“From concept to conclusion, it’s about the vision, the journey, the aesthetic, and the end goal. If the vision is ethereal it must make sense and the end user must get the vision and the feeling. The event is not only captured in the beauty but also in the experience, the flow, and the follow-through.”
Pictured: Alvin Ailey’s 20th annual Opening Night Gala Benefit
Photo: Tony Powell
Photo: Derrel R. ToddWells’s Washington-based, full-service event planning and design firm (@eventsandrewells), which recently celebrated 15 years in business, handles a variety of events including red-carpet premieres, award show parties, society weddings, corporate launches, and major political inaugural celebrations and fund-raisers. His clients include FedEx, AT&T, Comcast, BET Networks, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, CNN, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and more. Wells also volunteers with inner-city schools as a mentor and motivational speaker.
Photo: Derrel R. Todd
![“I had the honor of doing my niece’s wedding this past fall…. She entrusted me with her entire reception experience. Upon arrival at the Geraghty, guests were greeted with a Hamptons-esque cocktail party [followed by] a formal dinner in a lush, Parisian garden setting.”](https://img.bizbash.com/files/base/bizbash/bzb/image/2019/06/003_KEHOE_DESIGNS.5d02c5f727138.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
