CURATE
cu·rate (v): to have care, select, organize and present, using professional and expert knowledge.

Curated Event Planning

 

Curate

Heart Centered. Community Minded. Experience Focused. Detail Driven. We are a boutique event planning firm focused on a select calendar of clients, ensuring a high level of service.

Plan

With over 20 years of experience, we have planned hundreds of events from marketing and PR activations, nonprofit galas, political events, corporate celebrations, and have helped couples tie the knot, jump the broom, smash the glass, take seven steps, and more.

Style

Our curated events are filled with thoughtful details and layers of cohesive design, to meaningfully tie each element together. We believe this should be a joyful and approachable process, culminating in moments that take your breath away.

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Non-Profit Clients

Our team of event experts will focus on the event logistics and partner with your communication and development teams to make sure the story of the communities your organization serves is showcased through the event process, while freeing up your team to focus on fundraising.

Marketing Activations

We specialize in experiential events that communicate the brand and mission of your company. Our team will work collaboratively with you to identify the key markets and develop strategies and activations to maximize event engagement and attendee experience.

Social Events

Personal events hold a special place in our hearts, just as they do in yours. Weddings. Showers. Intimate Gatherings. From thoughtful design details to logistics management and selecting a team of creative partners who will bring your event to life with joy, we handle each element with care.

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Owner and Principal Event Curator, Lauren Lehman Carter, leads the Curate events team with 20 years of event planning experience, a background in event marketing, and a degree in Public Relations. Lauren is an activist as well as an event planner, founding Curate Plan Style in 2017, with the intent to blend her passion for supporting under-resourced communities and social justice causes with her breadth of event expertise. 

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