Event Enhancements
Creative elements that leave a lasting impression
Looking to spark creativity and wow your attendees? These locally powered enhancements bring energy, personality, and hands-on fun to your event. Whether it’s learning a new skill or letting creativity flow as guests craft a one-of-a-kind keepsake, each experience adds a memorable twist to your reception, breakout session, or networking mixer. The ideas below are just the beginning, your Destination Services team is here to help bring it all to life with the help of incredible local vendors.
Rachel & Rylie
Leather working workshop
This local mother-daughter duo offers hands-on crafting experiences, from calligraphy workshops to custom leatherworking and personalized luggage tags. Whether you're planning an opening social, midday break activation, or private group class, Rachel & Rylie bring a relaxed, engaging touch that elevates the attendee experience.
Sacred Flames
Candle Making Workshop
Set up a guided candle-making session where guests can choose from a variety of curated scents and pour their own custom wax creations. Each candle features a crackling wooden wick for a subtle, minimalist design. A slower-paced, creative activity that fits well within wellness-themed schedules, DIY corners, or break-time programming.
Ole' Swayback
Cocktail Making Class
A mobile bar experience with a hands-on element, this cocktail class includes instruction, fresh ingredients, and bar tools, all brought on-site via a vintage trailer or satellite setup. A good fit for smaller groups, client appreciation events, or casual programming blocks.
Corpus Christi Cooking Club
Cooking Class
Offer a culinary experience that can flex between competition-style formats or hands-on instruction, depending on group size and engagement level with Corpus Christi Cooking Club. Classes rotate monthly and can be tailored to beginner or advanced levels. Useful as a team-building session or educational feature.
Water Dog Yoga, SUP & Barre
Private Yoga Class
Water Dog Yoga, SUP & Barre offers a range of wellness sessions including SUP yoga, paddle tours, and on-land options like deck yoga and beach barre. Sessions are adaptable to different fitness levels and group sizes, making them useful for morning movement blocks or outdoor wellness programming.
Branded Hat Bar of Texas
Custom Cowboy Hat Bar
This mobile setup allows guests to choose a base hat and personalize it with a curated selection of accessories including feathers, brooches, scarves, and custom branding. This activation is often used as a social activity or keepsake station during receptions or themed events.
Rose Soiree
Floral Design Class
During a floral class at Rose Soiree, guests are guided through the basics of floral design using fresh seasonal stems, with options to create arrangements or wearable florals. This workshop suits slower-paced schedules and encourages interaction in a calm, focused environment.
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Mallori Johnson Director of Destination Services
As the Director of Destination Services with Visit Corpus Christi, Mallori wears a few different hats and has the opportunity to be creative. She works closely with convention meeting planners to support them through every step of their planning process, whether that involves tracking down a vendor to set up a mobile truck wash or lending a listening ear. When Mallori isn’t being a meeting planner’s fairy godmother, she enjoys a good game of tennis and golf, and spoiling her two pups.