Meet Candice Wright

Today we’d like to introduce you to Candice Wright. 

Hi Candice, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
My name is Candice Wright. I was born in Nashville and raised in Gallatin, Tennessee! I am 1 of 10 children. My mother had 2 boys and 8 girls! I’m a mother of 4 and a Gammie to 2 baby boys and 1 boy on the way! 

I was raised Jehovah Witness and it was extremely traumatizing for me as a child up into my pre-teens! I never understood why everyone around us had beautiful decorations during holidays and birthdays but we couldn’t. Never grasped why the same kids I played with every day were able to enjoy such festivities but my family didn’t!

I’m an 80’s baby so we didn’t question it either! I remember walking in the house one day as a teen and a Christmas was sitting in my living room and it pissed me off!! 

From a very young age, I started having visions of what it would look like for my family if we decorated during these special occasions, so I use to tell myself if I ever got the opportunity to decorate, I would be one of the best to do it! 

Fast forward to my teenage years, I had my 1st child at 16 years old and by the time I was 21 I had 4 children, 2 girls, and 2 boys! Raising kids is a kid myself was hard, but god blessed my children and me with an amazing support system! 

I dropped out of high school a couple of months before graduation because I didn’t have childcare but later went on to obtain my GED. I attended Vol State Community College for 2 years and decided after visiting Riverbend Maximum Security Prison that Law was not the career path for me. There was something missing but I didn’t know what it was! 

I also set up nice decor over the years for my kid’s birthday’s and around the house but, I never broadcast it. It was just something I did and it was very comforting to me and peaceful! 

Fast forward to 6 years ago! My niece called me and wanted me to do my great-niece’s 1st birthday and she wanted something nobody has done. I created her a Mini Melted Waffle Cone Party that took me 3 mo. to build. Someone posted it on Facebook and went mini viral! People in my community started flooding my messenger and phone asking how much I charge… at that moment, I didn’t know but I found out quickly. That creates Party Planner 615! 

After, five years I felt my business was not reaching its full potential that I knew it could if I reached my target market. I didn’t want to be known only for doing baby showers and kids’ birthdays! I wanted to be all around and if I ever got the opportunity to, I would change the game! 

I went back to the drawing board and decided it was time to actually create a brand and turn it up a notch! I hired Moose Anchors to be my Branding Manager and the rest is history! Charming Events Styled By Candice was born and it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made for my business. I graduated from The Bridal Society! I am now a Certified Licensed Wedding & Event Planner and Certified Timeline Genius! 

It’s very important for me to learn as much as possible so I can go back to help the little girls & boys in my community that dreams do come true and bless other women who are in business or starting a business with the information they need to succeed because I didn’t have that! I’m all about Women’s Power and helping, uplift, encourage, & inspire the next entrepreneur to win! 

I’ve built some strong relationships in the industry with some amazing business professionals! 

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Some obstacle I’ve faced is learning to understand everyone has a weakness and it’s ok to allow someone in to help me with that vs me doing it on my own. 

Also learning how to be an entrepreneur/business owner.

I didn’t come from an entrepreneur where I’m from so I had a lot of obstacles/challenges doing this thing called business because I had to teach and self-educate myself, which is why I’m so passionate about helping others so their journey can have less anxiety! 

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
Charming Events Styled By Candice is a full wedding, event, and rental business. We create timeless experiences that our clients will still be talking about 50 years from now! 

What do you like and dislike about the city?
Like: I love how everyone is so welcoming and ready to connect! I love food so the food choice is everything, I am from a small town so getting good food sometimes is limited!

Dislike: Traffic… Traffic… & More Traffic

Contact Info:

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: Charmingeventscandice.com
• Instagram: @Charmingeventscandice
• Facebook: Charming Events Styled By Candice

Image Credits
@Foreverwithyou_bridal
@Sircyjphotography
@MorganTaylorphotographer
Candice Wright