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THE TOP 5 PLACES EVENT PLANNERS & HOME STAGERS SHOULD BE CHECKING EVERYDAY

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Working in the events industry means staying current on trends and client expectations while building your inventory, vendor resource and contact lists - all while staying within your budget. If you're a home stager, event planner, corporate planner, venue owner or host extraordinaire you should be checking these 5 resources for deals daily. Craigslist Believe it or not, Craigslist is an enormously helpful tool for event planners. Yes, some of its users are less than desirable but the online platform is like a thrift store in a great neighbourhood; worth the trouble of sorting through the mess to find the gold. Kijiji Similar to Craig's list you can search and sell items online relatively hassle free and find great and unexpected deals. Facebook Marketplace This a terrific tool especially for networking within a specific neighbourhood or industry with a plethora of dedicated Facebook groups. Etsy It's rare to find second hand or gently used ite

How Our Functional LED Furniture & Decor Helps The Planet And Your Wallet.

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Providing the greatest value possible for our clients budgets is a core belief of Aura Illuminated Events .  Our high quality stock of LED furniture and decor is fully functional and enables anyone to throw an event with little to no infrastructure and very low energy and electricity use. Take a look at this recent corporate event we helped with in Blue Mountain. We delivered a truckload of LED event furniture and decor for a full weekend of corporate activities, learning and fun. They used the LED Monte Carlo bar pictured above that also has inside shelving to store bottles and glassware for easy access. Select bars have built in ice wells for a full service bar experience.  Since all of our LED event rental products are waterproof we also recommend using our open faced LED cubes  or LED ice buckets to chill beverages.  All of our furniture and decor has a 12 hour battery life enabling your event to be fully illuminated well into the evening. Our

AURA PARTY RENTALS - TOP 5 CANADA DAY EVENTS - TORONTO

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HAPPY 152nd birthday, CANADA! With Canada Day around the corner we are letting you know about some cool events coming up which you are going to want to be a part of. There are many different festivals, parties and celebrations to pick from so be sure to check out what is going on in your local area.  Also have a look below at our top 5 events in Toronto. Some of these are free to attend and all of them are sure to be a good time. Aura Illuminated Event Rental - Canada Day Glow Cube Decor 2019 has been a monumental and historic year for Canada due to the Toronto Raptors recent NBA Championship win . Safe to say that Canadians from coast to coast are celebrating a little extra this year. Here are 5 cool Toronto based Canada day celebrations for you to consider, click on their links for more information Booze N' Cruise Canada day  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/canada-day-booze-cruise-fireworks-tickets-56934636029 Multicultural Canada Day Celebration at Yon

THE TOP 6 KIDS BIRTHDAY PARTY THEMES RIGHT NOW

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The child in your life wants a kids birthday party to remember - Congrats on this truly exciting task!! If you love throwing parties, this is simple for you. If you're a little celebration challenged but you really want to hit it out of the park (and leave fellow parents in your dust) read on. It's all about a theme. Once the theme is locked down you can focus on finding fitting decor and delicious but healthy food and it's basically a homerun from there.  As a proud mom myself I'm happy to say you can find A LOT of different themed decor at various dollar stores and discount retailers like Winners and Marshalls. However the decor tip I'm giving you today is the ultimate in themed party decor. Today we're talking LED glow . Everything from cyclone pillars to glow cubes ,  LED glowing couches , LED bars , LED tables,   LED ice buckets and glowing garden planters for greenery.  All of these products are available through Aura Illuminated Ev

The Best Event Decor in Toronto - Decorate My Party

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Making a great first impression is crucial and experts say you have exactly seven seconds to do so. That's a lot of pressure on a normal day but when we're talking about first impressions in the context of event planning - well that's a whole other level. Whether you're a seasoned Toronto event planner or a party enthusiast, executing an amazing event is a multi level task that depends heavily on a great first impression. Where does that first impression begin? It most likely starts with your invitations but we're skipping that today and jumping to where the real magic starts… The Entrance! Introducing, the Aura Tunnel by Aura Effect !  This magnificient piece of event decor was custom made for a showstopping entranceway and decorated with eye catching balloon garland, glow orbs, and a freshly laid walkway by Reznick Carpets  .  Illuminate your tunnel with Aura's LED glow orbs   This tunnel installation made its debut at Tradeshow Noir , a

CELEBRATION SEASON & THE BEST KIDS PARTY FOR YOUR LITTLE ONE'S

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Happy Holidays, Toronto!  The Aura team has been crazy busy this month with parties a plenty, for people big and small celebrating events short and tall.  Last week we had an amazing LED furniture setup for Myles' 4th birthday party complete with LED seating , glow cubes, and a candy buffet display.  The children went wild for the glowing musical chairs and glow room setup. Major thanks to Pawsitively Pets who brought some friends for kids to meet!! Everything from Reptiles to furry friends for the kids to cuddle.  #kidsbirthday #kidsbirthdayideas   #glowparty Party favours included animal stuffies for the animal themed party!  Holiday party for @spacefy  We had the pleasure of providing some LED pillars and  some LED cubes for Spacefy's holiday party downtown Toronto this month at 20 Camden Street , a community based workhouse for entrepreneurs and freelancers in Toronto looking to give their hustle a home. We have to say it'

Easy Christmas Furniture & Decor Rental in Toronto

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'Tis the season, Toronto It's that candy cane coloured time of year again and we're pumped for this year's Christmas season!! Our Aura elvs have been hard at work in our LED furniture warehouse   prepping our LED furniture and decor for upcoming Christmas and holiday celebrations around the gta.  Today we're sharing some colourful LED Christmas setups you could incorporate into your holiday celebrations.  This is a LED VIP lounge featuring festive Christmas colours.  Our curved LED benches and couches can be assembled to accommodate a large number of people.  LED glowing ice buckets are not only fucntional piece but eye catching.  Our LED candy buffet displays are a great way to thank your guests for attending your event. They may also be used as a glowing display wall or decorative piece. All LED cubes can be branded or customized to your liking with images, text and various designs. Our glowing LED VIP lounge.  Ou