Event Planner & Producer

Turning big ideas into
unforgettable days.

I design and produce weddings, galas, conferences, and corporate experiences — for rooms of twenty and rooms of two thousand — with the same obsessive attention to every last detail.

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JWS
Based in Chicago, IL — currently booking 2026
The Short Version

Twelve years of making complicated days look effortless.

I started coordinating logistics for nonprofit fundraisers in Chicago, spent three years producing corporate conferences and galas, and in 2016 opened my own boutique planning practice. Since then I've run events from twenty-guest dinners to twelve-hundred-person summits, on four continents, and I still get the same rush walking a room ten minutes before doors open.

My job is to hold the entire picture — budget, vendors, timeline, contingency plans — so my clients only ever have to hold the joy of the day.

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Joyce Walker Stef

"The best compliment a client can give me isn't 'that was beautiful' — it's 'I actually got to enjoy my own party.' That's the whole job."

CMP
Certified Meeting Professional
CSEP
Certified Special Events Pro
What I Plan

An end-to-end partner, whatever the occasion.

Weddings

Full-service design and coordination, from intimate elopements to multi-day destination weekends.

Corporate

Product launches, leadership summits, and brand activations that run exactly on time.

Galas & Fundraisers

Auction logistics, sponsor management, and evenings designed to move donors to give.

Conferences

Multi-track production, speaker management, and AV run-of-show for audiences of any size.

Selected Work

A few favorites from the portfolio.

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Reach

Events produced across ten countries.

Every market has different vendors, permits, and customs — I build a new local playbook for each one rather than forcing the same plan everywhere.

Client Love

Don't just take my word for it.

How I Work

Run on the same platforms your team already knows.

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Stova

Registration & event management

C3

CRM360

Client & vendor relationship tracking

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Cvent

Venue sourcing & sitework

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Zoom Events

Hybrid & virtual production

Now Booking 2026

Have an event in mind? Let's build the plan for it.

Tell me the date, the size of the room, and the feeling you're going for — I'll take it from there.

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