Jaime Nelson has owned Eventfully Planned for almost 17 years! She grew up in the hospitality industry where she started working summers at the age of 12 at The New York Yacht Club – Harbour Court in Newport RI. She brings over 30 years of experience to the table. She graduated from Johnson and Wales University in Providence RI with an A.S. Degree in Hotel Management and a B.S. Degree in Hospitality Management with a concentration in Food & Beverage Management. She later earned her MBA with a concentration in Marketing from Southern New Hampshire University. She has most recently added Adjunct Faculty Instructor at the University of Rhode Island to her resume where she teaches an Introduction to Event Management course and a Practicum in Public Relations Capstone Course.
She works with couples from all over the United States to help them plan a full wedding weekend largely in the Rhode Island wedding market. Although a handful of her clients are Rhode Island and Massachusetts based most of her clients are not from the geographical area of their wedding location and rely on Jaime to act as the liaison between them and their wedding vendors. This ensures a seamless and enjoyable planning experience.
She has won the "Best of The Knot" award for nine consecutive years and has been inducted in to The Knot Hall of Fame. In addition, she has won Wedding Wire's "Bride's Choice Award" for nine consecutive years. She was most recently voted by her peers as the "Gold Star" Winner for Best Wedding Planner as well as the "Most Valuable Vendor" for the website Borrowed and Blue. Her work is featured in Martha Stewart's Special Edition Wedding Magazine, Style Me Pretty, The Knot Magazine, Grey Likes Weddings, Two Bright Lights, Borrowed and Blue, Carats and Cake, Over the Moon and many more.