Friendor Friday: Allyssa Elaine Events | St. Louis Wedding Photographer + St. Louis Wedding Planner

One of my favorite parts of being in the wedding industry is meeting all of the amazing vendors that work together to celebrate a couple's first day as husband and wife! We’ll be highlighting some of these talented professionals in what we’ll call, Friendor Friday (friend x vendor)! These are some of the best of the best that we absolutely love working with on wedding days. These are our recommendations to my lovely Bride & Grooms located in St. Louis- stay tuned, we'll highlight other cities shortly! ;)

Meet Allyssa! 

Owner of Allyssa Elaine Events.

Allyssa’s attention to detail, love for Google Sheets, and hands-on approach made me want to work with her in the first place, but the calm she brings during stressful situations and genuine love for her Brides & Grooms is what makes me recommend all my couples to book her services. I love her as a wedding planner/ day of coordinator, but I also love her as one of my closest friends that I’ve gotten to watch turn into the best momma!

Allyssa MEGA toolbox of all things you could possibly ever need on a wedding day! 

 

What is your favorite part of your job?

That's a tough one. I love (especially now) how weddings and events just bring people together - from all walks and different phases of life, from so many places. I also just love the pure joy of people's "best day ever" and being a small part of making that happen.

What makes your business different from others?

I don't limit my hours of availability on the day of an event! Depending on how the timeline plays out, I offer services as early as appropriate and always have myself/staff stay until the end of the reception and teardown. We love to assist other vendors' teardowns as well (ie florist, caterer, DJ, etc) so they can get home faster after a long day’s work.

What is your favorite thing to create? Why?

I love to help my couples create signage (ie gift & cards sign, guest book sign, signature drink or bar sign) if they haven't hired someone to do it or weren't planning on having any. They really elevate the details of the day and also act as a guide for guests! Trust me, a gift table with a sign versus an empty table is always better!

What’s one thing you couldn’t live without? Why?

The easy answer is my little family. Aria has really changed my life in so many ways. Beyond the easy answer, I couldn't live without my computer. Smartphones are great but computers are so much easier to answer all. of. the. emails. I could NOT do what I do without it.

If you had to eat only one thing for dinner for the next year, what would you eat?

Crunchwrap Supreme from TBell (jk jk). Umm, probably the Honey Truffle Chicken from Cheesecake Factory. If you know, you know. If you don't, TRY IT. It comes with a side of mashed potatoes so it's just a big win for me.

What’s one small business in St. Louis you love?

Bri Whitman Photography ;) I also adore Jess Orf & her teams at White Traditions Bridal (St Charles) and Cleo Bridal (O'Fallon). I got my wedding dress at Cleo's as do about 60% of my brides! Jess is so sweet and really makes the dress-buying experience so fun and exciting. She also helps me out on styled shoots with dresses and I'm never going to take that for granted!