Ideas, checklists, and behind-the-scenes notes from BoldBlack.
Planning guides, vendor tips, and finance best practices to help you run premium events with confidence.
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Curated notes for clients, vendors, and partners
How to brief your event manager
Seven questions that make your kickoff smooth: budget bands, timelines, approvals, and must-have experiences.
Book a consultPayments and approvals that keep vendors happy
How we use Stripe invoices, refunds, and purchase orders so vendors are paid on time and clients stay in control.
Book a consultBuilding a guest experience runbook
From seating to transport and comms, here is the checklist we run for every large celebration or gala.
Book a consultProduction tech stack at BoldBlack
Django, DRF, Channels, PostgreSQL, Redis, Stripe, S3, and why we prefer presigned uploads and webhook signing.
Book a consultVendor onboarding, payouts, and reconciliations
How we scope vendor access, issue purchase orders, and settle balances with audit-ready receipts.
Talk with financeMaking approvals easy for partners and boards
Threshold-based approvals, comments, and traceability that keep leadership informed without slowing delivery.
Plan with BoldBlackWatch
Stage, lighting, and decor walkthrough
A quick look at how our crew handles rigging, florals, aisle builds, and guest-ready checks before doors open.
- Run of show and cue sheets
- QA checkpoints and sign-offs
- Backup plans for power, weather, and timing
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