Stephanie Gatton | Owner + Lead Planner
Hi! I’m Stephanie.
Stephanie Gatton Events evolved as an opportunity for me to blend my kick-ass stage managerial skills with my current event planning prowess to coordinate your wedding! With a background deeply ingrained in the performing arts and live event management, you name it, I've done it.
I'm a professional event planner, having worked for such NYC institutions as The Juilliard School and The Guggenheim Museum, as well as the corporate tech world, and I bring 15+ years of event planning and show running to every wedding I coordinate. I am a lover of logistics, who’s dedicated to details you didn’t even know you needed to think about! My timelines are masteries of coordination, advance planning, and troubleshooting, and my calm, positive attitude onsite makes me your other vendors’ best friend. I will make sure your rehearsal and wedding day are executed without a hitch, and that your ingenious ideas come to fruition. I’ll work with you in the weeks leading up to your wedding to ensure no task is left undone, and every part of your grand plan is expertly executed.
Why should you - or your partner, your parents, or the “responsible” friend you’ve been delegating tasks to - have to work on your wedding day? When you bring me on board your team, I’ll take care of things while you and those you love enjoy what should be one of the most awesome days of your life. Don’t you worry about a thing - I’ve got this!
A few random bits about me...
I'm an inner nerd at heart, and will converse with you all night long about my favorite moments in the Harry Potter series (Ravenclaw for life), and why Rose and Ten were the pinnacle of Doctor Who pairings for NuWho.
I placed 11th in the Maryland State Spelling Bee in eighth grade, which was televised locally, preserving my middle school fashion sensibilities for posterity. It also means my spelling and grammar skills are top-notch.
Dogs or cats? No contest - canines all the way! For a decade, I was the proud mama to a bonded pair - Duchess (a Staffordshire Bull Terrier) and Marley (a Miniature Poodle), who occupied a large swath of my heart with my love for them. But old age takes us all, and like Johnny and June Carter Cash, these two lived a good long life and passed within months of each other. I now am beholden to an absolutely adorable dodo of a dog named Heidi, a Tibetan Spaniel with one blue eye and endless energy.
You can thank my New York born-and-raised husband for my borderline maniacal NY Mets fandom. In a former life, I was the co-captain of Juilliard's staff softball team, and we won the trophy in 2014!
I firmly believe in the serial comma, and will always call you out on your misuse of their/there/they're or its/it's. I was an English major, after all!
If I'm not running your event, chances are I am enjoying my awesome neighborhood of Astoria, Queens - so much to see and do!
Have passport, will travel. My life philosophy is as follows: the world is big; life is short. There's never an excuse not to travel and explore a new corner of this big, beautiful world. (hint, hint, I do destination weddings, too! Read more here about my no-fuss travel policies.)
My Amazing Team
Daniel Kreiss | Associate Coordinator
Daniel became a New Yorker after his first ten years of living here. In that time he has lived in three boroughs, now calling Astoria home for over a decade. He first got involved in event execution as an assistant to Stephanie when help was needed as multiple events occurred in rapid succession after Covid restrictions were lifted. An architect by trade, he has a mind for problem solving, trained for attention to detail, and a practiced eye for layout and design. Every unexpected occurrence has a solution, it's just a matter of collaborating with the event team to find and implement it. There is something so special about gathering your most important people to celebrate together. That's why Daniel loves hosting his own parties and coordinating events for clients. His service orientation allows him to prioritize his client's requests to bring their vision to life. Originally from California, he brings a West Coast calm to East Coast vibrancy.
A bit about Daniel...
My husband and I got married in Iceland at a magical event well-wrought by a local planner. Their care and leadership helped me first appreciate the craft.
I'm a huge nerd and a fan of comic books, sci-fi and fantasy books, movies, tabletop games and video games. Yes, I could walk you through the lore of LOTR or the X-Men, or the rules of D&D.
I love a hike in the woods and a day at the beach in equal measure. Sometimes we really need a break from the routine and the hustle of the city.
Plants are a passion project of mine, I have an indoor jungle at home that has taken over most rooms of my apartment.
I ran the NYC Marathon in 2011 and having accomplished that may never run another marathon.