Announcing the 2026 ONE Award Winners
Congratulations to the NACE One Award winners! We celebrated and recognized the best of the best in the industry during the 2026 NACE One Awards Program & Celebration during the 2026 Experience Conference.
Entries were received from catering, hospitality, and event professionals and companies across the country competing in categories such as Chapter Diversity and Inclusion, Wedding of the Year, Event Rental Collaborator of the Year, Hall of Fame, and more.
Catering and event professionals judged nominees and selected the winners based on creative qualities.
Here are the winners:
Industry Awards
2025 Catered Event of the Year
Less than $50,000
Kelber Catering, Inc. — Experience Prince's Minneapolis
$50,000 - $100,000
Cafe Natalie Catering — Influencer Launch Party: A Curated Brand Experience
Greater than $100,000
TISOH: The International School of Hospitality — TISOH's 20th Anniversary Gala- A Night to Remember
2025 Event Design & Décor of the Year
Less than $50,000
Sugar Creek Country Club — Sugar Creek Country Club - A Magical Lightscape
$50,000 - $100,000
Terramar, a DMC Network Company — 2025 Leadership Summit Closing Night Dinner
Greater than $100,000
Hello! Florida Destination Management — Magical Oasis
2025 Event Entertainment of the Year
BeatMix Music — IPW 2025 Opening Reception: The Ultimate House Party
2025 Event Photography of the Year
Andrew Vick Studios — Hutton House Tasting Event
2025 Event Rental Collaborator of the Year
Premiere Events — Not Our First Rodeo - Premiere Events 25th Anniversary Party
2025 Event Production of the Year
Less than $50,000
Sugar Creek Country Club — Sugar Creek Country Club - A Magical Lightscape
$50,000 - $100,000
FPC Live - The Sylvee — American Cancer Society Taste of Hope at The Sylvee
Greater than $100,000
Rock Events — The Dream Party: 40 Years of Legacy
2025 Team Event of the Year
Less than $50,000
Hill Top Hospitality Farm Dinner
$50,000 - $100,000
Immortal Soiree
Greater than $100,000
TISOH's 20th Anniversary Gala — A Night to Remember
- TISOH: The International School of Hospitality
- Lenny Talarico Events
- AE&ES
- Champagne Creative Group
- By Dzign
- Show Talent Productions
- EB Inc. Events
- Technisch Creative
2025 Speaker of the Year
Nicole Benvenutti, CPCE
2025 Wedding of the Year
Less than $50,000
Keith Willard Events — A Room Reimagined
$50,000 to $100,000
CM Event Design — Klein - Harbin Wedding
More than $100,000
Wilkinson Rhodes — A Blooming Love Story
Chapter Awards
2025 Chapter of the Year
Up to 30 Members
Greater Palm Springs
31-64 Members
Ventura
65+ Members
Houston
2025 Chapter Community Service of the Year
Up to 30 Members
Asheville — Hospitality in Action: Asheville NACE's Community Service Initiative
31-64 Members
Las Vegas — Las Vegas Chapter Community Service of the Year 2025
65+ Members
Dallas/Fort Worth — Hands, Heart, Purpose: In Action
2025 Chapter Education Program of the Year
Up to 30 Members
Asheville — Lunch & Learn with Megan Gillikin
31-64 Members
Central Coast California — Central Coast Corporate Connections: Insights from Tourism & Hospitality Leaders
65+ Members
Charlotte — Charlotte Chapter of NACE 30th Anniversary Celebration
2025 Chapter Fundraising Event of the Year
31-64 Members
Ventura — One Last Night: The Velvet Afterlife
65+ Members
Houston — Studio 713
2025 Chapter Program of the Year
Up to 30 Members
Music City — Music City NACE Grand Ole Nashville Gala
31-64 Members
Salt Lake City — Saints & Sinners Gala: Divine Indulgence Meets Devilish Fun
65+ Members
Houston — TRENDS Experience 2025
Member Awards
Member of the Year
Linwood Campbell, CPCE, DFS
Student Member of the Year
Alex Garton
Emerging Member of the Year
Bonnie Vidal, CPCE
Michel Malecot Culinary Excellence
Shane Streitz
George Zell Spirit of NACE
Erin Dennis, CPCE
ICON Award
Steve Kemble
NACE Hall of Fame
Joe Mahoney, CPCE