Chyka Keebaugh is the director of The Big Group, one of Australia’s largest privately owned catering and event management companies.

Chyka Keebaugh and her husband Bruce established The Big Group in 1990. Now one of Australia’s largest privately owned catering companies. The Big Group is recognsied as a dynamic leader in the high end catering and event management arena and heralded for superbly chic parties.

Inventive and pioneering by nature and training Chyka’s ideas have been put into practice at The Design Depot, a separate company formed by The Big Group five years ago to offer styling, theming and management of incredible events and stunning private celebrations.

The Big Group and The Design Depot collaborate to orchestrate up to 10,000 events annually. These range from luxury boutique openings, at home parties for family and friends, to national road shows, major events like Melbourne Cup & AFL grand final to international weddings. Our team has just returned from three weeks in Middle East working on a Royal Wedding for 2000 guests, from there we move to the Isle of Capri for a June wedding, followed by a magnificent party in Buenos Aires. So the range is massive, and the opportunity to stretch our imaginations and create beautiful spaces and occasions is vast.