Exceptional Events

What Exceptional Events does

Exceptional Events (also operating as Exceptional Events of Wisconsin / Exceptional Events WI) is a privately held, founder-owned event management firm headquartered in Mequon, Wisconsin, serving the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Founded around 1990 and led by Arlene Remsik, the company plans and produces corporate meetings and events, conferences and trade shows, customer and employee appreciation events, private parties, weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, and nonprofit fundraising galas. A sub-brand, Exceptional Tablescapes, extends the offering into specialized tablescape and holiday décor design.

The firm operates a project-based, consultative professional services model with quote-based pricing that varies by event type, size, complexity, and scope. Its core capability is creative event design, vendor coordination, décor production, and on-site execution — services that enable clients (corporations, nonprofit and arts institutions, and individual families) to participate in their own events rather than manage logistics. The company does not appear to rely on proprietary technology platforms; its primary assets are the founder's reputation, event galleries used as marketing collateral, and direct client relationships.

Its go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying on a website (exceptionaleventswi.com), Facebook, Instagram, a founder LinkedIn profile, and likely referrals and word-of-mouth within the Milwaukee regional market. Named clients include Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra League, Discovery World, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Villa Terrace Renaissance Garden, Ko-Thi African Dance Company, Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation, Manpower/Junior Achievement, St. Francis de Sales Seminary, and the Woodrow Wilson Center, indicating a concentration in arts, education, and community-oriented fundraising work.

Name

Exceptional Events

Legal name

Exceptional Events

Website

https://exceptionaleventswi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Exceptional Events is a founder-owned, Mequon-based event planning firm serving the Milwaukee metro area. It designs and produces corporate events, weddings, mitzvahs, private parties, and nonprofit fundraising galas, with an embedded tablescapes and décor sub-brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Management Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Business Services (7380)

akta.pro primary industry

Employee Recognition, Awards & Incentive (Internal) Events (THAHAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Holiday Party Services (HSACACAF)

Keywords

• Event planning services
• Corporate event management
• Wedding planning
• Fundraising gala planning
• Event design decor

Headquarters

HQ city

Mequon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Planning and Coordination Services: Professional event planning services for corporate meetings and events, private parties, weddings, mitzvahs, and fundraising galas. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for full-service event planning, design, and production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Exceptional Events is a Wisconsin-based event management firm providing full-service event planning, design, and production for corporate meetings and conferences, grand openings, employee and customer appreciation events, team-building activities, weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, private celebrations, and nonprofit fundraising galas. Services include creative design, tablescape and holiday décor, vendor coordination, logistical management, and on-site execution. The firm serves the Milwaukee metropolitan area and surrounding Wisconsin communities on a project-based, quote-driven engagement model.

Product overview

Exceptional Events is a Wisconsin-based event planning company offering a comprehensive suite of event services. The company operates as a single-service business with a sub-brand called Exceptional Tablescapes. Their core offerings span corporate events (appreciation events, conferences, trade shows, corporate parties, team building), personal celebrations (private parties, mitzvahs, weddings), and fundraising galas, complemented by tablescape and holiday décor design services. The company has been serving clients for nearly three decades in the Milwaukee area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Exceptional Tablescapes: Tablescapes and Event/Holiday Décor services

Products and services

• Customer & Employee Appreciation Events Event planning services for corporate appreciation occasions including employee recognition events and customer appreciation functions, designed to help businesses celebrate employees, clients, and stakeholders.
• Grand Openings & Product/Service Introductions Event planning for business grand openings and new product or service launch events aimed at generating publicity and stakeholder engagement for Wisconsin businesses.
• Conferences & Trade Shows Planning and production of professional conferences and trade show exhibitions, including logistics and on-site management for corporate and association clients.
• Corporate Parties, Milestones & Team Building Activities Corporate event planning for company celebrations, milestone anniversaries, and team-building programs intended to strengthen culture and morale.
• Private Parties—Birthdays, Anniversaries, Special Events Personal event planning for private celebrations including birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, and other special occasions for individuals and families in Wisconsin.
• Mitzvahs Bar and Bat Mitzvah celebration planning services with themed event design, tailored for families in the Milwaukee Jewish community.
• Weddings Wedding planning services with a documented specialization in multiple-day celebration events, covering creative design, vendor coordination, and full execution for couples in the Milwaukee area.
• Galas & Fundraising Events Charity gala and nonprofit fundraising event planning services, with documented engagements for major Milwaukee-area cultural and educational institutions including the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra League, Discovery World, MIAD, and Villa Terrace Renaissance Garden.
• Tablescapes and Event/Holiday Décor Custom table design and event/holiday decorative services for creating visually themed environments at corporate events, galas, and private celebrations.

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• BCD Meetings & Events: BCD Meetings & Events is a global corporate event management agency offering meeting, conference, and incentive program planning for corporate clients, directly comparable to Exceptional Events' corporate meetings, conferences, and trade show services.
• ConferenceDirect: ConferenceDirect is a global meeting planning and event management company focused on end-to-end conference and event execution for associations and corporations, directly comparable to Exceptional Events' conference and trade show planning work.
• PRA Business Events: PRA Business Events is a corporate event management agency offering event design, planning, and production for meetings, incentives, and corporate events, directly comparable to Exceptional Events' corporate event planning services.

Emerging players

• Festivities Event Planning: Festivities is a smaller regional event planning company offering wedding, corporate, and social event planning, broadly comparable to Exceptional Events as a similarly sized, full-service event planner in a defined regional market.

Broad incumbents

• Cvent: Cvent is an established event management technology and services platform with an extensive software suite used by corporate and association planners, overlapping with Exceptional Events' conference and trade show planning offering.
• MKG: MKG is a full-service experiential marketing agency creating brand events, corporate experiences, and large-scale productions, directly comparable to Exceptional Events' corporate event planning and production services.
• Jack Morton: Jack Morton is a global brand experience agency producing conferences, product launches, and corporate events, comparable to Exceptional Events' corporate event, trade show, and grand opening services as a broad incumbent in the same space.
• Sparks: Sparks is a global experiential marketing agency producing corporate events, exhibits, and trade shows, directly comparable to Exceptional Events' corporate event planning and trade show services.
• George P. Johnson (GPJ): GPJ is a large, established experience marketing agency producing corporate events, conferences, and product launches, comparable to Exceptional Events' corporate event, trade show, and grand opening offerings at significantly greater scale.
• Eventbrite: Eventbrite is a large-scale event ticketing, marketing, and management platform serving event organizers broadly, comparable to Exceptional Events as a venue for event creation and audience management even though it operates at much greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/arleneremsik
• Instagraminstagram.com/exceptional_events_

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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