Autobiography
AJ - Head PlannerBorn in Mumbai, India, AJ moved to the US at the age of 5. He co-founded “The Arya Foundation”, a non-profit, in 2014 to provide adaptive equipment to children with special needs. While organizing all of its fundraisers and other events, AJ quickly found his true calling of being an Event Planner. He quickly learned to execute conventions and fundraisers with 2000+ people, putting him in various magazines and other media yearly.
While initially only doing corporate events, his own wedding in 2020 to Elizabeth brought several new clients and opened up a new industry. His problem-solving skills, innovative ideas, societal experiences, and ability to blend cultures helped him create a niche market in the wedding world. This led to the creation of Kokate Events where every wedding is unique, interesting, and carefully executed. Kokate Events became so busy that the first couple of years, all the events were found by word of mouth.
When he’s not planning events, AJ is either eating something interesting, relaxing in a resort, or silently judging movies.
Elizabeth - Head DesignerElizabeth was born and raised in the US to European parents. She grew up watching Disney movies, fashion vlogs, and making the best baked goods. After graduating college at the top of her degree (seriously, they had an entire award ceremony for it), she went into a career where she could use her people management skills.
Now, Elizabeth likes to take her fashion, design, and management skills and uses it to create events that are timeless and have the “wow factor”. She travels consistently to meet clients, make sure their styling and designs exceed expectations, and creates products in-house if it’s more affordable or isn’t available to purchase.
When not planning events, Elizabeth is probably eating some form of bread, cheese, and tomatoes or watching rom-coms.
Kokate Events has several Project Coordinators and other staff who are available for events depending on the size and complexity.