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Hunter Valley Event Planning, Compared

How to Choose an Event Planner

An event in the Hunter Valley often means stitching together a venue, guest stays, wine tours and a program for the day. The planners here take on different parts of that job, so the first decision is whether you need a full event manager, a concierge to arrange the weekend, or a facilitator to run a team day.

For whole events, Umbrella Events & Tours manages weddings, milestone birthdays, corporate functions, community festivals and outdoor concerts from first idea to pack-down, with Lisa as your contact on the day. Hunter Concierge plans weddings, celebrations and corporate retreats, and pulls accommodation, catering, private chefs, wine tours and balloon flights into one place.

For work groups, two companies build their programs around wine country. Premier Team Building runs formats such as Mini-Olympics among the vines and a sparkling-wine making session, for groups of 4 to 2,000-plus. Pinnacle Team Events brings its facilitators, PA and props to your resort, winery or conference room, with activities like Grape to Glass blending and The Explorer, from $50 per person.

Weigh them up on:

  • Scope: an event manager who runs the whole day, or a facilitator for a set program
  • Group size: Premier Team Building works from four people, Pinnacle Team Events from about ten
  • Region: Hunter Concierge and Pinnacle Team Events cover Singleton & Broke, while Umbrella Events & Tours and Premier Team Building cover Maitland & Lower Hunter
  • Extras: Umbrella Events & Tours also runs private wine tours and Maitland's A Moving Feast progressive dinner

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Weddings and private celebrations

  • Umbrella Events & Tours handles weddings and milestone birthdays hands-on, through to pack-down
  • Hunter Concierge connects you with celebrants, florists, photographers, hair and make-up and entertainers
  • Hunter Concierge can also book guest accommodation and private chefs for a celebration weekend
  • Hens parties and reunions are on Hunter Concierge's list too

Retreats and team days

  • Premier Team Building shapes each program to a brief, from 60-minute sessions to multi-day retreats
  • After the event, Premier sends a free team health-check report with the facilitator's observations
  • Pinnacle Team Events runs Amazing Race and Survivor-style days, Wine Olympics and The Explorer
  • Pinnacle sessions run anywhere from 30 minutes to a full day

What to ask a planner

  • Which Hunter regions they cover and whether travel is part of the quote
  • Whether they book the venue and stays, or work with the ones you have chosen
  • Who is on site on the day, and who looks after pack-down

Event Planning: What People Ask

Who can plan a whole Hunter Valley wedding weekend?

Hunter Concierge plans weddings and arranges the pieces around them, including accommodation, catering, private chefs, wine tours and balloon flights. Umbrella Events & Tours manages weddings from first idea to pack-down, with Lisa as your contact on the day.

Which companies run team building among the vineyards?

Premier Team Building runs wine-country formats such as Mini-Olympics among the vines and sparkling-wine making. Pinnacle Team Events runs Grape to Glass blending, Wine Olympics and The Explorer, bringing facilitators and props to your resort or winery.

What does a team-building day cost in the Hunter?

Pinnacle Team Events lists activities from $50 per person. Premier Team Building builds each program around your brief, so ask for a quote based on group size and length.

Can a planner sort out accommodation and tours as well?

Hunter Concierge arranges accommodation, catering, wine tours and balloon flights alongside the event itself, and Umbrella Events & Tours runs private Hunter Valley wine tours.

Do these planners work in Singleton and Broke?

Hunter Concierge and Pinnacle Team Events both list Singleton & Broke. All four planners cover Pokolbin and Cessnock & Wollombi.

How big a group can the team-building companies take?

Premier Team Building runs programs for 4 to more than 2,000 people, and Pinnacle Team Events works with groups from about ten to over a thousand.