ILEA - Seattle Chapter
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We connect the Seattle live events industry with an inclusive community of event professionals. Our values are the set of principles that we believe in.
All live events delivered through intentional design by recognized professionals. Our values are truths which are the primary driving force behind our band, our actions and our decisions. The truths they stand for guide our organization's communications, our marketing, our decisions, and most importantly, our relationships and connections with our audiences, vendors, prospects, and clients. In 202
05/20/2026
Love. Community. Visibility. Pride. 🌈
This June, Seattle’s events community is coming together once again to march in the 2026 Seattle Pride Parade alongside fellow professionals, creatives, hospitality teams, venues, planners, caterers, designers, and industry friends who help bring people together year-round.
Whether you are a long-time member or new to the industry, we would love to have you walk with us as we celebrate inclusion, equality, and the power of community.
🗓 Sunday, June 28, 2026
⏰ 10AM–2PM
📍 4th & Union → 2nd & Denny Way
Members of ILEA, MPI, NACE, PCMA, and WIPA march free with member registration codes. Spouses and children are welcome too.
Non-members are welcome to join for $25 per adult.
✨ First 50 registrants receive a parade hat
✨ Registration capped at 200 participants
Let’s show up together for our industry and our community. 🌈
05/14/2026
An evening centered around connection, conversation, and learning from one of the event industry’s leading voices.
Thank you to ILEA Seattle, Alan Berg, and all of the sponsors and partners who brought together such a thoughtful evening of education and networking at “No More Ghosts Turning Silence into Sales.”
From meaningful conversations to actionable insights on building stronger client relationships, the room was filled with creative professionals invested in growing both their businesses and their communities. Grateful to connect with so many familiar and new faces in the industry.
Thank you to our amazing Sponsors!
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Most leads don’t “ghost” you…
you just never gave them a reason to say yes.
That silence after you send a proposal?
It’s not random. It’s a broken sales moment.
Alan Berg is coming to ILEA Seattle to fix that—live.
We’re talking:
• The exact question that flips hesitation into commitment
• How to stop chasing leads and start closing them
• What to say when everything feels like it’s going well… until it’s not
If you’ve ever stared at an opened proposal with no reply… this is for you.
No More Ghosts: Turning Silence into Sales
Link in bio. This will sell out.
You had the lead.
You had the call.
Then… nothing.
Let’s fix that.
International Live Events Association Seattle Chapter is bringing in Alan Berg to show you exactly how to convert more leads—and why clients ghost in the first place.
This is not theory. It’s a working system used across the event industry.
• Convert more inquiries into bookings
• Tighten your messaging
• Build a repeatable sales process
• Get unstuck on what’s not working
📍 Embassy Suites by Hilton Seattle Downtown Pioneer Square
🗓 May 11 | 5–8 PM
If you’re serious about growth this year, be in the room.
04/14/2026
Hey friends 👋
I’m on the hunt for a 🔥 taco truck that’s down to roll out to Gold Bar for a wedding at Wallace Falls Lodge Sept 19, 2026🌲💍
Not looking for “pretty good”… I’m looking for
👉 reliable
👉 wedding-experienced
👉 and tacos that make people go back for thirds
If you’ve worked with someone amazing (or ARE someone amazing), drop the name below or tag them 🙌
Let’s feed some happy humans 🌮✨
04/10/2026
You’re not getting ghosted…
You’re losing sales.
Read that again.
Most wedding + event pros don’t actually have a lead problem…
they have a follow-up problem.
Silence after an inquiry?
That’s not random.
That’s a system breaking somewhere.
On May 11, Alan Berg is coming to Seattle to break it down—no fluff, no theory, just real strategies that actually convert.
This is the same guy who:
• Led sales at The Knot
• Has trained thousands of event pros
• Has been doing this longer than most of us have been in business
If you’ve ever said:
👉 “They sounded excited and then disappeared…”
👉 “I followed up but never heard back…”
👉 “I don’t know what I said wrong…”
This is your room.
📍 Embassy Suites by Hilton Seattle Downtown Pioneer Square
📅 May 11 | 5–8PM
Tickets are live now. Bio/Linktree/Events
Don’t sit this one out and then complain about ghosting next month.
03/28/2026
🌊 What a night.
The 2026 Emerald City Applause Awards: Legends of the SEA was nothing short of magic.
A record number of submissions. A room full of visionaries. And a night that flowed seamlessly from start to finish.
To everyone who contributed, supported, and showed up — this is what our Seattle event community looks like at its best. ✨
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners:
afterparty.band
You are the ones raising the bar, pushing creativity forward, and shaping what’s next.
Here’s to the legends — and everything still to come. 🌊🏆
03/12/2026
The nominees are officially in. 👑
The Seattle events community continues to raise the bar every year, and this list is packed with some of the planners, venues, caterers, entertainers, designers, and creative partners who make incredible events happen across our region.
Huge congratulations to all of the 2026 Legends of the SEA nominees for the Emerald City Applause Awards.
We’ll be celebrating together March 25 at Block 41 for a night that recognizes the creativity, collaboration, and passion that powers the Seattle events industry.
👏 Drop some love in the comments for the nominees.
2026 Nominees
funny.farm
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Seattle event pros — listen.
ILEA is where the real connections happen.
Where referrals get built.
Where you actually grow.
If you plan, design, DJ, cater, coordinate — this isn’t optional long-term.
$50 off.
Code SEAYOU.
March 11.
Let’s go.
Seattle event pros — this one’s for you.
If you’re serious about growing in this industry, you already know relationships matter more than algorithms.
ILEA is where:
✨ Real connections turn into referrals
✨ Education actually sharpens your edge
✨ Community shows up when it counts
With the World Cup coming and Seattle’s event scene leveling up, being plugged in isn’t optional long-term.
New members get $50 off through March 11
Code: SEAYOU
👉 Click the button in this Story.
👉 Click “Membership” in our Linktree.
👉 Or DM us “ILEA” and I’ll send you the link directly.
Let’s build this thing the right way.
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Seattle, WA
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