A Wedding Planning and Design Studio for Refined, Personal, and Wildly Fun Celebrations

NAPA | SONOMA | SAN FRANCISCO | BAY AREA | AND BEYOND

Your vision. Your people. Your weekend.

The party of your life deserves impeccable taste and a really good time.

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Weddings & Events

Designed for the place.
Planned for your people.

Wine country estates, city rooftops, hillside hotels, blank-slate spaces. We design and create experiences that feel intentional, welcoming, and impossible to leave early.

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“Catherine really listened to what we wanted and worked with us to create a weekend that felt like us.”

—I+R 

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About Catherine
James Events

At Catherine James Events, we create and design experiences that feel like an extension of you, through thoughtful curation, clear guidance, detailed planning, and a genuine understanding of your story and vision.

MEET CATHERINE

Full Service Planning & Design

The kind of planning you notice by how easy the weekend feels.

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We’ve always loved a good party.

Our work is making sure you get to be fully present at yours.

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