Personal Narrative: My Internship At Carousel

My internship at Carousel taught me a lot about event planning and was very interesting to see behind the scenes of various events. Before this internship, I had a keen interest in event planning, however had never worked at a company that specialized in it. Working at Carousel taught me a lot about the working world, the planning of each event, and the intricate details that are focused on. I was very glad to have had this wonderful experience because not only did I get to see how everything is done, but I was also given the opportunity to help and plan events.

During this week, I was given various tasks that helped me learn more about event planning. On the first day that I came, I was given an email thread between a client and a manager,
Beforehand, I was given the layout of the event and the components that should be included in the presentation. First, I had to find inspiration for the event that matched the theme and colors. Secondly, I had to look through furniture catalogues, and find furniture to match the inspiration board I had previously created. I was surprised to see that even the slightest details such as cutlery mattered to enhance the event. In event planning, I felt like the furniture was the most important part and had to be chosen carefully to match the theme, which was the difficult part. In addition, I had to chose the florals, the cake, flavor options and dance floor installations. Picking the flowers was challenging as I did not know many names of the flowers. Personally, I think that this was the most fascinating task as I learned a lot and got to plan a wedding.

In conclusion, my internship at Carousel was a learning experience, and helped me direct my future. Now, I am more interested in this field and would love to work in an event planning company in the future and pursue it as a career. Before, I always thought that as an event planner, you had to be super creative, and I did not think that I was creative. However, I learned that there are always thing that you can take your inspiration from to create and plan an