2025 NACEy Awards Timeline:
Entries Open - July 1, 2025
Submission Deadline - August 4, 2025
Nominees Announced - August 15, 2025
Awards Gala - September 16, 2025
Award Categories and Fees
- $100.00 for Members - this amount is after the discount *email joann@aproposcreations.com for $50.00 discount code
- $150.00 for Future Members
Add one additional event partner to your award submission for Catered Event of the Year or Wedding Event of the Year!
- $100 per participating team member
- $150.00 for Future Members
- All paid participating winners will be presented with a physical award at the our Phoenix NACE 2025 Gala. You do not need to be present to win.
- If you would like to include more than two event partners in your submission, please nominate as many team members as you would like for the Team Event of the Year category.
Industry Awards
Submissions for Industry Awards are open to the public.
Events nominated in these categories MUST have taken place between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Nominees are not required to be NACE members.
Nominations must have client approval before submitting.
- Best Corporate Event of the Year
The Best Corporate Event of the Year Award recognizes outstanding achievement in any event organized and hosted by a business, corporation or association to include chambers, non-profit organizations and annual events but does not include other events organizations where the product and services were donated or at cost.
Who should apply?
- Any NACE Member or future NACE Member who are event planners, designers, production companies, DMCs, or corporate event professionals.
Best Culinary Confection of the Year
The Best Culinary Confection of the Year Award recognizes outstanding achievement in baking including, but not limited to: cakes, sweet confections, chocolates and ice cream.
Who should apply?
- Any NACE Member or future NACE Member who are pastry chefs, bakeries, caterers, or culinary artists specializing in desserts or confections.
Best Event Collaboration of the Year
The Best Event Collaboration of the Year Award recognizes collaborations led by a communal effort, group of vendors, submitting the entry together, possessing diverse skills that work together towards shared responsibilities and projects of the event to include corporate, wedding or social events.to include, weddings, corporate and social events.
Who should apply?
- Two or more companies who are collaborating together on an event who are any NACE Member or future NACE Member.
- Best Event Entertainment Production of the Year
The Event Entertainment Production of the Year Award recognizes outstanding achievement in event entertainment concepts and execution for events by DJ’s, live entertainment professionals, auctioneers, live music groups, emcees and event management companies to include corporate, wedding or social events.
Who should apply?
- Any NACE Member or future NACE Member who are DJs, live entertainment professionals, auctioneers, live musical groups, emcees, event management companies.
Best Event Photography of the Year
The Event Photography of the Year Award recognizes outstanding photography and the photographer’s artistic talents to include corporate, wedding or social events.
Who should apply?
- Any NACE Member or future NACE Member who are photographers, photo booths, drone photography.
Best Event Technical Production of the Year
The Best Event Technical Production of the Year Award recognizes outstanding achievement in technical concepts and execution of audio visual and lighting to include corporate, wedding or social events.
Who should apply?
- Any NACE Member or future NACE Member who are lighting designers, AV technicians, staging companies, production teams, or technical directors.
Best Event Videography of the Year
The Event Videography of the Year Award recognizes outstanding videography and the videographer’s artistic talents to include corporate, wedding or social events.
Who should apply?
- Any NACE Member or future NACE Member who are videographers, cinematographers, production companies or drone techs specializing in event video content.
- Best Innovative Catered Event of the Year
This award recognizes outstanding planning and execution for off-premise catered events as well as on-premise venue and resort events, that include food and beverage to include corporate, wedding or social events.
Who should apply?
- Any NACE Member or future NACE Member who are on-premise caterers, off-premise caterers, hotel caterers, private clubs, restaurants.
Best Social Event of the Year
This award recognizes outstanding achievement in any event organized and for the purpose of celebration, socializing, conversation, recreation or a special occasion, not including annual events, business and routine meetings.
Who should apply?
- Any NACE Member or future NACE Member who are event planners, venues, hotels, on-premise and off-premise caterers, private clubs, or professionals involved in social event production.
Best Tablescape of the Year
This award recognizes outstanding achievement in event rentals, furniture, flowers, linens, decor, favors and stationery for the purpose of a spectacular foundation of guest table design to include “anything table design”, corporate, wedding or social events.
Who should apply?
- Any NACE Member or future NACE Member who are designers, florists, event planners, event rental companies, or tabletop stylists.
Best Wedding of the Year
This award recognizes outstanding planning and execution for wedding events. The submission may or may not include the ceremony and afterparty.
Who should apply?
- Any NACE Member or future NACE Member who are wedding planners venues, hotels, on-premise and off-premise caterers, private clubs.