Omaha Event Planner Profile: LimeLight Expressions
As Omaha’s Event & Wedding Planner of the Year six years in a row, LimeLight’s Kimmylea Konsel-Taylor combines out-of-the-box thinking with solid planning and execution. Omaha Wedding and Corporate Events Event planner Kimmylea Konsel-Taylor likes to envision each event from start to finish — long before guests arrive. As she discovers what her client wants, […]
Survive the Crisis with Mary Ferry of Advantage Insights
Ideas from FadeUp’s CFO for Omaha’s Event Planning Industry With the Event Planning Industry on pause in Omaha, how can those in our industry survive financially? And when this is over, how do we position ourselves to THRIVE? FadeUp’s CFO, Mary Ferry of Advantage Insights, talks us through the steps we can take right now […]
Ava’s Army Sugarplum Ball Raises $40K for Leukemia Research
Starting with almost no budget but seeing a massive need, Amanda Reinert called on FadeUp Design Group—and received much more than event lighting Starting a Non-Profit in Omaha Amanda Reinert believed her life was perfect. Living a typical kind of fairytale with her husband Brady and daughter Ava, every day was full. Ava was an […]
LA Comes to Omaha
Rachel J. Events launched a new event-planning business with a graduation party for an LA music biz family Launching an Event Planning Company in Omaha Rachel Wortmann is an event planner who understands the millennial bride. Having graduated from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln with a degree in PR and advertising, she saw an […]
Redeeming the Time
An Opportunity Hey everyone! I sat down with my good friend Phil Grimpo of Inspirmedia to talk about church production recently. We’ve worked with a lot of creative churches over the years, and I’ve seen some fantastic setups. However, with church services occurring nearly every day, there’s usually not enough time to get into your […]
How Lauritzen Gardens Created Its Masterful Holiday Experience
Since 2017, Jennifer Evans, Victoria Schoell–Schafer, and FadeUp have teamed up for Merry & Bright (formerly AGLOW), one of Omaha’s premier events for holiday lights. An Omaha Family Tradition The team at Lauritzen Gardens has been working for decades to create a horticultural masterpiece. Starting as a public garden in 1982, it has grown into one […]
LinkedIn Omaha Wows with Après Ski Holiday Blowout
Rachel Richards of Step Group chooses the event lighting pros at FadeUp Design Group for LinkedIn’s massive yearly party. Extraordinary Event Planning When corporations and non-profits look for an out-of-the-box event planning company in Omaha, Step Group is often their first call. Founded by CEO Rachel Richards, Step Group creates events that build a whole […]
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium lights Ghouls & Glow with help from FadeUp
Creating a One-of-a-Kind Experience If you’ve lived in Omaha for any length of time, you’re probably familiar with — and proud of — our very own Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. TripAdvisor named it “the world’s best zoo” in 2014, beating out familiar favorites like the San Diego Zoo and Loro Parque in Puerto […]
