Wendy Wittmann Owner, Event Producer

Wendy Wittmann has always been drawn to creativity, celebration, and the energy of live events. As a child she loved music, dance, and performing—and even planned elaborate weddings and receptions for her dolls—a glimpse of the storytelling and imagination that shape her work today. She developed a fascination with architecture, studying drafting and CAD while learning how thoughtful design transforms ideas into real spaces. She was involved in performance—choir and band, as well as the choreographed marching band and drill team. Around the same time, she spent several years studying oil painting.

During college, Wendy managed a home decor and gift store in Berkeley, where she developed an eye for merchandising. Her work expanded into window displays throughout Berkeley’s Elmwood District and along 4th Street, notably for Sur La Table. That work soon led to helping friends with their weddings, where she realized that crafting living, breathing, ephemeral experiences—filled with emotion and meaning—was the most exciting work she could imagine for herself.

Those early experiences led her to study under renowned Bay Area event designer Robbie Ernst III—referred to as the “Cecil B. DeMille of Event Design.” In 2003 she completed her first major wedding at the legendary Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. She eventually founded Wittmann Weddings and Events, collaborating with couples to develop creative themes, manage logistics, and direct vendors and venue teams from concept to celebration. While each of her weddings was romantic and distinctive, one of her most memorable was a Star Wars–themed celebration at the George Lucas Theater in San Rafael with a honeymoon at Skywalker Ranch, which was featured on TLC’s show Wild Weddings.

Her work soon expanded from weddings into nonprofit events, where she coordinated gatherings that brought together leaders in technology, philanthropy, and public service. Speakers at these programs included Ron Conway, legendary Silicon Valley angel investor; John Morgridge, Chairman Emeritus of Cisco Systems; Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize laureate; Kamala Harris, then District Attorney of San Francisco and later Vice President of the United States; Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn; Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook; Sheryl Sandberg, former Chief Operating Officer of Facebook; and Nancy Pelosi, then Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Her work in the nonprofit sector was also recognized by Eventbrite, which featured Wendy as an Eventbrite Hero in 2011.

From there, Wendy expanded into the science, technology, and media sectors, working alongside leaders such as Adam Savage, host of MythBusters; Pete Worden, Director of NASA Ames Research Center and former Director of NASA’s Kepler Mission; Ed Lu, former NASA astronaut and co-founder of the B612 Foundation; Vint Cerf, widely known as one of the “Fathers of the Internet” and Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google; David Eilenberg, television and film producer and former Head of Content at Roku; Danae Ringelmann, co-founder of Indiegogo; Jon Fougner, engineering leader at Facebook; and Tom Cellucci, former Chief Commercialization Officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. She also worked on a week-long international innovation summit presented by Lockheed Martin at NASA Ames, and produced an event in Los Angeles with one of her heroes, Academy Award-winning actress and gender equality advocate Geena Davis.

Wendy also spent a few years working in the tradeshow world, contributing to satellite events and supporting large-scale productions. She served as a liaison for the internationally known Jabbawockeez during CES and worked on the 50th Anniversary of the Ford Mustang in Las Vegas. She also enjoys planning smaller, more intimate gatherings during major conferences such as RSA, where thoughtfully designed dinners bring together leaders from executive, sales, marketing, and R&D teams. These multi-day events often become opportunities for deeper storytelling, collaboration, and meaningful connection.

Today, Wendy produces a wide range of events—luxury weddings, social celebrations, nonprofit fundraisers, and corporate events—working with wonderful clients throughout California and Nevada. When she is not planning events, she enjoys exploring local Reno-Tahoe coffeehouses, walking the Truckee River Trail with her dogs Tom Ford and Iggy Pup, and learning to snowboard.