When businesses spend the time and money to plan a corporate event, it has to be done in a way that suits the company’s brand while still surprising its audience. The key is the right mix of familiar and unexpected. Here are seven ways to entertain and amaze guests based on Visit Laguna Beach’s favorite corporate event trends of 2016:
1. Vintage Details - Juxtapose elegant and welcoming vintage pieces with professional modern elements and spaces to create an engaging and unique space. Vintage Edison strung lights are the perfect touch.

2. Food Stations and Branded Desserts - Stations with small bite cuisine creates a more exciting culinary experience, keeping people mingling instead of sitting stagnant. Also, a mini dessert bar lets partygoers indulge their sweet tooth easily while socializing.
3. Color Branding - Brand your event like you brand your company. Match decor, arrangements, table settings, and even food to your signature color.
4. Interactive Mixology - Get your guests involved with interactive drink making. A "Mule" bar is an easy and fun solution. Have ginger beers, limes, and lemons on hand. Then allow guests to choose from a Moscow Mule (vodka), Kentucky Mule (whiskey), or Tijuana Mule (tequila).
5. Social Lounge Areas - The point of any event is great conversation and experiences with great people. Make sure you have inviting lounge areas that encourage socializing.

6. Sustainable Floral Arrangements - Wildflowers and succulents create a beautiful decoration and are a more sustainable solution.
7. Wow Moment - Create a focal point or a moment of grand reveal. For example, at a corporate soiree hosted and designed by Seven-Degrees in Laguna Beach, a company's vintage plane was featured in the middle of the large media lounge dinner hall. It sparked conversation about the company's history and was a great photo op.

For more great corporate event ideas, contact the event virtuosos at Seven-Degrees in Laguna Beach. The company’s award-winning venue is a picturesque 25,000-square-foot indoor and outdoor event space nestled in Laguna Canyon. With full-service planning and event staff, Seven-Degrees will help you design, plan and execute the perfect corporate party that your staff and clients will never forget.
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