Greatest Expectations is pleased to introduce you to Katherine Brown our new Event Manager.  Katherine comes to us with loads of event experience, a beautiful warm smile and tons of fantastic ideas! 

We thought a little Q&A was in order to allow you to better know Katherine

How does it feel being part of the Greatest Expectations team?

It feels great!  I have been lucky enough to jump right in and meet most of the clients and vendors.  Working with Heather and Jade has been fantastic!

When did you first realize you wanted to work in the events industry?

This was something I fell into when I was in college, at Purdue University.  I was a volunteer for a statewide mentor organization and found myself in the chapter president position.  I was responsible for coordinating fundraising events, as well as programming for the organization participants and I loved it!  My last semester in college I was an intern at Kohl Children’s Museum and helped to coordinate all different kinds of events from casino nights to black tie galas.  I’ve had some really great experiences!

What interests you most about wedding planning?

My background for most of my professional career has been in meeting planning.  Wedding planning is such a refreshing departure from that.  A planner is able to be so much more creative and innovative with weddings.  I also love meeting the bride and groom and learning their story.  It’s pretty special to be involved at such an personal level in a couple’s most important day!

You just got married, what was your favorite part of the planning? 

Oh gosh, I loved planning my wedding – it’s so hard to pick one favorite part.  I think my favorite part was picking out the flowers.  That was the part that brought everything together for me, color-wise and design-wise.

Least favorite part? 

I think my least favorite part is probably the same for a lot of people – the budget.  It’s always so hard having those conversations, but of course it’s a vital part of planning a wedding

Favorite vendor?

My favorite vendor was Stephanie Slovak, at The Chicago History Museum, which is where we got married.  Since I did not have a planner (sorry, Heather) Stephanie was wonderful and really helped us out.  She was friendly and hard-working and made us to love the venue even more.

Favorite color: Green

Favorite movie: Empire Records

Favorite phrase: It’s gonna be great! (This is actually my husband Adam’s favorite phrase, but I think it so expresses how life should be every day…)

Tell us one thing no one else knows.

I was deathly afraid of my shadow when I was little.  Weird, I know…

What have you enjoyed the most working with Greatest Expectations?    

Well, in the short amount of time I have been with Greatest Expectations I have really enjoyed the people I’ve met.  Whether it’s vendors, clients or families of the clients, it’s been fantastic to begin to build new relationships.  I so look forward to all of the people I will continue to meet in the future!

 Here is a picture of Kath with her new husband.  Look how cute they are!