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Sports Event Management: A new trend in Event Industry
What’s the buzz of the season, folks? The Phailin cyclone? Or the rising onion rates? Nah, we are talking about the one that enthuse you; the one that you are addicted to; they are ‘The Sports’ that bring out the spirit in you.
Whether it is the Indian Premier League or Indian Badminton League or Grand Prix, they have always spread their enthu across the country. Sports are not just for recreation, it is now an Industry in itself.
To us, the audience, IPL is more about Cricket, Celebrity Campaigning, Favorite Team, cheer leaders, pop corn, placards and many more. But what goes on behind the scenes? Who sets up the chairs? Who arranges the stalls? Who gives us an entry and exit plan? There is lot of work that goes into the comfort we are enjoying. The person behind this is the Event Organizer.
Sports Event Management is a known for all of us. Olympics held every year is organized by a group of Event Managers. Grand Prix is a sophisticated sport which cannot happen without the efforts of Event Managers. These are a few top level games that have been using Event Management services from the very beginning. Today, almost all sporting events are effectively planned and organized by Event Planners.
Sports Event Management is the latest trend of Event Management industry. With the changing lifestyle, there is an all-time change in the demands of the modern sports’ lovers. And today, people like to lull themselves into leisure sports. Sports clubs, committees etc have popped up in favor of launching sports and evolving them. And the Event Management industry has welcomed this boom in Sports by improving entertainment to ‘perfect’ainment.
Balaji Sreenivasan, Founder & CEO of Aurigo Software says that “Sports Events Management is akin to project management as both have a strict deadline”. Another interesting aspect that he shares is “Sports Management is not only about setting up infrastructure related to sports, but also the associative infrastructure to support the main sporting event”. The same is reflected in the preparation for Beijing 2008 Olympics; the largest stadiums were built to match the demand of the games and supportively the transport facilities were doubled to offer better services to the tourists visiting China.
Sporting Event Management in India is still in its budding phase and also is the one of the fastest growing businesses. It is a whopping billion dollar industry and many event management companies have started viewing sports as an opportunity that should not be missed. Mainly because the exposure that one gets while doing Sports events is immense and; as games happening regularly, they increase the opportunity for Event Managers to venture into it. And of course, the thought of being on the other side of the arena itself adds the zing.
Industrialists proclaim that Sports is the only sector that won’t be hit at the times of recession. In fact, it is during recession that viewership of sports increases as people will be in search for the diversion from all the tensions. So, sports events are heading towards heights without valleys. Let’s be a part of it!!!
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Wedding Planner? Why???
Wedding; a lifelong vow; a union of families; an exchange of promises, a beautiful turn in one’s life; a lifetime vision of parent’s and undoubtedly a couple’s new journey together with all new dreams and promises.
Planning a one-of-a –kind wedding comes up with loads of stress, high-level coordination, creativeness, effort and lots of time. In olden days, weddings are planned and organized with the support of family and relatives as per their family traditions. Now, families are more nuclear in contrasting to traditional joint-families. Today’s bide/groom are in the quest of creative concepts and styles for their wedding. Current trends of weddings are spectacular décor, best entertainment, trendy attire, assorted cuisines, breathtaking themes, surprises and the list is endless. This paved the path for evolution of wedding planning services. A wedding planner can make all your dreams come true!!! Carves your D-day to a memorable experience that remains in memoires of your guests.
Here are the four top reasons to go for a wedding planner
Reduces stress
Wedding planner acts as single point of contact for all planning related matters. Takes the responsibility of contacting service providers, sending invitations, coordinating with caterers and even helps you to stay on our budget. Especially, wedding planner will be there on the wedding day to ensure that everything runs according to plan which helps you in concentrating on the wedding.
Networking and contacts
Planners establishes professional links with service providers like caterers, photographers, florists, musicians, equipment rental agencies, banquet hall, hotels etc. Their networking skills help you in finding best services for wedding.
