Recognised as one of New Zealand's most imaginative and accomplished creators of corporate, gala and special events. Our talented event design team has combined experience and can transform any venue into a work or artistry.
We are a team poised to innovate and inspire – your event styling and décor superheroes.
Dedicated, hard-working, creative. Passionate, proud, professional. We put our heart and soul into seamlessly styling successful events all over NZ, and have done so since 2002.
We’re personally invested in the success of your event. Events can be physically taxing and time-challenging, the adrenalin and reward being our professional satisfaction as we see our visions come to fruition, your guests wowed and delighted. Style and fun working together. For us, nothing beats the smile of a happy client with happy guests.
Established in 2002 by Jeff and Jacqui Alexander, Event Impressions is cemented in New Zealand as a creative, innovative, reliable, knowledgeable and superbly professional company for event services all over the country.
Heralding from a hospitality background, in 2002 Jeff and Jacqui stood behind their belief that events in New Zealand were ready for their visions. They embraced worldwide trends from the beginning and have been true event styling and decor leaders. Constantly evolving their stocks to meet current fashion is the reason Event Impressions has stayed at the top of NZ’s event styling industry.
We are the people that make the social, decor and entertainment sections of your events happen. We are not PCOs, nor organiser of flights, accommodation, registration or speaker/papers/posters . . . we ARE highly skilled at being behind the scenes making magic out of boring conference rooms or adding pizazzle to wow venues. We swoop in, transform and titilate, let you enjoy – and then we swoop in once again and take it all away. The Event Impressions team is solid and dependable with a team that have been together for nigh on ten years (quite a feat in this line of work). They have experience in nearly every type of venue in New Zealand . . . from the massive convention facilities to barns, halls, hills and forests.
We travel madly all over the country in the name of creating quality events. We work massively long days to meet sometimes insane deadlines. We work through the night after having worked all day. We take small naps when we can. We eat out . . . a lot. Our clients tell us we never stop smiling. No matter what the hour. We’re not quite so sure . . . 5am looks rough from our end. But seriously – from inquiry, to proposal/quote, to co-ordination of all the details, to packing and logistics, set up and removal. We take care of everything.
Event Impressions strive to deliver amazing experiences and memories for you and your delegates with the least amount of kerfuffel in the process. We strive to never let you down. We work to provide you with the best spend of your dollar and make professional recommendations to help you get the best result for your organisation. We commit to being honest, transparent and only choose to work with honest and transparent suppliers.
Event Impressions take safety seriously and invest in our team to ensure they are up to date with all national standard safety rules and regulations. Our core operational team are all certified for all tasks they may need certification for. Our equipment is not overlooked with a strong focus on ensuring our equipment is always in safe working order. We will never put our staff or your guests in harms way. If it’s not safe we won’t do it! You’re in good hands with our fully trained and experienced team.
All electrical equipment is safety tagged and tested
First aid certified staff; first aid kits & fire extinguishers in vehicles
Height and harness training for staff by SiteSafe NZ
Elevated work platforms, ie scissorlifts, cherrypickers
Fall Protection Equipment
Rescue equipment
Hazard site signage
Illuminated battery backup exit signage when needed
Hazard identification and procedures
Public liability insurances
Most venues now require this level of compliance to ensure that everyone is safe. Last thing you want is your event not ready/delayed because your supplier doesn’t have the correct training or experience to fulfill OH&S obligations.
Event Impressions prides itself on coming up with ideas first and we are proud to offer our clients original product. We invest a lot of time and effort in research and development to ensure that we are market leaders in New Zealand and up with world trends. Help support us by booking anything you have seen or experienced from us, directly.
Our Crazy Skills
Event Decor and Design 100
Specialty Linen 85
Awards & Gala Dinners 100
Event Lighting & Ambience 85
Tenpin Bowling 10
Eating out 60
Meet Our Team
Jeff Alexander
Joint director of Event Impressions, Jeff is the directive visionary force that drives Event Impressions forward.
General manager, logistics, operations and cost controller, Jeff is a dab hand at creative and design too. He is known to be the logic behind many of Jacqui’s design ideas!
