Ellas Events LLC
About
Two Worlds. One Approach
I've spent more than 20 years producing events and bringing people together.
I've also spent years working as a wilderness guide, mentoring students and leading people through experiences outside their normal environments.
Those might seem like two different careers.
They're actually not.
Both require planning, adaptability, reading the environment, managing risk and understanding people.
Most importantly, both have taught me that the environment changes the experience.
That's why I don't just think about what happens at an event. I think about what I want people to experience.
Under the Ellas
IT STARTED WITH AN UMBRELLA
Under The Ellas started on a beach in Santa Monica with about 20 people, a few umbrellas and an idea: what if we just made it easy for people to show up, hang out and have a good time?
Then 20 people became more people.
And more people.
Before long, Thursday nights on the beach were bringing together 1,500+ people.
There wasn't a complicated formula behind it. People wanted a place to gather. They wanted music, food, sunshine, friends, new friends and a reason to get out of the house.
And I loved creating it.
That was the beginning of Under The Ellas.
What started on the beach eventually grew into producing all kinds of experiences — private parties, weddings, corporate events, festivals, community celebrations, hospitality events and outdoor adventures.
The events have changed. The locations have changed. The guest counts have definitely changed.
The reason I do it hasn't.
I like bringing people together.
I like taking an idea that exists in someone's head and figuring out how to make it real.
And I really like the part where everyone else gets to enjoy the event because I've already worried about the things they don't know need worrying about.
That's Under The Ellas.
Every event. Every person. Under the umbrella. Ella Ella.
Why Ellas
I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE PRETTY PICTURES.
I've produced events with 20 people and events with 15,000+ people. I've worked in restaurants, music venues, private homes, city streets, parks, beaches and outdoor spaces.
I've dealt with vendors who are late, weather that doesn't cooperate, permits, staffing, budgets, last-minute changes, hungry guests, complicated logistics and the occasional completely unexpected problem.
That's event production.
And I've learned how to keep moving when the plan changes.
I'M HANDS-ON.
When you hire Ellas, you're working with me.
I'm not handing your event off to someone else and checking in a week before.
I'm involved in the planning, vendors, logistics, details, guest experience and day-of production.
I CARE ABOUT THE LITTLE THINGS.
The food needs to be good.
The music needs to be right.
The bathroom needs to be where people can actually find it.
The bartender needs to know what's happening.
The signage needs to make sense.
And yes, I will absolutely theme the food if the event calls for it.
Because the little things are usually what people remember.
I CAN DO ELEGANT.
I CAN DO WEIRD.
A beautiful dinner? Absolutely.
A corporate event? Yep.
A neighborhood parade with costumes, dogs and giant mushrooms? Also yes.
A wedding on a yacht? Sure.
An outdoor adventure? Let's go.
I don't want every event to look like every other event.
Your event should feel like your people.
I'VE DONE THIS AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT SCALES.
My background includes large-scale festivals, corporate and hospitality events, private parties, community celebrations, nonprofit events, wellness experiences and wilderness expeditions.
I've managed budgets up to $300,000, generated more than $150,000 in sponsorship revenue, coordinated vendors and teams, and produced events reaching thousands of people.
But I also genuinely love the 30-person dinner.
That's the part I don't want to lose.
Meet Brittney
Brittney Seeliger
Founder & Event producer.
Professional problem solver.
Occasional costume wearer.
I've spent 15+ years working across events, hospitality, marketing, community programming and outdoor experiences. I've produced everything from intimate dinners and private celebrations to large-scale festivals, corporate events and multi-day wilderness expeditions.
I like figuring things out. I like working with good people. I like a ridiculous theme. And I like watching a room go from an empty space to a place full of people having a really good time.
That's why I keep doing this.
Let's make something people want to show up for.
A FEW THINGS I'VE DONE
15,000+
Guests at events I've produced
$300K
Largest event budgets managed
$150K+
Sponsorship revenue generated
170+
Vendors brought into one large-scale festival
200+
Multi-day wilderness expeditions led
