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Our Team
Your wedding
day is a special time. A joining of souls, families, and individuals.
You are creating your own history. Southern Event Planners believes that
your wedding should be a reflection of your personal style and a
statement of your love.
We are specialists at creating an experience that is filled with
emotion and your personal elements of style. A bride's job begins with
finding a wedding planner that shares her vision. It is our first
priority to define your wedding needs and build a team of wedding
professionals that are hand-picked with you in mind.
The ability to handle the overwhelming details should not be left to
the less experienced. The staff at Southern Event Planners are
professionally trained, seasoned experts that make it easy for you to
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Angela Dacus,
Owner, Lead Planner & Designer
Growing up in Memphis, Angela always had a unique sense of self and a determined spirit. That determination helped to drive her through her very diverse college life. Starting out as an Interior Design major, she finished her college career as a Finance major with minors in Law and Art. In 1998, she began to develop her business plan for Southern Event Planners. After doing weddings for friends and family, along with continuing her education in the wedding business she decided to hang out her shingle.
Emerging into the wedding world as a trained professional, Angela has cultivated her passion for art and design. Her weddings have been featured in Southern Bride Magazine, WHBQ Channel 13, and At Home in Memphis. Angela is a consulted wedding expert by such companies as The Commercial Appeal, The Wedding Register, Southern Bride Magazine, Elite Memphis Magazine, WeddingChannel.com, WHBQ Channel 13, WREG Channel 3, and 107.5 The Pig.
Because of her passion and undying determination, Southern Event Planners is known for establishing wedding trends with a modern perspective on classical wedding elements. That has helped Southern Event Planners emerge as the planner of choice for discerning and style savvy brides.
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Kelly
Bateman, Wedding Consultant and Craft Visionary
Kelly's background in Bridal Design and Merchandising brings a fresh perspective to Southern Event Planners' approach to design. A welcome full time addition in 2003, Kelly has worked part time off and on planning and directing weddings since our beginning.
The care she contributes to ensuring the bride has a worry free day is unmatchable. Kelly's upbeat friendly personality along with her expertise in customer relations makes her an invaluable asset to our team. Kelly handles all aspects of the wedding for the bride. She has a great eye for design creation and implementation.
Kelly is such a joy to work with and is 110% a team player. We are very lucky to have her on board.
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Stacy
Thompson, Marketing & Wedding Coordinator
Stacy is a graduate from the University of Memphis, earning a Bachelor of
Business Administration with a degree in Marketing Management. She has worked at
Southern Event Planners since August of 2008 and has been enthralled with the
event industry ever since. She is a Day of Wedding Director, assists on
the setup of events, and creates our graphics and marketing materials. Stacy
also edits our blog, Facebook
Page, and web-sites.
She is always willing to help with whatever she can and loves working with our
great brides and vendors. Making the event day special and fun is her objective.
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Tami Zeip, Rental Manager & Craft Master
After graduating from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis with High Honors in Medical Technology, Tami began her career at Baptist Memorial Hospital in the Flow Cytometry Laboratory. Three children and several years later, she decided to put her creative talents to use as co-owner of Party Connection. Tami is one of the only Certified Balloon Artists in the area and has been praised for her creative centerpiece and décor designs. Peers in the special event industry and clients alike often speak of Tami’s dedication to customer service and detail.
Tami thrives on the design process, from conception to finished product. Her priority is making our clients’ visions come to fruition.
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