ApproveThis manages your Confetti approvals.

When Spreadsheets and Slack Threads Just Won't Die

Let's be real - event planning turns into approval purgatory faster than you can say "budget overrun." Vendor contracts stuck in legal's inbox. VIP guest lists waiting on three VPs who can't check email. Venue deposits held up because someone's on vacation. This is why CFOs hate Q4 and why event planners drink.

ApproveThis and Confetti working together is like giving your team approval jetpacks. We handle the bureaucratic sludge so you can focus on actual work. No more herding executives, no more lost requests, just clean handoffs between planning and execution.

Why This Combo Doesn't Suck

Confetti's great at wrangling events. ApproveThis is great at wrangling humans who can't make decisions. Put them together through Zapier, and you get:

• Zero license creep: Your client's legal team approves contracts in ApproveThis without needing Confetti logins
• Automatic paper trails: Every approved speaker, vendor, or budget item syncs to Confetti with full audit history

Example: A 200-person tech conference cuts approval cycles from 11 days to 38 hours by auto-routing speaker contracts through ApproveThis the moment Confetti's registration hits 50% capacity.

Actual Use Cases for People Who Hate Buzzwords

1. Killing "Who Approved This?!" Forever

The Problem: Your sales team books a "surprise" laser tag event in Confetti. Accounting rejects the invoice because nobody told them. Cue the blame game.

The Fix: Auto-send every new Confetti event draft to ApproveThis. Route to department heads based on budget size. Approved? Confetti unlocks vendor payments. Denied? Automatically notify the sales lead with reasons.

Real-world impact: A hospitality company reduced duplicate vendor submissions by 67% by requiring pre-approvals before Confetti event creation.

2. No More Guest List Guesswork

The Problem: Marketing adds 50 "VIPs" to Confetti. Turns out half left the company last quarter. Oops.

The Fix: New Confetti contacts trigger ApproveThis requests to department admins. HR auto-approves current employees. External guests get vetted by security. Clean data or it doesn't happen.

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis' calculated fields to flag guests from high-risk regions for extra scrutiny.

3. Budgets That Actually Work

The Problem: Your team exceeds catering budgets because "approval" just meant CC'ing the CFO's assistant.

The Fix: Confetti expense triggers hit ApproveThis thresholds. Under $1K? Auto-approved. Over? Escalate with real-time budget math. Approved spends sync back to Confetti as locked line items.

Bonus: ApproveThis sends Slack alerts when Confetti RSVPs push costs toward limit ceilings.

Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind

Step 1: Connect Zapier to both platforms (15 minutes, coffee included)

Step 2: Pick your poison:

• New Confetti event → ApproveThis → Legal sign-off → Confetti greenlights vendor payments
• ApproveThis contract approval → Confetti auto-adds NDAs to attendee packets

Step 3: Use ApproveThis' vacation rules so Confetti events don't die when Karen from Legal is snorkeling in Bali.

Who Actually Benefits (Besides Your Sanity)

Corporate Event Teams

Stop being the nag between facilities, legal, and finance. Approved venues in Confetti automatically reserve rooms in Outlook. Denied requests auto-send alternatives through ApproveThis' comment fields.

Agencies

Client approves Confetti event draft in ApproveThis → auto-send deposit invoice → auto-unlock setup tasks. No more "The check's in the mail!" excuses.

Nonprofits

Board members approve gala plans via email (yes, even Gladys who still uses AOL). Approved items auto-populate Confetti's task lists with volunteer assignments.

Features You'll Misuse at First

Approval Thresholds: Let junior staff approve Confetti swag orders under $200. Save execs for venue contracts.

Calculated Fields: Auto-flag Confetti events where F&B costs exceed 40% of budget before requests even start routing.

Vacation Delegation: CFO out? ApproveThis temporarily adds their deputy to Confetti budget approvals. No IT tickets needed.

"But We're Different!" (No, You're Not)

Your "unique" approval hell probably looks like everyone else's:

External Vendors: They get ApproveThis links to sign contracts. No Confetti access needed. You get audit trails when they inevitably complain.

Global Teams: ApproveThis routes Confetti venue approvals based on time zones. London office handles EMEA, NYC covers Americas. Sleep optional.

How Not to Screw This Up

Do: Start with one process (vendor approvals → Confetti payments). Expand after your first win.

Don't: Let HR use this for vacation requests. That's how you end up approving Karen's third Bali trip.

Pro Tip: Use ApproveThis' email approvals for execs who think logging into Confetti counts as "IT work."

Bottom Line

If your Confetti events still run on email chains and "Hey, did you approve that?" Slack messages, you're leaving time and money on the table. Worse, you're one missed approval away from a literal dumpster fire at the company retreat.

ApproveThis + Confetti via Zapier isn't magic. It's just less stupid. You keep using the tools you know, but with guardrails that prevent the usual disasters.

Book a 12-minute demo and we'll show you how to automate approvals for one Confetti process by next Tuesday. Or keep playing approval whack-a-mole. Your call.