MARIANA NAVA
Certified Event Planner, Designer & Producer
I am a young experienced Wedding Planner from Mexico City who specialized in Events Management at William Angliss Institute in Melbourne, Australia.
During my time in Melbourne, I got the opportunity to work at some of the largest and most important events such as the Formula 1 Grand Prix, The Australian Open, The Melbourne Cup and The Food and Wine Festival. I was involved in the coordination of numerous Gala Dinners and Fundraiser Events and worked for one of the largest Catering companies in Melbourne (Atlantic Group) where I gained experience not only in logistics and production but also in high quality service.
Once I returned from Melbourne, I started to work at a local company in San Miguel de Allende, assisting the Director and coordinating over 50 Destination Weddings. For over 3 years I was in charge of the whole planning process including: budgeting, catering, styling, flowers, logistics and production.
After those years, I moved back to Mexico City and started to work as an Event Coordinator at Gonzalez + Helfon, one of the most prestigious, creative and major event companies in Mexico. While working at G+H, I organized events all over Mexico, Los Angeles and Miami.
During the pandemics, as the events were paused, I decided to do a Masters in Interactive Digital Media at Griffith College in Dublin, Ireland. When the events industry resumed its activities, I came back to San Miguel de Allende and continued planning and coordinating weddings.
Nowadays, I work as an Event Manager at Zumo doing catering and events, but also as an Independent Destination Wedding Planner doing what I love: creating unforgettable experiences for my clients.
More Than a Wedding Planner
10 things about me:
1. I have a passion for traveling – I have lived in New Zealand and Australia. My favorite cities are: Tokyo, Budapest, Krakow, Munich and Dubrovnik.
2. I studied a Bachelor Degree in Mass Media Communication from Universidad Panamericana (Mexico City, Mexico), a Diploma in Events Management from William Angliss Institute (Melbourne, Australia) and a Masters Degree in Interactive Digital Media from Griffith College (Dublin, Ireland).
3. Since I was a little girl I loved celebrating my birthday (oct 29th). Every year I planned a themed party or a Halloween party. I enjoyed every single part of the planning and the decoration process.
4. I have a passion for Interior Design. I actually studied a Diploma in this subject. That’s why decoration and flowers are my favorite part of events.
5. I have a hidden passion for astronomy. I originally started to study Physics as a bachelor Degree because I wanted to be an Astronomer, I love to watch the constellations and planets on a starry night (rare to happen).
6. I collect The Little Prince Books, proud to say I have them in several languages including: Japanese, Hindi, Polish, Turkish and Korean.
7. Although I do events at the beach and lived at a beach city I don´t like the sand, the humid heat, I prefer cold and dry places.
8. My parents are art collectors and since I was a kid, my mother took me to museums, theaters and concerts. So I developed a passion for art. My favorite painters are: Kandinsky, Chagall, Dalí, Rothko and Klee.
9. I am a Perfectionist with OCD that can’t eat a sandwich with the ham coming out from the edges, can’t leave the house without cleaning all dishes and have my clothes ordered by color.
10. My strongest skills at events are: providing an excellent service to the clients and their guest (during and before the event), following the logistics, and timeline as it was discussed and last but not least, the design of the event including flowers, table set up, printed items, lighting and furniture.
