities, which are excellent for serving cocktails to your guests upon arrival.
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Celebration! 2. Privacy We have produced events at various hotels around the island, 5-star hotels included. We're sure you have seen guests in bikinis and beach shorts traversing through the receptions you have attended. This can make your guests uncomfortable and dampen the special nature of event.
Sugarland Gardens is located opposite the Hayman’s Factory, on Farm Road, St. Peter. Travel north from Warrens, St. Michael and drive along Highway 2A. Just after Baker’s Woods you will see our sign (at the second left). Make that left. We are the yellow property on the right.
Solution: Sugarland Gardens is an exclusive venue booked just for you and your guests! 3. Noise Management Nothing is more disheartening to your guests than a party planner having to cut the music just as the party is getting started to appease hotel guests or the uninvited neighbours. Solution: Our neighbour is just under 1km away so there are no noise restrictions here!
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4. Set Up & Pick Down One of the major headaches for persons booking venues is the narrow window within which they are expected to set up, host the event and then return the venue to its original state. Some venues only guarantee access an hour before the start, giving one little time to install decorations, lighting sound and other features for your event. Solution: At Sugarland Gardens we offer much more flexibility. 5. Power Supply It can be a real pain in the pocket to have to rent a generator in order to power your event because of inadequate electrical supply at the venue. Generators are also rather noisy and dampen the ambience. Solution: At Sugarland Gardens we have a 150-amp power supply, which ensures that 95 percent of events would not need a generator. This is a significant saving particularly in these difficult times. 6. Bathrooms We know the challenges of trying to set a certain standard for your event and then having to rent toilets. An air conditioned trailer of washrooms will cost you up to $5000.00. Solution: That is money that you would not have to spend at Sugarland Gardens. Here we have a spacious, modern powder room for the ladies and new gents' washrooms that are always in close proximity to your event. A total of six units ensure that queues are kept to a minimum, if they occur at all.
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Celebration! 7. Colour Scheme Nothing can frustrate an event planner more than trying to match company colours, event theme or indeed, a bride’s fantasy colour scheme, with the kaleidoscope of colours found in the carpets, curtains and walls at the host venue. Last Christmas, for example, we decorated a hotel meeting room for a client. Their black, white and silver glamour theme worked very well until you stepped back and took in the red and green Christmas tree, the red blue and green carpet and the teal and yellow walls. Needless to say the impact was not what we would have wanted. Solution: Sugarland Gardens has neutral colours throughout the property, giving you a large degree of flexibility to personalize and decorate our venue. Noted decorators Preston Bailey and Colin Cowie both rave about the value of a fully dressed tent in all white as a blank palate to express their creative designs. This is the standard we seek to set at our new venue.
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Cheers! Four Great Cocktail Party Ideas for the Holidays! Food, friends, family and festivities! We have all of the core elements to make your Christmas event a hit with your guests. For those seeking that “wow factor”, Pangroove Elegant Events’ list of red carpet treatment options can be combined in many ways to set your event apart. Here are four great ideas to give your Christmas cocktail party that special touch your guests will never forget. 1. Your Event Signature Bring a little panache to your event with a signature drink. This adds a classy touch to your bar while significantly reducing your beverage costs. Here’s a great idea!
2. Island Themes Rather than look north, consider Caribbean inspirations for your theme. Local flora such as poinsettia; music such as parang; and traditional foods such as ham can bring a touch of cultural authenticity. 3. Light Up! Transform your event space from ordinary to elegant with beautiful lighting that blends with your colour scheme. These spaces instantly become beautiful backdrops for your photo-ops. 4. Textures and Tones Be daring and break with tradition by using one dominant colour such as white or green throughout your event theme from décor to Christmas lights! Alternatively, remember that colour can be introduce not only in center pieces, but also with the addition of chair sashes, table overlays or runners, for main and cocktail tables and, of course, event lighting and draping.
Candy Cane Martini Ingredients: 2 parts vodka 1 part creme de cocoa 1 part peppermint schnapps a splash of grenadine for color Directions: 1. Shake all with ice. 2. Serve in a glass with the rim dipped in water and then dipped in finely crushed candy canes. Source: CrunchRock.com
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Celebrating Life’s Milestones One Elegant Event at a Time Pangroove Elegant Events is trusted by dozens of local firms and event planners, who turn to us when they want to produce a truly Elegant Event. They value both the excellent customer service and the high-quality products they receive when doing business with us. We truly enjoy what we do to transform event spaces to reflect our clients’ objectives. Here is a sample of some of the work we have done for one of Barbados’ most noted organizations. Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) To commemorate the inauguration of their new offices at Hythe Welches, Maxwell Christ Church, the IDB turned to Pangroove Elegant Events. This important ceremony was to be attended by key local dignitaries and members of their top hierarchy who were going to be on island.
