G & D offer a comprehensive range of services from party planning and management to product launches and corporate hospitality. So whatever your function is, whether it is organising a company fun day for your entire staff, plus their families, creating a team building weekend for the management or that special day when you say I do, you can rely on our years of experience and a constant striving for excellence to ensure you get the most memorable day or evening imaginable.
Corporate Events
Corporate Event Management
G & D have a highly skilled team of event organisers that are fully capable of handling your event management.
We take care to ensure the highest levels of professionalism and performance are maintained and that any event or function we plan and operate on your behalf will be representative of the brand identity and corporate image you have undoubtedly worked hard to create.
It is often a false economy to have your staff organising company events when their valuable time and energies could be better spent in their normal role. By out-sourcing to G & D not only are you getting a team of expert event organisers, but quite often the excellent rates we receive from our sub-contractors and our experience at finding cost effective solutions to your brief, will not only cover our fees, but actually save you money.
Corporate Events
Product Launches
G & D have a wealth of experience delivering successful product launches for a number of luxury brands. We understand just how important initial perception is and are acutely aware that you only get one chance to make the right impression. We work very closely with our clients and gain a thorough all round understanding and knowledge of their product before we start to tailor the launch. We will then work tirelessly to match every aspect of the grand unveiling, from designing and producing the right invitation to choosing a venue that reflects the feel and market position of the item. The end result is that your brief is delivered and your product is revealed, with clarity, flair and maximum impact.
Corporate Events
Seminars and Conferences
Corporate sales meetings and conferences are key to motivating sales teams and provide great platforms to give members of a company new business directives and incentives. Ensuring that these messages are delivered in an exciting, clear and memorable way is a discipline that we are proud to possess. We are also experienced in the myriad of other organisational skills, from collation and management of delegate information via dedicated websites and phone hotlines, to providing social and extra curricular activities for longer conferences.
Corporate Events
Team Building
A great way for you to learn and understand one another's strengths and weaknesses and also to bond together as a group. Our team building days will improve communication and understanding within your company. Our events organisers will plan a team building event to match your brief and will be on hand to make sure everything runs smoothly and safely.
Corporate Events
Family Fun days
G & D really enjoy organising these company outings and have plenty of experience at providing entertainment and activities that can be enjoyed by the whole family.
From inflatables and it's a knockout competitions to human table football and country sports. We are well versed with green field sites and can provide marquees, catering tents and high quality bar-b-ques. So why not reward all of your employee's hard work with something that extends beyond the normal office dynamic and invite loved ones to enjoy this day together.
Party Planning
Bespoke Party Planning
One of the areas in which we really excel is bespoke party planning. G & D's party planners will happily tailor make the perfect function for you. Our backgrounds in nightclubs and entertainment have given us an invaluable insight into exactly what is needed to make a party go off with a bang. This enables us to throw truly memorable and unique parties.
We can cater to all aspects, including creating ideas for theming, construction of lavish sets, food design and delivery or we can just assist you in certain areas, helping you to realise your vision. Our aim is to take the stress out of organising a party and leave you free to enjoy the evening with your guests.
Party Planning
Christmas Parties
Long gone are the days of cheese and pineapple on a stick buffets round the water cooler at work. The modern company Christmas party is far more dynamic and vibrant.
A great way for a business to thank it's staff and clients for all of their hard work and support over the year and a great way for colleagues to socialise and bond outside of the workplace. G & D have a history of creating exciting and different Christmas parties. We are constantly striving to find new and unique venues, always doing our best to avoid the obvious and clichéd. We can offer a range of alternatives in every aspect from entertainment, food, theming and production.
Party Planning
Summer Parties
Often the highlight of the event calendar the summer party is an elegant, sophisticated event, conjuring up images of linen suits, pimms and barbeques.
G & D have lot's of experience realising images just like these, not only in providing the perfect setting with our venue finding team, but also and probably more importantly safeguarding against the British weather. We have excellent relationships with high quality Marquee companies as well as large amounts of outdoor furniture. So whether it is catering to your friends and family in your back garden or setting up a hospitality tent for 1000's give G & D a call and let us help you to put on the perfect summer soiree.
Party Planning
Themed parties
Creating a theme or concept to a party will often prove a great starting point to breaking the ice at an event. Providing they are executed well they will give a breathtaking backdrop in which people, having made an effort will feel more involved and willing to let their hair down. Our advice is to throw yourself wholeheartedly into it, themeing an event is not something to be done in half measures, go that extra bit and the result will be spectacular.
Weddings
Surely the most important event in anyone's life, the union between two people is always something we are deeply honoured to be involved in. Here at G & D we understand just how precious a day this is and that many brides and families really want to get involved in every detail of the event. With this in mind our wedding planning service can organise as much or as little as you require taking care of everything or just assisting you with certain aspects. With our contacts and experience in negotiating, we will often pay for ourselves in the money we save you. So why not let us take the hassle out of what is often very complicated event management and leave you free to enjoy the big day and all of the finer decision making that goes into it.
Weddings
Wedding venue finder
Try G & D's free wedding venue finding service. We have a huge database of venues all of which we have been to and vetted on a whole range of criteria. From somewhere to hold the ceremony itself to the all important dinner and of course party afterwards.
We have sourced venues all over the UK and as far a field as Italy, Majorca and even Australia.
Weddings
Design and décor
From the ultra modern to the very traditional we have a multitude of ideas and images to aid you in getting the look and feel for your big day just the way you imagine it will be. Alternatively bring us magazine cuttings, photos and images and we'll source and assist you in the best way to make that image happen.
Weddings
Entertainment
From tribute and cover bands to uber cool dj's whatever your hearts desire we will know the right person for the job. We have organised lot's of weddings and never had anything, but huge praise for our entertainment. The results are easy to judge you just have to make sure everybody is on the dancefloor.
