Initially, we visited several different options for the venue, but ended up selecting the Field Museum in the city! Not only was it large enough space, but our employees would also have access to the exhibits inside. It was definitely a cool place to have our event. We started with a cocktail hour upstairs on the balcony with passed hor dourves. Then around 8:00 we brought the party down to the main level of the museum. For the event, we opted not to have a seated formal dinner (as we have had at past events) and went with food stations instead. We are a global company, so we thought it would be fun to have themed international cuisine from around the world. We ended up with 4 different food stations representing Asia, Spain, Italy and the US. Oh my god - the food was amazing!! Top notch. Just as an example, at the Asia station, we had chef's hand-rolling sushi rolls and have an array of other types of Asian food -pot stickers, steam buns and so much more. It was super cool. The other stations were just as good! Then around 9:30 the band really got going (they were playing the entire event, just at a slower pace). Within a short time, the entire dance floor was packed. I may be biased since I planned the event, but I thought it was such a great evening. I have to thank my team - Paula and Allyson for putting in so much hard work to pull everything together! We also had photographers there, but here are a few pics I snapped myself.
