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September 28, 2026

The Run of an Evening: How to Time a Private Event

Good events run on loose, well-placed hinges: guests arrive to a working bar, dinner lands while energy is high, speeches come between courses rather than after them, and the dancing starts before anyone checks their watch.

The four-step booking flow here ends with exactly this — timings, seating, dietary lists and the run of the night settled on one page you sign, with changes welcome until the week before.

The benefits, plainly

  • The room is set before your first guest arrives
  • The coordinator stays on the floor all evening
  • Speeches are easiest heard between courses, PA ready
  • Dinner-to-dancing transitions without clearing the room
  • A hard finish time honoured when you need one

How to pick and choose

Start from the one fixed point — the toast, the award, the first dance — and build outward in both directions.

Bring a rough running order to the planning meeting; leave with a finished one.

Ready to plan it?

Every menu is customizable according to your needs — nothing about the night is fixed until you have shaped it with us. Send the enquiry form with your date and rough headcount and we will call you back to plan it, or phone the restaurant directly on (604) 743-3131. Browse the rooms and occasions to see what fits.

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