Simple Tips to WOW your Guests: The 5 Senses Guide
Simple steps to WOW your guests. Are you itching to think of that point of difference to leave your guests wanting more? Step #1 - don’t ignore your senses! ALWAYS consider how you can heighten your guests' experience through the creative use of smell, sight, sound, taste, touch and one more... ✨
Read below for our top tips on how to activate your senses!
SMELL
Spray the venue with a gentle room spray, one of our personal faves is from Pure Home Body (be wary of allergies!), and leave candles as a surprise in the bathroom. This is a sense we don’t often think of, but it’ll create a lasting impression. Go crazy - bake a cake if you want to!
SIGHT
Personalise items such as treats, booklets and chairs with beautiful lettering that’ll touch the soul and make for the PERFECT #instamoment. Below are the chairs we did for Barbagallo Ferrari at the Driven Women Dinner. Showcase eye-catching floral arrangements and centrepieces to give your guests something stunning to look at. Looking for a stylist? Michelle Mok Creates and Rowena from Picnics by Design are our go-to’s.
SOUND
DJs and bands aren’t the be all and end all (although we love our resident DJ G Martin!). Think different genres, instruments and even equipment - headphones weren’t made just for silent discos! You can play anything from podcasts, speeches and videos through them. Source your silent disco headphones locally through Silent Groove.
TASTE
You can’t beat a funky entry cocktail, especially one that fills your guests with nostalgia! Fairy floss-inspired drinks can ignite memories of childhood, while Pina Coladas can resurface dreamy holiday memories. This is the perfect opportunity for creativity to shine - think unique food stations, edible entry statements and moments to make those NOT at your event, experience major FOMO. For the most drool-worthy food you can get your hands on, contact Chef Oli at Olio’s Catering.
TOUCH
Simple, plush furnishings are one of the easiest ways to leave a great impression - no one likes an uncomfortable seat! Let your creativity run wild with textured photo-walls, interactive games and tactile invitations. Check out the major plush vibes below from the 140 Library activation earlier this year for 140 Perth.
And the secret sixth sense….
PROPRIOCEPTION
Referring to the 'movement' of the event, this sense will create a free-flowing event environment. Flickering candles , moving graphics or live art (like the one below by amazing Lush: The Content Agency member Holly) projected onto walls, disco balls giving off dazzling lights and moving entry statements are a few great ways to totally transform your event.
