Celebrating the Best in Catering and Events
The 2025 NACE One Awards honor the outstanding work of individuals, chapters, and companies across the NACE community who made a significant impact in 2024. With a record-setting 196 nominations across all award categories—including industry, chapter, and member recognitions—this year's finalists represent the very best of creativity, service, and excellence in the catering and events world.
Scroll down to explore the full list of nominees. Winners will be announced during the 2025 NACE One Awards Ceremony and Celebration Party on Tuesday, July 29, at the historic Pritzlaff Building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Industry Awards
Catered Event of the Year
Less than $50,000
- Carr's Restaurant & Catering — Wonka Gala
- Sugar Creek Country Club — Sangeet in Full Bloom
- Groovin' Gourmets — ChamberRVA Oyster Roast
- Truluck's The Woodlands — The West Wing Wedding
- Low Country Quisine — Table Side Tomahawk Steak
- Caesars Entertainment — Wellness Forum
- Caylin Cathey, Yellowstone Country Club - YCC's 75th Anniversary
- Biscuits and Berries Catering — Electric Forest Opening Night
- Phil Stephani Signature Restaurants — NACE on the Beach
- Biscuits and Berries Catering — Western Rebel
- Annie's Gourmet Catering — An African Safari in the Desert
$50,000 - $100,000
- Gourmet Night - University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College — Astro Renaissance: The Sky Was Never the Limit
- Eurest USA — Cirque by the Sea
- Emily Quail, M Culinary Concepts — pARTy in Pink: 65 Years of Imagination: From Eastern Europe to the Dreamhouse
- Eurest USA — 80th Anniversary of D-Day Gala
Catered Event of the Year (cont.)
Greater than $100,000
- Detroit Athletic Club — Back to the Club Night: Life is Sweet, Savor It
- Truluck's The Woodlands — Fifty & Fabulous
- Cafe Natalie Catering — Touchdown: A Magical Celebration of Houston's Best & Brightest
- Wolfgang Puck Catering — Night at the Museum
- Food For Thought — Joffrey Ballet Midsummer Night's Dream
- Aramark at U.S. Bank Stadium — Mortenson 70th Anniversary
Event Design & Décor of the Year
- JK Creative — The American Cancer Society Cattle Baron's Ball Orlando
- Hello! Florida Destination Management — Cracking the Code
- Rock Events — beNeFit XII: A Moody Masquerade to Cure NF
- Larson Floral — Country Music Hall of Fame: Holiday Party
- Infinity Hospitality — The Wedding of Kelsie and Nick Milliken
- Dynamic Events by David Caruso — Donald Driver Foundation's Driven to Achieve Awards 10th Anniversary Gala
- Dynamic Events by David Caruso — En El Rancho
- Truluck's The Woodlands — Fifty & Fabulous
- Infinity Hospitality — The Wedding of Yanelis Diaz to Michael Greenberg
- Sugar Creek Country Club — Transition in Bloom: An Athereal South Asian Wedding
- Fantasy Sound Event Services — Lorena & Elias's Persian-Inspired Wedding
- Fantasy Sound Event Services — Jenny & Estevan's Romantic, Celestial Wedding
- Terramar, a DMC Network Company — Pinnacle Club: Elevating Excellence in Panama
- Stanford Medical Center Development — Frontiers in Medicine: AI in Bloom
Event Entertainment of the Year
Event Photography of the Year
Event Production of the Year
- AV Chicago — Scion Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner
- Black Diamond Event Production (& CID Event Productions) — AXON.AI
- Divinity Event Productions — Captivate: A Night to Remember
- Hello! New York Destination Management — The Drop
- Sweet Pea Events — Be Sage Conference
- The Boxyard — Red Planet Party
- Dynamic Events by David Caruso — Milwaukee Bucks Foundation's Sixth Man Soiree
- Anthem House — The Bradford's Benefit Gala for Note in the Pocket
- Majic Productions — The MKE Host Commitee Welcome Party for the 2024 Republican National Convention (RNC) - "Red, White, and Brew"
- BEYOND — The Chosen Insiders Conference (Chosen Con) 2024
- Truluck's The Woodlands — Fifty & Fabulous
- Sight & Sound Events — Sunless Beauty Expo
- Fantasy Sound Event Services — Space-Themed Sequoia Annual Holiday Luncheon
- Sugar Creek Country Club — Sangeet in Bloom
- Idea Fountain, Inc. — EY Horizons
- Terramar, a DMC Network Company — Pinnacle Club: Elevating Excellence in Panama
Team Event of the Year
- Electric Forest Opening Night
- 2024 Tasty Bites of the South: A Culinary Adventure
- A "Funky Formal" Rooftop Celebration to Remember
- EPIC GAMES End of Year Celebration
- Baird Center Grand Opening Gala
- DINE!
