Elite Wedding and Event Planning

What Elite Wedding and Event Planning does

Elite Wedding and Event Planning, operating since 2012 and rebranded to Christofora Events in 2024, is a privately held, woman-owned wedding planning and design firm headquartered at 721 Broadway, Suite 245, Kingston, New York. The company is built around three service lines: full-service wedding planning, standalone venue scouting, and day-of coordination. Engagements span multi-day wedding weekends including rehearsal dinners, welcome events, and farewell brunches, with specialization in nontraditional venues such as barns, farms, private estates, vineyards, and tented outdoor sites. Customers are affluent individual couples seeking design-driven, non-ballroom celebrations; named portfolio engagements include weddings at Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Scribner's Lodge, Hutton Brickyards, Hayfield Catskills, Antrim Streamside, and international destinations supported by travel-partner logistics.

The business model is bespoke professional services sold B2C, quote-based, with no publicly disclosed pricing or packaged tiers. Go-to-market is consultative: prospective clients reach the firm through website inquiry, email, or phone and begin with a discovery call or meeting. Lead generation is anchored on content marketing (an extensive blog on wedding topics), SEO targeting Hudson Valley and destination wedding queries, an Instagram presence, and earned media (Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times, Hudson Valley Magazine, Wedding Chicks). The firm is small (1-10 employees; founder Angela Christoforo plus assistant planner Sara Marshall) and privately capitalized, with no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no technology platform. Revenue derives from professional service fees on individual wedding engagements, with venue scouting and day-of coordination serving as either standalone lower-ticket offerings or on-ramps to full-service planning.

Name

Elite Wedding and Event Planning

Legal name

Christofora Events LLC

Website

https://elitewedevents.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Christofora Events (formerly Elite Wedding and Event Planning) is a Hudson Valley-based wedding planning and design firm serving affluent couples seeking nontraditional venues (barns, estates, vineyards) in New York, New England, and worldwide destinations through full-service planning, venue scouting, and day-of coordination.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wedding Planning Services

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Service Wedding Planning (HSACABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Destination Wedding Planning (HSACABAD), Pre-Wedding Events Planning (Engagement Party, Bridal Shower, Bachelor/Bachelorette) (HSACABAK), Reception Planning & Guest Experience (Seating, Favors, Hospitality) (HSACABAM)

Keywords

• Wedding planning services
• Event design
• Venue scouting
• Destination weddings
• Wedding coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Kingston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Full-Service Wedding Planning: Bespoke end-to-end wedding planning covering concept development, vendor selection, design, timeline creation, contract management, logistics coordination, and day-of execution for multi-day wedding weekends. Revenue is earned through professional service fees, likely project-based or retainer arrangements.
2. Venue Scouting (Standalone): Venue scouting can be booked as an individual standalone service. Includes a 90-minute discovery call, a curated list of 3-4 vetted venues with one-page overviews, and an eight-hour day of guided venue walkthroughs. Clients may then engage the company for full-service planning, though there is no obligation.
3. Wedding Coordination (Day-Of): Day-of coordination service for couples who have planned their own wedding but require expert execution support. Includes timeline creation, vendor coordination, and ceremony/reception direction starting 4-5 weeks before the wedding.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Christofora Events is a full-service wedding planning and design company that plans and executes weddings at nontraditional, scenic venues (barns, farms, vineyards, private estates, tented events) across the Hudson Valley, New England, and worldwide destinations. Core services include end-to-end Full-Service Wedding Planning (concept, vendor selection, design, timeline, logistics, day-of execution for multi-day wedding weekends), Wedding Coordination (day-of/week-of execution support for self-planned weddings), and standalone Venue Scouting (curated venue recommendations with guided walkthroughs).

Product overview

Christofora Events (formerly Elite Wedding and Event Planning) is a full-service wedding planning company offering a unified suite of planning and event management services. The core offering is Full-Service Wedding Planning, which encompasses the complete planning lifecycle from initial consultation through wedding day execution. This is complemented by Wedding Coordination as a standalone day-of support option for already-planned weddings, and Venue Scouting as both a standalone service and add-on module. The company also provides educational content through The Blog, which serves as a resource library for couples. The company specializes in nontraditional venues including barns, farms, private estates, vineyards, and outdoor destinations in the Hudson Valley, New England, and international locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Venue selection process condensed from months of searching to a single day of curated walkthroughs.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Fig & PigminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFig & Pig is a catering company that serves as a preferred vendor partner for Christofora Events weddings. They have worked on multiple events together and publicly endorse Christofora Events, describing the collaboration as ultra-professional and noting that events are 'stunningly beautiful and perfectly executed.'
• Nostrano VineyardsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNostrano Vineyards is a Hudson Valley vineyard venue that has hosted weddings planned by Christofora Events for over 4 years. The venue manager endorses the company for wedding planning needs in the Hudson Valley, noting each wedding is 'stunningly beautiful and perfectly executed.'
• Travel Partner Experts (for International/Destination Weddings)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFor destination weddings outside of New England and the Northeast, the company partners with travel experts who assist in finding destinations and managing logistics. These partners enable Christofora Events to serve international clients.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• David Stark Design: Design-forward event production company serving corporate and private events with high-end design and decor capabilities. Adjacent rather than direct, but comparable premium clientele and design-led approach.
• Colin Cowie Lifestyle: Well-known luxury lifestyle brand offering wedding and event planning alongside broader design, lifestyle, and hospitality offerings. Larger and more diversified than the subject, but competes for the same high-end wedding spend.

Direct peers

• Marcy Blum Associates: Long-established, high-end New York-based wedding and event planning firm known for destination weddings and celebrity clientele. Comparable luxury positioning, similar multi-day event execution model, and similar founder-led boutique structure.
• Fête Events: Luxury event planning firm offering bespoke weddings and private events with a full-service model. Comparable boutique positioning and reliance on founder-led creative direction.
• Rafanelli Events: Boutique luxury event and wedding planning firm focused on sophisticated, design-forward celebrations. Comparable size, premium positioning, and full-service bespoke offering for affluent couples.
• Engaging Events by Ali: Boutique wedding planning company serving New York and destination weddings with a luxury, design-driven approach. Comparable client profile, geographic reach, and end-to-end service scope.
• Jove Meyer Events: Luxury wedding planning and design studio based in New York City serving affluent couples with bespoke weddings. Highly comparable boutique positioning, full-service model, and emphasis on personalized design.
• Laurel & Rose Events: Luxury wedding planning studio specializing in destination and weekend weddings for affluent couples. Comparable premium boutique positioning and full-service delivery model.
• A Perfect Event: Boutique wedding and event planning company focused on high-end, design-led celebrations. Comparable in scale and service scope, with similar emphasis on personalized execution for upscale couples.

Regional players

• Hudson Valley Weddings (regional venue and planner community): Regional Hudson Valley wedding resource and vendor community serving the same geographic market as the subject company. Comparable regional customer base and venue relationships, but operates as a directory/community rather than a planning firm.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/christoforaevents
• Xx.com/EliteWedEvents
• Facebookfacebook.com/eliteweddingandeventplanning
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elite-wedding-event-planning

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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