Grady Events

02/08/2024

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2024 Golf & Pickleball Scholarship Classic

19/04/2024

Thank you to all who contributed to this incredible evening of philanthropy for Buffalo State students. Photos and the link to the live streaming program available here.

Bengala 2024: 27th Annual Buffalo State Foundation Scholarship Gala April 18, 2024 The 27th annual Buffalo State Foundation Scholarship Gala—Bengala 2024—welcomed faculty and staff members, students, alumni, and friends of the university to campus on April 13 in E. H. Butler Library. The event f...

19/04/2024

15/10/2023

If you want to enjoy your event and avoid all the pitfalls, hire an event planner with more than 20 years experience to see to all the finer details. Here’s why hiring on early is paramount to creating a seamless experience for your guests and to make sure you leave nothing to chance.

04/10/2023

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Help us reach our goal!!! We have 14 Bracelets to go!

Brighton Collectibles in the Walden Galleria is so happy to be partnering with The Pink Pumkin Project again this year!
PPP is a 100% volunteer based and 100% donor funded organization! Their mission is to make sure NO ONE fights alone! A portion of the sale of this years bracelet will help them continue to provide financial and emotional support to those in our LOCAL Community fighting breast cancer. This years bracelet is here! Call/text 716-684-5661!
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24/09/2023

Exclusive luxury private events planned to perfection.

03/06/2023

Taking the stress out of planning your next event. Events: Galas, Corporate, Press Conferences, Groundbreakings, Network Gatherings, Business Meetings, Fundraisers, Employee Recognition, Cultural Happenings, Brand Activations.

03/06/2023

Thank you to Hourglass Marketing and Josh for revamping the company website!

01/05/2023

Thank you to and for the beautiful vinyl and archway construction for Bengala The shop dog Happy also gets credit.

01/05/2023

There is no ‘I’ in Team. Thank you for bringing the joy to our event. Thank you to for bringing the physical structure to build an event upon. Thank you for coming out not once but twice! During a busy weekend. Thank you for your professional service and patience and navigating the event space. Thank you to my staff, , , , for bringing order to chaos and streamlining and organizing and creating decor. Thank you to all the staff and student volunteers who made that evening so special and memorable and worked hard to support me while we created a very successful gala in under three months! We did it! Thank you! ❤️

10/09/2022

Looking forward to it. Register for a discussion with my peers on the subject of event planning in a post-covid world. PRSA Buffalo Niagara

Join us for Sunrise Seminar #2 on September 22 at the HANSAworkspace. Register by next Thursday to save $5. https://prsabuffaloniagara.org/meetinginfo.php

11/06/2022

Colors! We all need some more color in our life. Fun frivolous color to make our lives more interesting. Thank you for the incredible flower of diversity design to inspire me to do this. It’s not done yet, so much more to go!

31/12/2021

Thank you all who worked with me in 2021. Cheers to a great 2022! Happy New Year!

11/09/2021

I had just flown home from Baltimore airport the day before from working at the Lincoln Center that summer. My brother and sister-in-law still in the city. No cell phones were working. My mother finally called to tell me my brother had overslept and didn’t take the path train into the World Train Center stop he took every morning and my sister-in-law was on her way home, walking, after the bridges and tunnels were shut down. The colleagues I worked with were helping out on the front lines bringing food to the recovery crews. When I went to DC to work at the Kennedy Center I met several young military cadets traumatized by the recovery efforts at the Pentagon and had visions they couldn’t shake.
Today, 20 years later after the attacks, the feelings and impact of that day still exist for me and millions of other countless Americans.
My love to all those who lost someone close to them and those living with mental or physical ailments due to the attack on our country on September 11, 2001.
May we continue to heal and may we continue to live in the spirit of those who selflessly fought to protect our nation. Never forget. #911

05/09/2021

Labor Day table decor from JOANN Fabric and Craft Stores. As you can tell, my favorite artificial stems are the real touch ones. I love those suckers.
Wishing you and your family and friends a safe and happy Labor Day.
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Liz Grady at Grady Events creates special, easy Labor Day decor. Thank you to JOANN's - My happy place!JOANN's Decor used:Three (3) Hildie & Jo Americana Sc...

03/09/2021

To all my fellow Rosie’s out there who roll up their sleeves and get the work done to the betterment of our community; We can do it! We are not afraid. We are the secret sauce to success. And we know, together, we are unstoppable. The hammer was gifted to me by a colleague and hangs in my event shop. 💪

02/09/2021

One Halloween evening guests squealed with delight, they’d been called to a party, it was out-of-sight! Every detail was perfect, creative, with flair, Impress your guests with Grady Events, if you dare!

