#206 One Wedding Planner’s Journey to a Niche

Our guest Denise Lillie O’Neal is the Owner and Lead Event Stylist of Denise Lillie Engagements which she founded in 2008. She is a professional full-time planner with over 20 years of government, corporate and wedding planning experience. Denise shares her journey into wedding planning, and her work in cultural wedding celebrations.

Big Takeaways

There are different international designers that will work with more local boutique salons. It takes some finagling, but if you are getting into that world it is worth looking into!

When it comes to cultural weddings, educating yourself is the most important factor.

You can plan extra little events that help with timing. If some of the family is always late, you can plan a cocktail hour that allows time for people to filter in.

As the planner, you have to be willing to be steering the ship. Which sometimes means doing tough things.

Spend time and energy to put together a team that is going to support you along the way. Understand things will go wrong, so you’re going to want to have those can help you recover.

Links We Referenced

instagram.com/deniselillieengagements

instagram.com/fusionnclusion

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Wedding-Planning-Service/Denise-Lillie- Engagements-478098238891850/

Quotes

“As far as cultural weddings, and being the planner for them, I tripped and fell into that.” - Denise

“How the guest feels is a direct reflection of the family and how the family appreciates their community.” - Denise

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