Event types
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 JUNE 2023
Event management is a long and enduring process that designs and styles events from post-event strategizing and planning to the complications on d-day, maintaining and managing all logistics, creations and developments in relation to the project. As a total solutions event management company, Ikebana has worked with multiple partners from various regions around the globe to create and produce the perfect project for your needs.
Out of the three event types, charity, corporate and private, Ikebana offers you total solutions for all these types. Looking to plan a week-long business event to boost the morale of your employees? We are the one to contact. Searching for assistance to help figure out your wedding needs and organize it accordingly? We are quite fluent in just that. Planning to hire a company to manage your charity event decorations and installations? Look no further. We offer total solutions for all your wedding needs and oversee the strategies and execution of all motives of your event.
To give you a narrower scope of our variety offers, we will distribute the categories into two; corporate and non-corporate. These two types are very discrete, often with minor crossovers.
CORPORATE EVENTS
Always proposed and funded by a business entity, large clientele or group, corporate events focus on company gatherings that are held away from the business location in a relaxed, off-site setting and we are here to strategize and plan your event in the serene resorts of Maldives.
The requests we receive for corporate events are quite diverse as the varieties are considerably broad. The former list indicates the types of corporate projects Ikebana has organized and accepts requests for.
CONFERENCES
A corporate conference is a large-scale event that anchors around a focal topic, theme or industry. It is a knowledge-based event, often held over the course of multiple days (2-3 days in average), with purposeful activities that contribute to the cause such as networking opportunities, guest speakers, and exhibitions.
Narrowing it down from an event planner perspective, our services are inclusive of–but not limited to—sourcing supplies, managing logistics, and strategizing and producing the overall decorations of the venue.
TRADE SHOWs
Trade shows are an event type where multiple companies from the same industry gather together to exhibit their services and products. This type focuses on a whole theme or industry rather than one single company and may have a guest count from 20-30 people to 100-300 people—this type of event can be held extremely large-scale or also marginally small in scope.
SEMINARS
Quite similar in comparison to a conference event in relation to the planning and execution, seminars are usually concentrated on a predetermined topic and features an expert or experts for educating the audience and entrusting their knowledge amongst the attendees. These types of events can be held on a wide margin but are usually broken down into groups scattered across different times of days or different days altogether to facilitate an easier learning, training and networking process. While they are generally held in smaller areas for learning with a bigger area for socializing, it is not necessary to adhere to this as any event can be customized to fit your theme and the concept you desire.
TEAM BUILDING
Team building events were quite the drift a couple years ago but every now and then each year, such activities and events would likely have to be hosted at one point. This type of event consists of multiple activities scheduled in the day to bring about a deeper relationship between coworkers and foster cooperation and collaboration between team members. The scope of the event is dependent on the company but the scale can vary from a little gathering to a large event thrown together over the course of days. Team building events can consist of talent shows, seminars, outdoor and indoor activities comprising both intellectual and sports activities and challenges alongside competitions between team/departments and more.
COMPANY PARTIES AND RETREATS
The most common type of corporate retreat for a destination event, company parties are a diverse form of event usually spread across the span of two days to even a week. These types of gathering require the selected employees to travel to a location as a vacation or as the name itself suggests, retreat and generally requires traveling to a different city, region or continent.This can be small scale from a formal dinner or even large scale where an entire nightclub, island or arena is is booked and hired to cater to the corporate client.
The event may consist of an entire theme with performers, caterers and DJs, with the themes varying to spread across different days. Company parties and retreats are the most frequented corporate event type here in the Maldives.
PRODUCT OR SERVICE LAUNCH
An event that debuts a new product from the company into the market, product launch events are hosted with a focus to build hype and publicity around the launching product while also aiming to acquire a bit of sales right at the event.
This type of event often boasts a similar energy to a party, but would feel more upbeat, poised and promotional in nature. A product launch can be hosted anywhere from golf courses and football stadiums to industry specific hotels and beachsides.
NON CORPORATE
Non corporate events are generally the most common category of events held in the Maldives. As a destination for vacations, Maldives has also been known to hold a certain romantic flair to it, which makes our islands the unmitigated destination for Wedding events; the most common type of destination events requested by a large sum of our clientele. While weddings are quite the plethora here in Maldives, proposals are not too far off the list either.
For lovers looking to unite and weld together their love, there is no better place than the romantic seaside of the Maldives.
That is not to say our non corporate events are restricted to just lovers, we also attract festivals, charity events, sports and competitions as well as fashion shows and red carpets all hosted by the assistance of your suited wedding planner here in the Maldives.
WEDDINGS
Ikebana Maldives is quite well versed with weddings as our name suggests, therefore we are fluent in the language of weddings. Wedding set ups also vary in size from a small arch and few guest seatings for the ceremony to a large venue with multiple components decorated with an after party or private dinner. In the Maldives, there are multiple options for a wedding venue you can choose from; resort beaches, resort restaurants, sandbanks and event yachts on the near sea of your resort!
PROPOSALS
Proposals are quite the trend these days and the creativity employed in the decorations for this special occasion is remarkable! Having organized countless proposals for many clients, Ikebana is quite the master in designing and producing proposals that are out of the box and uniquely describes the couple. Similar to weddings, the locations for a proposal are quite vast, all of them providing breathtaking views and stunning photo opportunities in the golden hour of the setting sun! Preceding the moment of the proposal, the couple can also enjoy a lovely private dinner inside floral marvels and romantic candlelights.
CHARITY EVENTS
Charity events vary numerously in type, there is never one single thing or concept to raise money or awareness for; It could be a fundraiser, a celebrity auction, thanking contributors and even just a simple giveaway party!
Such events can be held anywhere with multiple forms of entertainment involved.
FASHION SHOWS AND RED CARPET
Quite rare in nature to be hosted inside the Maldives, fashion shows and red carpets are high profile events that would prove quite challenging to pull together. This requires more intricate planning and coordination as opposed to technical planning and designing and has the capability to challenge even the most experienced event manager depending on the scope! As opposed to floral designing and intricate adornments that are generally seen at an event, this type of event calls for more lighting, stage, seating and overall management and coordination of the models, invitees, designs to be displayed and fashion designers.
When held in the white beaches of Maldives, glazed with the warm rays of the setting sun, an entirely unprecedented charm and flair is added to a fashion show/red carpet!
It is quite the joy to be working with various different people to bring about an unseen event entirely unheard of. One of the most exciting things about an event career is the diversity and individuality of each event and the creative freedom to beautify and sanctify the venue, and of course the mesmerized gaze of the client’s eyes as they peer at the end product as well as their felicitations!
BIRTHDAY SETUPS AND DINNERS
What better day to celebrate with a grand gesture than on the occassion of your or a loved one’s birthday?
At Ikebana, we have curated multiple birthday parties with lovely dinners that takes the word “birthday celebration” to the next level! From managing the floral requirements, photobooths and backdrops, we also plan and organize fun activities and games for adults and children alike to enjoy at your birthday event!
While the above mentioned list contains most of the types of event we accept requests for, if you have any additional type of event to be organized here in the Maldives or a query to be addressed, do not hesitate to leave us a message on our instagram, facebook and website.