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MEET TEAM BURST

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BURST Event Co is an award-winning team of Chicago Party & Event Planners with a combined experience of 30+ years in events.

Our diverse backgrounds in event planning, hospitality, wedding & event design, film & TV production & fashion makes us a well-rounded team of logistics experts, design fairies & guest experience specialists.

Our expert team has been featured in national publications like The Associated Press, NBC News, Wedding Chicks, and Maharani Weddings.

Because we know that event planning overwhelm is stealing joy from engaged couples, there are certain key characteristics we know we need to have to accomplish our mission of getting all engaged couples back to being excited about getting married.

  1. We are relational. What we do is 90% relationships and 10% event planning so we work hard to consistently strengthen our relationships with our customers, our vendor partners and each other.

  2. We are inclusive. Our mission is to get ALL people back to being excited about gathering together, celebrating, and reconnecting. That means we lovingly & equally serve LGBTQ+ and BIPOC community members.

  3. We are creative problem-solvers. Planning an event requires creativity in everything from how we design a table to how we allocate a budget to how we manage a dropped cake on the event day.

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ALEXIS ALVAREZ

CEO - she/her

Alexis opened BURST after spending 5 years in the hospitality industry and nearly 10 years dreaming of owning her own business. While on maternity leave with her oldest daughter, Lillian, Alexis realized that if she was going to teach her newborn daughter that she can live her dreams and have a family, that she had to do it herself first. So with a 3-month-old baby, between naps and nursing, Alexis launched BURST Event Co. 4 years, another baby, and 50 weddings later, Alexis is excited to fully step into the role of CEO; shifting her focus to creating new services, allowing BURST Event Co to live our mission of helping ALL couples, regardless of budget, defeat confusion and reclaim the joy that comes with being engaged.

Fun Facts about me:

  • I love Jesus.

  • My favorite coffee is sourced from Guatemala & Honduras.

  • My favorite tacos are Al Pastor 

  • I love drinking Chardonnay, but I'll take pot over wine any day.

  • I have recently developed a new hobby in caring for plants & floral design.

  • I have a 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

  • I am a SP4 with a 3 wing on the Enneagram.

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BEVERLY

Event Director & Floral Designer - she/her

Beverly joined our team after spending 15 years as a Floral Designer and 4 years WOW-ing our clients with her out of this world floral creations. Her extraordinary design talent & remarkable way of understanding a client's vision makes her a true asset to our team & yours. Beverly loves the process of deepening her relationship with her clients throughout their time working together.

Fun Facts about me:

  • My favorite flower is Pink Mink Portea.

  • I grew up near NASA and have a fascination with space.

  • I play tenor Saxophone.

  • I love the outdoors, hiking, boating and traveling.

  • My favorite food is Pozle.

  • I'm DYING to do a Pot inspired styled shoot or wedding.

  • I am a 2 with a 3 wing on the Enneagram.

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CHRISTINA

Event Director & Social Media Manager - she/her

Christina joined Team BURST after spending the last 3 years as the Event Coordinator at Darby House in Columbus. Her experience working at the venue level brings expertise in the management of vendors & the event day.  Christina gets most excited about developing a relationship that lasts long beyond the event day.

Fun Facts about me:

  • My favorite food is Pad Thai.

  • I was raised in the Golf Cart Capital of the World, Peachtree City, GA.

  • I love Jeopardy and I try to watch it every night.

  • I have a minor in Criminology.

  • I love the outdoors and spending my free time on adventures like kayaking and hiking.

  • I am 2 with a 3 wing on the Enneagram.

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KEN

Office Manager - he/him

Ken joins Team BURST after spending 10 years working in project and account management in the logistics + transportation management industry. Ken is a master doer and keeps all of our wheels turning here at BURST. You'll interact with Ken when you initially onboard with us, but most of his work is BTS managing our processes and team.

Fun Facts about me:

  • I'm a digital artist with a passion for character design.

  • #girldad

  • My favorite show of all time is Community.

  • I'm an avid gamer and am currently deep into Breath of the Wild.

  • My Spotify is an eclectic mix of everything from Las Vegas Swing to At The Drive-In.

  • I am a 4 with a 5 wing on the Enneagram.

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KATE

Community Manager - she/her

Kate joined our team after spending 15 years working in the New York fashion industry where she worked as both a Model Director and Photographer's Agent. Both positions put her in the direct lines of planning, managing, and executing fashion shoots and shows. She did everything from managing production schedules to recruiting models and creatives to the creative work of conceptualizing a shoot. She now manages our Facebook Groups presence with educational and engaging content meant to simplify the planning process and make planning your wedding fun again!

Fun Facts about me:

  • I love interior design.

  • I own a travel business & love to travel in my spare time. My favorite place I've ever visited is Zanzibar.

  • I am passionate about wildlife.

  • I can imitate almost any accent, although I am from England.

  • I'm obsessed with boats but suffer from terrible sea sickness.

  • I am a 3 on the  Enneagram.

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