Event Planning: Kristen Edwards

Event Planning: Kristen Edwards
By Kylie Fisher

Growing up ten years ago, kids would always tell their parents that they want to be a doctor, lawyer, or a teacher rarely would you have heard a child tell you that they want to go into the public relations field. However, now with shows and movies like the City, the Hills, and the Wedding Planner more and more girls want to pursue a career in public relations.
Kristen Edwards, a 2006 OSU graduate also wanted to step out of her comfort level as she pursued a job in event planning. In 2005, she got an internship at Platinum Occasions in Tulsa, Oklahoma. While this internship was only 500 hours it soon developed into something, she truly loved. While working at Platinum Occasions she has helped plan weddings, bar and bat mitzvah, and big upscale birthday parties.
“People think this job is glamorous but it’s actually a lot of hard work you have to set up consolations, get quotes from vendors, hope that those quotes fit into the budget and if they don’t try to make it happen. Even when the party is going you don’t get to really sit back and enjoy it because you are always making sure things are running smoothly and even when the party ends you are not finished because you have to make sure the vendors get all of their items back”.
“However, I have been to some memorable parties. The one party I still remember to this day was one we threw for a 4 year old. It was like something you see on that show Sweet 16 on MTV. The party was like a fair, it had cotton candy, face painting, a merry go round, a Ferris-Wheel, and even some clowns” said Edwards.
The thing I love most about my job is all the different interactions with all types of people. In addition, no job is ever the same so it’s never a boring day at work.