A Q&A WITH KACEY GREER
Born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, event coordinator Kacey simply fell in love with the South, and who can blame her?
While attending the University of Kentucky where she studied hospitality management and tourism, she quickly found her passion for event planning and fell in love with the creativity of the industry.
"When I started hunting for summer internships in college, I found Infinity," Kacey explained. "After my internship at Infinity, I fell in love with the city and knew I wanted to move after graduation."
In her free time, she's always up for a new destination, specifically the beach. "I grew up spending my summer on Lake Michigan," Kacey told us. "So I've always loved being on the water."
But when she's not traveling, she likes to spend her time exploring East Nashville, taking long walks at Shelby Park, and trying out new brunch spots. Us, too!
From intern to coordinator, read on to learn more about Kacey for July's Employee Spotlight.
What got you into event planning?
I started as a nursing major in college and quickly realized that it was not the right path for me. Growing up, I always had an eye for design and was super organized. When I was deciding to change majors, I came across hospitality management and tourism and it just clicked.
Where do you draw inspiration from?
I draw a lot of inspiration from Pinterest, as well as trending interior design aspects.
I love to decorate and redecorate inside my home, and designing events goes hand in hand!
How do you stay on top of everything? Any organizational tips or tricks?
I love a to-do list! It helps me stay on top of my day-to-day tasks, as well as my tasks for the week. Striking things off of a list makes me feel accomplished.
I also love setting deadlines and keeping track of time. I often will start a task and set a timer, so I ensure the task is completed in that amount of time.
What themes or unique details have been your favorite from one of your events?
I had a wedding in February, and they tied in a lot of origami aspects to their big day. They added origami to their escort card table and had origami hanging behind their head table.
It was a great way for the bride to tie in her origin and added a personal touch to their wedding.
If you could give one piece of advice to couples planning a wedding what would it be?
My biggest piece of advice to a couple is two things. First, if you have questions, ask! It's always best to ask rather than assume you know the answer. There are no dumb questions when it comes to planning an event, and your event team is always here to help.
Second, take advantage of your event team. We are here to take the stress away from planning, and we genuinely want to handle everything so you don't have to. It's our job!
What are some of the challenges you face when planning an event?
The most challenging part when planning an event is all the different voices involved in the planning process. Everyone always has different opinions, but at the end of the day the clients' opinions are what matters most. We want to give them the day they have wished for.
As an event team, we overcome these challenges by making suggestions to the client and outside parties that can tie each of their wishes together.
What is one of your favorite memories from one of your events?
One of my favorite memories was from my first wedding. One of the grooms was Vietnamese. For the ceremony, they had TVs with the entire ceremony script translated into Vietnamese, as no one in his family spoke English. I thought it was so cool to see two cultures come together to celebrate something all cultures have in common — love!
They also did a traditional Vietnamese Tea Ceremony right before they tied the knot.
What’s your favorite part about your job?
My absolute favorite part of my job is the creative freedom that we have and seeing clients' visions come to life. Clients are always excited during the design process, but it's a different story when everything comes together on the day of the event.
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