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Arizona Bride Magazine recently honored Encore Creative with an award in their annual 'Best of ' list. The List is a who's who of Arizona wedding planners and specialists, and is worth a look; whether you're a prospective client, or an industry professional.
This award, in the category of Best Talent Agency, comes as a great honor, and spotlights an area of expertise that some of our clients didn't know we were involved in. We are, in fact, involved in so many aspects of Wedding and Special Event Planning, that it can be a surprise to those who don't know us, but with 30 years in the business, and so many talented people on staff, we take a lot of pride in being able to tell our clients that "we'll handle it all."
Best Talent Agency The finalists are: Encore! Creative, Krigsten Agency, and SRO Entertainment and Productions Ltd. The winner is: Encore! Creative
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“Encore provided us with the help we needed to make our venue warm and welcoming. They handled everything from the basic tent structure to providing us with very useful ideas regarding decorations, lighting, etc. They also have a wonderful floral department [staff] who outdid themselves. We only have one daughter so this was our only opportunity to plan a wedding, and it truly turned out to be a great evening, helped in no small part by Encore.” - Beth Dorweiler, Scottsdale, mother of Lauren Dorweiler, married Nov. 14, 2009
The 4th Annual Zonies (Arizona Event Industry Awards) took place on May 14th, 2010, with Encore Creative selected as a finalist in the categories of Best Entertainment and Best Decor. Encore staffers, Michelle Magana and David Kellett, who put together the company's entries, were on hand for the awards dinner, which was held at Chase Field's Suite Lounge.
The evening's events commenced with a Networking/Cocktail Reception, during which time, guests were able to review all of the finalist's entries. Dinner was served during the awards ceremony, with a break at the mid-point for for some live entertainment from the local dance troupe Foot Klan. A highlight of the evening was when guest were taken on a guided tour, down through the stadium's corridors, past the dugouts, and right onto the grass of Chase field!
Encore Creative congratulates all those who took home a Zonie award!
Recently, a client came in with a scrap of fabric, that had a pattern on it, which they wanted to use as a motif in their wedding.
The plan was to order rolls of the fabric, to make our own custom linens and accents, but a challenge arose, when it was discovered that the fabric in question had been discontinued.
Some would resign themselves to the fact that they would simply have to select a new fabric, but not us! Here's a great example of how our team and resources came together to pull off a seemingly impossible task.
First, we had our graphics department scan the client's fabric swatch. Then, using a graphics program, we were able to create a tile of the pattern. This allowed us to recreate the pattern without any seams, on any sized surface, no matter what the width or length.
Using our large format printer, we printed the pattern out onto a special canvas, recreating the look and feel of the original fabric!
With a number of our bigger shows in the spotlight lately, I wanted to point out one of the key components to making these productions successful; the minutiae, and I don't just mean nice napkin rings, but awesome details. Here are a few examples:
Rubik's Cubes
When we were asked to plan a 80's Themed Special Event, our creative staff came up with the idea for these bright, glowing 2' Rubik's Cubes. These were designed and constructed by our own talented people, and required over one hundred individual stick-on pieces per cube, all of which were placed by hand.
Mad Hatter Hats
A local resort nightclub celebrated its second anniversary with an Alice in Wonderland themed party. Our decor included oversized playing cards, flowers and mushrooms, as well as a new items custom made for this event; including a clockface entry arch, a 5' birthday cake prop, and these hats, styled after The Mad Hatter. Our seamstress made several hats in a variety of colors, right here in our own sewing shop!
Tiffany Wedding
There's no mistaking the special color of blue that's synomymous with the elegance, taste and style of Tiffany & Co. Our designers came up with this stunning blue and white motif for a wedding in the Scottsdale community of Silverleaf, where we matched the table linens and chair covers of Tiffany's trademark blue, with centerpieces, florals and ceiling swags. Sparkling crystal tableware and shimmering gemstone accents pulled together all the elements of this lavish look.
At Encore Creative, we have a warehouse filled to the rafters with Props, Sets, Stages, Furniture, Lighting, Linens and Tableware. We have Treatments for Ceilings, Floors and Walls, as well as Furnishings for intimate settings or large scale events. Our event planners, along with on-staff florists, printers, fabricators and creative personnel, all strive to bring something fresh to every show. We'll wow you and your guests with something special that you haven't seen before, and may never see again.