An entire career dedicated to the hospitality industry, he joined forces with Jacqui in 2002 and founded Event Impressions.
Jeff’s happy place involves a lake, a fishing rod, a cold beer and sunnies… no arguing there. .
Jacqui AlexanderCreative Director
Joint director of Event Impressions but chief in charge of creative, Jacqui assumes many roles – designer, creator, interpreter of needs, translator of concept to creation, and finishing touch visionary. Whilst also the walker of the dog!
Hospitality and events, creative and design ARE her entire career and this has taken her to the far corners of the globe. Joining forces with Jeff in 2002, Event Impressions was founded. Then she started creating and, it appears, has never stopped. “It was with family support we got off the ground way back then. Our drive and determination saw this grow, but our team make us amazing – this is a team game” says Jacqui.
With over 20 years hospitality experience and 12 years working for a busy audio-visual company, JP has the perfect blend of skills; technical nous coupled with customer service.
He is a master of overcoming ‘technical hiccups’ to make sure events run smoothly and deliver to the client brief. He handles layout planning and mapping of equipment, structure and rigging, loading, design and logistics for everything technical we do.
JP adds a depth of expertise to the team and enables the operations team to be even better prepared when arriving on site. With a calm demeanour and quietly spoken way, JP has honed his negotiation skills with a houseful of girls. Jess – his loyal dog – is the only one who sees it his way!
Event Specialist Denise brings a wealth of knowledge about events, planning and producing. She can do this in English and Irish, and may even converse with a little Te Reo Maori as she is a bit of a whiz with languages!
Originally from Ireland, Denise moved to Rotorua in 2013 with her Kiwi hubby and young family. With 15 year’s industry experience, working for both private conference companies and large event venues, she is used to seeing things from both sides of the fence. Previously part of the very busy University of Dublin events team, she has decisive event management skills with successful event results foremost in her mind.
With a sharp eye for detail and a dry sense of humour, no stone goes unturned in the quest to find the Holy Grail – the perfect quote, to be sure!
Blair is Mr Organised. He works hard in the background to ensure we have every piece of hardware that goes into creating the brilliant big picture that is your event. He can be found amongst the foliage, fabric or furniture and any given moment… and handles all with aplomb.
With a few hundred thousand items in storage, you understand there’s an art to being in charge.
Blair’s strength is inventory – and that comes from 20+ years in retail and store management. From shoes to electronics, camping gear to pet accessories, he’s done it all and he’s just the right amount of perfectionist for our team to rely on.
The superstar of logistics and organisation, Bron has led the operations team since 2004 travelling 1000s of kilometres up and down the country, overseeing and creating the vision Event Impressions is known for. Calm in the face of any challenge, with an ability to think clearly when under immense pressure, she is ‘Event Impressions’. Her talents ensure every event is 100% set and ready. Bron enjoys fitness and if not at the gym, is probably participating in a community activity involving bikes, running, and family. Otherwise she’s on a movie marathon and enjoying some well deserved down time.
Part of our team since 2005, Kylie is a fountain of knowledge about Event Impressions’ style, standards and execution of events. Kylie and her twin sister Bron are a formidable team with their knowledge of logistics, rigging, product placement, decor and finishing touches. Tireless work ethic ensures every event is ready and 100%.
Event Creators are the guts and soul of all Event Impressions work. The team travel from the Bay of Islands to Queenstown and back regularly . . . and know all the venues inside out. They travel day and night, seven days a week and when they get there they work their fingers to the bone to meet the deadlines. They are rock stars because of the hard toil they all put in – of which few people will really ever understand. We feed them well, sleep them on comfy beds and go hard the rest of the time.
Since September 2010 Lexi has been our most tireless team member, every day patrolling the perimeter, checking every visitor for credentials and overseeing all operations meetings. When not working hard in the warehouse, Lexi shares an office with Jacqui – where her supply of squeaky toys and treats are kept. At the centre of all Event Impressions social events, Lexi is an honorary team member for life.
Where we work
Event Impressions are experienced in most venues around the country, too many to list. Here are some venues that our clients visit most often.