Manage chaotic situations
If something goes wrong by chance, e.g. delay in transportation of food/décor or when you get bill from a vendor with unexcited charges. Then wedding planner comes into picture and handles the situation tactically with all experience he/she has.
Keep up with the budget
A wedding planner helps you in keeping up with the budgets. With the vendor pool they have, wedding planner showers you with good deals and brings value for the money you spent.
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How does one hire a Professional Wedding Planner for their wedding?
Renowned wedding Planner Amrit Dugar, from Rachnoutsav has overseen some of the most extravagant indian wedding ceremonies. From arranging exotic destination weddings, to managing the entire flow of the ceremonies, he has a story behind them all. We spoke to Amrit, to find out how does one hire a professional wedding planner for their wedding…
AGL Magazine: 1. What do you expect the client to know before they Call a wedding planner?
Amrit: Wedding is a dream which is dreamt by family members along with Bride & the Groom. They have wishes and aspirations which need to be addressed. They have ideas which need to be nurtured. As a Wedding Planner, I would expect them to know before they meet a Professional.
- Dates of each function – Pre Wedding, Wedding & Post Wedding
- Number of Guests for each function
- Ceremonies attached to each function
- Locations, if by chance they have freeze or thought about
- And most importantly the expectation should match against Budget Allocated.
2. How many full-scale weddings have you planned? Which was your last one?
Amrit: Since 7 years, being in the Industry of Wedding, Planning & Designing, Our Company Rachnoutsav ‘The Wedding Planners’ have executed around 30 Weddings which are counted as trendsetters for the Seasons to ring in. The last ones were in the month of August, July, May and all were one up then another in various terms.
3. What Contingency plan would you have for rainy weather?
Amrit: Hyderabad has the most unpredictable Climatic Conditions. As precautionary measure, we suggest the major portion of the function under a waterproof cover leaving 10 – 15% in the Open. The venue selection makes all the difference. When we were working in Chennai, client wished to have the wedding in the house. The Bride Wanted to have see the trees, rain water Drops, Sky during the festivity days. We created a glass house at their home Portico.
4. What are the best out-door locations to plan a wedding in a monsoon season?
Amrit: Any Good Farm House / Open Ground like Gachibowli Stadium or HITEX. These are useful but all you need to do is create a Large Air-conditioned Marquee to accommodate your guests.
5. What kind planning do you offer?
Amrit: Rachnoutsav’s Wedding Services Start right from the time your dates are fixed. We as a company act as a single window for the client rather than client haggling from one vendor to another.
- 1. Identifying the ideal location for Wedding and other Pre Wedding Functions
- 2. Finalization of the Venue.
- 3. Designing of Wedding Invites
- 4. Décor Designing and formalizing as per the ceremonies
- 5. Logistics Planning & Guests Management
- 6. Stylist for the Bride, Groom and close family
- 7. Make Up Stylist for the Couple
- 8. Event Entertainment Designing
- 9. Management of the Venues on event Day
- 10. Décor Planning Execution
- 11. Permissions and clearances
6. How do you cope-up to the changes in the plans from clients end?
Amrit: There is always a Plan B ready considering the mindset involve in a Wedding. As Wedding Planner and service provider we always keep the additional supports which may be add on a stage where the ideas are exchanged on site just before the ‘Barrat’ Arrives. Since Indian Weddings are more of a Family Show than Bride & Groom’s day, everything is kept in mind while planning the series of events.
7. How do you manage the difference between the budgets and the wish-list?
Amrit: As Wedding planners, Rachnoutsav is being very clear when it comes to budget for the wish List. We produce / create / or give a feel of the requirements, days in advance and close on the budgets. The budgets are shared well in advance with 100% clear details. It gives flexibility to client to select and eliminate and pick the right one to match his wishlist. Even at our academy, Rachnoutsav Academy, wedding planning students are given complete download of what all can be expected in a wedding as compare to any Corporate Event. The students at Rachnoutsav Academy are experiencing the presentation and detail meetings with wedding clients along with management of Rachnoutsav as a part of LIVE Training.
