Each fall, the International Special Events Society’s (ISES) Minneapolis-St. Paul chapter solicits entries for its Minnesota Star Awards. With the exception of the ISES Team Effort category, which requires entrants to be ISES members, submissions are accepted from anyone who plans, produces, or is a supplier to the Minnesota special events industry. This year, the qualifying entries were judged by the Las Vegas and St. Louis ISES chapters. The three entries that received the highest total point score in a category were nominated, and the nominee that received the top score was declared the winner.
Twin Cities Business highlights the winning events below. Read on to see which local companies and events were judged the best!
—Mary Connor
Best Use of Food and Beverage
Lindsay Piram, Give my regards to . . . , for Sultry Supper Club Soiree
Best Use of Marketing and Graphic Design, Best Event Photography or Videography, and Best Public Event
The Wedding Guys; Amy Coppersmith, Coppersmith Photography, for The Unveiled Wedding Event
Best Event Design and Décor, and Budget $25,000 and Over
Pete Nelson, Event Lab, for Moroccan Fall Festival
Best Use of Entertainment
Char Mason and Cookie Coleman, Coleman Mason Events; Pat Frederick, Pat Frederick Productions, for That’s Life!
Best Event Design and Décor, Budget Under $25,000
Eve Deikel Wendel, EVE Events, for Elegant, Whimsical Tea Party
Best Social Event, Budget Under $25,000
Jennifer Warner and Scott DeLage, Event Lab, for Wonderland Wedding
Best Social Event, Budget $25,000 and Over
Kathy Bakeberg, Festivities, for Modern Victorian Wedding
Best ISES Team Effort
Lisa Marie Borchert, Allianz Life; Pete Nelson, Event Lab; Leonard Neil, Leonard Neil Productions; Diana Rohlfsen, Biffs, Inc.; Noah Wolf, Noah Wolf Photography; Apres Party & Tent Rental, Ultimate Events, Sculptware, for Annual Soar Celebration
Best Corporate Event, Budget $75,000 and Over
Nancy Jacobs, EdgProductions, for PowerTrack 2009 Conference
