It’s my favorite time of year! I’m a virgo who LOVES making lists of all kinds, dear reader. To-do lists, grocery lists, secondary-to-do lists, procratinating-instead-of-getting-work-done-to-do lists…the list goes on!
But this time of year means we’re creating the ultimate list! A year in review list! And boy oh boy what a year we’ve all had.
So without further ado, let’s take a look at the year we’ve had at Only In My Dreams Events.
2021 Year In Review (in no particular order)
Packs With A Purpose
At OIMDE, believing in the power of community has always been a cornerstone of our work. We love how creating events is always a community effort. And such, we always want to make sure we give back to our own community. Which is why we launched our Packs With A Purpose this year! Ranging from orgs like the Berkshire Immigrant Center, to the Berkshire South Regional Community Center, we’ve loved seeing how our curated packs can not only support the community with locally sourced items, but through donations from the profits, as well.
Norman Rockwell Gala
Back in July, we partnered with The Norman Rockwell Museum to plan and coordinate their annual gala, the first in-person gala in the Berkshires for 2021! Working with the museum meant understanding what proper public health precautions needed to be meant as we all navigated a new normal, and doing so together! That’s right even in 2021 there’s time for fantasy and drag queens.
The Mount Gala
In September, coming off of a double-event weekend, we worked with The Mount in planning and executing their first ever gala! 2021 brought gala planning front and center into our work and we couldn’t be happier, and it certainly has us looking toward 2022 for more gala planning. Stay tuned for more on that fabulous front!
Berkshire Eagle Best of 2021
In an absolute surprise to us, we were awarded the BEST WEDDING PLANNER OF 2021! Thank you, again, to the incredible community that we get to be part of for voting us your favorite wedding planners! In an unprecedented year for all of us, we’re so grateful to still play such a huge role in creating memories that last a lifetime.
LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Last, and most certainly not least, is one of our most recent 2021 memories! Earlier this month we were showcased among other LGBT-owned small businesses in Western Massachusetts at the official launch of the Western Massachusetts chapter of the Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce. Community comes in all forms, and to be part of such a vibrant LGBT community right in our own backyard is a blessing we don’t take for granted.
Here’s To 2022!
And that’s it! Of course our entire year was filled with memories from start to finish, and we’ve still got a week and some change to go, so with that said here’s to us! To all of us. Here’s to you, dear reader, and here’s to the wonderful Berkshires community that we get to call home every day.
