NACE One Award Winners Announced
COLUMBIA, Maryland – AUGUST 9, 2021 – The National Association for Catering and Events recognized the best in the industry at the NACE One Awards Gala during the annual NACE Experience Conference, which was held in Las Vegas, NV in August.
Entries were received in 2020 and 2021 catering, hospitality, and event professionals and companies across the country competing in categories such as Chapter Diversity and Inclusion, Chapter Hybrid/Virtual, Micro Event of the Year, Event 2020 Frontline Hero, 2020 Innovator of the Year and more.
Award judges made up of catering and event professionals selected the winners based on different, unique or creative qualities of these one-of-a-kind events.
Congratulations to our winners:
Industry Awards
2019 Off-Premise Catered Event of the Year – Budget Less Than $50,000
Messina’s Catering & Events
Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams
2019 Off-Premise Catered Event of the Year – Budget $50,000 – $100,000
CSI DMC
Spring Into Action
2019 On-Premise Catered Event of the Year – Budget Less Than $50,000
Creole Cuisine Special Events & Catering
CCRC Holiday Event
2019 On-Premise Catered Event of the Year – Budget $50,000 – $100,000
Truluck’s Seafood, Steak, & Crab House – The Woodlands
Winter Wonderland
2019 On-Premise Catered Event of the Year – Budget Greater Than $100,000
Venetian Palazzo Hotel Resort Casino
Festival of Wonder
2019 Event Design & Décor Budget Less than $50,000
CSI DMC
RENT: A Boston Hotel Launch
2019 Event Design & Décor Budget Greater than $100,000
CSI DMC
Culinary Masters: Kitchen Innovation in a Ballroom
2020 Event Design & Décor
Sugar Creek Country Club Jennifer Jenkins, CPCE
An Engagement of Whimsical Proportions
2019 Event Entertainment of the Year – Budget Greater than $25,000
BRAVO! Entertainment
Who Rule The World? Girls!
2019 Event Photography of the Year – Corporate Event Photography
Joe Szurszewski Photography LLC
Field Leadership Strategy Conference
2020 Event Photography of the Year – Corporate Event Photography
Joe Szurszewski Photography LLC
Pinnacle Council Conference
2019 Event Photography of the Year – Wedding Photography
Jessica Miller Photography
Best Wedding Photography – Mike & Laura 3.20.2019
2020 Event Photography of the Year – Wedding Photography
Noveli Wedding Photography
A California Girl in South Carolina
2019 Social Event Production of the Year – Budget Less Than $50,000
B & R Events, LLC
Southern Gala’s White Hot Party to benefit NAMI
2019 Social Event Production of the Year – Budget $50,000 – $100,000
JDV Occasions, Atlanta Fever Entertainment, Proof of the Pudding, Button It Up, Balloonacy, & Your Event Solution
Ellie’s Beach Chic Bat Mitzvah!
2019 Social Event Production of the Year – Budget Greater Than $100,000
Anna Garcia, Addison Reserve Country Club
Xperience The Elements
2020 Social Event Production of the Year
Sugar Creek Country Club Jennifer Jenkins, CPCE
An Engagement of Whimsical Proportions
2019 Corporate Event Production of the Year – Budget Less Than $50,000
Flourish&Co
A Grand Grande Opening
2019 Corporate Event Production of the Year – Budget $50,000 – $100,000
Truluck’s Seafood, Steak, & Crab House – The Woodlands
Winter Wonderland
2019 Corporate Event Production of the Year – Budget Greater Than $100,000
Venetian Palazzo Hotel Resort Casino
Festival of Wonder
2020 Innovator of the Year
Keith Willard
Behind the Veil
2020 Micro Event of the Year
A Day To Remember
The Wedding of Jhenny + Conrad
2019 Speaker of the Year
Meryl Snow
2020 Speaker of the Year
Meghan Ely
2019 Table Presentation of the Year – Budget Less Than $200
Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa
IMEX Fam
2019 Table Presentation of the Year – Budget Greater Than $200
Eddie Zaratsian Lifestyle & Design
An Earthy, Contemporary Table Design for Dose of Colors
2020 Table Presentation of the Year
A Day To Remember
Night Under the Stars
2019 Team Event of the Year
