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Eliana Baucicault is the founder of ellyB Events, a party planning firm that specializes in personalized design details. With offices in Atlanta and New York, ellyB has developed a reputation for unique personal touches in their glamorous wedding and party designs.
Eliana’s key to her success: “I literally took everything that I learned in corporate America and applied it to my business. When I was in the corporate world, I did project management for law firms in New York and I was recruited out to Atlanta to work with the firm. Just having some type of corporate experience and dealing with all different personalities [was beneficial] because if you don’t have those people skills, you won’t know how to be a chameleon and make everyone happy all at the same time.”
Eliana’s keys to success in event planning
On Creating A Support System To Those In Need: We have weddings that get called off all the time for whatever reason, and we don’t just leave them because they’ve called it off. We have to act as their counselor at that point. Making sure they’re okay, because at this point sometimes they’re walking away from fifty-thousand-plus dollars. We let them know we are there for them beyond just the wedding day.
What Makes A Good Wedding: A good wedding is not forgetting the objective, which is the marriage. That’s number one. It’s really easy with this day and age of social media to get caught up.
Her Secrets To Becoming A Great Wedding Planner: You have to eat, sleep, and breathe this business. It’s very hard and challenging. It’s hard from the client side because you’re dealing with all these different personalities [so] it takes very, very thick skin. Figure out your voice, signature style and brand that will keep the longevity in this business.
Her Superpower: I know how to appropriate funds.
Building An Empire: It’s bigger than just weddings for me. I want to become a household name and make a mark in the industry that won’t be forgotten.