The Brief
For Chaucer’s Summer Party at The Kia Oval, the focus was on creating a relaxed, fun and memorable experience for guests, while ensuring the event felt anything but an ordinary summer party. Working closely with their existing partners at The Oval, we brought the vision to life with a considered event experience designed to feel impactful, engaging and effortlessly enjoyable from start to finish.
The event brought together 400 guests for an evening of entertainment, socialising and celebration, with the iconic surroundings of The Kia Oval providing the perfect backdrop!
The Venue: The Kia Oval
Chaucer exclusively hired the Roof Terrace at The Kia Oval, making the most of the company’s sponsorship partnership with the venue.
This provided a unique opportunity to incorporate branding around the pitch, creating a highly visible and personalised experience for guests.
With catering delivered seamlessly by the venue’s in-house team, The Kia Oval offered the ideal setting for networking, hospitality and a memorable event.
What We Did
- Full event management
- Managed the venue from contracting to delivery
- Booked Rylan Clark through AOK Entertains to host the event and DJ
- Guest registration and distribution of individual wristbands
- Managed production for the awards ceremony
- Full event branding, including front entrance, bar wraps, pillar wraps, registration desk, staff T-shirts, cushions, menus, branded fans and drinks toppers
- Designed and produced a festival-style ticket invitation to share with guests ahead of the event
- Booked DJ Elliot and a saxophonist to provide live entertainment
- Booked a cricket-themed caricaturist and 360° photo booth
- Created a bespoke branded mosaic wall featuring guests’ photo booth images
- Sourced bespoke Chaucer floral letters incorporating the brand’s colours
- Booked a branded ice cream cart
- Booked and coordinated the event photographer and videographer
- Commissioned a designer to create and deliver all event branding
Rylan Clark
Rylan Clark brought energy and personality to the Chaucer Summer Party, taking on both hosting and DJ duties throughout the evening. His engaging hosting style helped keep the event flowing, while his DJ set created a lively atmosphere and kept guests entertained on the dance floor.
DJ Elliot
DJ Elliot kept the energy high throughout the evening with a lively DJ set, creating the perfect soundtrack for Chaucer’s Summer Party. His performance helped build the atmosphere and kept guests entertained on the dance floor.
Saxophonist
The saxophonist added a vibrant live element to the evening, performing alongside the DJ to create an energetic and engaging atmosphere. Their performance brought an extra layer of entertainment to the dance floor and helped keep the party atmosphere going throughout the night.
Caricaturist
The caricaturist provided guests with a fun and interactive experience, creating personalised illustrations as a memorable keepsake from the evening. This added a unique entertainment element and encouraged guests to get involved throughout the event.
360° Photo Booth
The 360° photo booth provided guests with a fun and interactive way to capture the evening, creating engaging videos they could share and enjoy as a memorable keepsake from the event.
The Branding
To create a vibrant and fully branded summer party for Chaucer, The Kia Oval was transformed with bespoke details across every guest touchpoint. From the front entrance and registration desk through to bar wraps, pillar wraps, menus, cushions and branded fans, every element was thoughtfully designed to bring the Chaucer brand to life.
Interactive elements, including a bespoke branded mosaic photo wall, floral Chaucer letters and a branded ice cream cart, added memorable moments throughout the event.
The Results
The event was a huge success, with the client delighted with the overall experience, attention to detail and execution.
“Thank you so much for all your help; the feedback we’ve received so far has been that it was the best event ever! Rylan filled the dance floor!”
“Thank you so much for your support in making the event a total success! People are already wanting another one next year. Your pure dedication made this one for the Chaucer history books. Thanks so much!”
