Event Management Agencies Hunter Valley

An event manager earns their fee on the day itself: they know which supplier is running late, where the cake is meant to go and who gives the second speech, so the hosts can be guests at their own celebration. In the Hunter Valley, where people often travel in and stay the weekend, that coordination tends to stretch beyond the party itself to rooms, meals and tours.

Umbrella Events & Tours handles weddings, milestone birthdays, corporate functions, community festivals and outdoor concerts, working from first idea through to pack-down with Lisa as the contact on the day. It also runs A Moving Feast, Maitland's progressive dinner, and private Hunter Valley wine tours, either of which can slot into a weekend program.

Hunter Concierge works more like a fixer for the whole stay. Alongside wedding and event planning with access to local celebrants, florists, photographers, hair and make-up artists and entertainers, it arranges accommodation, catering, private chefs, wine tours and balloon flights in one place, and organises corporate retreats as well.

Choosing between them comes down to:

• Area: Umbrella covers Maitland & Lower Hunter, Hunter Concierge covers Singleton & Broke, and both travel to Cessnock & Wollombi and Pokolbin & Surrounds
• Scope: hands-on management of the event versus arranging the stay around it
• Event type: festivals and outdoor concerts are on Umbrella's list; balloon flights and private chefs on Hunter Concierge's
• Contact: ask who your single point of contact will be before and on the day

Planning a wedding? Start with wedding reception venues and holiday houses and villas for guests.