Give us a call today at 480-736-2800, or come on down to our Tempe warehouse for a tour.
Tracy O’Brien comes to us from an event management background – having started in the business as an intern for the United States Bobsled Team.
While in Las Vegas, she worked for GES Events and worked on large sporting events that included: Major League Baseball All*Star in Cleveland & Denver, National Football League Superbowl in New Orleans, Alpine Skiing Championships in Vail, ESPN Extreme Sports in San Francisco, etc…
While at the Hard Rock Hotel she produced over 90 corporate events in seven months that included: a large scale circus for Skechers, a huge tent concert for Steve Madden, a car show in the parking garage, a high-roller wedding with over 1000 guests, the 1200 guest extravagant Playboy Party with Hugh and the Bunnies, etc…
The last seven years, Tracy has been working in destination services, catering and sales for Scottsdale and Santa Fe resorts. After returning to Arizona, Tracy chose to return to her crazyland love of events.
Last year we started working with Lone Butte Casino and Mike Ousley Productions out of Birmingham, Alabama on the production of a television show called "Lucky Break" as a promotional tool for the casino and an opportunity for local talent to compete for weekly prizes and a grand prize audition with record producers in Las Vegas or Nashville. Encore worked closely with the casino, transforming their Cascades Lounge into a full-blown television studio. We helped obtain the proper lighting and sound equipment and designed and built a great stage set for the backdrop to the performers appearing on television. The lounge now serves as a television production facility on Wednesday and Thursday nights. I was asked by the marketing department to serve as one of three judges, and as it turned out, I was the consistent weekly judge, appearing in 24 of 26 episodes including the semi-finals and finals. The show turned out to be very successful on a number of levels. Hosted by Chris Parker, morning drive-time DJ at Mix 96.6 in the Phoenix market, there were hundreds and hundreds of contestants who signed up to perform Karaoke, provided by killer DJ Rockin Rob (Rob Shakman) and be judged on a scale of 1-7 (21 being a perfect score-go figure!) by the three judges. Chris Parker was a great host and the post-production handled by Ousley's team did a more than respectable job. Working through a couple of production issues, and in an effort to improve the viewer's loyalty and the content of the show, we proposed several new ideas in conjunction with the marketing team at Lone Butte, led by "Chaz" Fowler and including Lananh Tran and Larry Lynch. The improvements included "auditioning" contestants, interviewing the weekly winners and creating a human interest angle which would provide the viewer with insight into the contestants and changing the show from a talent show to a full blown "reality" show. Encore now produces the Wednesday night portion, bringing people into the lounge and taping the performances. In addition, we select the contestants for Thursday night tapings, and do the on-air interviews. Aimee Schierjohn, our newest hire and recent graduate of University of Arizona's Business School handles all of the contestant contact, organization, confirmation, and interviews. The first week went extremely well….great turnout in the lounge on both Wednesday and Thursday, with local singer/actress/writer/publisher, Laurie Fagen handling the hosting duties and Jeff Lowy, Jan Ziff (returning from last season) and last season's overall Finals winner, Becky Witter, handling the judging duties. Follow this blog for more information, which will keep on coming. We have great advertising rates and sponsorship opportunities available, so please contact us for some great deals on airtime as well as product placement and on show mentions, etc. It's a great way to get your company's name out in the local market on a show that is watched by locals, that has great ratings in the market and great overall exposure. Pictures, videos, etc., will follow. In the meantime, you'll note that our homepage is also serving as a landing pad for contestants to pick their artists and songs for the competition. Here's a clip from one of last season's shows: If you're in marketing at a casino outside the Valley area, this show could be produced in your market as well and bring you great returns on a very reasonable investment. Contact us for more details. It's a turn-key marketing product and tool that your audience and your community will LOVE! Encore Creative helped Lone Butte Casino and Mike Ousley Productions is now marketing the production throughout the west coast U.S. for night clubs, casinos and other venues interested in driving traffic and creating brand and customer loyalty. Themed shows, like "You Wanna Be A Country Star" or other themes applicable to your market are also available. Check out Lucky Break on Saturday nights on KPHO, channel 5, at 10:35pm!!!
Recently, a client came in with a scrap of fabric, that had a pattern on it, which they wanted to use as a motif in their wedding.
