The EthniQ Event Planning Blueprint

Start with the date, not the venue

The first decision is whether the dates are workable at all; everything else is built backwards from that.

• On the first call EthniQ says whether the dates are workable before the family commits to anything.
• Nine to twelve months is comfortable for the November to February peak, when the best convention centres and senior vendor teams book out early; six months works for a smaller guest list, and short-notice dates are sometimes possible.
• The muhurtham decides the clock; EthniQ builds the production schedule backwards from the family's timing.

• Write down the fixed dates and the ones that could move
• Note which functions are on which day
• Ask on the first call whether the dates are workable before discussing anything else

Also in this blueprint

• What actually moves the cost (4 points)
• One production plan (4 points)
• Venue, decor and catering (3 points)
• Planning from another city or country (6 points)
• Corporate events (4 points)
• Where EthniQ works (3 points)
• Planning timeline (8 points)
• Function checklist (8 points)
• Venue evaluation checklist (7 points)
• Vendor checklist (7 points)
• Family responsibility checklist (6 points)
• Production checklist (7 points)
• Budget category worksheet (11 points)
• Event-day run-sheet framework (8 points)
• Your next decisions (4 points)

Every point in this blueprint is a verified statement about how the business works. Nothing here is a price, a count or a promise of availability.