GET TO KNOW STEPHANIE

Born in Georgia, raised in Texas and now an Arkansan for the long-haul, Stephanie has always had a passion for hospitality and the southern roots to show for it. With 10+ years experience in a variety of areas of event planning, Stephanie has the expertise to plan and execute unique event experiences with intentional design and a thoughtful approach.

Stephanie graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Hospitality Management, and spent her early twenties in a variety of positions in the industry. She got her start working for a local event planner in Fayetteville in 2014, planned and executed pharmaceutical investigator meetings and advisory boards during her time living in Dallas in 2016, and even did some project management for a marketing firm when she moved back to Fayetteville in 2017.

Through it all, she has always planned events on the side as a creative outlet, until she started her family in 2019 and decided to shift her focus primarily toward wedding and event planning. Stephanie has been planning weddings and events under the Amanda Reed Weddings brand since 2018. What started as a way to work from home with flexibility as a budding entrepreneur quickly snowballed into a successful career.  After her son was born in early 2023 she decided it was time to take her planning business to the next level and launch her planning firm.  Stephanie is thrilled to continue to serve her incredible clients and produce events of all shapes and sizes in Arkansas and beyond.