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Private Gatherings
A complete dinner experience for personal milestones, family, church, and community.
A meaningful celebration deserves more than a decorated room. We build an atmosphere around your people.
The room, table, menu, sound, and flow reflect the people and occasion being celebrated.
When we leave, only the memory remains.
We transform your space through table design, light, sound, scent, and signage.
The menu, theme, prompts, and guest details begin with your gathering's purpose.
The flow makes space for people to talk, notice one another, and feel included.
Six elements, designed as one experience.
A custom menu shaped around your guests, theme, and dietary needs. Your Food Architect presents each course.
Thoughtful non-alcoholic and alcoholic pairings are available. The table is ready when guests arrive.
Your curator guides the room, flow, and feeling for a minimum of three hours.
Conversation prompts and natural moments of connection are built into the evening.
Each guest leaves with a considered takeaway. Company-branded gifts are available as an add-on.
Events above 10 guests include one trained staff member per 10 guests.
More than a catered event. Less for you to manage.
| Standard Private Event | Catered Dinner | Something Light Experiences |
|---|---|---|
| A rented room | Food delivered | A complete environment, built in your space |
| Generic decor | Standard presentation | A tablescape designed for your gathering |
| No designed flow | Guests find their own rhythm | Connection moments woven through the evening |
| You coordinate vendors | You manage setup | We execute; you stay present with your people |
I'm Abimbola Oshodi, a Nigerian-born founder, strategist, and experience curator with 14+ years across automotive, financial services, healthcare, and government contracting. That work sharpened my eye for the moments that help people feel known and celebrated.
Every Something Light Experience is personally designed by me—from the first conversation to the final course—so your guests feel the room was made for them.
Based in the DMV. Designed for anywhere.
Proof of concept
The track record lives at Something Light Supper Club—our sister dinner series, where this approach to gathering was built and tested with real guests.
Start with the plan, or hand us the whole experience.
Design only · You execute
$1,750
Events up to 30 guests · Larger events custom quoted
A complete event design and mockup delivered to you, ready for your team to execute.
Not included: on-site execution, vendor booking, event-day management.
Full service · We execute
30 Guests · $10,000 Minimum
Whichever is reached first · Custom quoted
We design, source, style, staff, and run the complete dinner experience.
Designed first for individuals, families, and communities marking something meaningful. Organizations are equally welcome.
Every full-service engagement includes:
Every table is dressed for your specific gathering — linen, LED candles, ambient lighting, centerpieces, plate settings, glassware, flatware, printed welcome signage, table numbers, menu cards, and name settings when provided in advance. Every element reflects your event theme, from color palette to table design. Florals available as an add-on.
Venue sourcing, rental, and coordination are the client's responsibility. You secure the space — we show up and make it extraordinary. This is not a limitation; it is by design.
Need us to handle the venue too? We offer full venue management as an add-on including sourcing, site recommendations, tours, booking, and end-to-end coordination. Quoted separately; venue costs passed through at cost plus a coordination fee.
Fully customized takeaway gifts bearing your company logo and event theme. Available when lead time allows. Pricing per person, quoted at booking.
Events booked with less than 30 days notice carry a 35% premium on the total investment.
Events outside a 25-mile radius of Fairfax VA require a travel and logistics fee starting at $1,000. Travel outside the DMV available when all travel expenses are covered by the client.
A flat equipment and setup fee applies to all events. Covers transport, assembly, and breakdown of all Something Light equipment and service infrastructure.
One trained uniformed staff member required per 10 guests above 10 guests. Billed at $55/hour per person, 3-hour minimum.
For brands and organizations
Explore pop-ups, roadshows, retail experiences, sampling, and sponsorship activations built for reach and response.
Share your people, occasion, and vision. We listen before we design.
We develop the menu, environment, flow, staffing, and guest details for your approval.
We transform the space and manage the gathering from setup through the final course.
Tell us who is gathering and why. We will build from there.
Prefer email? concierge@somethinglightexperiences.com