Sarabeth Events, Sarabeth Quattlebaum, CPCE; Wolfgang Puck Catering, Dana Carroll Blaugrund, CPCE; The Mamones, Emily & Don Mamone; Peerless Event & Tent Rentals, Renee Steele; Shag Carpet Prop Rentals, Wendy Timson, CPCE; Encore Entertainment, Michelle Garmon; BEYOND, Ashton Hartner and Justin Weyer; LeForce Entertainment, Adante Mayo; Marquee Event Rentals, Tiffany Bell; Beautiful Event Rentals, Cammie Palmer
A Three Day Menagerie
2020 Team Event of the Year
A Day To Remember, DJU Entertainment, & Royal Luxury Events
The Wedding of Lana + Samir
2019 Technical Production of the Year
Noveli Wedding Photography & FamZing LLC
Iron Caterer Throwdown
2020 Virtual Event of the Year
Sarabeth Events
M1 Virtual Event
2019 Wedding of the Year – Budget Less Than $50,000
Fleur Consultants
California Dreamin’
2019 Wedding of the Year – Budget $50,000 – $100,000
A Day To Remember
NYC Charm Meets Houston Hospitality
2019 Wedding of the Year – Budget Greater Than $100,000
Prisma Events
Secret Garden Luxury
2020 Wedding of the Year
A Day To Remember
Glamour, Texas Style
Individual Awards
2020 Frontline Hero
David Porto
2019 Emerging Member of the Year
Caitlin Miner, CPCE
2020 Emerging Member of the Year
Aleya Harris, CPCE
2019 Member of the Year
Valerie Landry
2020 Member of the Year
Katie P. McNulty, CPCE
2019 George Zell Spirit of NACE
Clara Hough, CPCE
2020 George Zell Spirit of NACE
Linwood Campbell, CPCE, DFS
2019 Student Member of the Year
Josh Ranker
2020 Student Member of the Year
Carlee Grimes
Chapter Awards
2019 Chapter Community Service of the Year (15-50 members)
Tacoma South Puget Soun
2019 Chapter Community Service of the Year (51-100 members)
Alamo
2019 Chapter Community Service of the Year (101+ members)
Houston
2020 Chapter Community Service of the Year (51-100 members)
Las Vegas
2020 Chapter Community Service of the Year (101+ members)
Dallas / Fort Worth
Chapter Diversity and Inclusion
Boston
NACE and Race
2019 Chapter Education Program of the Year (15-50 members)
Capital Area of Wisconsin
Chapter Education Program of the Year
2019 Chapter Education Program of the Year (51-100 members)
Alamo
Making the Team: A DMC Panel
2019 Chapter Education Program of the Year (101+ members)
Philadelphia S. Jersey Delaware
Dining in the Dark
2020 Chapter Education Program of the Year (15-50 members)
Tacoma South Puget Sound
Pop Up Trends Talk
2020 Chapter Education Program of the Year (51-100 members)
Phoenix NACE
2020 Chapter Education Program of the Year (101+ members)
Boston
Chapter Emergency Response
Triangle, NC
NACE Advocacy
Chapter Engagement
Phoenix
Cocktails and Conversations
2019 Chapter Fundraising Event of the Year (15-50 members)
Appalachian
Appalachian Chapter of NACE Presents diner en blanc Awards Ceremony Gala
2019 Chapter Fundraising Event of the Year (51-100 members)
Alamo
NACE Alamo Chapter – 14th Annual President’s Gala
2019 Chapter Fundraising Event of the Year (101+ members)
Boston
NACE Boston
2020 Chapter Fundraising Event of the Year (51-100 members)
Triangle, NC
NACE Awards Gala
2020 Chapter Fundraising Event of the Year (101+ members)
Dallas / Fort Worth
DFW’s Got Talent
Chapter Hybrid/Virtual Program
Dallas / Fort Worth
NACE Cooking with Kids
2019 Chapter Program of the Year (15-50 members)
Greater Palm Springs
Old Hollywood Awards Dinner
2019 Chapter Program of the Year (51-100 members)
Richmond NACE
Richmond Chapter 2019 NACEYs
2019 Chapter Program of the Year (101+ members)
Houston
Wedding Trends!
2020 Chapter Program of the Year (15-50 members)
Tacoma South Puget Sound NACE Chapter
Tented Trends Talk
2020 Chapter Program of the Year (51-100 members)
Richmond NACE
Floral Workshop
2020 Chapter Program of the Year (101+ members)
Dallas / Fort Worth
Being the Buzz
2019 Chapter of the Year (15-50 members)
Greater Palm Springs
2019 Chapter of the Year (51-100 members)
Austin
2019 Chapter of the Year (101+ members)
Greater Seattle
2020 Chapter of the Year (15-50 members)
Capital Area of Wisconsin
2020 Chapter of the Year (51-100 members)
Phoenix
2020 Chapter of the Year (101+ members)
Houston
For more information on our awards program, visit nace.net/awards.
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