A Touch of Elegance Event Planning

What A Touch of Elegance Event Planning does

A Touch of Elegance Event Planning is a privately held, family-owned event services business founded in 2005 and headquartered at 730 E. Baldwin Rd in Palatine, Illinois. The company serves the northwest suburbs of Chicago, including Arlington Heights, Mt. Prospect, Barrington, Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Northbrook, and surrounding communities, targeting individuals, families, and a smaller mix of corporate clients hosting private celebrations.

The company's core offering is a one-stop-shop event services model that bundles four service lines: (1) full-service event planning covering venue selection and day-of coordination; (2) trained waitstaff and Basset-certified bartenders, priced at $200 and $250 respectively for the first five hours; (3) in-house party equipment rental including china, silverware, glasses, chafing dishes, tents, tables, chairs, and linens with delivery, setup, and removal; and (4) optional catering. The company owns no proprietary technology platform; bookings are taken via phone (847-342-1599), email, and a UENI-hosted website with contact forms. Customer reach is direct-to-consumer, with marketing primarily through the business website, Google reviews, and word-of-mouth referrals.

The business has completed over 3,500 events since founding and reports a 5.0-star Google rating. It has no disclosed headcount, no management team bios, no funding history, no institutional ownership, and no disclosed partnerships, indicating it operates as a lean local-services operator. Revenue is generated entirely from per-event professional services and equipment rental fees, with deposits required to hold event dates and discounts available for bundled service packages.

Name

A Touch of Elegance Event Planning

Legal name

A Touch of Elegance Event Planning

Website

https://atouchofeleganceevents.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

A Touch of Elegance Event Planning is a family-owned event services business in Palatine, Illinois, serving the northwest suburbs of Chicago with bundled event planning, waitstaff, bartending, and in-house party equipment rental for private celebrations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Planning Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320)

akta.pro primary industry

Catering Coordination & Bar Service Management (Non-restaurant) (HSACAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tent & Canopy Rentals (HSACAFAA), Wedding & Social Event Catering (THAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Event planning services
• Party equipment rental
• Bartending services
• Waitstaff services
• Wedding event coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Palatine

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Event Planning Services: Full-service event planning including venue selection, party coordination, and event execution for various occasions such as weddings, birthdays, graduations, corporate events, and religious celebrations.
2. Waitstaff and Bartending Services: Provides trained food servers and Basset-certified bartenders for events. Servers at $200 for first 5 hours, bartenders at $250 for first 5 hours. Servers serving alcohol are charged at bartender rate.
3. Party Equipment Rental: In-house party rental equipment including china plates, silverware, beverage glasses, chafing dishes, tents, tables, chairs, and linens. Equipment is delivered, set up, and removed by the company as part of the service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

A Touch of Elegance Event Planning is a one-stop-shop event services company providing event planning, professional waitstaff and Basset-certified bartending, and in-house party equipment rental (china plates, silverware, glasses, chafing dishes, tents, tables, chairs, and linens). The company delivers, sets up, and removes all rental equipment, serving private and corporate events in the northwest suburbs of Chicago since 2005.

Product overview

A Touch of Elegance Event Planning is a single, unified event planning and party rental service operating in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. The company operates as a One Stop Shop model combining multiple service offerings: professional waitstaff and bartenders (Servers and Bartenders services), in-house party equipment rental (China plates, silverware, beverage glasses, chafing dishes, tents, tables, chairs, and linens), full event planning, and catering services. Services are delivered by trained staff who set up equipment and manage events so hosts can relax and enjoy their occasions. Pricing for core staffing services starts at $200 for servers and $250 for bartenders per 5-hour booking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bartenders Professional bartending services for events including graduation parties, reunions, and weddings. All bartenders are trained and Basset certified to ensure guest safety. Starting at $250 for the first 5 hours.
• Servers Waitstaff and food server services allowing hosts to enjoy their events without managing food stations, drink coolers, or cleanup. Starting at $200 for the first 5 hours.
• Party Equipment Rental In-house party rental equipment including china plates, silverware, beverage glasses, chafing dishes, tents, tables, chairs, and linens. Equipment is delivered, set up, and removed as part of the One Stop Shop service model.
• Event Planning Services Full event planning services including venue selection, event coordination, and personalized event collaboration. Covers home parties, backyard parties, weddings, anniversaries, religious events, baby and wedding showers, graduation parties, corporate events, and more.
• Catering Services Food catering services available upon request. The company provides food of the customer's choice for events.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Zola: Wedding planning platform combining registries, vendor marketplace, and planning tools. Comparable in serving the same engaged-couple planning journey that drives A Touch of Elegance's 125+ brides segment, though at platform rather than service-delivery layer.
• Cvent: Enterprise meetings, events, and hospitality management platform. Comparable as the broad incumbent in the corporate/B2B event planning category that A Touch of Elegance's corporate customer segment interfaces with.
• Thumbtack: Local services marketplace where consumers book event planners, bartenders, waitstaff, and party rental providers. Comparable as an aggregator of the same fragmented supply categories A Touch of Elegance competes in, increasing buyer price transparency.
• Eventbrite: Event creation, ticketing, and discovery platform serving event organizers at scale. Comparable as an adjacent infrastructure provider whose corporate and social-event organizers also procure the staffing and rentals A Touch of Elegance supplies.
• The Knot Worldwide: National wedding and event planning marketplace with vendor directories, planning tools, and registry services. Comparable as an event-planning category incumbent whose vendor listings include many of the same wedding staffing and party-rental services that A Touch of Elegance delivers on a local basis.

Direct peers

• Tablescapes Party Rentals: Chicago-area party rental company offering tables, chairs, linens, tents, and event decor. Comparable as a local direct peer operating in the same in-house rental inventory category that anchors A Touch of Elegance's one-stop-shop model.
• Distinctive Events & Rentals: Chicagoland party rental and event service company offering tents, tables, chairs, and event equipment. Comparable as a direct regional competitor in party rental, overlap with A Touch of Elegance's equipment + staffing bundle.
• At Your Service Party Staffing: Event staffing provider supplying bartenders, waitstaff, and event support for private and corporate events. Comparable as a direct peer in the certified event staffing line of business that represents core A Touch of Elegance revenue.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/A-Touch-of-Elegance-Event-Planning-396604735199
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thatinventions

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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