Wednesday, August 31, 2016

The Big Fake Wedding Baltimore 2016 features FTK~Konnect Events!

This past Thursday, FTK~Konnect Events had the chance to participate in The Big Fake Wedding Baltimore!

The event was held at The Grand and included numerous vendors such as ourselves, who own and operate photography, florist, and wedding and event planning companies. 





Above is a sign leading guests and vendors to The Tunnel of Love and the reception space and beautiful artwork on display at the event. 


What is The Big Fake Wedding?

“The Big Fake Wedding is a bridal show alternative complete with an emotional vow renewal ceremony, light bites and a dance-party reception. "Wedding guests" are brides- and grooms-to-be who get to truly experience the wedding vendors in action.” http://thebigfakewedding.com/events/the-big-fake-wedding-baltimore/

The bride and groom for The Big Fake Wedding was Liz and Ryan! It was a pleasure to partake in their big day. They were a young, upbeat, and high energy couple which made the night even more enjoyable. FTK was able to be apart of the wedding ceremony by providing beautiful bouquets for the couple and wedding party. 

It was also our job at FTK~Konnect to design a table for The Tunnel of Love and 3 tables where guests would sit in the reception space after the wedding ceremony took place. 



 
   Thanks to The Tunnel of Love, we were able to network and chat with over 100 guests and      potential clients. Most of the guests were engaged couples or engaged women who were super   excited to share with us details about their relationship, engagement, and future wedding plans.


                  




Here you can see a few of the guests who stopped to pose with our FTK Instagram board and our delicious cupcakes of course!                



Yummy cupcakes on display on our FTK table in The Tunnel of Love. 

The Tunnel of Love table was guests’ first look at FTK~Konnect Events and where we were able to captivate the guests with photos of some of our previous work, advertise our brand, wedding services to the lovely couples, and offer them free cupcakes!



Now below is a look at our reception hall decor! 



In the reception hall, we kept it simple and stuck with our gorgeous purple theme and accented the reception tables with purple rosette table cloths. We put 2 glasses per setting on the table along with a silver fork and knife pairing and a silver glitter plate as well. The napkins were tri-folded and placed delicately on the plates.

The reception hall was full of vendors and guests who were ready to eat, mingle, and have an awesome time on the dance floor. Above you can see the bride and groom and a few members of the bridal party dancing the night away and you can also see guests enjoying their meals at our lovely reception tables

  

We also got to partake in cake eating (which was delicious!) and a glamorous mini photo-shoot in front of a gorgeous flower wall pictured above. Below are some of our flower wall photo booth pics!






And we can't forget about FTK's glamour shot with the stunning bride wearing her gorgeous lacy wedding dress.


Overall, it was a fun and exciting event and it was great to show off what we do at FTK~Konnect Events ! It was even better to network with so many happy and excited couples and engaged women eager and ready to plan their wedding!


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Monday, March 21, 2016

Weddings, Events & Beyond…Webisode 1

Weddings, Events & Beyond…
WEB by FTK

WEDDINGS, EVENTS & BEYOND or simply put WEB by FTK is a sub channel within FTK~Konnect Event Planning, Management & Consulting. It is a web series focused on highlighting all types of African Events & Wedding planning in the western world and sometimes in Africa. The series will give viewers insight into some of the things that go on behind the scenes while planning weddings, birthday parties, and social events and lots more from an event’s planner point of view! Our short term goal is to spark a conversation about the Events Management Industry in Africa and or for Africans in the diaspora.

The first episode is solely focused on getting to know the CEO of FTK~Konnects EventsLLC; Feyikemi Kukoyi aka FTK. Viewers will get a glimpse into her life as a wife, mother and the boss lady. There are many components or in this case various dots that come together to get an event fully produced. This episode and subsequent ones will give you full access to see what it takes to connect the dots of different events they plan, design and coordinate at FTK~Konnect events. Grab your drink & cookies, sit back relax and enjoy our bi-weekly web-series.






You are welcome to write to us to join the conversation, suggest a webisode you will like to see and or partner with us for our long term goal!

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 Credits
Produced by Samuel Tosin Kukoyi
Pictures by TeyeMedia Images
Videography by Damon Mace
Editing by Champion Studios

Monday, March 14, 2016

Bond With Me 007 - A Luxe Val's Day Experience

Bond With Me 007 event creator is none other than our Lead Event Planner & CEO; Feyikemi Kukoyi of FTK~Konnect Events. FTK finally got the ball rolling on the Val’s day event after dreaming about a classy soiree for this special day for several years.
She set out to create a unique event that was classy and inclusive of all lovers across the board regardless of their age, race, ethnicity, and or background. In order to get her mission accomplished, she carefully crafted a strategic partnership with DeeDee George of TUM Showcase & Bisi Ogunduyile of Jenibelle Stones Event Design.Bond With Me 007 was far from an ordinary event, the curated experience was inspired by the intrigue and romance of 007. The event was designed to combine the thrill and glamour of all that is Bond at Washington DC’s most luxurious hotel reminiscent of Bond’s adventures – Hotel Monaco, a Kimpton Boutique Hotel.
Bond with Me 007 was a Black Tie affair and the guests who attended embodied the Iconic Bond Style. The interactive set design was reminiscent of a Bond movie. The engaging agenda included sophisticated Love Missions to introduce or enhance relations through unique scavenger hunt games and engaging physical games hosted by Seyi Brown. The hors d’ oeuvres & dinner selections were designed specifically for epicureans of fine dining. The rhythm was breath-taking. The featured speaker, Sandra E. gave an uplighting talk on discovering one’s self and the impact of improving our bonds in our personal and professional relationships. Distinguished guests from the Washington DC, Baltimore MD metropolitan areas and as far away as Paris, Cameroon, Gambia, New York City and Nigeria, were in attendance for the grand production. 
Enough writing - let the pictures show you more about the unique Luxe Love Experience to have happened in Washington, DC on Valentine's Day. Be sure to scroll all the way down to get the scoop on the luxurious vendors who collaborated with us. Thanks to our Media Partner - Bella Naija! Check out Bond With Me 007 on Bella Naija!


















  













































































Bond with Me 007 featured the most luxurious event vendors in the USA, namely: Seyi Brown, Chops by Rera, Femster Images, Teyemedia Photgraphy, DJ Max Powers, Vivid Designs by Alero, The Light Source, Luxe Ambiance Rentals, AdaChic Couture Cakes, BCG Décor & Design, Petit Doux, Ksenia Pro Photos, B-Super Entertainment, and event marketing by Kojami Inc. Gift items from Modern Contempo, Zuri Perle Jewelry, Shea Radiance, Cookie Skin, Lifestyle by Ora and YummyTecture were also featured.
Proceeds from the production will benefit Sarah’s Hope, an emergency homeless shelter for women and children, sponsored by St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore and Globally Igniting Africa – GIA, a leading non-profit organization based in Baltimore MD with different arms all over Africa that seeks to empower women globally.

Event Creator & Producer: FTK Konnect Events| IG: @FTK_Konnect

Event Partner & Producer: TUM Showcase | IG: @TumShowcase
Event Partner & Decorator: Jenibelle Stones | IG: @Jenibelle_Stones

Photo Credit:
@Teyemedia Main Photographer
@Kseniaprophoto Second shooter