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✨NOT MY WEDDING OR CLIENT✨

BUT - I had the pleasure of assisting my industry friends at .weddings and .floralstudio with setting up the beautiful centerpieces for this wedding, and I truly enjoyed working with the .team!

Having spent over ten years as a venue manager, I’ve had the opportunity to work alongside various vendors and planners, admiring their unique planning styles and aesthetics. Now that I’m leading my own company, I can draw on that experience to shape how I want to operate my business.

The most valuable piece of advice I can share is the importance of collaboration and learning from each other, rather than viewing one another as competitors. I have great respect for those who have been in the industry longer than I have, and I genuinely enjoy witnessing them in their element! It’s inspiring to see how others approach their work!

Kim and her team are an incredible group, and I am grateful they welcomed me into their circle without concern of competition. We can all support one another when needed.

Let’s work together to change the perception that our industry is cut-throat.

A special shoutout to .floralstudio for crafting the stunning, whimsical florals and candles that truly brought to life!! 🙌

Happy first anniversary to the sweetest couple ever! How has it been a year already? I’m still drooling over those delicious chocolate favours! Here’s to many, many more years of happiness, love and laughter! 🥂

Photos and video by the amazing duo:

Venue
Florals
Makeup
Officiant

It took me a moment before sharing this message. I wanted to avoid coming off as an opportunist amid the devastating wildfires that swept through California earlier this year. Yet, this message holds profound significance for both myself and my company—our ongoing commitment to healing the Earth.

With that in mind, this had to be my first post of the year. So, here we are on the first day of Spring, excited to share the number of trees we planted last year thanks to all the wonderful people and events we participated in!

Here’s a quick recap:

🌳2021: One year post-launch, we planted 75 trees.
🌳2022: 40 trees were nurtured into existence.
🌳2023: 100 trees took root.
🌳2024: A staggering 1,070 trees blossomed!

1,070 TREES PLANTED!!! What an amazing year it was!

As forests are being depleted globally due to climate change and global warming, I feel incredibly grateful for what my small company has accomplished - planting over 1,285 trees in the past four years. While it may not be enough to reverse the damage we’ve caused, every tree matters. Every tree makes a difference. 💚

A heartfelt thank you to everyone I collaborated with in 2024; your support and partnership made this milestone possible. WLA Events may be a small team, but we are filled with mighty aspirations, eager for the adventures that await us in 2025 as we continue to grow our ever-expanding forest!

If I could ask one thing of you today, it would be to take a pledge and identify one change you can embrace to help cultivate a brighter planet for the generations yet to come. 🙏

Thanks for joining me on this journey!

Yesterday I attended my second in-person industry event hosted by since the pandemic and it felt so good to be with people who share the same passion as me. It reminded me of why I do what I do; People are meant to connect over good food and drinks, to bond through laughter, and to share experiences through stories. This is why I love being in events and hospitality.

I had an opportunity to get a poem written on the spot by the amazing Cathy Thorne of ! I rambled on about my thoughts at the time: my kids, their future, why I do what I do, and she wrote this incredible poem that further cemented my purpose in life and why sustainability is important to me. Thank you, Cathy, for capturing my thoughts on paper in such a simple yet eloquent way.

Thanks for the invitation, Mia and her team at for hosting, for the delicious eats, and .