2025 Achievement Awards Finalists are: 

Best Event Collateral:
- E5 for Vow Celebration

Best Event Décor:
- Imprint Events Group for A Mountain Graduation
- Lively Productions for Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

Best Event Floral Design:
- The Perfect Petal for Le Jardin En Bleu
- The Perfect Petal for Dia de los Muertos Party

Best Event Photography/Videography:
- White Buffalo Photography for Samantha + Alex at Spruce Mountain
- Imprint Events Group for Company Takeover Video

Best Rental/Support Services:
- FUN Productions for Construction Company Picnic

Best Event Catering – up to 499 guests:
- Epicurean Catering for Wedding of Emma and Jacob
- Catering by Design for Mountain Escape
- Biscuits and Berries Catering for NACE Experience Conference Opening Night

Best Event Catering – 500+ guests:
- Footers Catering for Havana Nights!
- Biscuits and Berries Catering for KPMG Holiday Party

Best Event Entertainment Concept & Execution:
- FUN Productions for Corporate Olympics Teambuilding

Best Event AV/Production (can include Virtual or Hybrid):
- Eddy Sound for Aurora Borealis Festival
- Infinity Park Event Center for Redefining Moments: Turning an Annual Meeting into an Unforgettable Rebrand

Best Industry Collaboration:
- Biscuits and Berries Catering for NACE Experience Conference Opening Night
- Spruce Mountain Events for 2024 Planner Brunch: Cultivating Curiosity- It’s GROW Time! 
- Footers Catering for Summer Social!

Best Venue Showcase:
- Asterisk for Premier Roofing Celebration
- Footers Catering for Summer Social!
- Spruce Mountain Events for 2024 Planner Brunch: Cultivating Curiosity- It’s GROW Time! 

Best Public Event, Fair or Festival:
- Sarah Viera Event Planning & Design for Wine & Nosh, A Couture Bridal Show
- Studio Q Events for Taste of Pikes Peak
- Town of Avon for Salute to the USA

Best Endurance Sporting Event:
- Elevation Everest
- Shift Events for Triple Bypass

Best Event Produced for a Corporation, Non-Profit or Association: Budget Under $200k:
- Studio Q Events for Denver Diner en Blanc
- Studio Q Events for Louisiana Meets the Rockies
- Biscuits and Berries Catering for NACE Experience Conference Opening Night

Best Event Produced for a Corporation, Non-Profit or Association: Budget Over $200k:
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation for Be Yourself Fashion Show
- Imprint Events Group for Aspen Discovery Forum

Best Social Event (wedding or other private event): Budget Under $200k:
- Biscuits and Berries Catering for Ali & Chris’s Wedding
- First Look Events for Parisian Soiree
- Lively Productions for Heath’s Mitzvah

Best Social Event (wedding or other private event): Overall Budget Over $200k:
- Imprint Events Group for A Mountain Graduation
- Occasions Catering for 75th Birthday Bash

Best Fundraising/Gala Event:
- Rotary Club of Colorado Springs for Rotary Wings of Change
- DCPA Seawell Ballroom for Saturday Night Alive
- Biscuits and Berries Catering for Escuela de Guadalupe Fundraiser

Best Multi-Day Program (non-social):
- Imprint Events Group for Aspen Discovery Forum
- Imprint Events Group for Dueling Dragons

Best Overall Event:
- Town of Avon for Salute to the USA
- Studio Q Events for Taste of Pikes Peak
- Lively Productions for Heath’s Mitzvah
- Elevation Everest

2025 Recognition Awards Finalists are: 
Rising Star:
- Pablo Zacarias, Bespoke
- Mel DiMinno, Imprint Events Group
- Emily Sharp, Footers Catering

Industry Innovator:
- Joel Villezcas, E5 Events
- Jackie Tattersall, Downtown Denver Partnership
- Colbert Callen, Footers Catering

Frontline Hero of the Year:
- Snow Blizzard Wedding, The Event Troupe
- Robert Witte, Epicurean Catering
- Shannon Donaldson, Epicurean Catering

ICON Hall of Fame Award:
- Justin Ball, Bespoke
- Jeremy Bronson, Occasions Catering