Planner Profile: Ashley Shannon of Coston and Co.
Today we are spotlighting our member Coston & Co! This planning company was founded in 2013 by Ashley Shannon!
Coston & Company, a Nashville wedding planning team, likes to keep it simple. Our aesthetic is easy-going, like us. We let the power of details refine our events from design to execution. In our process, we emphasize well-planned logistics through consistent communication, thorough planning task lists, and a timeline garnered with every day-of detail. Ashley, chief planner, is the purveyor of wedding dreams and love lover. Thriving in stressful situations with a knack for keeping clients calm; it’s nearly impossible to rattle her composure. She's a doer, logistics master, how-to-get-shit-done guru.
Photo by Rebecca Denton
Who is your dream client?
My dream client is someone who trusts me wholeheartedly and wants to zig when others zag.
Where do you find inspiration?
From travels and pulling many home design elements into event design
Photo by Julie Paisley
Photo by Julie Paisley
Photo by Julie Paisley
Where’s the craziest place you’ve ever worked?
Not crazy, but unusual - private residence wedding on a man-made lake
Photo by Cassidy Carson
What do you enjoy most about your work?
Creative freedom with event design and getting to know our clients and their families
What is your trademark or super power?
Gracefully get shit done!
Photo by Julie Paisley
Photo by Julie Paisley
Photo by Julie Paisley
On my days off you can find me…
enjoying a hike, organizing a closet or chasing the sunset
I’m dying to take a trip to…
Greece
If you owned a restaurant, what food would it serve?
Italian market with picnic baskets to-go full of wine, cheese, fresh bread and fruit!
Learn more about Coston & Co on their website!