8. Tell us about ‘destination weddings’ you have planned?
Amrit: We just finished a Wedding in Chennai which was ‘Destination’ in true sense – It was Destination for all the 3 ends – Bride, Groom & Wedding Planner. 5 days and 8 events was the match. From identifying the locations to logistics planning & Management, Theme Selection for all the events to executing the same, entertainment for all the functions, hotel management to Food designing. We did it all. The result – Wedding has become the ‘Talk of Chennai’ across all the Circles.
IS there such a thing as a perfect wedding venue?
This is the very first big decision the couples make when planning a wedding. Some are happy to tie the knot at the registry office, and for some nothing less than a fairytale castle will do. Other couples want something truly extraordinary and one of a kind – after all, the most memorable day of your life should take place at the most memorable location possible!
Not only should the wedding venue fit into one’s style and vision, but it also has to fit into a budget, have the capacity to hold the guests, and fit in with a myriad of other requirements. The right wedding venue can help set the mood for the entire day as well as help capture the spirit and personality of the bride and groom. Welcome to Novotel Hyderabad Airport.
Novotel Hyderabad Airport not only takes care of all the wedding problems but also ensures that everything goes smoothly without any glitches. All this without the wedding parties ever knowing what goes on behind the scenes, making it as simple as just walking into a party.
Right from the word go, everything is personalized and customized as per the requirements of the bride and groom, with an expert wedding planner dedicated exclusively for them. From deciding the theme, Colours, decorations, food, seating and everything else in between, it’s all taken care of. Be it a Bollywood themed sangeet in the massive 20,000 sft. Banquet hall or a star lit reception in the sprawling 50,000 sft. lawns.
Novotel Hyderabad Airport can accommodate over 3000 guests, away from the hustle bustle and the pollution of the city with tailor made packages to suit every wedding. Its strategic location comes in handy best at times like these, with the airport being a 5 minutes ride away and the railway station, 20.
At Novotel Hyderabad Airport, Weddings are what they’re supposed to be, fun and memorable. The brides are restful and serene and the grooms cool as cucumbers. Novotel Hyderabad Airport knows the value of the most important day in one’s life and takes pride in making it the most precious memory ever.
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What is an Event?
Event? What is it? An event can happen just like that without any discussion about it, without being the topic of conversation among the masses and not having anything that can be highlighted. But also an event can be something that people wait for it to happen again, take back home memorable incidents from it. So, an event can be anything that you want it to be. The question is how you want to make that event? The best of all or just like all others?
The word ‘event’ has a broad meaning. It is difficult to define its vastness and much more difficult to restrict its scope to just a few words. But for the easy understanding of everyone, the widely accepted definition is stated below:
Events are a series of organized steps that are managed with a series of creative ideas which turn the proceedings into reality that were once imagined.
The official definition says, an event can be defined as an occurrence happening at a determinable time and place with the participation of many people who are gathered with an agenda to celebrate or commemorate the occasion. The goal of an event is to make people are happy and comfortable, leave the event feeling content to the maximum.
An event can be:
Social / life–cycle events:
Events like Birthday party, Hen/Stag party, Graduation day, Bachelor's party, Engagement, Wedding, Anniversary, Retirement Day, Funeral, Cradle Ceremony, Baby Shower, etc.
Education and career events:
These comprise events like education fairs, job fairs, workshops, seminars, debates, contests, competitions, etc.
Sports events or competitions:
These are events like Olympics, Football World Cup, Marathons, Wimbledon, Wrestling bouts, etc.
Entertainment events or happenings:
These are events like music concerts, fairs, festivals, fashion shows, award functions, celebrity nights, beauty pageants, flash mobs, jewellery shows, stage shows, etc.
Political events:
These are events like political processions, demonstrations, rallies, political functions, etc.
Corporate events or conventions:
These are events like MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions), product launches, road shows, and buyer-seller meets, etc.
