Tamara Falcó, Marco Asensio, Edurne… the list of celebrities who are getting married these days taking advantage of the good weather is countless. If the most well-known in the country schedule their weddings to celebrate them in the middle of summer, the same happens with the rest of Spanish mortals.
On the hottest days of the year we usually receive invitations to go to events such as weddings, but also to birthdays, communions, baptisms, meals and reunions that often make us wonder if we should take protocol into account, especially in those cases that we have to do with people not so well known.
The director of the Master’s Degree in Protocol and Events at the International University of La Rioja (UNIR), Sonia Ferruz González, explains that after the pandemic there has been “a rebound in social events in general” after a notable drought for the obvious reasons those forced by the coronavirus.
The protocol expert, who assures that these types of events “are growing” after the dark times that have passed.
Sonia Ferruz highlights that “the sector is in a great moment, with great growth and hiring of personnel”, noting that the best time to celebrate these events is from spring to Christmas, being especially in summer when these types of meetings accumulate social.
However, sometimes we do not want to attend these events and we find ourselves at a crossroads: how can we say no? Sonia Ferruz calls for “honesty” and to appeal to “common sense” with the confidence that we have in the organizers of the social event in question that we want to avoid.
“You must always apply common sense, and adapt at all times to the rule of courtesy – Do not see it as a drama, since your thing is to be frank in case you want to decline the invitation”, highlights the protocol expert, who He asks to “explain the reasons why you cannot go, which may be financial, due to a gift or travel, or because you have lost a relationship,” he comments.
On the other hand, the number of guests that you must take into account if you are the organizer of the event is also variable: “If you intend to hold a social event and there are many people who decline the invitation, that is that you have gone too far with the list”, explains very logically the director of the Master’s Degree in Protocol and Events at the International University of La Rioja (UNIR).
Speaking specifically about weddings, Sonia Ferruz points out that the price of gifts should be around 100 euros: “It seems that it has established itself as a reasonable figure,” she explains, because it is “more or less what the budget for a menu can be per person”, although it depends on the relationship you have with those who are going to marry.
If you are fascinated by the organization of events and protocol, you can expand this professional facet with adequate training. This is a booming sector and one that has perfectly recovered from the pandemic, even stronger than before, so the paths to enter it are very long.
The Ostelea Distancia Master’s Degree in Protocol, Events and Tourism will allow you to update yourself and acquire all the knowledge and tools necessary to organize events. Taught by the renowned Ostelea Tourism Management School.
On the other hand, with the Master’s Degree in Public Image, Event Management and Protocol from the School of Business and Management, it is a training designed by a team of professionals in order to guarantee you a unique learning experience, tailored to your needs, and of the highest academic level.
