by Hugh + Kate
about us
hugh howser
Hugh was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee and has now established himself as the city’s premier event designer and lifestyle expert. With his distinctive eye for detail and boundless creative energy, Hugh takes his clients’ wildest dreams from imagination to reality.
While firmly established as Nashville’s go-to expert for events and weddings for A-list celebrities that include actress Nicole Kidman, and country superstars Wynonna, Reba, Jake Owen, George Strait, Martina McBride, Kenny Rogers and Kings of Leon Rocker Nathan Followill, Hugh has been featured across the country on CMT, ABC TV, PEOPLE MAGAZINE, INSTYLE MAGAZINE, USA TODAY, and BRIDES offering his unique, fun approach as a Lifestyle Expert with his trademark style & sense of humor distinctively branded “Hughlarious”!
After graduating Belmont University in music business management, he initially interned with WTVF-TV NewsChannel 5 in Nashville on their daytime talk show “Talk of the Town”, and then eventually partnered with music industry power broker Anita Hogin to form H Three Events in 2007.
kate steele
Kate was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. She attended The University of Mississippi where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management. Through her collegiate experience, she spent time learning the ins and outs of the hospitality industry.
Kate offers an insider’s perspective of customer service to H Three Events in addition to her creative and organizational talents. Kate has always known she wanted a life in events with her attention to detail and love for making every client happy! Kate’s expertise is in budgets and logistics and the overall vision and execution of both small and large scale events.
Outside of work, Kate enjoys vacationing with family and friends. “Anytime I have time off, I want to be traveling… I don’t care if I have been there or not!”
Kate joined the H Three team in 2010 and knew she was at the right place. In 2016, previous owner and partner to Hugh Howser, Anita Hogin, retired allowing Kate to become Hugh’s business partner in owning H Three Events.