Kraft SodaStream Launch Party at 2nd Floor Events

A few weeks ago we received an email inviting us to a product launch.  Not thinking anything of it, I initially didn't respond.  I smartened up later, and yesterday attended the launch of SodaStream's Kraft flavours.  In addition to doing our own events, we feel it's a good idea to see (and enjoy) others' events as well.
 
Being an event designer, I couldn't help but check out the venue, 2nd Floor Events (261 King St. W)  for future opportunities.  It is a good looking venue, with retro lighting and a nice open loft space that could be used for many different types of events.



At this particular event, the decor - which included a water bottle chandelier (what else to do with old drink bottles), a large clear globe filled with plastic bottles, and lots of lemons - tied the brands together nicely in a cool setting.  It highlighted that you could use SodaStream instead of prepackaged drinks that come in the bottles.  I enjoyed the Kraft flavours in the drinks provided at the bar, including the lemonade.  Oddly enough, as much as I'll deny this if asked in future - yes, I had fun at the candy station (I was a kid again)!



While it was a fun event, at a great venue I hadn't seen before, I was excited by our parting gifts ... I'm looking forward to using my new SodaStream at home!  At a time when companies are rethinking their gifts, Kraft and SodaStream were smart to get a product that I'd been eyeing for some time into my hands - yes, I'm impressed.  Cheers!

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House of Moments

  

Last night, we attended an industry night for a relatively new venue, House of Moments.  The space is quite large - the first time I had ever been to that location was when it was a furniture store (Dragon Heir) - I had loved the space then, and thought it would be great as an event venue.

Fast forward to 2013, House of Moments is an art gallery, a restaurant, and a lounge all in one.  Hamid Kouchak, the owner,explained he'd be comfortable with 450 people in the space; we observed that it could probably hold more than that.  A great addition to the East End, it's a hidden gem in Leslieville.

As event designers, we loved that the furniture onsite was quite mobile - many of the pieces were on wheels, or were lightweight.
We also loved that the big warehouse space was divided up with doors that Hamid sourced from India.  They added to the decor, as well as functionally separating the space into cozier areas.There is much in the venue to capture guests interest.

Since we're always on the lookout for versatility, we observed that an event host could leave the venue as is, or could easily put their own stamp on it through decor.


In addition to being a venue, the space nicely showcases local art, with new art every month.  The food we sampled was great also.  We tried the salmon sushi, as well as a delicious potsticker and a slider.

All in all, it's a fantastic venue/restaurant/gallery that we look forward to working with in the future!

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Welcome to Cry If I Want To Events

Thanks for coming over to look at our events page!  We plan to use this page to tell you about new trends and favourite classics in the world of events.  We'll feature venues that we have the opportunity to visit, and highlight a few caterers that we've had the pleasure of working with.  Last but not least we'll talk about one of our favourite things - design & decor - as it pertains to the event industry.  We hope to use this forum to interact with you, and hope you get as much out of it as we do!

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