Today we’d like to introduce you to Samiya Brasfield.
Samiya, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
My parents moved to the United States from Bangladesh in the late 1980s and settled in Jersey City, New Jersey where I was born. Growing up, I watched both of my parents work very hard throughout the years to get where they are today. The values they instilled in me – faith, love, family and resilience – gave me the solid foundation for who I am today.
After moving to Texas and graduating high school, I attended the University of Texas at San Antonio, where I earned a business degree in Accounting. I worked in the Accounting field for a few years and moved into a management role building relationships and managing customers.
I have always had a passion for planning events. Even at an early age I found myself being involved in the community and planning multicultural shows for kids in my neighborhood. In college, I planned various events related to fashion, art and music.
I discovered my interest in wedding planning after planning my own wedding. I had a Bangladeshi/American fusion wedding where a majority of our guests traveled from all over the world to witness our special day. Since I had experiences in planning events, I thought planning a wedding would be the same. I was in for a surprise! The stress was real! After going through that experience, I knew I wanted to help couples in similar situations.
Shortly after planning my wedding I was a part of multiple weddings and attended several celebrations. I would always raise my hand to help plan a friend’s wedding, bachelorette party or a bridal shower. By this time, I knew I wanted to help other couples have the best celebration of their lives but knew I needed hands on experience. This is when I decided I would spend my weekends assisting a local designer/planner in planning and coordinating all types of weddings. I eventually moved into the lead planner role with this company and took classes to become a Certified Wedding Planner. As time went on, I had multiple couples contacting me directly about wedding planning services. This encouraged me to launch SB Events Co. LLC.
Since launching we have helped clients in various places of the United States to plan weddings with an intimate guest list to large weddings of 500+ guests! We are so grateful for our clients and vendor partners.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
Not at all. I believe most things in life worth having require you to work hard to obtain them. Personally, I struggled with believing that I can make this a reality but as time went on, I received positive feedback from clients and other industry leaders regarding the services I was providing. I invested a lot of time and resources to make my vision a reality.
My biggest advice would be just to get started! I think people get caught up in waiting until a “perfect” time to launch a business or side hustle but the most important thing you can do is go for it.
We’d love to hear more about your business.
SB Events Co. is a Wedding and Event planning company based in Dallas, Texas. We offer full-service wedding planning and wedding management services all over the United States! We specialize in merging different cultures, faiths and traditions to create memorable events. We have experience in bringing everyone to the table to develop your vision and execute all the details of your big day!
Contact Info:
- Website: www.sbeventsco.com
- Phone: 973-454-9794
- Email: hello@sbeventsco.com
- Instagram: @sbeventsandco
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sbeventsandco/
Image Credit:
VEK Photo; Brian Wagoner Photography; Anany Photos
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