
Ask your designer if he or she will stay for the event's entirety. Jes Gordon, who designed a bar mitzvah in New York (pictured), says her team remains on site for the duration of an event if they are overseeing audiovisual production. If not, they may leave at some point and return for load out.
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Event staffers should be prepared to answer these questions from guests.
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