| So you have spent hundreds, maybe thousands | | | | subjects from black card. A classy alternative!If |
| on finding the ideal venue for your evening event. | | | | you like the idea of seeing people's reactions |
| You have decided on the menu for the dinner, | | | | when they think you have invited Jack Nicholson, |
| worked out who is sitting where and sent out the | | | | Angelina Jolie or Madonna to your party then you |
| invitations. You want to make your party stand | | | | could consider hiring one or more lookalikes. The |
| out from the rest so, apart from a raffle and | | | | quality of lookalikes you can get vary massively |
| getting the local covers band in, what can you do | | | | from terrible to people who look more like the |
| in terms of entertainment to make things go | | | | celebrity in question than they do. Make sure you |
| swimmingly?I don't want to advise on musical | | | | get to see good quality pictures of the lookalike |
| entertainment as your choice in music is almost | | | | to decide and speak to the agency to make sure |
| certainly completely different to mine! This article | | | | you can get someone that is also able to interact |
| will concentrate on things you probably haven't | | | | with people in character. No good if your Paris |
| considered. Many event planners are fans of | | | | Hilton speaks in a broad Scottish accent.If you |
| interactive entertainment that takes place during | | | | have the budget and the right kind of crowd you |
| the meal itself.A close up or table magician can | | | | could splash out on an after-dinner speaker. |
| mix with your guests, wowing them with | | | | Depending on what you can afford you will find |
| incredible sleight of hand tricks. Tables laugh and | | | | that speaker bureaus and entertainment agencies |
| clap as they find that someone's watch has | | | | have masses of choices. From TV celebrities to |
| disappeared from their wrist only to reappear on | | | | lesser known but still fantastic comedians. A |
| the arm of the magician! In the era of David | | | | speaker is a good choice if you think your crowd |
| Blaine and Derren Brown magic is a popular and | | | | will sit and listen for twenty minutes. If they will |
| contemporary form of entertainment that works | | | | be drinking all night then perhaps just settle on a |
| perfectly in this environment.How about a | | | | disco for the after dinner entertainment.If you are |
| caricaturist? They will go round and take about | | | | organising a big event and are planning on having |
| five minutes to knock up black and white | | | | different types of entertainment then you could |
| sketches of willing diners. Caricature artists are | | | | go through an entertainment agency. But, if you |
| generally highly skilled and their pictures are of the | | | | fancy saving money then speak to your friends, |
| highest quality. You can sometimes have the | | | | surf the web and source the entertainers |
| caricatures drawn on paper branded with your | | | | yourself. You will find a huge choice out |
| logo so your guests will remember the event long | | | | there.Good luck for the big night!Rob James has |
| after it's over. For something a little different | | | | worked at hundreds of events across the UK and |
| from a caricaturist you could get a silhouette | | | | internationally as a close up magician. Visit his site: |
| artist - they cut perfect likenesses of their | | | | Magician UK to read more. |