HOST STAND
OUR STORY
Hospitality is an art that deserves to be preserved and challenged. Mix the caviar with potato chips, throw a party for any and all reasons. Gather your people, laugh, eat, discuss. Get creative, keep a good dinner party question in the back of your mind, and have a toast ready that is both witty and inspirational.
Host Stand is a female-led agency specializing in bespoke event curation, production, and hospitality. We deliver concepts that are classy and resemble a timeless style while breaking some rules and adding a fresh take. We believe in hospitality with feeling, and that every detail has impact on the overall mood and feel of your event.
Host Stand is a hospitality agency that provides bespoke event curation, production management, and hospitality consulting virtually, locally to Charlotte, NC and gladly travels upon request.
Please check out our services and event page for current offerings and public event information! Have an idea, or need additional help? Please email us at hi@hoststandsocial.com
Meet Our Founder
My name is Hannah Watanabe, and I am the Founder of Host Stand. With almost two decades of hospitality experience ranging from food and beverage, private household staffing as a household manager and nanny, and over 10 years in the wedding industry in various positions (event planning, catering, and wedding photography) I have a love for bespoke events and hospitality with feeling. In 2023 I started challenging myself to not save the good stuff - open the good wine, have the caviar, light the expensive candle … these luxuries are meant to enjoy, but often times we put too much pressure on saving them for the right moment. But I believe any moment that is set aside to connect and celebrate with the people we love is the good stuff! About day to day life - My husband is my best friend and co-host, we have two doggos to keep the house feeling lived in, and we call Belmont, NC home. I enjoy finding excuses to host events, enjoy cooking and filling my bungalow style kitchen with antiques, and my favorite cocktail is a mezcal old fashioned.