Keys Events, LLC

03/01/2022

03/01/2022

There are so many ways to leave your reception beyond a sparkler exit. We can talk through your options to personalize your exit and truly make it your own.

02/26/2022

I can’t express how amazing it is when you collaborate with vendors who go along with your vision, especially when your vision changes.

After a couple hurdles I adjusted the concept for this shoot, I wanted to create a space where any bride could imagine herself.

I believe that elegance can be innovative and classic style can lead you down many paths of creativity.

Concept + Design:
Photography:
Floral styling:

Black History Fact:

Ruth E. Carter is an accomplished costume designer. She has created looks for numerous films including, Malcolm X and Do The Right Thing.

Carter made history in 2019 when she became the first African American to win the costume design Oscar for her work on Black Panther.

02/26/2022

A little behind the scenes from our latest project. The beauty is in the simplicity.

02/22/2022

Every element matters. The chairs, the florals, the atmosphere, all of these components work together to make up a beautiful experience.

Black History Fact:

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black military aviators. They trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, and flew more than 15,000 individual sorties in Europe and North Africa during World War II.

02/18/2022

I’ve been working on a few tabletop designs this week. They say you eat with your eyes first and having a gorgeous place setting elevates the whole dining experience.

Black History Fact:

B. Smith was a model and restaurateur best known for her popular Manhattan restaurant, B. Smith’s. Located at the edge of the theater district, it opened in 1986. Ms. Smith also became the second black model to appear on the cover of Mademoiselle, in July 1976. Darrell and I had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Smith many years ago before she passed when we were dating. She told us we would have cute children, she was right 😊.

02/15/2022

If stealing away for a quiet moment during your wedding day is a priority for you we can make that happen. As a couple you should have time to take in the day together, uninterrupted. Those tend to be the best moments.

Black History Fact:

Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. He was the first African American actor and first Bahamian to win the Oscar for Best Actor.

02/13/2022

Happy Galentine’s Day! Major thanks to Leslie Knope for making today possible.

Any other Parks and Rec fans out there?

Black History Fact:

Madam C.J. Walker made her fortune by developing and marketing a line of cosmetics and hair care products for black women. She is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records.

02/12/2022

Working and pandemic parenting real hard lately.

February is flying by, it’s been nice to meet new vendors and talk about the industry and creative projects, I’m starting to feel recharged.

Black History Fact:

Thurgood Marshall was an American lawyer and civil rights activist. Marshall was the first black justice to serve on the Supreme Court.

Fun fact, I was a family law paralegal for a number of years. It was equally challenging and rewarding.

02/08/2022

Your event invitation gives your guests a peek into what your celebration will look like. Take the time to really think about elements you want to include that will reflect you and your celebration.

Black History Fact:
Lorraine Hansberry was a playwright and writer. She was known as the first African-American female author to have a play performed on Broadway. Her most notable work is A Raisin in the Sun. I’ve read the play at least 5 times and had the pleasure of being the stage manager for the production in high school.