About Us

Meet the folks behind the venue!

We can’t wait to connect with you.

Ellen Dudley

Founder & Lead Planner

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Ellen Dudley

Founder & Lead Planner

What started as small celebrations for loved ones quickly turned into a passion for Ellen. She is at her happiest when making those around her feel special. Event planning merges two of her favourite things – creativity and people.

It has always been a dream of hers to open her own event venue, and now it’s coming to fruition. Throughout her years of wedding coordination and event planning at a variety of venues, she’s compiled a list of what has worked well and incorporated those elements into the space. She’s excited to offer an event venue that can suit any event style imagined and provide ample opportunity for personalization.

RHONDA KIRKNESS

Assistant

Rhonda is Ellen’s right hand woman and mom. She has been by Ellen’s side since the beginning of Estelle Events and accompanies her on almost every project. Rhonda’s positive spirit backed by her “let’s do this” mindset makes her the best assistant Ellen could ask for.

Rhonda will be on site for many events helping out wherever is needed. One of her specialties is making people feel comfortable and welcome, which makes her a great go to for any questions or ideas.

RHONDA KIRKNESS

Assistant

Rhonda headshot

Rhonda is Ellen’s right hand woman and mom. She has been by Ellen’s side since the beginning of Estelle Events and accompanies her on almost every project. Rhonda’s positive spirit backed by her “let’s do this” mindset makes her the best assistant Ellen could ask for.

Rhonda will be on site for many events helping out wherever is needed. One of her specialties is making people feel comfortable and welcome, which makes her a great go to for any questions or ideas.

KYLE DUDLEY

Operations

Kyle headshot

KYLE DUDLEY

Operations

We’re excited to officially welcome Ellen’s husband, Kyle, to the Estelle Events team – although he’s been working hard behind the scenes on anything and everything since the inception of Estelle Events in 2022. As a certified accountant by trade, Kyle thrives when it comes to operations, logistics planning, and detail orientation. Needless to say, he balances out Ellen’s creative free spirit by keeping her grounded and focused.

Much of Kyle’s work will take place behind the scenes, although he’ll likely be on site doing any small fixes, creating custom wood pieces, or slingin’ drinks behind the bar.