Achievement Awards Finalists

Best Event Décor
- A High Country Milestone, Bear Event Design
- Global Champions Arabians Tour Americas, E5 Events 

Best Event Floral Design
- Meow Wow, The Perfect Petal
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation: Newberry Brothers Florist

 Best Event Photography
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation, Jensen Sutta Photography; Getty Images

Best Event Videography
- Gay Games2030 Denver Bid, Imprint Event Group

Best Event Catering – Under 499 guests
- Ranch Chic to Vegas Sleek,   Catering by Design
- Client Appreciation Dinner,    Footers Catering
- Under the Glass Grandeur, Catering by Design

Best Event Catering – 500+ guests
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation, Sheraton Downtown Denver Hotel
- Science Meets Surreal: A Multi-Level Culinary Adventure, Biscuits and Berries Catering
- Around the World Corporate, Biscuits and Berries Catering

Best Event Entertainment Concept & Execution
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation: Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show
- Laser Light Dinner Train, Eddy Sound
- Tom Ames 80th Birthday Celebration, Spruce Mountain Events

Best Event AV/Production (can include Virtual or Hybrid)
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation: Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show,  Encore, TellMeScenic and Proctor Productions
- Hyatt Secret Agent Dinner, Imprint Event Group
- Aurora Borealis Festival, Eddy Sound

Best Industry Collaboration
- The Best of Vail, Elevated, Vail Wedding Planner Collective
- Oceanic Odyssey: 2025 MPI Awards & Auction Gala, Infinity Park Event Center
- Emerge Steamboat Springs, First Look Events

Best Venue Showcase
- Riedel Crystal Glassware Tasting Experience, Infinity Park Event Center

Best Public Event, Fair or Festival
- 2025 Santa Weekend at Spruce Mountain Ranch, Spruce Mountain Events
- Beaver Creek Blues Brews & BBQ, Beaver Creek Resort Company
- Beaver Creek Oktoberfest 2025, Beaver Creek Resort Company

Best Endurance Sporting Event
- Elevation Everest 2025 Elevation Everest

Best Event for a Corporation, Non-Profit or Assn: Budget Under $200k
- Hyatt Secret Agent Dinner, Imprint Event Group
- Hattitude Luncheon - Supporting the Women's Voices Fund, Denver Center for the Performing Arts
- Wellspring Community's "There's No Place Like Wellspring", ASAP Meetings & Events

Best Event for a Corporation, Non-Profit or Assn: Budget Over $200k
- BBYO 2025, Imprint Event Group
- The Global Champions Arabians Tour (GCAT) Denver 2025, E5 Events
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation: Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show

Best Social Event (wedding or other private event): Budget Under $200k 
- Corey and Walter's Mountain Soiree, First Look Events
- Olivia and Charlie's Ranch Wedding, First Look Events
- Callie and Bracken's Backyard Wedding, First Look Events

Best Social Event: Overall Budget Over $200k
- A Celestial Journey: An Immersive Private Estate Wedding, Erika Sandoval Event Planning & Design

Best Fundraising/Gala Event
- Denver Film, Denver Film
- Changing Education Changes Everything - 25 Years of Impact, ACE Scholarships
- 2025 Santa Weekend at Spruce Mountain Ranch, Spruce Mountain Events

Best Overall Event
- A Celestial Journey: An Immersive Private Estate Wedding, Erika Sandoval Event Planning and Design
- A High Country Milestone, Bear Event Design
- BBYO 2025 Conference, Imprint Events Group
- Global Champions Arabians Tour Americas, E5 Events
- Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show, Global Down Syndrome Foundation