everybody realizes that just about every event is corporate sponsored right?
The whole point of getting a sponsor is so you can have an event that the coordinator doesn't lose his ass on. You think you could have an event without sponsors then you must be deep pocketed.
I'm not huge on events because it's not as authentic but it sounds to me like this last one was more of a party then anything. That's the way an event should be from my perspective... something that's fun, you know you haters should try that it's kind of nice.