Begin with the occasion
Choose wedding, corporate, conference, gala, social, community, expo, performance, or another event type to set an appropriate starting context.
The renter-to-room brief
Ask the room questions before drawing the room
Margo structures the first conversation around the event type, attendance, room, seating, must-have zones, layout priority, and free-form constraints so the first layout starts with more than a blank canvas.
Four-step guided briefPlain-language event choicesEditable output, not a final answer
Current event layoutWORKING
Editable first passHuman review required
1Four-step guided brief2Plain-language event choices3Editable output, not a final answer
The job to be done
Turn renter language into planning inputs
Most hosts know what they want the event to feel like. The intake helps translate that into the room, furniture, service, production, and review questions a layout needs.
Size the people and room
Enter expected attendance, room width and depth, and the preferred seating pattern so the first pass has a scale and working count.
Name every must-have
Select stage, dance floor, bar, buffet, piano, AV, podium, registration, photo booth, cake, gifts, coat check, lounge, or accessible locations and add notes.
How it works
The four questions Margo asks before generating
The intake is intentionally bounded. It collects enough structure for a starting plan, while leaving venue-specific rules and unknowns visible for human review.
What are we planning?
Pick the closest event type. This sets a useful context but does not lock the plan to a rigid template.
How many people—and what room?
Enter expected attendance, room dimensions, and rounds, banquet, theater, classroom, cocktail, or mixed seating.
What needs to fit?
Choose event zones, adjust bar or buffet counts when relevant, set a layout priority, and write relationship or exception notes.
What should the team review?
Read the summarized brief, planned objects, designed-seat count, and first warning before replacing an existing canvas with the generated pass.
What the workflow supports
A useful brief with honest boundaries
The guided fields support a first pass. The notes, room template, editor, and review workflow carry the constraints that cannot be reduced to a checkbox.
Expected attendance, not invitation count
The wizard explicitly asks for the expected people in the room so the working plan does not quietly inherit a larger mailing-list number.
Priorities and relationships
Choose balanced, maximize-seating, or generous-dance priorities and add notes such as keeping a kitchen path clear or placing family near the dance floor.
Visible generated summary
Before generation, review the room, selected zones, object count, designed seats, and planning warnings produced by the current inputs.
Planning checklist
Information to have beside the intake
The current wizard does not ask every venue question. Bring these facts into the room template, notes, or follow-up review.
- Best available room source, dimensions, fixed objects, doors, and active room state
- Expected attendance, event format, seating style, and sequence of room uses
- Venue inventory and the exact rental or vendor equipment being considered
- Food and beverage, entertainment, AV, registration, and other required zones
- Accessibility requests, service paths, load-in, room flips, and venue house rules
- Unknown answers, responsible contacts, review scope, and decision deadline
Questions to settle before the room is set
What if the renter does not know the room dimensions?
Do not invent them. Ask the venue for the room source or verified dimensions. A temporary estimate should be labeled and replaced before the layout is used for setup decisions.
Can someone add a need that is not in the checklist?
Yes. The intake includes a notes field for relationships, constraints, and unusual requirements, and the editor supports additional labeled objects and annotations.
Does completing the brief approve the event layout?
No. The brief only supplies the generated starting plan. The venue and other responsible parties still review dimensions, objects, routes, vendor details, and the final revision.
Will generating a layout overwrite existing work?
If the plan already has objects, the wizard warns that generation replaces the current canvas and advises saving a milestone first. Undo remains available until the editor session ends.
Continue planning
Adjacent guides for the next decision
Start the next event with a better brief
Bring the expected attendance, room information, seating preference, and must-have zones. Keep unknowns visible for the people who can answer them.