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Description
Calling all designers! We're hosting our first-ever TRADE SECRETS Summit in VERANDA's hometown of Birmingham, Alabama!
Our three-day event, scheduled for September 30–October 2, features a packed day of programming with our top editors—including Editor in Chief Steele Marcoux, Executive Editor Ellen McGauley, Deputy Editor Jaime Milan, Creative Director Victor Maze, Visual Director Kate Phillips, Photographer Becky Luigart-Stayner, Style & Market Director Rachael Rummel, and Social Editor Kate Lickert—as well as other experts. We’ll share insights into how to work with media, how to photograph your work, how to level up your social and digital presence—plus so much more.
Your ticket includes:
A welcome reception and dinner on Wednesday, September 30, hosted by VERANDA Editor in Chief Steele Marcoux and other VERANDA editors at Clemontín, named one of our World’s Most Beautiful Shops
Editor- and expert-led keynotes and panels with rare, intimate access to VERANDA editors, plus breakfast and lunch Thursday, October 1
Option to purchase tickets to the Gala in the Gardens, which takes place Thursday, October 1, at a special rate
Early access to the Antiques at the Gardens antiques show with VERANDA editors Friday, October 2
All-day passes to Antiques at the Gardens on Friday, October 2 (which includes reserved seats at two keynote sessions, lunch, and all-day access to the antiques show and gardens)
Please note: This event will be limited to design professionals, which includes interior designers, architects, and landscape architects/designers. Hotel accommodations must be booked separately. Itinerary subject to change. Proof of Design Society GOLD member status may be requested. Maximum two tickets per GOLD member.
Date & Time
Sep 30, 2026 4:30 PM - Oct 2, 2026 3:00 PM
Venue Details
Home to VERANDA Headquarters
Birmingham, Alabama