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About 1ApexEvents
Eighteen years, 1,200 events and one stubborn idea: the people who recommend your vendors should be the people standing beside you on the day.
We started because the handoff kept failing
1ApexEvents began with a simple frustration: a directory-sourced vendor that did not turn up, and a directory that had taken its listing fee and had no further interest. Somebody had to be accountable on the day.
So we built both halves. The directory that helps you find people, and the planning team that signs the contracts, builds the timeline and is physically in the room when the doors open. We plan weddings, galas, conferences and celebrations across ten states — and we still answer the phone ourselves.
We are deliberately mid-sized. Big enough to negotiate real rates and carry proper insurance; small enough that the planner you meet is the planner you get.
Mission, vision and the promise we put in writing
Our Mission
To take the logistical weight of an event off the people it belongs to, so they can be present for it — with honest budgets, vetted partners and nobody guessing on the day.
Our Vision
A marketplace where every listed vendor has been checked by someone who will be standing next to them at load-in, and where good planning is not a luxury reserved for the largest budgets.
Our Promise
No kickbacks, no hidden mark-ups, no lump-sum quotes. You see what every vendor charges and exactly what we charge. If we save you money, you keep it.
Five rules we do not bend
- One planner owns your event. Not a team inbox — a person with a phone number.
- Every budget is itemised. You see vendor cost and our fee as separate lines.
- We never take vendor commission. Discounts we negotiate pass to you in full.
- Every vendor is re-vetted annually — licence, insurance and three fresh references.
- We are on site from load-in to load-out. Always. No exceptions, no junior sub.
The people who will be in the room
Principal Planner
Weddings
Owns your event end to end. Multi-day and multicultural celebrations, and the person on site on the day.
Corporate Lead
Business events
Conferences, award galas, product launches and incentive travel, from brief through to post-event reporting.
Head of Design
Design studio
Concept boards, floral design, lighting and custom fabrication, drawn to scale before anything is ordered.
Vendor Manager
Partner network
Checks licensing, insurance and references for every vendor we list, and negotiates partner rates.
Come and meet us
Our Richardson studio is open Monday to Friday, and we run consultations by video for every other state we serve.