11/13/2025
If you asked little Carina what she wanted to be when she grew up, a wedding planner would have been the very last answer. Instead, I wouldāve said things like astrobiologist or obstetrician (yes, really). I didnāt even go to school for anything event-related - I was an oral surgery assistant who loved my patients dearly and thatās where I thought Iād be forever.
Then I fell in love with my husband and it shifted something in me. Our love made me softer, more open, way more focused on connection and being a safe space for others. When we started planning our wedding, my passion was immediate. It wasnāt the pretty things, and it wasnāt even the timelines or logistics at first (iykyk how serious we are with our timelines š). It was creating a moment in time and space where our love story - something we celebrate together every day - was able to be celebrated and felt and experienced by all of the other people we love.
I followed that feeling. Got certified in the midst of planning our own wedding, put in thousands of hours grinding and learning, led 100+ couples through this incredible journey, and here we are, almost celebrating our 3rd birthday.
People tell me this is my calling, and that makes sense to me now. Maybe I did always know. ā¤ļø
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