I\u2019m Pearlene Casey, the owner and CEO and I\u2019m a certified wedding and event planner\u00a0with a Biology degree (I know crazy) and a love for everything weddings.\u00a0I was always the cool and social science person, as they called me in college.\u00a0Everyone was always like \u201cyou are a biology person but you\u2019re so social and fun.\u00a0So I\u2019ve always had that planning, social vibe to me.\u00a0While in college I was in charge of the whole social\/events organization on my campus so I definitely got my fix of social and planning even when I had my science side.\u00a0And when I graduated, I did the science\/medical thing but I always had my hand in the event planning realm.\u00a0So eventually my husband told to go out and start my own company.<\/p>\n
My love for\u00a0weddings\u00a0started after my wedding when I was asked to plan a friend\u2019s wedding and I knew that this was where I was meant to be.\u00a0I started out in the business to create amazing and memorable weddings and soon began my love for blogging.\u00a0I loved being able to share with the world my creative visions and take on weddings while interacting with brides from all over the country.<\/p>\n
My wedding was great but being a bride was extremely hard, there were absolutely NO, brides portrayed on any of the wedding sites, blogs or magazines. And from the family side I was constantly told to lose weight or I wasn\u2019t going to be able to fit in my gown, so that just added to the fuel. For me, I had to just deal with it because I had no outlet but the longer I spent in the wedding industry; blogging and being a wedding planner\u00a0the more I thought \u201cThis is not right, something needs to be done\u201d.<\/p>\n
So\u00a0The Faded Sunflower was started as a site where brides can find bridal inspiration that THEY long for. So many people planning their weddings struggle with finding\u00a0inspiration\u00a0that includes images that look like them. \u00a0Everyone wants to see people that look like them, doing what they are trying to do because it allows them to envision that they can be just as glamorous and gorgeous as they imagined. So the mission was clear: merge a love for blogging and wedding planning with creating a place for brides to see themselves in wedding inspiration.<\/p>\n
We have also added our fashion guide specially for brides planning weddings. It includes bridal salons, that carry and stock sample wedding dresses,\u00a0accessories, lingerie and undergarments. \u00a0Also not far in the future is the creation of a forum for brides to mingle and chat.<\/p>\n
There are three things that I love more than anything in the world; my wonderful husband and darling children, teaching and imparting knowledge to all that are willing to listen and making EVERYONE feel that they are the most beautiful person in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Welcome to The Faded Sunflower, The World\u2019s Only Magazine for Brides I\u2019m Pearlene Casey, the owner and CEO and I\u2019m<\/p>\n