Last Saturday night, I attended the 2009-2010 Esprit Awards Gala. The Esprit Awards program is an opportunity to celebrate excellence in our industry, honor individuals and teams who set the highest stands of performance and professionalism, and showcase the incredible experiences that are being created all over the world. Nomination for an ISES Award is one of the highest honors a special events professional can receive.
On August 7, Your Special Day Weddings and Special Events was an Esprit Award Nominee. Although we did not win, we are so extremely honored to have been nominated for this prestigious award. To see our name projected on the screens with the other nominees was completely overwhelming.
I was told I needed to prepare a speech, just in case. Although I did not get to share these words on the stage, I feel they still need to be heard.
"Ten years ago when I began my journey in this crazy event industry, I never aspired to own my own company. Four years ago, I started Your Special Day Weddings and Special Events, yet never dreamed I would stand in front of our industries leading professionals accepting this award.
I want to recognize a few who have played a key role in our company’s success.
David Casteel and Bill Allen, Mitchell’s Catering, thank you for your unwavering support, guidance and encouragement.
Lyn Graves, Fresh Affairs, for encouraging me to get involved in ISES and for his extraordinary floral design talents on Ethereal Elegance.
Thank you to the 12 vendors, 10 of which were ISES members, who helped make the vision come alive and Christobal Perez, Azul Photography, for visually documenting Sandra and Luciano’s wedding.
To my family, our staff and clients…there are not words to tell you how much I appreciate your love and support.
One last person…Tracy Adams, Adams and Events, thank you for attending the Gala and for always being willing to “play in the sand box with me”.
Thank you ISES for giving us a platform to showcase our passion."
As I stated earlier, the program said, “Nomination for an ISES Award is one of the highest honors a special events professional can receive”. I agree, it is a high honor and I would love to have the award on my desk, but my association and relationships with those mentioned above far exceeds any award!