Halloween is a fun, anything goes holiday, and guests come to party! I believe it’s the best time for businesses to have a networking event. The idea of Halloween itself has guests thinking of possibilities and ready to expect the unexpected. They are primed for possibilities.

Here are my suggestions for a great Halloween event.

1. Send a Boo-box invite. A surprise invite is always fun. It can be as easy as a black box with a small invite and simple candy sweets with a few plastic spiders. They will not be expecting them. And the element of surprise is what Halloween is all about!

2. Let people have the option of wearing a costume but have incentive gifts for the best ones. That way you will not p**s off those who are too busy and you’ll get the fun, competitive aspect of those who go all out.

3. Stay safe by having everyone register electronically through a ticketing site like Eventbrite. You can detail your duty of care and have them sign your health compliance waiver. At the event have well-staffed health compliance officers at check-in stations where everyone can get their temperature checked before they enter as well as a place they can use hand sanitizer and grab a mask.

4. Have alcoholic AND non-alcoholic mocktails. Try getting your bar staff to work with dry ice or using infusers to give the guest a total science lab experience. Please have all your staff TIPS trained and have two staff members designated to watch out for those who need an UBER or LYFT home.

5. When working with costumed actors or performers, have a no-touch policy in their contract. Guests may ask for photos but the performers may never approach a guest without permission.

6. Recruit costumed staff members as guest hosts to meet and greet those entering your space. Have people who recognize your guests ready with a game plan of who you will introduce them to within your company. Then a game plan of following up with them after the event.

7. Decorate your venue accordingly. Depending on the budget, and the people you are hoping to attract, you will need to meet with an event designer that can save you time and money who understands customer service and how a design will effect the outcome of your business.

If you are looking to engage your audience and elevate your brand, let’s meet to start working right away! GradyEvents.Com DO something different this year. Something they wont expect.

Find out what’s scarier than Halloween.

30/08/2021

Nadine Saviano Photography hit Des & Scott’s family engagement photos out of the park! Nadine captured everything I LOVE about this sweet family. She captured their beautiful sweetness, loyalty, love, silliness, devotion to each other. They will certainly look back on these photos with fondness as it marks their beginning as a family.

27/08/2021

4 months! I know it’s still hot outside but don’t wait or put off until November what we could accomplish today! Let’s get your holiday party started, the sooner we work together to make your event special, the more the hero you’ll be when the time comes and the better your holiday event will be!

Set up an appointment at https://calendly.com/gradyevents/free-events-consultation?month=2021-08.

You and I can start designing an amazing guest experience, in person, hybrid, or virtual.

Start be telling me your specific goals and event purpose, and budget. Is this a community centered fundraising goal or a family centered business event to thank employees, an outdoor magic winter land festival to improve moral and connect stakeholders to employees, or a dinner thanking your team for their past successes?

After we collect all the important details - when, who, where, what, etc. the Grady Events team will create, design, and present your party’s look, then go over timeline and safety and any health precautions. Our team follows pandemic compliance procedures to ensure everyone will have fun except any viruses.

At Grady Events, we’ll coordinate the design approved vendors (caterers, valet, venues, entertainment, and more) to create your signature holiday event, one your employees and stakeholders will rave and talk about for years.

Need something built? Backdrops, staging or engagement activation stations for your holiday event. We design and create those in house.

Virtual/hybrid party, no problem. We design ephemeral activations, staging, backdrops, personalized gift boxes that support your events purpose.

Don’t wait, get started today! Schedule a time to talk to Grady Events. We look forward to making your party memorable.

25/08/2021

4 hour FREE wedding Bootcamp for newly engaged couples. Get those juices flowing for what all you need to plan for your upcoming wedding. You will be with a branding expert, and event expert to go through step by step to answer the who, what, why, where, and how of all your fun wedding questions. We want you to walk out with a clear direction and some really great questions to ask your wedding partners so you will be prepared.

We commit to doing one session a year in February for those newly engaged couples needing to wrap their head around their wedding and get a jumpstart to what they need to get done. Spend 4 hours (with breaks!) to make your wedding, your way. Don’t miss out!

This is the abbreviated version of our $350 one-on-one package we offer couples where we help you personally navigate your wedding brand and your scheduled tasks to get it done!

If you miss out in February you can always pay for the personalized service. It’s great for those couples who are DIY’ing it and just need clarity and a path for planning success. It includes a planning binder and a large dry erase calendar to place your deadlines. The free version does not include those items.

Sign up here for the free wedding bootcamp: https://forms.gle/9stQRgYSc1FBCbCD7

12/08/2021

12/08/2021

Engagement Event. Planned, designed, built, and coordinated by Grady Events. Photos by Nadine Saviano Photography

12/08/2021

The D’Youville Hub Groundbreaking experience event load-in. That graffiti trail was lit!

12/08/2021