You just never know where life will take you...be kind, be friendly and good things come your way. I don't think I realized how true this really is until something really special happened.
In 2013, I attended ISSE (Inspire Smart Success Experience) in Palm Beach. It was conference for wedding and event professionals. Boy did I feel inadequate and unprepared. I mean these were all people who had been in the business longer than me, had bigger portfolios than me, and knew more than me...or so I thought. I was so wrong and genuine friendships came out of those 3 days of learning!
Flash forward to 2016. One of those fantastic people I met at ISSE, Oniki Cole, was engaged and her wedding was going to be in Florida. And she wanted Fabuluxe to coordinate her wedding day. Whoa! This is a huge honor and truly shows the power of connecting on a personal level. And Oniki has her own Wedding Planning and Personal Styling Firm, Oh Niki Occasions. She is a person full of grace and elegance and kindness. When I met her fiance, Jamel, I knew that they were the perfect match.
Oniki curated every detail of her wedding day with love and care. Each item was meaningful and full of her style. But what struck me the most was seeing the love between Oniki and Jamel shine through the entire wedding weekend. Their love was a living, breathing, thing and you just wanted to be around them so you could be part of it.
And, we got to work with other talented people that we met at ISSE. Art Photo Soul Photography, Savvylicious Sweets, Evoga Events, Stationery Bliss. When someone in our industry trusts us with their own personal wedding, it is such a unique and humbling feeling. So Thank You Oniki and Jamel...it was truly an honor!