Welcome to Kelly Strong Events
Founded in 2016, Kelly Strong Events has produced weddings and corporate events throughout the United States and abroad.
KSE is known for creating refined, detail-driven celebrations that are as seamless in execution as they are beautiful in design. Kelly Strong has built the company on a foundation of precision, professionalism, and an unwavering commitment to client service. With a calm, strategic approach, Kelly leads her clients through a personalized planning process, ensuring every detail is thoughtfully curated and expertly managed.
From private estate weddings and tented affairs to brand-focused corporate gatherings, Kelly Strong Events brings a distinctive blend of logistics expertise and creative vision to every event. Through collaborative relationships with top-tier vendors and venues, KSE is able to deliver an unparalleled planning experience - resulting in events that are meaningful, memorable, and impeccably executed.
Executive planner & Creative Director
KELLY STRONG
Kelly has produced weddings, corporate events, and association conferences for over ten years. After starting in professional sports and marketing, Kelly moved into Corporate Event Planning. Working on corporate conferences, executive retreats, galas, week-long association conferences, social events, and multi-day wedding weekends - Kelly has experienced every kind of event.
Kelly begins each wedding planning experience in the same way: listening carefully to her clients, proposing design concepts that feel like her couples, and creating a production schedule that will ensure everything happens as is intended. Kelly's design style is timeless, classic, and leans towards understated elegance while showcasing her couple's personalities through the details.
Kelly lives in Upstate New York with her husband Dean and daughter, Sophie. Outside of work, you’ll find Kelly on her porch, traveling with her family, listening to podcasts on a walk, or spending time at the lake.
Kelly's photos by Michelle Lange Photography
event director
MIKAELA ZITO
Mikaela has over a decade of experience within the event management industry, working in both corporate and personal events.
Mikaela joined the KSE team in 2020, working behind the scenes to contract with vendors and putting together the logistical puzzle pieces to make each event seamless from start to finish. You'll see her onsite at events overseeing all setup and liaising with the vendors, tackling each surprise that arises.
Mikaela lives in Connecticut. Outside of work, you’ll find her chasing after her three kids and dog, spending time with her family at the lake, sampling every ice cream spot in the area, or reading.
Mikaela's photos by Ashley Nielson
We have had the pleasure of working throughout the United States and abroad. Some of our most popular destinations…
United States: Charleston, Chicago, manhattan, Saratoga Springs & Upstate new york, The adirondacks, The Berkshires, Vermont
Europe: Tuscany
Where we celebrate
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– Katie –
"Kelly truly makes magic happen for her couples. My husband and I had the best day of our lives and so much of that is because Kelly gave us the gift of being able to enjoy each other and our day without a single worry.
– Rachel & Dennis –
"Kelly brings such a sense of calm to every aspect of planning all the way through to the wedding day. The most thoughtful, detail-oriented and organized person - it felt like she knew what we wanted better than we did and was able to effortlessly bring our vision to life and executed everything flawlessly."
– Nancy, Mother of the Bride –
"Our experience with Kelly Strong was nothing but positive. Kelly did such an outstanding job with our first daughter's wedding, that we hired her right away for our second daughter's wedding. She is kind, extremely organized, experienced and fun to work with! There was nothing Kelly couldn't handle."