The Beginning…
Nov. 27, 2025
For my first blog post, I guess I should start at the beginning...
More than three years ago I was still a makeup-artist, a new mom to our second child and had just come through a challenging and unusual period for all of us. The world changed and so did I.
Ever since I got involved the industry, I had always thought about creating weddings and events. Working as a makeup-artist, I saw many different events and often thought to myself, “They really need a professional planner— and I know I could do it better!”
Then, a new customer, a bride from Hong Kong, Sam, contacted me out of the blue. After many conversations about her wedding, style, and preferences, we realized she would need someone to coordinate her wedding here in Vienna, Austria. She wanted an elopement wedding and a very special venue to have the ceremony at she told me. Then came my bold question - “Sam, would you let ME plan your wedding!?”
Well, she enthusiastically agreed to let me try. Then the real work began - finding and comparing prices from different vendors and venues, finding the perfect location for the ceremony, putting together a plan for the whole day… And, again, something magical happened: We found a venue. Not just any venue, but the National Library in Vienna! This was a perfect match. Sam, an avid Harry Potter fan, wanted, no, needed this to be her wedding venue! She even ditched the wedding dinner to be able to afford it, because it was not in the (small-ish) budget plan to have a venue like this, including all the travel cost and the rest of the fees. We actually didn’t even know if they would agree to stage a wedding at the National Library - I was even hesitant to write an email. When I did they were very forthcoming and were quite enthusiastic about the idea. We planned quite a few weddings there in the last few years and were very excited to do so - it really is a gorgeous venue!
The moral of the story for me was to always believe in yourself, in manifesting your dreams, and to approach them with determination when it’s time to make them happen. I love making couples dreams come true and doing so by living my own dream is the best reward yet!