Weddings
Big Day management
Our events managers and party planners will take care of every little detail and make sure that everything runs according to your plan, leaving you free from stress and able to fully enjoy the occasion in all it's glory.
Production
Another area in which G & D is very strong is production both technical and asthetic. We have invested heavily in many stock items of event furniture and equipment and can provide sound / P.A systems, event lighting, outdoor lighting, video projection, staging, drapes, bars, set build and much more. Our in house team of highly skilled technicians, designers and builders are fully conversant with all aspects of health and safety regulations and also keep abreast of the latest technical innovations, ensuring the equipment we use is at the very cutting edge within the industry.
Production
Sound, Lights and AV
Our audio and visual team have been working at the top of their respective fields for many years. We know that whether it's your 30th birthday party or the annual sales conference, the technical aspect of an event has to deliver. Our team make this happen, seamlessly, effortlessly and 100% of the time.
Production
Furniture
We have invested much time and money designing and building event furniture. This has been created with flexibility in mind. Colours, covers and fabrics are all interchangeable and many items are modular. So regardless of where you hold your event or what theme you decide to go with for your party, we have sofas, bars, coffee tables and numerous other items that will fit in with your choices.
Production
Set design and build
A very important aspect to any bespoke event, be it a trade show or product launch. We work with excellent set builders, dressers and drapers who all know how to create a professional platform for you and your product without it costing the earth.
Production
Stages
We have a large stock amount of staging with which to build and create a variety of size, shape and height stages. These can then be dressed, carpeted and coloured to match your event.
Catering
Catering is often a cornerstone to an event and one that will be talked about for either the right or the wrong reasons. Here at a G & D we have over 20 years of experience with food at up to 3 Michelin star level. Our head Chef has cooked at Langans, Le Palais du Jardin, The Ivy and The Avenue as well as running outside catering events for up to 5000 people. Gareth, who founded G & D, has a vast amount of experience, as a GM for some of London's finest restaurants including The Halkin, The Oak Room and Nobu Park lane. So if it is an intimate private dinner party for 20 guests, Canapés and Champagne for 200 or a three course sit down dinner for 2000 rest assured we have the experience and expertise to plan, prepare and execute every aspect of your catering needs.
Catering
Canapes
We would co-ordinate with you entirely, selecting a menu to suit, but here is a selection of the type of thing we offer.
Garlic prawns with dill and lemon
Bresola beef with oven roasted peppers on a mini ciabatta base
Char roasted pepper and mozzarella stack on baby crostini
Dolcelatte with grape on a croute
Courgette and onion confit
Tuna tapenade with broccoli
Quail egg with cherry tomato
Shredded lemon chicken with chervil
Pastrami and mustardised fruits
Duck parfait with caramelised orange
Catering
Bowl food
We would co-ordinate with you entirely, selecting a menu to suit, but here is a selection of the type of thing we offer.
Sake glazed salmon fillet with green soba noodles
Baked cod fillet with herb crust, rigatoni with parmesan and roasted tomato
Fish and chips
Seabass with risotto and red wine
Baby Cumberland sausages with honey and mustard glaze
Rump of Angus beef Bourguignon with herb mash
Moroccan spiced lamb, chick pea and apricot with cous-cous
Coq au Vin, braised tarragon rice
Thai green chicken curry with jasmine rice
Fine ravioli filled with ricotta and spinach, lemon and basil dressing
Risotto of butternut squash, sun blush tomato and sugar snap pea
Wild mushroom risotto (v)
Jambalaya of roasted pepper, tomato and okra
Catering
Sit Down Dinners
We would co-ordinate with you entirely, selecting a menu to suit, but here is a selection of the type of thing we offer.
Cured salmon with wasabi green peas & thai salad
Chicken liver parfait with pea puree, jelly & wild mushroom crostini
Artichoke & asparagus salad with egg mayonnaise
Fillet of wild Seabass with potato rosti, broad bean & pancetta
Chicken breast with polenta & rocket pesto
Duck breast with prune puree & onion tart
Baked courgettes with feta, fennel & pickled lemon salad
Chocolate three ways
Caramel & pear bavouir with walnut biscuit
Strawberry macaroon with strawberry jelly & vanilla cream
Coffee and petit fours
Catering
Drinks
25mls vodka
20mls lime juice
top with ginger beer
Entertainment
Another vitally important aspect to an event and one that can have a profound effect on the atmosphere. From the moment you enter a party the background music, whilst arriving will set the tone and create a mood. Dylan (one of the founding partners) has 16 years of experience in the music industry from writing and producing top twenty hits to managing bands and publishing. This intimate knowledge of the entertainment world and the contacts this has brought puts us in a very strong position to be able to select and program a perfect night's entertainment.
Entertainment
DJ's
We have a large roster of top flight DJ's from from top West End nightclubs DJ's to big named crowd pullers.
Entertainment
Bands/Acts
We have good contacts with all of the major (and minor) agencies so can source whichever band or act you desire. We are also familiar with the negotiation of headline act contracts and have a good understanding of rates and values so will ensure you get the best possible deal.
Entertainment
Performers
Magicians, Jugglers, Comedians, Circus acts, Human Statues, from the weird and the wonderful to the astounding and hilarious we have worked with them all. We can find that something special that will add a memorable and finishing touch to your entertainment program.
Venue Finding
Although last on our list of services this is usually where G & D begin the process of creating the perfect event. From the point of first enquiry our team will make note of all of your requirements and then set about finding the right venue to suit your event. We have built up a good database of venues over time all of which we have excellent working relationships with. We are also constantly seeking out new and unique venues and locations, regularly making site visits ensuring we have a complete and thorough knowledge of a building well before showing the client around.