Granny Mouse Country House & Spa have long been the leaders in conferencing, and offer some pretty unique ideas to engage and entertain attendees, ensuring the team comes together while having a fun, unforgettable conference experience.

Ideas to create value to the conference experience and agenda can be similar to party entertainment, but with the overall objective at hand.

What makes a conference memorable?

Sean Granger, General Manager of Granny Mouse, shares a few ideas of what can be included, and what has been proven to work.

1. Cooking Classes

Nothing brings people together like food, and if you host your conference at Granny Mouse, your team can take part in their Mouseter Chef class. This fun activity sees each team creating one dish of a 3-course meal, under the guidance of the Granny Mouse culinary artist team, which is then judged by their peers. Part and parcel of this experience is that each team has to match the perfect wine to accompany their dish, which also adds to their final score.

2. Mixology

You can embrace the craft cocktail trend with a mixology-off. Like a cook-off, mixology-offs challenge participants to create a concoction within a specific timeframe. The fun part is the tasting, with each team tasting the others’ mixes and deciding on the final winning drink.

3. Art Classes

One way to get your team’s creative juices flowing is to host an art class, where they can both create and paint a logo, or a shirt-design. Regardless of whether they create a masterpiece or not, this activity is a great way to let loose and have fun.

4. Dance Lessons

You can get your conference-goers moving with dance lessons and create a choreographed dance sequence. Bring in a dance teacher who can help with the steps so everyone learns to move their bodies. Dance styles could include salsa, swing, Ballroom dancing or even a silent disco.

5. Coffee Art

The Midlands is home to some of the best and most unique coffee brews, and a host of skilled baristas. One of the more unique corporate event entertainment ideas is to bring in a barista who is able to make intricate designs on top of lattes or cappuccinos. To take the idea to the next level, you can turn the event into a workshop and teach attendees how to make their own works of art.

Entertainment ideas often determine the success of your conference. If your entertainment is bland, then attendees are less likely to retain information or to engage with fellow participants. However, if your attendees have fun, then the energy will fuel interaction.

Another important factor when choosing entertainment is matching the appropriate form of amusement to your audience. This attention to detail will prevent your convention-goers from feeling awkward, excluded, or out of place.

Along the same lines, it is important to align entertainment with your company’s brand and vision as the purpose of your conference is to promote cohesion amongst your team.

Bridesmaid style has come a long way and gone are the days of everyone wearing the same bridesmaid dress. Today, brides are mixing it up with mismatched  dresses, creating truly unique outfits featuring gorgeous ensembles with different styles, fabrics, hemlines, and colours.

The trend allows you to highlight each individual woman and ensure she’s wearing a dress that makes her feel great too, and the experts at Granny Mouse definitely know a few tips in this regard.

The first step is deciding which mismatched route you want to go. Here are some ideas for the big day.

1. Same Dress Style in Different Colors

Don’t box yourself in when considering the colours for your dresses. A great tip is to pick a colour and have the bridesmaids each wear a shade of the colour they suit and look good in. This brings a bit of variety to the party.  Different colours within a complementary colour scheme could look amazing.

2. Same Dress Color in Different Styles

Not every dress is flattering for every person and by allowing your bridesmaids to pick their favorite style they are sure to be comfortable and happy.

3. Stick to a hemline

Whether you choose all floor-length gowns, a uniform to-the-knee hem, or varying lengths, make sure you stick to a hemline or have balanced options on the table, especially for the photos.

4. Tie the Look Together With Identical Accessories

If you’re alternating dress colours, represent each colour in the bridesmaid bouquet for stunning photos. You can even consider statement necklaces or earrings for a uniform accessory look

5. Choose dresses they can wear again

If you are on a budget and find dresses that they can wear again, what a bonus. They will feel good about having something to add to their wardrobe.

Very importantly to keep in mind:

• The body shapes
• The colour scheme and how you will link it to your look
• Accessories – will they be carrying flowers, or anything extra?
• The costs, and remember to stay within budget

Open up your mind to some great new ideas and don’t forget that you are the bride and the queen of the party.