Religious events:
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Fund raising / cause related events:
Any event can be turned into a fund rising or cause related event e.g. auctions, celebrity performances.
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Rachnoutsav Academy’s Students
abstracts are selected by NITHM
Event management students from Rachnoutsav Academy of Event management would be presenting research papers for the “National Conference on Innovations in Tourism and Hospitality Sector in India” organized by National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management (NITHM) at Gacchibowli on (23, September 2013). The students were very eager to participate and were excited that their abstracts were selected for presenting at the conference. This conference is a highly rated annual event where industry experts and research scholars gather from across the country to discuss growing and current trends in this fast paced industry.
Mr. Shubham Bansal, Student, Professional Foundation Course in Event Management will present a research paper on “Destiny of Destination Management”, while Ms. Taneea Pasarri, Student, Earn While You Learn – PartTime Course in Event Management, will submit a research paper on “Fostering Innovations in MICE”. We wish them good luck for raising the bar for themselves and the Rachnoutsav Academy.
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Top 10 Expensive Wedding Venues in India
Weddings in India have always been a larger than life saga. Hence, to create this epic, many people opt for exotic locales, like cool beaches, royal palaces and exquisite venues to say ‘I do’.In India, several such grand and glorious venue options are available and various wedding planners will vouch in for their ability to hold luxurious weddings with full grandeur. People for whom budget is not a constraint, seek these most expensive wedding venues in India to tie the knot.
Let us take a sneak peek into a few venues that are known to be the most expensive ones.
The Leela resorts, Goa
Goa, the land of beaches is not just ideal for planning a catholic wedding, but Hindu weddings can also be brightened up here. The Leela resorts in Goa have remained pioneers in planning and arranging grand weddings. The Leela is located on the picturesque and secluded Morbor beach, in south Goa.
City Palace, Udaipur
Wedding in Udaipur’s City palace complex is nothing short of a fairy tale. If at all you plan to have your dream like wedding in here, the organizers will be none other than the royal house of Mewar and the event planners will be HRH group of hotels. In fact, the royal family of Mewar were the ones to think about destination weddings in India and have successfully managed to complete a decade of organizing such weddings
Jag Mandir, Udaipur
Situated in the middle of the famous lake Pichola, Jag Mandir is the hot favourite in planning weddings, but for other events as well. It is one of the most sought out wedding destinations of Rajasthan. The lake adds to the romantic atmosphere and has a touch of exclusivity about it
Umaid Bhavan, Jodhpur
The Umaid Bhavan has a beautiful scenic view as it is located on the hilltop location, overlooking the picturesque Jodhpur. Although, they have high budget for planning lavish weddings, but it will be one of memorable ones. They are into the business for the last 15 years.
Raj Palace, Rambagh Palace and Jai Mahal Palaces, Jaipur
Jaipur is a land offering various grand wedding destinations. In fact, based on the preference of the elite section of the society, not one, but three wedding destinations have been approved to hold lavish and royal weddings in India. These are ornate and royal palaces, which now have been transformed into wedding destinations.
Madhuban resort and Spa, Anand
Gujarat is the land of colours and traditions. Hence, when it comes to arranging weddings, they do not stay behind in organizing beautiful and colourful weddings. Madhuban resort and spa in Anand is a wedding destination for the who’s who of business and industrial community. Couples, opting to tie the knot in luxury and tradition, opt for this resort.
Sainik Farms, New Delhi
Remember Band Baja Baraat! Yes, Sainik farms is known for hosting grand and gala weddings for the affluent class of Delhi. There is no doubt that the high class society of Delhi and adjoining regions prefer the place for weddings and several other functions.
Zuri Kumarakom, Alleppey
A quiet and picturesque wedding is all that you want? Then no other place is better than Zuri Kumarakom near Alleppey in Kerala. It is not just luxurious and flamboyant with its wedding arrangements, but offers a wondrous view of a tropical setting along the banks of a lake, fringed with coconut palms.
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