Your Partner in Unforgettable Events
We're transforming how events come together — making it effortless, enjoyable, and beautifully simple to plan and book anything from a corporate offsite to a wedding.
Planning, reimagined
At Events in Minutes, we're on a mission to transform the event planning landscape through an innovative platform designed to make organizing events effortless and enjoyable.
Our technology and commitment to quality connect you with top-tier vendors, ensuring every event is not just planned but meticulously crafted to meet the unique desires of each host.
Our Story
We believe event planning should be as enjoyable as the event itself. Our platform connects you with trusted vendors, customizable packages, and intuitive tools — making it easy to create memorable gatherings, every time.
Our Values
What guides everything we build.
Commitment to Simplicity
Streamlining the event planning process to make it easy, intuitive, and accessible, so users can focus on enjoying their event rather than managing logistics.
Quality and Reliability
Ensuring every event is organized with the highest standards, partnering with top-tier vendors to deliver exceptional experiences and trustworthy service.
User-Centric Experience
Focusing on creating an enjoyable, efficient, and stress-free planning journey, where every user’s unique needs are met with tailored solutions.
Founders
Kiarash (Kevin) Edraki
Kiarash Edraki is a seasoned software engineer turned CTO with over 15 years of experience in the tech industry. Before co-founding Events in Minutes, he honed his skills as a Lead and Senior Engineer at companies like Teladoc, Livongo, Sentient Technologies and Nokia. Kiarash’s career reflects a dedication to building impactful, scalable systems and driving innovation, positioning him as a leader capable of bridging technical excellence with entrepreneurial vision.
Dr. Hojr (George) Pisheh
Dr. Hojr Pisheh is a seasoned innovator, leader, and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in engineering and product development. Having held pivotal roles at Google, Verily, and Agilent. As a dedicated mentor, advisor, and investor, Hojr has been instrumental in shaping the future of startups and fostering diverse, inclusive communities. His passion for bringing people together extends beyond his professional achievements, exemplified by his lifelong commitment to organizing impactful events that leave lasting memories.
About Events in Minutes
Events in Minutes is a nationwide event-planning marketplace. We bring venues, catering, entertainment, and the other services an event needs into one place, so companies and individuals across the United States can discover, compare, and book trusted vendors without weeks of separate emails and quotes. The idea is simple: planning an event should feel less like managing a project and more like making a few clear choices.
We list real packages with clear, upfront pricing, review every vendor before they go live, and let you add several services to one cart and check out together. From a team offsite in San Francisco to a wedding in Austin, the goal is to give hosts across the country a faster, clearer path from idea to a booked event.
Why we started
Events in Minutes was founded in 2023 by Dr. Hojr George Pisheh, a former Google product manager who serves as CEO, and Kevin Edraki, the company's CTO. The company grew out of a problem the founders watched up close. A family member, an artist who runs an event decoration and floral business, spent most of her energy not on her craft but on the work around it: marketing, chasing leads, sending quotes, answering the same questions, and coordinating logistics. Talented vendors were losing time to busywork, and the people trying to hire them faced the mirror image of that problem, calling venue after venue, comparing quotes in spreadsheets, and hoping the pieces would line up on the day.
We built Events in Minutes to fix both sides of that experience. Vendors get discovery, booking, and logistics handled so they can focus on the work they do best. Hosts get a single place to find quality vendors, see real pricing, and book with confidence. One marketplace, two problems solved at once.
What we do
Events in Minutes is a quality-first marketplace that connects event hosts with screened vendors across 20+ service categories. Those categories include venues, experiences and team building, catering, photography and videography, DJs and bands, bar services, florists and decor, rentals, AV and tech, planners, transportation, and more. Instead of a directory of names to call, each listing is a real package with pricing, inclusions, and reviews, so you can compare like for like.
You can book a single service, a wedding venue or a team building activity on its own, or add several to one cart, a venue plus catering plus a photographer, and check out together in a single booking. Every vendor stays in one place, you message them all from a single dashboard, and your whole event lands on one combined price. The full price is shown before you book, whether it is per person, per hour, or per package, with the service fee made clear at checkout and no hidden fees.
How we vet vendors
Curation is the heart of the marketplace. Every vendor is reviewed before they are listed, and each package includes pricing, inclusions, and reviews so you can judge fit before you reach out. The aim is a shortlist of quality vendors rather than an open, unfiltered search that leaves you to separate the reliable from the rest.
That review work is what lets a host move quickly. When the options in front of you have already been checked, comparing a wedding venue, a caterer, or a DJ becomes a matter of taste and budget, not risk.
Who we serve
We serve two groups. The first is corporate teams planning team building activities, offsites, holiday parties, conferences, and product launches, often on a fixed budget and a tight timeline. The second is private hosts planning weddings, milestone birthdays, anniversaries, and celebrations who want quality vendors without weeks of research. Both get the same thing: screened vendors, pricing shown up front, and one place to compare and book.
Where we operate
Events in Minutes started in the San Francisco Bay Area and is expanding across the United States. You can find vendors in metro areas such as Boston, Washington, Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, and Portland, and we add new cities as the marketplace grows. Because our vendors are local to your event, availability, travel, and pricing reflect the city where it takes place, whether you are booking an event venue downtown or a winery offsite out of town.
What makes us different
A general listing site usually hands you a set of vendors to contact on your own. Events in Minutes is built around comparing and bundling. You can line up different kinds of vendors side by side, a venue, a caterer, and entertainment, and book them together in one transaction with pricing shown up front. Vetting, upfront pricing, and the ability to assemble a whole event in one place are what set the marketplace apart from a directory or a single-service booking tool.
Frequently asked questions
What does Events in Minutes do?
Events in Minutes runs a nationwide event-planning marketplace. It connects companies and individuals across the United States with vetted event vendors across 20+ categories, including venues, catering, and entertainment, with transparent, upfront pricing and the option to add services to one cart and check out together.
Why was Events in Minutes created?
It was created to fix a two-sided problem. Vendors were losing time to marketing and logistics instead of their craft, and hosts were struggling to compare and book quality vendors. The marketplace handles discovery and booking for both, so vendors focus on their work and hosts plan faster.
How does Events in Minutes choose its vendors?
Every vendor is reviewed before being listed, and each package shows pricing, inclusions, and reviews. The goal is a vetted shortlist of quality vendors, so hosts can compare options that have already been checked rather than searching an open, unfiltered directory.
Is Events in Minutes only for corporate events?
No. It serves corporate teams planning team building, offsites, and holiday parties, and private hosts planning weddings, birthdays, and celebrations. The same vetted vendors and transparent pricing apply to both, whether you need one service or a full event package.
What areas does Events in Minutes cover?
Events in Minutes covers events nationwide, across the United States, with vendors in metro areas such as Boston, Washington, Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, and Phoenix, and new cities are added as the marketplace grows. Vendors are local to your event, so pricing and availability reflect your city.