by Olivia Yocum | Oct 26, 2017 | Corporate Events, Weddings, Parties, Alchemy Event Studio, Alchemists Do It Better
It’s been a busy October here at Alchemy Event Studio and we’re finally back at HQ to catch a beat. Our fearless leaders are off at Engage 2017 in beautiful Venice, Italy and while they’re away, the mice – AKA Ashley & Olivia – will play! Well, not in...
by Olivia Yocum | Sep 28, 2017 | Weddings, Alchemy Info, Reichman Photography, Denis Reggie Photographers, Alchemy Event Studio, Alchemists Do It Better, Old Edwards Inn, Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook, Virgil Bunao Photography
Long time no blog! It’s been a crazy wedding summer for us Alchemists and frankly, it’s been a bit difficult to find the time to write anything other than proposals for new clients and revisions for existing clients. This summer we were thrilled to work on five...
by Olivia Yocum | Aug 9, 2017 | Corporate Events, Weddings, Parties, Alchemy Info, Reichman Photography, Alchemy Event Studio, Alchemists Do It Better, Old Edwards Inn, Goats on the Roof, Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook, The Cloister, Callaway Gardens
We’ve been making our lists and checking them twice. Actually, we’ve been making many, many lists and checking them over and over again. The Alchemists have been hitting the road this summer and a lot like the late great Johnny Cash*, we feel like we’ve been...
by Olivia Yocum | Jun 16, 2017 | Corporate Events, Weddings, Parties, Alchemy Info, Alchemy Event Studio, Alchemists Do It Better, Sanders Hulsey
We decided to mix things up this week at Alchemy Event Studio and call on linen and drapery extraordinaire, Sanders Hulsey of Party Tables. The Alchemists know ALMOST everything there is to know about him, but we decided to dive a little deeper and introduce him to...
by Olivia Yocum | Jun 1, 2017 | Alchemy Info, Alchemy Event Studio, Alchemists Do It Better
Don’t get us wrong, every day at the Alchemy Event Studio is like a fantasy vacation. It’s like smooth sailing on a chartered Caribbean yacht vacation with Ben in the kitchen and Rocky in a mermaid tail on the deck. That being said, we all needed a break this Memorial...
by Olivia Yocum | May 2, 2017 | Corporate Events, Weddings, Parties, Alchemy Info, Drew Newman Photographers, Alchemy Event Studio, Alchemists Do It Better, 2 Young Birds, Rebecca Yale Photography, Colin Cowie Luxury Weddings and Events, Lady Sings the Blues, Garrett Nudd Photography, I Do Linens, BBJ Linen Rental, La Tavola Fine Linen Rental, Wildflower Linens, Southern Vintage Rentals, Spoonflower, GK Photography
We Alchemists love flowers. There really isn’t a flower we don’t love. It makes us sad to hear someone disparage Carnations – we say Dianthus – because we love their smell and en masse they are frilly fragrant gorgeous things. We love to create with Baby’s Breath – we...
by Olivia Yocum | Apr 18, 2017 | Corporate Events, Weddings, Parties, Alchemy Info, Alchemy Event Studio, Alchemists Do It Better, The St. Regis Atlanta, Dancing Goats Coffee Bar, Bean in the Borough, Coffee Trike, 2 Young Birds, ITO EN Tea, Lisa Gail Allred
Can one underestimate the importance of coffee and tea in the life of event folks? We think not. It starts the day, it’s a much-needed boost during event set-up and strike, and party guests always request it when clients have said there’s absolutely no need whatsoever...
by Olivia Yocum | Apr 5, 2017 | Weddings, Alchemy Info, Reichman Photography, Rebecca Read Photography, Alchemy Event Studio, The St. Regis Atlanta, Four Seasons Atlanta, Picture This! Photography, Steel Magnolias, Life on Film Photography, Scobey Photography, Derek Shane Fotos
“Elvis has left the building,” is that fantastic, now famous phrase used at the end of Elvis shows to alert concertgoers that The King had departed the premises and they shouldn’t be far behind. It’s also what we jokingly say when a wedding reception is over and...
by Olivia Yocum | Mar 22, 2017 | Corporate Events, Weddings, Parties, Alchemy Info, Reichman Photography, Alchemy Event Studio, Alchemists Do It Better
It’s a glamorous job, this event planning and event designing. Every day is different and every day is nothing like what we thought it would be! It involves hanging out alongside nasty reeking dumpsters and grease pits on venue loading docks. It involves crawling on...
by Olivia Yocum | Mar 7, 2017 | Corporate Events, Weddings, Parties, Alchemy Info, Nancy Jo McDaniel Photography, Reichman Photography, Marcy Blum, Ashley Baber Weddings, The Scobeys
We Alchemists love our job for all the wonderful moments. You really can’t beat watching a bride’s father as he sees his daughter in her wedding gown for the first time or that moment when a groom sees his bride for the first time. It’s great stuff. But what about...
by Olivia Yocum | Feb 21, 2017 | Weddings, Parties, Alchemy Info, Hinote, Toast Events, Laura Negri Photography, Denis Reggie Photographers, David Christensen Photography
Our Alchemy dogs are so important to us that we can’t imagine a special occasion without them. Actually, we can’t imagine a general run of the mill Tuesday without them, so here at the Alchemy Event Studio we have a “Dogs Welcome” policy. Samson Gray Stone and Stella...
by Olivia Yocum | Feb 7, 2017 | Corporate Events, Weddings, Parties, Alchemy Info, Robin Nathan Photography, Collection Event Furnishings, Reichman Photography, Swan House, Atlanta History Center, Crush Event Rentals, American Spirit Whiskey, Rebecca Read Photography, 100 Layer Cake, King Plow Arts Center, Drew Newman Photographers
All respect to those teetotalers out there, we Alchemists like a cocktail. Accordingly, we love when clients embrace upgraded bar designs, interesting beverage packages, and clever bar accents and garnishes. At a recent event, we were excited to debut the new...
by Olivia Yocum | Jan 24, 2017 | Corporate Events, Weddings, Parties, Robin Nathan Photography, St. Regis Atlanta
How many times have we met with a beautiful, excited bride and her mother and listened to them describe their perfect day – something that is uniquely them, memorable, different – and then heard the request for a wedding in white, cream, and blush? More...
by Kate Stone | Aug 8, 2016 | Corporate Events, Alchemy Info
Excuse us while we revel in the spotlight for a quick moment, but we can’t help but enjoy our five minutes of fabulous in print. We were honored to be included in the latest Connect Corporate feature on what’s trending in event design along with such rockstars as...
by Olivia Yocum | Mar 21, 2016 | Parties, Alchemy Info
And the beat goes on… It has been a doozy of a week and it doesn’t seem to stop, which is exciting and a great deal of fun for us ladies of Alchemy Event Studio. Sleep ? Who has the time for that ? This past week allowed us Alchemy gals to wear so many different event...
