David Aten Events

Specialties

Managing events is complex work requiring critical thinking, organization and planning, attention to detail, and, above all else exceptional client service. David Aten Events maintains a small, select collection of clients, allowing it to meet your expectations with every event.

David Aten is an authority on hospitality and event management with over 25 years of experience. Power-​driven by a portfolio of the Valley’s most recognizable and respected event specialists.

Providing complete synchronization of a wide-​range of services, including event design, catering, lighting/​sound/​staging, photography, transportation, entertainment, and staffing.

With pricing tailored to each client’s unique needs and goals.

I have always Loved to entertain!

History

Established in 2005.

With over 26 years in the hospitality industry, fifteen of those years based in the Napa Valley, I am certain that I love producing parties… lunches, buffets, dinners, cocktail parties, cave dinners, corporate events, personal celebrations. For ten years, I was the managing partner of a successful catering operation in Napa, Melissa Teaff Catering. I created life-​long relationships with the finest event specialists in the Northbay. In 2008 I decided it was time to make a change. I worked for a short period as a Concierge at Auberge Du Soleil, and a short period at a very well respected winery, Darioush. I truly missed the joy and chaos of planning events. I missed the interaction… the creativity… making the impossible happen… with a smile!

Meet the Business Owner

David W.

Business Owner

I began my life-​long career by beginning at the bottom of the chain. I started in high school as a dishwasher and busser at Margaritaville in Monterey. I continued as a waiter and bartender when I moved to Los Angeles for college. I continued working in restaurants and hotels once I completed my degree. I worked as a banquet captain at the Hyatt Regency in Sacramento. I then worked as a lead waiter for the Capitol Club, a private membership dinner club in Sacramento. It is there that I served dignitaries such as the Governor of California, Senators, and the Vice President of the United States.

I moved to Napa Valley because I fell in love. I worked for Bistro Don Giovanni for four years before I accepted a position with Melissa Teaff Catering. Ten years with Melissa… lead me to where I am today!