From: SpCelebrations@aol.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:13:08 EDT
Subject: Need Help with Event Planning Contract Terms
To: balloondeco@balloonhq.com

Hello Everyone!  

This post is not exactly about balloons, but hopefully I'll get away with a 
teensy infraction :-) .....  

As I'm sure many people experienced early in their careers, sometimes you 
hope you'll get a job, and then when you do get it, you think "uh-oh, I've 
actually been given this job"!    I've been hired to do full scale event 
planning services for a husband/wife 50th birthday party with a total budget 
of about $40,000.  A dream come true for my little business.  However, the 
clients (obviously!) want to sign a contract with me.  WELL - I have a 
balloon decor contract ....  thanks in large part to help from the Balloon HQ 
Guide, and a rental agreement, both of which have been reviewed by my 
attorney and I think they are good documents.  However, they are not designed 
to address the type of work I'll be doing for this client.  In this scenario, 
I will be charging them a fee (% of their budget) to act as a "general 
contractor" for all the elements required to bring their event together.  
Tent, rentals, band, catering, decor (you bet there will be balloons!), 
lighting, hotel arrangements for out-of-towners, etc.  They even want to rent 
a double decker bus to transport their guests to the party location!  FUN!

SO .... Does anyone out there have experience doing Event Planning, and if 
so, would they be willing to help me out by either sharing contract wording, 
tips, or allowing me to contact them by telephone with some questions I have? 
  My attorney (lucky for me, also my brother-in-law!) and I have already 
started working on this, but it's pretty much a new ball game for both of us! 
 

If you can help I would be SO appreciative!  I'm really excited, and nervous, 
about this opportunity!   Thanks so much!

Marcy Kozar
Splendid Celebrations, Inc.
Potomac, MD
301-279-2570
301-279-9739 Fax