Bruce Russell Events

Bruce Russell is a Canadian-born Londoner, fluent in French, who grew up on Canada's East Coast, where family gatherings are big and parties are plenty. He has called Britain home for over a decade. After twenty years in hospitality management, working in sales, marketing, PR and events for luxury hotels around the world, including The Plaza in New York and The Savoy in London, he founded Bruce Russell Extraordinary Events.

He leads a team of specialists and works from a contact book that spans gastronomy, entertainment, design, fashion and photography. Jade Beer, former editor of Condé Nast Brides magazine, puts it this way: "If you are looking for a top-class planner who will take all of the responsibility and none of the glory, Bruce is your man." He also co-hosts a television programme with Tara Fay, broadcast on Ireland's RTE2.

“Whether a multi-day destination celebration or an intimate soirée in a private home, I know that when people gather to celebrate, magic happens.”

Bruce Russell, founder

The company is headquartered at Green Park House on Stratton Street in London, with offices in San Francisco and The Hamptons and dedicated staff in each location. That spread lets it plan celebrations from the UK to the USA and many places in between, whether a multi-day destination wedding or an evening at home.

Its portfolio includes a three day wedding in California, with a sangeet, a Punjabi ceremony and reception and a Catholic ceremony and reception; a wedding gala for 350 guests at Tate Modern in London; a spring wedding lunch at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park; weddings in Marrakech; and a black tie evening at The Dorchester. Alongside weddings the company plans parties, experiential dinner parties and hospitality for private clients, and creates editorial shoots.