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want an event to look, and it's my job
to help people realize that vision,"
Ball says. "I network with other event
planners to find new resources, and I
belong to the Special Events
Organization and attend their meet-
ings and yearly conventions.
"Any party, large or small, has to
be completely planned, with backup
ideas in case something goes wrong.
It's also important to have a relaxed
attitude toward a party to make
guests feel very comfortable." Ball
charges clients according to the
nature of the event. Weddings fall
into one price range and bar mitz-
vahs into another. She does not
want to work by the hour because
her goal is achieving what clients
want without regard to the time it
takes to do it.
Besides an assistant, Ball uses on-
call help according to the demands of
the function. Sometimes, her crew is
as large as 15.
"This year, I did both of Gov.
(John) Engler's inaugural balls," she
says. "The first was in Grand Rapids
for 1,800 people. The second was at
the Fisher Theatre on Jan. 2, the day
of that awful snowstorm.
"The Detroit party went on in
spite of the snow. We expected 400,
and 200 braved the weather. All the
musicians and wait staff managed to
get down there."
Ball had an unusual request for a
party when businessman Joel Tauber
planned his wife's birthday.
"Joel wanted to do something
very creative so he decided to dance
the role of Phantom as a surprise,"
Ball recalls. "I set up a choreograph-
er with dancers, and they taught
him a beautiful routine. His wife
had no idea it was him until after
the performance."
Ball appreciates the time flexibility
her career allows. As her college-age
children — son, Jason, and daughter,
Lauren — were growing up, she could
adjust her work schedule according to
their needs.
"I've always been there to drive
my kids to and from school and to
be at any type of school function,"
explains Ball, a member of Temple
Israel. "Events usually are on
Saturday nights or some other
evening so they don't interfere with
family life. "
Ball, who likes to read and work
out with a private trainer when she
has some free time, donates her ser-
vices to Gleaners and the Lovelight
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