Caroline Van Eaton of Trinity Community Partners and City of Refuge is a long-standing partner of Technical Elements. Her organization partners with leaders to strengthen organizations and impact communities for good. Their organization specializes in connecting those in need with the resources that fill those needs, including anti-poverty, housing-insecure, youth development, and family foundations. Together, we’ve completed multiple events over …
Most Popular Gear Needed for a Corporate Event
The gear makes the moment. And when it comes to live events, you can’t compromise on quality without compromising on impact. Top facts about all the gear needed for an event: If you’re planning to host a corporate, private, or outdoor event and rent high-quality gear, here’s where you should start. Low-Quality Gear = Poor Audience Experience For large-scale or …
Event Design From Beginning To End: An Expert Overview
We sat down with the design team to get a peek behind the curtain and capture the lifecycle of event design. It’s so much more than stage decor and lighting or banners and signage. Detailed strategy, expertise, and technique are required to bring big visions to life. A snapshot of their take: Private and corporate event hosts with a big …
A Well-Lit Rebrand: Emory Healthcare
Emory Healthcare is an academic health system in Georgia that serves the greater Atlanta area, including Decatur, Buckhead, Marietta, and more. They operate 11 hospitals and have more than 580 provider locations statewide, with over 3,800 providers on their teams. Their organization is dedicated to advancing medicine, training caregivers, and supporting patients’ health care needs. The healthcare system recently underwent …
In-House Hotel AV vs Event Production Company: What Event Planners Need to Know
It’s easy to go with the default, in-house hotel AV option. But what about the outcome? The key difference lies in who you want showing up on the day of your event: Here’s a snapshot of things to consider: 2026 event hosts should clarify the best approach to AV services that don’t dilute the attendee experience or engagement. AV’s Impact …
Behind the Scenes of Event Design: Q&A With Technical Elements’ Design & Lighting Team
Creativity fuels our success. And this is the team that designs and executes those wow-factor moments. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at what they do and how they work. What role does the Design Team play at Technical Elements, and when do you typically get involved in a project? The design team at Technical Elements is responsible for the creative and …
MOVE Conference: Largest Winter Youth Conference in Georgia
MOVE is the largest winter evangelism conference in the GA region and is specifically designed to engage a young audience on meaningful topics. It’s attended by more than 3,000 middle school and high school students from across the state and was hosted at an adventure theme park. The process and outcome looked a little like this: Conference’s Key Goals MOVE …
Why Our January Company Retreat Matters
Every January, we press pause on the day-to-day and intentionally step away from our desks, our job sites, and our routines. It’s a rhythm we’ve built into the DNA of Technical Elements, one that gives us space to reflect, plan, and reconnect with one another as people, not just coworkers. This year, that pause took us just outside of Chattanooga …
Our Hot Takes On Planning Summer Events
Summer events come with big energy and even bigger planning considerations. Longer days, open schedules, and destination-worthy locations make summer one of the best seasons to host an event. But without the right strategy, heat, timing, and logistics can quickly derail even the best ideas. Here are our tried-and-true hot takes for planning summer events that actually work. Think Beyond …
Top Venues in the Gulf Coast
Summer events need to be planned now, and there’s no better place to host them than the Gulf Coast. We’re sharing our top tips, venue ideas, and hot takes to help you get started, including: Event hosts who are ready to take the first step in creating wow-factor moments in the Gulf Coast area, start here! The Venue Is A …