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Name: Stacey Kallenberg
Stacey Kallenberg
Company Name: As You Wish Wedding & Event Design
Website: www.asyouwishwed.biz
Blog: www.asyouwishwed.blogspot.com
Email: stacey@asyouwishwed.biz
Established: 2006
Employees: Myself, three Junior Consultants, and a great group of assistants
Pricing: We create custom packages for each client based on their needs and wants. We have packages ranging from $500-$6000.
Serving areas: Our work is usually concentrated in Northern and Central NJ but we’ll go anywhere a bride needs us to!
Services offered:
We are a Full Service Event Planning company, offering everything from Full Service Coordination to Month-Of Coordination to Day-Of Coordination – and everything in between.
How did you get started in your business?
I originally went to college as an English major to become a teacher. Halfway through my freshman year, I had a traumatic experience in a classroom and that was my “a-ha moment.” I realized I didn’t want to be a teacher. In doing extensive research, wedding planning seemed like a good fit for my personality. I did some research, switched my major to business, got certified, and landed an incredible internship. I never looked back.
How long have you been doing it?
Including my internship first job, about six or seven years. I have had my own business for close to four years.
Describe your style.
Personally I love homespun, country chic weddings. I love to get creative in a backyard tent or raw space where the sky is the limit. But, my personal style doesn’t matter as much as how I can take the bride’s personal style and create her perfect day. I’m planning their dream day, not mine.
Do you do have any other jobs?
I just started an Education Division for aspiring wedding planners – www.asyouwishED.biz. It combines the world of teaching (I did enjoy some aspects of it) with the world of wedding planning. 2010 is the first year of classes and so far the response has been great. I’m looking forward to expanding that program in the years to come.
What else would you be doing for a living?
I would love to be a baker – making specialty cakes and cupcakes. I have plans with a few girlfriends to tour the country eating cupcakes – it’s only a matter of time before we do it.
Do you have any advice to offer engaged couples or those planning a special event?
Don’t lose yourselves in the planning. When you first get engaged, talk about the things that are most important to you. Forget about trends and what other people are doing. Infuse as much of your personality into the wedding as you can – it’s the personal touches that your friends and family will love and that you’ll love to look back to on your 50th wedding anniversary. Oh, and hiring a wedding planner (at least for the day of your wedding) is a really great idea! 
Would you like to say anything about your friends at Creative Custom Card Boxes?
I love when a company has “custom” right in the name. Getting a custom card box is a great way to add personality to your wedding. People expect a plain card box – adding some personality is unexpected, will create something that your guests will remember, and they are beautiful keepsakes as you start your lives as husband and wife!
Have anything else to share with our readers?
Don’t get caught up in the drama of planning a wedding. It should be one of the happiest times in your life – not the most stressful! Keep your decisions simple and most importantly – about YOU.