Event Solutions Industry Hall of Fame
Steve Kemble, Principal
Published in October 2007 Event Currents
Steve Kemble has been the magic behind countless international events for more than 20 years, from celebrating the accomplishments of NFL players to organizing parties for two United States presidents.
It was when he organized his high school senior prom that Kemble first discovered his passion for events, and he continued to work on events throughout college at Texas State University. After completing school, Kemble turned his creativity to the political arena, working on Congressman Jim Collins’ event staff and subsequently in the event departments for the Dallas Chamber of Commerce and the historic restoration campaign of the Statue of Liberty.
This experience led him to found Dallas-based Steve Kemble Event Design, where he designs, produces and plans events with his own label and unique touch. There, he has become an expert on international event production and design; he now spends 70 percent of his time producing events outside the Dallas market.
Kemble’s creative ideas, attention to detail and outgoing personality have also caught the media’s eye. He has demonstrated DIY party ideas and holiday décor on CBS’s “The Early Show” and “Good Morning Texas.” In 2007, he showed E! viewers how to throw their own Oscar parties and starred on WE tv’s “Married by the In-Laws” and “Platinum Weddings.”
Additionally, Steve led the “I do crew” on ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Wedding Edition,” and worked with couples on the Style Network’s “Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?” He also starred in the TLC reality series “Sheer Dallas” and appeared on ABC’s reality competition “The Great Domestic Showdown.”
Owner of one of the largest couture collections in the world, Kemble also has his finger on the fashion pulse. He is currently a member of the infamous Fashion Police in US Weekly, where his celebrity style critiques can be found bi-weekly.
In 1997, Kemble founded the Dallas chapter of the International Special Events Society (ISES) and served as its first president. He was recently ISES’ international president.
Through the years, Kemble has received numerous awards, including Event Solutions Event Planner of the Year, ISES International Volunteer of the Year, Special Event GALA Lifetime Achievement Award and 2003 Meeting Professionals International Planner of the Year.
Steve Kemble wears many hats — from fashion junkie to event guru — and each hat is sure to be a one-of-a-kind Gucci.