Establishing an Event Budget

Prior to creating an event, it’s important to establish a budget. Below are items you’ll want to account for when planning for your event.

• Venue rental
• Food and beverage
• Equipment rental (speakers, mics, technical assistance, etc.)
• Photography and videography
• Decorations (flowers, table decorations, etc.)
• Design and printing (invitations, programs, tickets, awards, etc.)
• Supplies (name tags, extra markers, etc.)
• Gifts for guests
• Speaker fees
• Lodging
• Travel
• Registration fees (for sponsorship opportunities)
• Tax and gratuity (this is very important to remember)

Now that you know types of events you can plan, options for who can plan your events, and what to account for in your event budget, it’s time to make sure you know how to evaluate the success of your event. HubSpot, a company that focuses on marketing automation, wrote an article called “5 Must-Have Marketing Event Success Metrics” that will help you do just that. As a small business owner, your skill set is likely a combination of big-picture thinking and detail orientation (or you have someone who manages the details who should be reading this blog).  Either way, you’re well on your way to planning fantastic events for your company. Happy event planning!

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At our beautiful venue, we deliver excellent corporate events. Event planning should ALWAYS be this easy! View our corporate event photo gallery online here.

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Always Included Event Producer Services

The Bell Tower on 34th provides free of charge event producer services with your venue rental agreement. You are hosting your event at the premier event venue in Houston and you are reserving your event producer and their professional services for your added peace of mind.

These are the primary duties of your event producer which are included in the overall contract price:

Your knowledgeable event producer will explain our value offer and options and answer any questions throughout the process.

Your event producer will also be responsible for taking notes for your event and update our system with the information about your event so that the rest of our team will know about it.

The event producer will schedule, attend and coordinate your rehearsal.

Additionally, your event producer will deliver tasting remarks to the culinary team so the food is perfect on your big day. (Attending the tasting is on a case by case basis, more importantly Chef’s hand-picked team facilitates tastings).

Your event producer will offer thoughts on vendor selections, will advise you on the design of your floor plan and create one for your approval, and make sure operations provisions for your event.

Day of: arrive at The Bell Tower on 34th prior to vendor load-in, assist with vendor load-in and tables setup.

Meet with Chef and event manager for 15 minutes prior to the event starting.

Monitor the order of events, buffet or seated dinner, stay through cake cutting or dinner service.

Make sure that we have Champagne flutes, cake knives and that the event manager knows who to give them to at the end of the night.

Additional expanded services of our event producers services are also available for a small additional fee.

Special Upgrade Pricing: Projection & Photobooths

Please enjoy these very good prices, exclusively available to qualified clients only. Contact your Event Producer for more information. Your guests will praise you!

Bell Tower Photo Booth  $600      

Includes props and attendant

55” Flat Screen Monitor $199

3000 Lumens Mobile Projector $99

Mobile Screen with Projector $249

Monogram Projection $199
Price not available in Campanile Chapel or Contessa

Overhead Projector with Audio $99
Price not available in Campanile Chapel or Contessa

Video Presentation Kit - Mixer with Tech $399 per room

Use this in a live feed scenario or add on when you need to switch between a logo and a video or if you have multiple sources and you want to change back and forth between them. The Bell Tower on 34th technicians do not create content.

Additional Value

Flexible payment and financing options are available.

Additional value for our bridal customers is complimentary private use of the Bridal Suite for a two hour bridal portrait session (photographer provided by you).

A 30 minute ceremony rehearsal is also included when you add a ceremony option.

Loft balcony access for musicians and photographers and adjustable lighting comes standard.

The Bell Tower on 34th will also provide you with a special voucher you may use for a free groom’s tuxedo and up to $45 off of each additional men’s tuxedo rental at any Al’s Formal Wear.

We will reimburse your master account for 100% of event cancellation/postponement insurance purchased up to $400. It’s easy, just send us the receipt!

All day package options for your wedding or business meeting where the day is yours and yours only is also always available based on availability.

You may use almost any insured vendor you want.

Special Upgrade Pricing: On the Table

Please enjoy these very good prices, exclusively available to qualified clients only. Contact your Event Producer for more information. Your guests will praise you!

Glass Gold Beaded Chargers $3

Special Napkin Folding $1

Rustic Dark Bronze Candelabras $29

Mirrors on the Tables $2

Gold Acrylic Chargers $1

Silver Acrylic Chargers $1

Room Dimensions & Capacities

Event planning should ALWAYS be this easy!

At our beautiful venue, we help you stay organized and make sure your event runs smoothly on event day. Let us be your guide.

We offer a variety of quality spaces which may be combined to suit your needs.

See your floor plan here.

Corporate Packages: Awards Dinner, Business Dinner or Fundraiser

 

Available Monday though Thursday (or in the Contessa on the weekends).

Up to four hours (plus two hours for setup and one hour for breakdown) includes social hour, two passed appetizers, seated dinner or buffet with one entree, two sides, salad, dinner roll, dessert, carving station.

You will have optional use of votive candles, lanterns, chargers, background music, microphone, stage, podium and all required staff.

All additional food and beverage is a la carte. Not available in December.

Corporate Packages: Meeting Mixer

 

Available Monday though Thursday (or in the Contessa on the weekends).

Two and a half hours includes coffee, tea, water station, gold bar package, and all required staff.

You will have optional use of votive candles, lanterns, chargers, background music at no extra charge.

All additional food and beverage is a la carte. Not available in December.

Corporate Packages: Business Meeting Lunch

 

This four hour event is available Monday through Thursday.

Your choice of (seated or buffet) one lunch entree, two sides, plus a preset salad and preset dessert. Comes with coffee, tea, and water service, and all required staff.

You also have optional use of votive candles, lanterns, chargers, background music, presentation microphone, stage and podium at no extra charge. We have break out rooms, classroom style tables, note pads, pens, easels available - please request in advance.

All additional food and beverage is a la carte.