
Perhaps you find yourself in charge of pulling off a major event, maybe a themed special event – for work or for fun – and you are just a little unsure where to begin. Sounds like a distinct possibility, doesn’t it? When it is your dream wedding, the pressure for perfection makes every decision even more daunting. While many of us may find this intimidating and overwhelming, the pros do it all the time. And they sure do it well!
Close your eyes and picture an evening full of your favorite fairy tales; where all of your dreams and wishes can, and do, come true! Perhaps your knight in shining armor arrives to whisk you away to his castle or a dance with your favorite princess becomes the highlight of your year. This is exactly the special kind of event that happens only once in a lifetime. Moments Notice & Company, in collaboration with Paul Borrillo Entertainment, staged just this magical atmosphere at their recent smash evening “Once Upon A Time”.
Be Our Guest At A Themed Special Event

Once Upon A Time guests were greeted in a woods-like setting with an actual Little Red Riding Hood hiding among the trees! Party-favors and hors d’oeuvres were served on strolling buffet tables – costumed characters whose expansive dresses included built-in tables! Called to the special feast by a pair of Trumpeters, guests entered a ballroom through a gigantic three-dimensional book. Lights, sets and every detail attended to, the anticipation of the enchanted evening continued to build.
Guests enjoyed mingling with their favorite princesses including Snow White, Cinderella, Elsa and Anna, Belle and more. When we talk about princesses, it is more than just a Halloween costume; they not only look real, but they act and interact like real princesses, too – graceful, elegant, friendly and inviting.
A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes
In an evening all about bringing your favorite fantasy friends to life, the endless entertainment did not disappoint! Performed live by Moments Notice & Company musicians and dancers, favorites from Disney hits across time kept the guests believing that they, too, were experiencing the enchanted worlds of Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid), When You Wish Upon A Star (Pinocchio), Let It Go (Frozen), Some Day My Prince Will Come (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), and Tale As Old As Time (Beauty and the Beast). Further rounding out the majestic celebration were featured performers using stilts, hoops and choreographed dances. There were even multiple “living sculptures” scattered throughout the event (performers in bronzed costumes who pose so completely still that you are not necessarily even aware that they are real people!). All guests closed the evening by dancing until midnight when they left behind their glass slippers and their chariots became pumpkins.
Once Upon A Dream

As you can see, the years of experience Moments Notice & Company bring to the table can make any event truly magical! An evening of Once Upon A Time entertainment reminds us that love, fantasy and fairy tales really do come true. While this event was produced for a local non-profit, this brand of entertainment could take your next event to a whole new level. Better yet, if you anticipate a proposal this Valentine’s Day remember that Moments Notice & Company can make your once in a lifetime day everything you have ever dreamed by providing your wedding band, DJ, and all entertainment needs. You determine the mood and we bring the music; when Moments Notice brings live music to your wedding or event, we dress up, but we also like to get down! From Mozart to Motown to Bruno Mars, we are as proud of our showmanship as we are of our sound!
Seasoned event entertainment companies like Moments Notice have connections throughout the Denver area to satisfy the unique desires of all party planners. That means we have the ability to take your theme to the extreme. If you want traditional, we help you achieve your goal; if you want unique, we will make it the talk of all of your guests. We can help bring costumed characters, dancers and performers of all kinds to make sure that your event is one that none of your guests ever forget! Best of all we will keep your ceremony and your reception moving, both literally and figuratively.
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall…
A Themed Special Event May Be Fairest Of Them All

Collaborating with other amazing entertainment companies can make your theme exclusive and carry it through every possible detail. For Once Upon A Time, Moments Notice & Company worked with long-time local collaborator Paul Borrillo Entertainment. While planning your dream wedding, you may have always imagined a fairy tale event in which each element is carefully produced. Working with skilled vendors provides the professionalism and fantasy that you desire. Paul Borrillo shares that “people will often ask ‘what (costumes or characters) have you got?,’ but I prefer to instead tell them all of my options, because people often have a limited vision when starting their planning”. Paul, like Moments Notice and others in the local entertainment industry, can make things happen. “Anything you can imagine, we can produce.”
When thinking of the day when you will be the fairest of them all, think big, think out of the box, and imagine your every dream come true! All you have to do is bring the people; we bring the party!
Author
Jerry Barnett
Founder & President
Jerry Barnett founded Moments Notice in 1980 and built it into Denver’s leading entertainment company. Learn more about Jerry Barnett.