Sandi Hoffman

For the past twenty years, Sandi Hoffman has been the name behind brilliant celebrations hosted throughout the United States. A native of Washington, D.C., Sandi has always shared her innate gift for creating beautiful and charming events. Coming of age in the seventies – an era when "party planning" was nothing glamorous and certainly not a recognized profession – she threw her own Sweet Sixteen party, organized events as president of her sorority, and planned her own wedding with panache. Throughout the eighties, Sandi organized grand-scale galas, fund-raisers, and charity events as a volunteer for a myriad of organizations.

In 1992, Sandi fully entered her career as a party planner already equipped with years of invaluable experience and a finely calibrated sense of all things bon ton. Her reputation – established solely by word of mouth – soon made her the planner of choice for an elite circle of clients with the means and taste for celebrating in lavishly elegant, highly personalized style. After fourteen years, and still grateful to those who had given her the chance she needed, in 2006 Sandi stepped out on her own and launched Sandi R. Hoffman, Special Events. Throughout her career, she has produced special events in Jamaica, Nevis, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Laguna Beach, Park City, Aspen, Vail, Philadelphia, Palm Beach, Nantucket, Bar Harbor, Maine, and New York City.

With powerful artistry and a masterful hand, Sandi continues to flawlessly orchestrate incomparable, one-of-a-kind parties characterized by intricate layers of carefully nuanced details accruing toward a central concept. She still considers herself an old-school "party planner," but her clients know Sandi as the creative energy and vision behind their most treasured life celebrations.

Sandi is currently overseeing production of a book showcasing a selection of her parties which have transformed ordinary spaces into spectacular events. She has been recognized by the International Special Events Society for excellence in the field of event planning, winning several ISES awards. Her primary residence remains Washington D.C., but she travels far and wide anywhere in the world producing signature events with glamour, style and elegance.