Insights & Guides

The Chloace Blog

Event planning tips, décor guides, and practical advice for celebrations across Zimbabwe.

Education

A 12-Week Countdown for Planning Any Event

A well-run event is the result of decisions made weeks earlier. Use this 12-week timeline to stay on track.

Marketing and Equipment Hire

Clear-Span Tents: Why Centre Poles Cost You Guests' View

A clear-span frame tent has no centre poles, giving your guests unobstructed views and flexible layouts.

Education

How to Choose a Décor Theme Without Overspending

Décor budgets fail because of twenty small items, not one big one. Follow this order to stay on budget.

Cultural Events

Planning a Marooro That Runs on Time

A marooro involves two families and a programme that must respect tradition. Here's how to keep it on schedule.

Marketing

Why a Professional Planner Pays for Itself at Weddings and Family Functions

Families assign events to organised relatives, but a professional planner removes supplier chasing, budget overruns, and day-of failures.

Education

The Wedding Day Run Sheet: Hour by Hour

Most wedding stress comes from nobody owning the clock. Use this hour-by-hour run sheet to stay on schedule.

Services

Memorial and Unveiling Events: Setting Up With Dignity

A memorial or unveiling is not an event to improvise. Families deserve shelter, seating, and dignified setup.

Education

Planning an Outdoor Event in the Rainy Season

From November to March, an outdoor event without a rain plan is a gamble. Build your backup before you book.

Education

How Much Space and Seating Does Your Event Need?

Organisers often book a tent first and discover it doesn't fit the guest list. Use these space and seating guides.

Marketing

Graduations and Institutional Events: Done Properly, Every Year

Graduations and prize-givings are the most visible events an institution holds. Here's what to demand from your supplier.

Partnerships

Prepaid Event Partnerships: How They Work

If your organisation runs several events a year, a prepaid partnership replaces the cycle of separate bookings and quotes.

Partnerships

Why Prepaying Protects Your Budget

Event costs are least painful when planned early. Prepayment gives you date protection, agreed scope, and budget control.

Partnerships

What a Prepayment Agreement Protects on Both Sides

A proper prepayment agreement protects both sides with written scope, fixed dates, and clear terms for changes.

Branding

Your Event Is a Statement: Styling That Matches Your Theme

Guests judge your event by how it looks. Every element, from entrance to stage, shapes their impression.

Branding

Five Branding Touchpoints Most Events Miss

Most organisers put a logo on a banner and call it branded. These five touchpoints do more work.

Mistakes

Seven Mistakes People Make When Hiring Tents and Chairs

From booking too late to hiring on price alone, these seven mistakes cost time and money on event hire.

Education

Where an Event Budget Actually Goes

Most people underestimate how many categories an event needs. Here's where your budget actually goes.

Misconceptions

Five Event Planning Misconceptions That Cost Money

From 'planners are only for big budgets' to 'the cheapest quote saves money,' these misconceptions cost you.

Education

Your Event Day Risk Checklist

Professional events prepare for failure before it happens. Use this risk checklist before your event day.

Education

How to Read an Event Quotation

Two quotes can look similar and deliver very different events. Here's how to read and compare them.

Marketing

Festive Season Dates Are Going. Book Now.

December is the busiest month for events. Tents, chairs and crews get booked early, and once a date is gone, it's gone.

Marketing

One Call. Tents, Chairs, Décor, Sound and Cameras.

Stop managing five suppliers. One call gets you tents, chairs, décor, sound, and cameras from one accountable team.

Marketing

The Cheapest Quote Is Usually Missing Something

You received three quotes and one is far cheaper. Before you pick it, ask what it leaves out.

Marketing

Planning a Year-End Function: Tents, Seating and Décor That Work

Members remember year-end functions, especially the bad ones. Fix it now, not in December.

Marketing

Late Suppliers Ruin Events. We Arrive Before Your Guests.

Every event organiser has the same story: the supplier was supposed to arrive at 8 and showed up at noon.

Brand Visibility

Make Your Event Look and Feel Like You

An event puts your identity in front of people who are paying attention. Few families and organisations take full advantage.

Brand Visibility

Turn One Event Into Months of Content

An event ends in a day. The content can work for months if you plan it before the event.

Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes: What Happens on Setup Day

Guests see the finished event. Here is what happens before they arrive, from site check to final walk-through.

Education

Tent or Hall? How to Decide

Both can work. The right choice between a tent and a hall depends on your event's needs.

FAQ

How Booking With ChloAce Works

From enquiry to wrap-up, here's the eight-step process of booking an event with ChloAce.