Hey y'all!! If you don't know me yet, my name is Ashlee, and I am the head-honcho over here at Treasured Heart Events!! I am a spunky, energetic, caffeine-addicted gal that gets excited about just about everything! I love talking with anyone and everyone...meeting new people is one of my favorite things to do! I have a german shepard/lab puppy named Rosie....and yes, I am one of those people that calls their dog their child (and yes I absolutely celebrate Mother's Day!!). I am a TCU Horned Frog down to the core! I bleed purple and live for college football. In just three short months, I will be graduating from the best college on this earth with a degree in Mathematics and a double minor in Business and Communication Studies. The most important thing that you need to know about me, though, is that I am a daughter of the King! As soon as I got to college, I knew that I wanted to do something in my life that was going to make a difference...something that would make people feel loved and cared for...something that would make an impact on the world for good!
So, you might be asking, how on earth did a Math Major get into wedding and event planning?! Great question! At the end of my freshman year at TCU, my sister got engaged, graduated, and signed a contract to move to Dubai...all in the same week!! Needless to say, I took over her wedding planning process as she moved halfway across the world to work. I fell IN LOVE with the details, the late nights of researching finding the best deals, looking for vendors, making personal decor, and every small moment of making my sisters dream wedding come to life! It was invigorating!! Meanwhile, I landed an internship with Christine Alexander at Best Day Ever Events! And let me tell you...I was so blessed to work for someone who was so stinking good at planning weddings! Christine took me under her wing and taught me everything I could have ever wanted to know, and even trusted me to plan my own styled shoot to put the BDE name on!! Last Fall, Christine and her husband decided to relocate to California and continue her company there (rebranded as Alexander Event Co. **yall need to go look at their beautiful website and show them some social media love too!! I promise, you won't be sorry!) At that point, I was at a loss...what was I going to do when I graduated?!
All throughout college, I went on mission trips, and fell in love with the families I worked with! I loved what these families did, their hearts to see other's lives changed forever, and how devout they were to sharing the Good News! I knew that I wanted my life work to support them...but I didn't quite yet know how!
**Now to the good stuff!!** In January, I decided to pull the trigger on starting my own company! I knew I wanted my company to stand for something bigger than just planning an important day, so I figured, why not combine my two biggest passions in life into one?! After lots of planning and help from friends and my super supportive family, Treasured Heart Events came to life! TH is devoted to sending 10% of all our fees right back out the door to one of the incredible missionary families that we support! I wanted to create an atmosphere that let my clients feel like they were getting support a cause that tugged on their heart as a couple, so all of our clients choose where their 10% goes! In my mind, there isn't anything better than knowing your most treasured moments get to impact hearts for a lifetime!!
So, now, standing here in September, just 7 short months after opening TH, we have donated almost $1,000 to missionaries that are making a difference all over the globe!! I am constantly amazed that I get to do my dream job, with some of my best friends in the entire world, while changing lives!!! I love seeing priceless wedding day moments go further than the bride and groom driving away...I love that my lifes-work is going to get to change the world!
If you can't tell yet...my team and I cannot wait to meet you!
Photography: Nathan Rowe Photography
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