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Celebration! The formal presentation was to be followed by light hors d'oeuvres. The challenge was the only available time to hold the ceremony, due to a tight itinerary, was midday. Pangroove Elegant Events recommended and eventually supplied the following solutions: - The head table for the dignitaries - A stage which elevated the head table slightly above the audience - A backdrop that facilitated branding, while providing an appropriate background for photography and videography - The tent, which was dressed with a smooth liner to create a corporate and classy look; tent leggings decorated in brand colours - Cocktail tables and a small bar were installed at the rear of the tent to facilitate refreshments - A sound system - Commercial fans to ensure the comfort level was maintained - The installation of signage and dĂŠcor
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Celebration! Pangroove’s Partnership with John Hazzard Pangroove Elegant Events is pleased to announce our partnership with renowned Caribbean chef, John Hazzard. John Hazzard is the only chef to have captured the title of "Caribbean Chef of the Year" twice once in 1995 and then again in 2004. Over the years Chef Hazzard has enhanced his career by working at a number of prestigious establishments, including the Savoy Hotel in England, Kunstuben Restaurant in Switzerland, Aureole Restaurant of New York, the former Fairmont Glitter Bay Hotel, as well as Sandy Lane Hotel in Barbados. "We see this alliance as a perfect synergy of resources and branding. As an event planning company we strive to be a complete and reliable resource to our clients. In addition to event planning, rental services and the perfect venue in Sugarland, we now have superior catering services." Pangroove Elegant Events pledges to continue introducing thoughtful, practical solutions toward producing Elegant Events on our clients’ behalf.
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Celebration! Sugarland Gardens Dinner & Breakfast Rates Why wait? Start your holiday party planning early with one of our special Christmas packages. We will help you to take the ambiguity out of your event budget with our transparent pricing options. Packages are available for 40 – 200 guests. Do call us for customized package rates at (246) 271-0081 or email us at marketing@pangroove.com. Here are two complete options which you can enhance to create your perfect event this season! `i`
Festive Elegance Dinner Buffet dinner | *Standard Bar | Sound System | Audio Visual Equipment & Support | Stage lighting | Tents | Tables | Chairs $170 per guest
Elegant Breakfast Event Full breakfast | Sound System | Audio Visual Equipment & Support | Stage lighting | Tents | Tables | Chairs $90 per guest Visit our website for menu options.
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Celebration! Pangroove Cocktail Packages Elegant Cocktail – Standard -
Choose six (6) hors d'oeuvres from our *standard canapé list - $75 (VAT Incl.) per guest
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Enjoy our *standard bar at $58 (VAT Incl.) per guest.
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Entertain a minimum of 40 guests for up to three (3) hours
Elegant Cocktail – Premium -
Choose six (6) hors d’oeuvres from our standard canapé list - $75 (VAT Incl.) per guest
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Enjoy our **premium brands of liquor at $73 (VAT Incl.) per guest.
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Entertain your guests for up to three (3) hours
Elegant Cocktail – Premium Two -
Choose six (6) hors d’oeuvres from our premium canapé list - $105 (VAT Incl.) per guest
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Enjoy our **premium of liquor at $73 (VAT Incl.) per guest.
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Entertain your guests for up to three (3) hours
Elegant Cocktail – Supreme -
Customize your menu in line with your event theme or the discerning tastes of your guests $150
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Enjoy our premium brands of liquor at $73 (VAT Incl.) per guest.
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Entertain your guests for up to three (3) hours
*Standard bar includes juices, sodas and our selection of house brands of wine and liquor **Premium bar includes premium liquors. All menus can be customized to match your budget.
Visit our website for menu options.
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Celebration! Celebrate with Style! Upgrade your Event Give your guests the red-carpet treatment with any of these premium upgrades! Stage Request an enhanced backdrop for your stage decor Draping - Opt for enhanced draping in your event’s space and ceiling or tent leggings Aisle Runners - Select a red or white carpet aisle to give your guests that Hollywood feeling. Entertainment - Ask us about steel pannists, live bands, saxophonist, jazz ensemble, a DJ and floor shows! Lighting Accentuate your event’s ambiance with enhanced stage or event lighting. Chairs -Add covers and sashes - Select Miami Bistro, folding or chiavari chairs
Make Sugarland Gardens the location of your Elegant Christmas Event
$2500
Special expires November 30, 2013
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Celebration! Meet our Team We know the DNA of events and offer each client tailored advice to assist them in celebrating life’s milestones. Together with a staff of 15 professionals we have been
able to develop a unique & comprehensive one stop shop. Weddings are our specialty but we do plan a wide range of events. Here are three of our core team members who are ready to help plan your Elegant Event.
Managing Director David Hutchinson David has over 25 years of experience in the event business, several of those from an entertainment perspective before shifting focus. His vision is to make Pangroove Elegant Events the preferred event planning company in Barbados.
Office Manager Kawania Jones-Majeks Kawania, our office manager, is herself a former client, now oversees the administrative side of the operation in addition to being a wedding planner. Her patient attention to detail and calm persona makes her uniquely suited to her role.
Supervisor Stephen Hutchinson A new addition to the team, Stephen’s role is to ensure the smooth and effective delivery of service at your event. He is the one who leads our planning units in executing your event design theme to perfection.
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Affordable Elegance. Make Yours An Elegant Event! We provide a broad range of services - Contact us for more information Tel: (246) 435 9264 | (246) 4274726 | (246) 271-0081 | Fax: (246) 4359270 office@pangroove.com
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