Event Planner Central

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...

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 th...

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...

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...

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 hustl...

Hey Toronto!!  It's your Dads, uncles, brothers, boyfriends, husbands, sons and best friends favourite month of the year whether they like it or not. That's right, the month of (No) Movember sheds much needed light on the topic of men's health regarding testicular and prostate cancer in an effort to raise awareness, increase check ups and fundraise much needed money for the cause.  Guys all around the globe are over a week into their stache growth and fundraising efforts and for that we salute you!!  The team over at Aura Effect has banned together this year to support the cause. You can check out their progress, see their handsome before shots and donate to their cause here 》》  https://moteam.co/staches-obliques The city will see a ton of Movember events in Toronto this month and our moustache dream team in creative Aura land has just the decor your Movember event needs.  Personalize with different images and text when you rent LED glow...

Happy November, Toronto!  2018 seems to be flying by as today is the start of the second last month of the year! Time sure flies when you're in constant celebration mode!  In order to stay organized and above trend we're starting November off with a few ideas to keep in mind as you start to plan your upcoming holiday celebrations.  If you've been tasked with planning your companies corporate Christmas party , family gathering, Christmas wedding or any type of celebration this year - Aura's here to help in every way we can!  MOOD LIGHTING                                    The right lighting is key to how your holiday celebration will play out. Keep your guests entertained and hydrated all evening long using our dazzling glowing bar display. Pictured here are LED glow cubes for an eye catching bottle display with LED glow bars for service.  Aura ...

Hello Toronto!! We're in the thick of Autumn and celebration season is starting! The most glorious time of the year when people start feeling festive and party planning commences. Today we've got a bevy of reasons why you should consider renting LED furniture and decor from Aura Events  for your upcoming celebrations and parties. Halloween Parties Our LED stock can glow up to 16 different colours and displays in three ways; flash, fade and strobe. Pictured above is a spooky Halloween setup perfect for your front lawn or indoor Halloween party.  Impress the neighbourhood kids with your haunted house setup and you'll earn a reputation as a die hard halloween fan!!  High Profile Events    We recently provided LED glowing furniture and decor at an event for Waterloo's University Velocity program. These LED square top tables set an incredible ambience and a great time was bad by all. It's always important to consider what type of lighting you'll...

Hi Parent's!! Today we've got something great for you! Introducing the newest event space for children's parties located at 689 Warden Ave, Unit 14. Convienantly located only steps away from Warden Station with tons of free parking.  If you're getting tired of paying crazy amounts of  money for your childs birthday for less than two hours in a public space than this maynbe for you.  Rent our private space from anywhere from 4 to 6 hours. No clean up necessary, our team will take care of it after you're done. We can accommodate 15 to 20 children in the front glow party  room.  Seats 10 to 12 adults comfortably in the lounge. What's so great about this space?   This space offers separate areas for childs play and parents. The front play room is outfitted with toys for younger children and LED glow furniture and decor.  Did you know that LED lights are proven to help childrens cognitive abilities to learn and develop good beha...

What a great week it's been so far! This September weather has been treating us well and our phones are already ringing with orders for some spooky and glowing Halloween parties in October! Today we'd like to share something super special with everyone. Aura had the opportunity this week to donate some gently used glow balls to a local Toronto Daycare. It recently came to our attention that said school has been using a glow cube for educational interaction and and learning purposes and we thought that was really inspiring. A huge thank you to all the teachers and educators out there who are so wholly committed to enriching our youth through knowledge. We salute you! When we heard they were in the market for more we jumped at the chance! We were able to donate three of our smaller glow balls and hope to donate more in the near future.   Here's some findings of a study that was done on the correlation effects of LED lights and learning.  "Although ther...