Team Event of the Year (cont.)
- Zendesk End of Year Party
- MGM Resorts Sales Kickoff 2024
- The West Wing Wedding
- Fifty & Fabulous
- The Bradford's Benefit Gala for Note in the Pocket
- Ignite
Speaker of the Year
Wedding of the Year
Less than $50,000
- Truluck's The Woodlands — The West Wing Wedding
- Sugar Creek Country Club — Transition in Bloom: An Athereal South Asian Wedding
$50,000 to $100,000
Wedding of the Year (cont.)
More than $100,000
- Infinity Hospitality — November 1 Wedding:The Bridge Building
- Infinity Hospitality — The Wedding of Yanelis Diaz to Michael Greenberg
- Food for Thought — Racine Wisconsin, Farm Wedding
- Cafe Natalie Catering — Monochromatic Magic: A Disco Wedding in Black + White
- Live Nation - The Fillmore Detroit — Ruggirello Wedding
Chapter Awards
Chapter of the Year
Up to 30 members
31-64 members
65+ Members
Chapter Community Service of the Year
Up to 30 members
31-64 members
65+ Members
Chapter Education Program of the Year
Up to 30 members
- Tacoma Puget Sound — Flower to Fork: A Culinary and Floral Experience
- Bryan-College Station — Tabletop Design: The Power of a Mood Board
31-64 members
- Twin Cities — Better Together EDU Conference
- Greater Chicago — From Likes to Leads: Unlocking the Power of Social Media and AI
- Richmond — August 1/2 Day Workshop
- Ventura — Oh, The Places You’ll Go With NACE
- Alamo — Lunar New Year & The Art of Mixology
65+ Members
- Greater Denver — Your Brand Is More Than Your Logo with Alan Berg
- Las Vegas — An Educational Panel: Design Trends and AI
- Charlotte — Let's Get Loud & Proud
- Houston — How Color Theory Elevates Your Events
- Dallas/Fort Worth — The Solar Eclipse Experience
- Philadelphia/South Jersey/Delaware — Self-Sustainability: Keeping Your Cup Full As An Event Professional
- Triangle — Mastering the Art of Event Communication: Insight from Industry Leaders
- Milwaukee — Unconscious Bias, Featuring Judge Derek Mosley
- Phoenix — Now, New, Next, Globally, Inspired Catering
Chapter Fundraising Event of the Year
Up to 30 members
31-64 members
65+ Members
Chapter Program of the Year
Up to 30 members
- Greater Detroit — BIG EVENTS, BIG IMPACT: KEEPING DETROIT COMPETITIVE WITH INNOVATION, TALENT, & BRANDING
- South Florida — Disco in the Garden
31-64 members
65+ Members
- Orlando — Annual Meeting: Through the Eras with NACE Orlando
- Triangle — Rock Star Networking Night
- Charlotte — 2024 CADES Awards A Night Honoring the Arts
- Dallas/Fort Worth — Mystic Masquuerade: 40th Chapter Anniversary
- Houston — TRENDSHTX24
- Philadelphia/South Jersey/Delaware — Skyfall Soiree: 60th Anniversary & Awards Party
- Milwaukee — NACE Milwaukee Annual Gala: Celestial Sensations
- Phoenix — Global Bites & Sips: A Culinary Adventure
- Greater Seattle — Bold and Beautiful Food and Trends
Member Awards
Member of the Year
- Nicole Benvenutti, CPCE
- Ashley Marie, CPCE
- Linwood Campbell, CPCE, DFS
Student Member of the Year
- Erin Mosel
Emerging Member of the Year
- Carly Held
- Shamica Sweat, CWEP
- Chris Horace
- Jessica Burke
- Lauren Fox
- Michael Williams, CPCE, CMP
Michel Malecot Culinary Excellence
- Brett Tucker
- Shane Streitz
George Zell Spirit of NACE
- Ashley Anderson, CPCE