GL Spotlight: Lisa Lafferty Events

With exquisite attention to detail, Lisa Lafferty is the queen of events planning that features beauty, extravagance, and drama! With 10 amazing years in the industry, Lisa understands every necessary detail from romance to entertainment providing her own personal touch of glam to each event she is involved in. Lafferty who was a GL Bridal herself has planned many celebrities weddings, including our recent GL Bride, Christine Quinn. We talked to Lisa about her personal journey and what it was like planning Christine Quinn's wedding . As told by Lisa:

Hey Lisa, tell us a little bit about yourself and your background in wedding planning?
I started in the event industry about 10 years ago, after working in hospitality, and then took the leap and founded my own company, Beverly Hills Premier Catering, in 2014.

One of my main goals, as a luxury catering outfit, was to create highly custom/bespoke culinary experiences with a refined aesthetic.

While learning the ropes of event planning through my hospitality experience, I started getting called upon by A-list celebrities, as well as Rodeo Drive fashion and fine jewelry boutiques, to create custom menus and cater for their lavish events. That then quickly translated into me taking the role of planning the entire event.

Due to the overwhelming demand from my clients, in 2018, I expanded my hospitality empire beyond catering and created Lisa Lafferty Events.

I would say my planning style could best be described as “refined elegance.” I take pride in creating highly detailed, one-of-a-kind luxury experiences that are truly unique and that really channel the client’s own personal style.


When did you know you wanted to be a wedding planner?
I knew I wanted to be a wedding planner the minute that I catered my first wedding. We have created some really spectacular, highly thought-out food displays and couture style menu items and I found that once I was doing the food, I wanted to curate the whole experience.

I typically bond quite quickly with my clients and more often than not, they really lean on me as a sounding board and ask my opinion on creative ideas. Sometimes they would even tell me that they wished I could just plan their whole event. There was something that they really trusted in me and my vision, so it was a natural extension for me to get into wedding planning.

What is the hardest part of your job?
Actually, and this may sound funny, since one of my main tasks as an event planner is to make big decisions, but, believe it or not, I am a really indecisive person. The silver lining in this is that so many amazing & creative ideas run through my head, so the challenge is to think through these thoroughly and finally select the one that I want the most.


What is your favourite thing about your job?
My favorite part of my job is really being able to create. There is something about building an idea from scratch and putting all of the pieces together to create an experience for clients and guests to enjoy. That’s really a personal win for me.

My other favorite part, and the most important part, is seeing my clients and their guests having the best time of their lives at the event. When I see that, I know that my job is done.