Merryl Brown Events' corporate event planning division strives to design events to reflect the mission of our clients' companies and the style of our clients' brands. Merryl Brown Events has a proven track record in corporate events, having worked with Fortune 500 clients, significant privately-held enterprises, and start-up boutiques. Merryl has a background in business, with a Master's Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University. Before becoming an event planner, Merryl was an International Banker with American Express Bank and Bankers Trust Company in New York. She later held the position of Director of PR and Events at Saks Fifth Avenue Santa Barbara, producing events and fashion shows showcasing many of their high-end labels.
Every company has its own culture, and it's our job to ensure that every detail of our production reflects it. Whether we're suggesting a venue, setting up team-building activities or putting together a gift bag tailored to the occasion, the corporate culture plays a large part in our event production and design process.
Our creativity can bring new ideas to your company, whether you're recognizing top performers, wooing new clients, or rewarding your employees for a banner year. We understand how important it is for an event to flow seamlessly, to be executed with precision, as well as with discretion and confidentiality.
We understand that in today's economic climate, it is important to get the most out of every investment you make. When you invest in corporate event planning with Merryl Brown Events, we go above and beyond to produce positive results for your company's image and brand identity. Our emphasis on sustainable events is an added benefit of having Merryl Brown Events be your corporate event planner; we ensure that our clients have memorable events with a high diversion rate and we show you how to achieve this with expertise and precision.
Merryl Brown Events are corporate event planners that do significant pro-bono and discounted event planning work for charitable organizations each year, including The Community Environmental Council, The Breast Cancer Resource Center, The Scholarship Foundation, The Pacific Pride Foundation, The American Heart Association, to name but a few. Giving back has always been at the forefront of Merryl Brown Events. To that end, we can help match individuals and companies with an appropriate non-profit organization, demonstrating a compassion and concern for the community.
A fabulous two-day holiday party featured dinner, dancing and gaming, followed by a brunch at Miro Restaurant the following day.
"Merryl Brown has been the event planner for all of our corporate events for close to a year now. We produce numerous internal events, with lots of moving parts, and we have thrown her many last-minute changes and direction shifts. She rolls with each change, and makes it look effortless. She has raised the bar on our events with her great ideas, amazing team, and flawless execution. Aside from all that, she is such a genuinely caring and wonderful human being! We are all very spoiled by working with Merryl. She is simply the best there is! Her love for her work shines through, and her passion and talent is unsurpassed."
—Lynda Weinman, Co-Founder, lynda.com
Photography by Z Studios Photography
Merryl Brown Events has produced the award-winning Green Gala for several years for the Community Environmental Council of Santa Barbara. A large outdoor rotunda was filled with fairies, pixies, wood nymphs, and satyrs as guests entered a twinkling, enchanted forest glen. Over 400 trees of all sizes abounded, dripping with vines that hung down over statues, flower-filled fountains, moss-covered statuary and giant mushrooms. Guests encountered incredible, elaborately costumed creatures of the woodlands as they enjoyed organic wines and green-hued cocktails, accompanied by canapés inspired by the forested landscape. Forest-inspired linens, statuary, fountains and faux bois décor completed the scene. Just as guests were seated, a unicorn carrying the fairy queen was led into the dining room by her royal servant. In keeping with the client's wishes, the event was sustainable, with a spectacular 97% diversion rate (meaning that 97% of the waste produced by the event was diverted from the landfill to recycling or to a food waste composting facility.) Merryl Brown Events was a finalist in four major, highly-competitive event design competitions for this gala and was the winner of two of these coveted awards.
"What a wonderful evening. You blew everyone away and what an expression of creativity that people rarely, if ever get to experience. From the entry welcome to the luscious desserts, and of course the fantasy world you created, what a treat. You are amazing. Not to mention, you filled the room and you did a great service in positioning CEC's brand in the community. That isn't easy by any means. It was wonderful to see. I enjoyed being part of the experience."
—Cord Pereira, MD Brandentertain
Photography by Erin Feinblatt
Merryl Brown Events was brought in to create a branded fundraiser for The Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara. We chose the theme "Think Pink" and produced an incredible all-pink affair. It was replete with branded elements throughout the event, an amazing Celebrating the Sweetness of Life® dessert table, gorgeous pink flowers and linens, pink signature drinks and a pink champagne bar. Several corporate donors sponsored various elements of the event, and we provided them numerous corporate branding opportunities throughout. This sold-out event had more patron sponsors than any year prior and was fun and memorable as promised.
"The evening was a masterpiece of elegance and opulence! Merryl delivers seamlessly and flawlessly. Her attention to detail is astounding and her passion for perfection is unparalleled. I can’t wait to attend another event by Merryl Brown Events."
—Andrew Antone, Santa Barbara
Photography by Amore Dolce Photography
The 2011 Green Gala was another Merryl Brown Events masterpiece, replete with a custom gypsy caravan made from vintage and recycled elements, dozens of beautiful gypsies, gorgeous decor, and stunning lighting design finishing the look. The food from Full of Life Flatbread was truly inspired, as was the Celebrating the Sweetness of Life® dessert table which was devoured in record time. This event will surely be a nominee for the 3rd year in a row as Green Event of the Year and we will let you know if we win one (or more!) of these coveted awards once again!
The party that you created was by far the most gorgeous event I have ever been to!!! What an experience; thank you!
—Daniel Randall, Co-Founder and Roastmaster, Green Star Coffee
Photography by Erin Feinblatt
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