Evelyn Mills is the founder of Marriage Maestros – an international wedding and luxury event consultancy that specialises in creating exquisite, signature weddings and one-of-a-kind events throughout Hong Kong, Bali, China and Southeast Asia. Over the last 15 years, Evelyn and her team of seasoned maestros have become renowned for designing and orchestrating some of the most stylish and sophisticated celebrations in the region.
A graduate of the prestigious Les Roches hotel management school in Switzerland, Evelyn speaks English, Cantonese, Bahasa and French. Her career in hospitality began at a number of leading hotel chains including the Hyatt, Mandarin Oriental and Kempinski; from there she went on to producing corporate events at Jack Morton Worldwide before starting a travel agency business with her husband. Meanwhile, in pursuit of her passion for fashion and decorum, fate eventually led Evelyn to the headquarters of the world-renowned bridal gown label Augusta Jones where she worked as a senior style consultant. There she developed her affinity for design and aesthetics and thus began her love affair with weddings.
Evelyn’s vivacious personality and quick sense of humour combines well with her calm personable, demeanour lending her key qualities in forming long-lasting rapports with her clients and industry partners alike. Drawing from her diverse cultural background and natural sense of style, her innate ability to tastefully blend Chinese and Asian wedding traditions with Western-style nuances makes Evelyn one of the most reputable wedding specialists in the region.
Together with her business partner and husband of 18 years, Evelyn and Anthony combine their expertise in hospitality, weddings and engineering to provide professional venue consultancy and design solutions that are uniquely tailored in logistical, aesthetical and cultural application. Their corporate portfolio includes projects for international brands such as Cartier, Bulgari Hotels & Resorts, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts and Aman Resorts among others. This year, Marriage Maestros will be launching a luxurious multi-million dollar wedding package in an exclusive collaboration with the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong – the first of its kind in the industry.
Marriage Maestros has been featured in a number of local and Mainland Chinese publications, most notably Tatler Weddings, Elle Magazine, HK Magazine, IN Weddings, IN Style and Darizi to name a few. Evelyn’s contributions to local wedding articles and advice columns appear regularly in Hong Kong’s leading newspapers, such as the South China Morning Post and the HK Standard. She frequently mentors university students and offers motivational talks to aspiring wedding planners and has acted as keynote speaker at premier wedding showcases in Hong Kong and China.
Outside of work, Evelyn enjoys hiking, reading and cooking at home with her husband and their beloved family of furry rescues. Evelyn is an animal rights advocate and devotes much of her time supporting adoption shelters in helping them find forever homes for their tenants.