hillbird's origin

MY NAME IS MONICA AND I AM THE FOUNDER OF HILLBIRD BOX AND THE AUTHOR OF HILLBIRD'S WEDDING GUIDE. 

WITH OVER 10 YEARS IN THE WEDDING INDUSTRY, INCLUDING 7  YEARS OWNING AND OPERATING A MICRO WEDDING VENUE, I CHOSE TO FOCUS ON HELPNG COUPLES PLAN THEIR WEDDINGS ON THEIR OWN TERMS. CREATING THE WEDDING GUIDE WAS MY WAY OF EQUIPPING COUPLES WITH ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND PROVIDE THEM WITH A SOLID FOUNDATION TO BEGIN PLANNING THEIR WEDDINGS. 

MY JOURNEY BEGAN OVER 13 YEARS AGO WHILE I PLANNED MY OWN WEDDING. I ENVISIONED AN INTIMATE AND ELEGANT CELEBRATION BUT ENDED UP WITH A GUEST LIST OF 200 PEOPLE. ONCE IT WAS OVER, I KNEW THERE HAD TO BE A BETTER WAY TO EXICUTE SOMETHING SMALLER, BUT WITH JUST AS MUCH MEANING. I USED CALLIGRAPHY AND EVENT DESIGN TO CONTIUNE WORKING IN THE WEDDING INDUSTRY. AS I CHATTED WITH BRIDES, I REALIZED THERE WAS NO OPTION FOR COUPLES SEEKING AN INTIMATE DAY THAT STILL CAPTURED THE BEAUTY OF A THOUGHTFULLY CURATED EVENT. 

THIS REALIZATION LED TO THE BIRTH OF MY MICRO WEDDINGH VENUE. FOR 7 WONDERFUL YEARS I PLANNED, DESIGNED AND EXICUTED INTIMATE GATHERINGS FOR CLIENTS IN A CHARMING BROWNSTONE LOCATED IN PHILADELPHIA. THE EVOLUTION INTO HILLBIRD CAME AFTER SPENDING ENDLESS WEEKENDS AWAY FROM MY FAMILY. WHEN YOU WORK IN WEDDINGS, YOU WORK THE WEEKENDS! 

 I WANTED TO FIND A WAY TO SHARE MY EXPERTISE, WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE TIME WITH MY CHILDREN. I BEGAN COMPILING A COMPRHENSIVE LIST OF EVERYTHING I DO FOR A WEDDING, ADDRESSING QUESTIONS I OFTEN ENCOUNTER, AND IDENIFYING WHAT NEEDS TO BE ANSWERED FOR YOUR DAY TO RUN SMOOTHLY. THUS, THE WEDDING GUIDE WAS CREATED. FROM THERE, I CURATED A COLLECTION OF OFTEN OVERLOOKED, YET ESSENTIAL ITEMS FOR THE PLANNING PROCESS AND WEDDING EXPERIENCE. 

MY HOPES IS THAT THIS BOX SERVES AS A BEAUTIFUL STARTING POINT FOR COUPLES EMBARKING ON THIER PLANNING JOURNEY.