What's Your (Funny/Nightmare/Strange) Special Event Story?

Originally posted by Liza Kendall on Fri, Dec 02, 2011 @ 10:50 AM
Happy December, everyone!

This month is filled with lots of reasons to celebrate. As we know, parties sometime have an unexpected punch... and I don't mean the champagne punch kind.

A quick Google search produces some pretty funny posts about the strange things that happen to people when they are celebrating. Here are a few of my favorites:

From readers of Real Simple magazine:

“The Tree Fell Over.”

My mom loves to recount the time our tree toppled onto some guests, spilling drinks on the gifts. Now we tie the tree to the window frame with fishing line.

“The Toilet Overflowed.”

Two hours before guests were to arrive for a Christmas Eve gathering, the toilet directly above the kitchen overflowed and water began flooding the bathroom and kitchen. In a rush to get everything under control, my son came zooming through the house with a sopping-wet mop over his shoulder—dripping directly over three baking days’ worth of cookies, pies, and biscotti.

From HRringleader.com:

“The Kissing Guy”
You know the guy.  He’s quiet all year at work, kind of awkward.  Pour a few scotch-on-the-rocks into him and he becomes a kissing machine.  Not pretty. Really.

“Gonna Make You Sweat”Do you remember that song by C&C Music Factory “Gonna Make You Sweat”? Well picture a full dance floor and a secretary and a male employee dirty dancing so much they were drenched.  It was like watching a train wreck.  No one could look away. 

What's your story?

Leave a comment and give your fellow readers something to smile about.

Best, Liza

Tales From the Unzipped Part 1

Originally posted Nov. 16, 2011 by Liza Kendall

Ok, so here's the inaugural blog post from a lady that peddles portable johns. Wait! Before you go, don't worry, I don't plan on educating my readers on the finer points of hand sanitizers, and/or how many toilet flushes per guest usage...

As a veteran of the special events biz, I come to you in peace. I've planned and have also attended countless weddings, parties, fancy-schmancy dinners, etc., and I've almost seen it all. After all these years I know one thing to be true: even if you've spent lots of time and money to get everything just right - no matter how much we hyperventilate over the details - something is bound to go awry.

Now don't get me wrong; I run around with taglines that say "Every Detail Matters, and "Ahead with Class" so it's not like I think we shouldn't care when perfection alludes us. My business might sound like a dirty job, but actually, it's a place where we REALLY make a difference on that special day, and I love that.

That being said, my experience has given me the opportunity to not only have witnessed but also to have heard of some pretty funny stuff, and in most cases, most everyone involved are able to laugh about it now...

So, if you're planning an event and want to learn more about why ElizaJ restrooms are second to none, please poke around my website: ElizaJ.com. But if you want to have a laugh, subscribe to my blog feed on the right and stay tuned for entertaining stories and thoughts from yours truly...and hopefully from you, too.

Join in and tell us what went wrong, what went right, or just what's on your mind. Life is more fun when we laugh together and learn from each other!

Best/LIZA