Owner, Aimee Wendell - Photo by Allison Stahl - www.AllisonStahl.com
Well, I started over from scratch today with a new blog site! Turns out that my previous one wasn’t up to par in the search engine world…so here we go!
Where to start? I suppose that since this is a brand new blog, meeting me would be a good place to start!
I am a Los Angeles native who moved to Sacramento almost 6 years ago (Wow, time flies!) when my husbands’ job transferred him here. I have to tell you, my biggest heartbreak came the day that I had to leave my dream job working for Warner Bros. Studios – a job that I had pursued heavily for a year, practically forcing them to hire me. I was at my peak there, working on Harry Potter like a mad woman, when it came time to leave. But, what’s a girl to do when she’s in love?
With that said, Sacramento has turned out to be awesome! We absolutely love it here. Although I quickly learned that the only drawback to the area is that there are absolutely no creative jobs available! After working with some of the most incredibe talents in the Entertainment Industry, this just wasn’t going to work for me! I tried working for an architect, a real estate company and eventually settled in at Intel where I spent a couple of years in the dreaded cubicle. Although a good portion of my job involved planning teambuilding events around the globe, my creative juices were dying to flow freely! I needed to make a change, back to my one true love, event planning!
It was at that time that a photographer friend of mine, Jackie (www.jacquelinephotography.net – she rocks!) asked me to attend some networking mixers for wedding professionals with her. I also started assisting her during shoots and shooting alongside her (photography is another passion of mine) to get a feel for the local venues and vendors. I was hooked! Fast! I then made the decision to get certified as a Wedding Planner and completed my certification through the Wedding Planning Institute (http://www.weddingplanninginstitute.com/). That’s when Plan A Events was formed and my new title became Sacramento Wedding Planner!
Two years later, here I am! I’ve been blessed with success in this industry! Not that it has come easily to me at all! I work hard so I can play hard! I’ve got a wonderful husband and 2 amazing sons to share my off-time with! Who wouldn’t want to be me?!
