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Adding Live Entertainment To Your Event

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live entertainment at El Caribe Brookly, NY

Adding your own unique touch to an event is important to making it special. It can show offer your personality and give your guests an element of surprise, wonder and excitement. There are many ways to do this from decor and food to themes and special favors. Another way, often overlooked, to add your own unique flare is live entertainment. With decades of experience creating unforgettable memories for our guests, here are some things we’ve seen and some you might want to consider that may spark some ideas, helping you make your event extra special.

Bring In The Big Band. Bring in a big band with a Frank Sonatra, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington or Benny Goodman feel. Mr. Sinatra is always a great romantic and entertainment touch to any event. Make sure there’s plenty of room for dancing.

First Communion. One of our clients celebrated her first communion with a host of guests including the wicked, ugly step sisters, a magician and the arrival of Cinderella with glass slippers for the special honoree.
cinderella live entertainment at El Caribe, Brooklyn, NY










Corporate Holiday Winter Wonderland. One of our corporate clients went with a winter theme for their annual corporate event which included an indoor ice skating rink with an entire ice show for guests.











Irish Wedding Surprise. For your Irish weddings surprise your guests with a single or full band of bagpipers to help you celebrate your first dance on the dance floor. A photo op after, with the pipers, is a great keepsake. Who of your guests wouldn’t love the beautiful, resonating sound of bagpipes?
Bagpiper live entertainment at El Caribe, Brooklyn, NY












Sweet 16 Entertainment. One girl celebrated her Sweet 16 by greeting guests outside with trumpeters, a live string quartet inside, a DJ with a team of dancers, acrobatic performers, roving human cocktail and dessert tables, and an electrically lit up, robo dance man on the dance floor. Talk about not stop live entertainment. The constant surprises kept guests excited and thrilled.
Sweet 16 live entertainment at El Caribe, Brooklyn, NY












Other ideas for live entertainment might include a percussion setup with your DJ for that real time, live beat and rhythm, a live comedian or jugglers. It’s all in an effort to give your event a unique, special touch and wow your guests giving them a memorable experience they’ll always remember and won’t soon forget.

With more than 35 years of experience in the catering and event industry, having created some pretty spectacular events, our team is here to assist you to create a one of kind event. Our list of preferred vendors is a great place for top professionals. Looking for something unique, I’m sure we can help you find it, create it and plan it at the El Caribe.

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8 Things No One Tells You About Getting Engaged

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So, you’re engaged. Congratulations! It’s an exciting time and comes with new discoveries and truths you never knew about being engaged. We’re sure you’ve already discovered a few. Here’s our list.

1. Everything Will Feel Different
Even if you’ve been together for years, everything will now feel different. You’ve just committed to spend the rest of your lives together. That’s serious business. So, take a deep breath. Then, begin working on long term plans, things you may not have discussed while dating for your new lives together. Where will you spend holidays? Do you want children? If so, how many? It’s likely things may change as life is filled with surprises. It’s best you’re on the same page as you get started. You may consider premarital/pre-wedding counseling. Working thru hard things at the beginning makes the rest of your time together far more enjoyable.

2. You Won’t Stop Staring (but you’re allowed)
Your hand will feel different because there’s a sparkle on it that keeps grabbing your attention. If you’ve not worn rings before it may feel strange, or, should we call it “new”. This stunning piece of jewelry on your finger is a symbol of something you’ve dreamed of your whole life. Now it’s here. It’s okay to be a “little obsessed” over the sparkle on your finger. Since everyone will be asking to see it, get yourself a manicure to nicely frame that ring. CAUTION, don’t stare at the ring while driving.

3. You’ll Feel Like A Broken Record
With the excitement of being engaged, everyone will want to ask about the proposal. This may get wearing over time but, hey, that’s the fun of being engaged, telling and retelling your story. To save time, and remember the details of the proposal story, write it down in a journal and then post it your favorite social media site so you can easily share it with friends and family.

4. They’ll Ask Before You Know the Question
They’ll be a lot of buzz and excitement around your recent engagement. You won’t have time to set a date or location for the big day before people will be asking for the date and venue details. To save yourself some stress, you may want to come up with something simple to say when asked like, “We’re just so thrilled to be engaged right now. We’ll be working on the details soon.”

5. You Can’t Make Everyone Happy…
While you’re hoping your family and friends will be thrilled, there will be those that may not be so supportive or excited about your recent news. This is a time for you to celebrate! Stay positive and focus on the excitement of getting married. Remember the attitude of less supportive people is a reflection on them and not you.

6. You’ll Discover Your True Friends
Your true friends will be those who immediately cheer your engagement news on social media, help you celebrate on the town the next day and ask what they can do to help you make plans for the big day. Keep those friends in your inner circle and get them involved in your wedding plans. They asked because they want to help. This is where some of the strongest friendships are built.

7. Those Wedding Movies Won’t Mean the Same
All those wedding films you’ve watched in the past will mean something entirely different now that you’re engaged. You may find yourself watching them all over again and a certain interest in wedding movies or tv shows. It’s okay to binge a bit. You may discover some ideas to better celebrate your special day.

8. You’ll Get Plenty of Advice (some unsolicited).
Your friends and family, who have great intentions and “maybe” some good ideas, will have plenty of ideas and advice for you. Take it in stride. They care about you and are just trying to help. As they give you their “should & shouldn’t” advice graciously listen and thank them for the thought or idea. You can decide privately what to do with your wedding plans.

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4 Wedding Planning Tips For Those Who Just Said Yes

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four wedding planning tips for those recently engaged
The cork has been popped after replying “yes” to the big question. There are many things to consider as you plan your big day. With more than 35 years experience, and three generations of family operations creating unforgettable memories at the El Caribe, we’d like to share four wedding planning tips, for event planning as well, to help you along.

  1. Define Your Guest List. You probably have a lot of people who have been a special part of your life. You’ll want to invite them to celebrate this milestone. Take time to sit with your fiancé and put a guest list from your family and friends before you consider your budget and location for the event.
  2. Consider Your Budget. There are a lot things to consider with your budget. How big a celebration do you want to? Is it simple and intimate, big and extravagant or a destination wedding? Do you have money in investments or savings you’ve set aside and/or do you have time to save for the wedding?
  3. Quality vs Size. Many hope to only marry once. Since there is a lot of time, effort and stress involved in this celebration, consider choosing higher quality over the size of your event. You have options in choosing to have a small number of guests and spending more on higher quality venue, menu, decor, and celebration than the opposite – mediocre venue, menus, décor, etc. The tradeoff can be huge in quality and creating that special experience for you and your guests with the cost being very similar.
  4. Vendor Packages. Your wedding is a memory of a lifetime. Many of those memories you’ll keep in photographs or experience with a DJ on the dance floor. As you look at different vendors consider quality vs quantity. While one photographer will give you all day coverage remember it doesn’t mean it’s quality photos. For instance, you can hire a wedding photographer who’s mediocre work will get you pictures all day long or you can hire a top notch photographer to get the highlights of your wedding day. In the end won’t it be the highlights and important moments you’ll frame? Take this into to consider with all your vendor choices, do you want smaller amounts of the highest quality or lots of mediocre.

Take the time to consider these four wedding planning tips, and most importantly, try to enjoy the journey to your big wedding day. Using these four tips will help you eliminate unneeded stress and give you the wedding you’ve dreamed of.