Why Choose Andrew Roby as Your Social Event Planner

Client-focused

Before we launch our event planning services, we take the time to find out about you. You’re the star of this show so we make sure it’s all about you. What makes you the happiest? A small, intimate affair or a blowout bash with 500 people? What are your hobbies and passions? Unique traditions? What’s your vision for the event? How can we help you execute it? We’ll handle as much or as little as you desire in order to make sure your big social event unfolds according to your vision.

Telling your story

What sets you apart? What events have made you who you are today and fueled your accomplishments? I’m known as the “event storyteller” in the event planning and management industry. That’s because I use perfectly planned parties as the medium for telling my clients’ unique stories. I’d like to do the same for you.

Whether you are retiring from the military, bringing your first baby into the world, or turning the big 5-0, we’ll welcome your guests into your life’s journey. We’ll make your big event a reflection of the special things that define you.

Love big band music? Let’s dance. Worked overseas? We’ll bring exotic food traditions to the catering menu. Golf fanatic? Let’s host your party at the driving range. Love gardening? Let’s turn the venue into a garden sanctuary, incorporating blooms you’ve cultivated yourself.

Your social event should connect you to your guests in a deeply personal, authentic way, inviting them to pull up a chair as your life story unfolds.

Perfecting the guest experience

Your guests are not an afterthought. They are extensions of you, and your party is only successful if they love it right along with you. We ensure that they feel welcome and pampered throughout the entire experience. From orchestrating travel plans for out-of-town guests to managing seating arrangements to accommodating dietary restrictions to creating meaningful party favors, we plan your party with an eye to your guests’ comfort and enjoyment.

Detail-obsessed

Social event planning is dizzying–with a thousand components that all come together at once, with no dress rehearsal and no margin for error. One missed detail can derail a beautifully executed event and rain on your once-in-a-lifetime party.

That’s why we’re completely obsessed with the details! We deal with the painstaking minutia behind the scenes so that you can enjoy your big social event stress-free. This includes adhering to timelines so that you don’t miss any deadlines, setting up Wi-Fi and device charging stations, tracking gifts for thank you notes, anticipating first aid needs, making Plan B arrangements for inclement weather, ensuring that the right photos get taken at just the right time, and securing music and alcohol permits if needed.

The last thing you want to do at your big event is babysit all of the last minute details and scramble to put out unexpected fires. We’ve got that covered so you can be fully in the moment.

High-tech

The pandemic helped us see all of the ways we can use technology to connect people, and we’ve made a fine art of integrating technology into event management services. Why leave out your guests who can’t travel to your big event? We can expand your party into a social hybrid event with virtual options for bringing in long-distance guests (or those who can’t attend for health concerns or other reasons). We’ll help you select the best platform for your hybrid event, tend to all of the audiovisual needs, and prioritize virtual engagement so that online guests feel as immersed as the live ones.

We can also add convenience and “wow-factor” to your event with technology. Think digital RSVP processes that generate QR codes. These can facilitate convenient guest check-ins, guide guests to their assigned seats, allow them to join the social media chatter about your event, and give them access to event photos afterward.

Impressive vendor networks

There are a lot of vendors out there, but not all of them are right for you. They may not share your style. They may be suited to bigger or smaller budgets. Or they may not have the bandwidth to give your in-person or social hybrid event the attention that it deserves.

With our extensive vendor connections, we can curate vendor options that would be the best match for your big social event. This takes the daunting “overwhelm” out of the vendor selection process.

Vendor negotiations and contract management can take a lot of time and be stressful. You’re dealing with a lot of different personalities, timelines, styles, and fees. We can handle all of this for you, making sure that you’re getting top-tier service from each vendor, delivered on time and for previously negotiated prices.

Caring for your budget

Whether you’re on a modest budget or have limitless funds, you still need to be a wise budget steward in your party planning. If you can afford something lavish, you need to be paired with a vendor who can envision and execute at those levels. For more modest budgets, we’ll make sure you’re allocating your funds in ways that will produce the biggest bang for your buck.

This can require some challenging decisions as you prioritize venue, catering, decor, entertainment, and activities. What do you want to focus on? What can you cut corners on? Or eliminate altogether? We’ll help you align your budget so that the final product lives up to your vision.

Any size, any location!

We’ve done it all—from intimate in-home dinner parties to destination events in exotic international cities. We’ve planned first birthday parties at the park and orchestrated galas for thousands at major conference centers.

We can help you decide what size of event will meet your goals and curate your guest list accordingly. Once those decisions are made, we can help you find the best venue. We have an extensive knowledge of venues for social event planning in DC, Dallas, and Los Angeles. This includes lesser-known, high-charm venues that will help set your event apart from the others.

If you decide to plan a destination party, we can draw on our extensive network in the event planning and management industry for insider knowledge wherever you want to travel. Name your social event location, and we’ll execute with perfection.

Respect for all. As a black-owned event planning company, we orchestrate with an eye to diversity, equity, and inclusion. I (Andrew) am the head of the National Events Council, which works tirelessly to cultivate greater diversity in the event planning industry. My team of party planners will bring this same consciousness to your event.

From the food to the entertainment to the language surrounding your social event, we will help ensure that everyone feels valued and respected at your party.

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The Best Party Planning in Los Angeles, DC, Dallas, and Beyond

We know how to plan unforgettable parties…and people are noticing! We were honored with the Top 500 Award for event planning services from Biz Bash Media, the top trade media platform for the events industry. Connect Corporate selected us for the “40 Under 40” event planning award, and Brides recognized us among the top 104 wedding planners in the country for our beautiful, customized weddings.

The Andrew Roby Events planning team has been featured in The New York Times and Washingtonian Magazine as well as on CNN, CBS, WeddingChicks.com, and the Knot.

Your milestone birthdays, coming-of-age parties, holiday parties, retirements, baby showers— when you look back on a life well-lived, these are the celebrations that will rise above the hum of life. These events only come along once in a lifetime. Let’s make them the time of your life.

Contact us today for the best in party planning.