Event Design on a Dime: 10 Tips for Planning Successful Events on a Tight Budget

On May 22, 2008 the Georgia Tech Event Coordinators Network in conjunction with the Alumni Association hosted a fun and informative Brown Bag about how to design events with a small budget.


Kara Allen, Event Director for the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, shared tips, tricks and ideas about planning and designing successful events. In addition, she decorated each table with easy-to-duplicate centerpieces and provided resource contact info.

















Inexpensive votive candles and holders provide a simple and elegant centerpiece.






Versatile glass bubbles can be used in many ways. Try floating a sunflower in water over a bed of river rocks.








Three simple arrangements of roses.








Kara Allen shows attendees how to use simple monochromatic roses to create beautiful and elegant arrangements.