The featured member for Jan 2009:
| Consultant Name |
DAWN EARLEY
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| Title | WEDDING COORDINATOR |
| Business Name | YOUR VERY OWN FAIRY GODMOTHER WEDDINGS & EVENTS |
| Mailing Address | 2905 KERBEY HEIGHTS CT PFLUGERVILLE,TEXAS 78660 |
| Phone | 5126446886 |
| FAX | 5125513276 |
| dawn@ownfairygodmother.com | |
| Website | http://www.ownfairygodmother.com |
| High School | Llano High School - 1994 |
| College | Southwest Texas State University - 1999 - - |
| Year Started Business | 2002 |
| Previous Experience From the age of 6, Dawn insisted that she decorate her own birthday cakes. She began making her younger sister's birthday cakes (from Garfield and Grover to the Little Mermaid and Aladdin) as well as the cakes for all of the children that she babysat. Dawn made clothes by trial and error without any sewing classes by the time she was 10. She filled her free time with drawing and designing prom and wedding dresses, and she also worked in a flower shop during peak seasons while in high school. She worked full-time while attending Southwest Texas State University and majored in Psychology. Friends from school and church would frequently call her and ask for her to assist with their weddings, bachelorette parties, and showers. She began coordinating weddings in 1996 while still in college. She had always been touted as "THE" wedding coordinator and event planner. Initially, out of school, she worked with deaf children and their families, and she also coordinated all of the Halloween and Christmas parties for the citywide program. She is known amongst her friends, family, and all of her previous co-workers as "Emily Post" and "Martha Stewart." (No jail time though.) She's often been asked if there's anything that she can't do. Dawn founded Your Very Own Fairy Godmother, and initially, she accepted only one intern. Since then, the firm has grown, and there are multiple coordinators and interns alike at what is now the largest firm in the Austin area. Both the Austin and Houston teams are touted as the best of the best in the industry. | |
| Funniest/weirdest/worst thing to ever happen at a wedding I met a couple at a wedding that our team coordinated, and a couple of years later, they called on us to coordinate theirs. We became close with the couple through the planning process, and their wedding was by far one of the most memorable weddings. The ceremony was a classically traditional Christian ceremony in a church. The reception was held on the top 2 floors of a downtown law office. The bride, groom, wedding party, and DJ had EVERYONE on the dance floor. The bride insisted that we take off our suit jackets and name tags to join them on the dance floor. It didn't take long, and she had the DJ, photographer, and entire coordination team dancing with her. In 12 years of coordinating weddings, I have a long list of "nightmares" that have come to life. Some of them include: DJ not showing up Rentals being delivered and dropped to the wrong location Florist not finishing the decor prior to the guests' arrival Officiants not showing up Grandparents falling into a pool Cakes arriving uncooked or not at all Florists showing up on the wrong date or not at all Paper lanterns catching on fire Bride expecting us to steam her entire dress and cathedral length veil 20 minutes prior to ceremony But the absolute worst is when the groom is having second thoughts and disappears. | |
| Greatest Accomplishment NECI Advisory Board 2007, 2008 AWEC Vice President 2008 AWEC Ethical Standards Committee Chair 2006, 2007 AWEC Philanthropy Committee Chair 2006, 2007 AWEC Nominations Committee 2006, 2007 NEAWP member 2007 AfWPI member The Knot 2007 Best of Weddings Pick AWEC Best Vendor Mixer 2006 AWEC Best Coordinator Meeting 2007 Published in The Knot | |
| Biography Dawn married her own Prince Charming, Ross Earley, in April of 2004. Even then, she chose to have one of her fellow coordinators (Wendy Prindle) in addition to the coordinator that was provided by the wedding site. There is nothing that can ease the mind of a very detail-oriented wedding professional more than knowing that she has another detail-oriented wedding professional that she trusts attending to every element of her lovingly-planned day. Dawn has done the floral arrangements, bouquets, boutonnieres, catering and cakes for weddings and showers, but her true passion is the planning and coordination of the big event. She wants to make sure that every detail is perfect for YOUR Cinderella story. Your Very Own Fairy Godmother Wedding & Event Coordination is proud of their reputation as people who sincerely want the bride, groom, their families, and wedding parties to feel as if the world has stopped to service them throughout the planning process and especially on the big day. |
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