Cinderella Brides
The Cinderella Brides program is Heart Events’ founder, Sheri Steffens’, passion project. The idea is to take the financial burden and stress that comes with wedding planning out of the equation, allowing brides and their families to simply enjoy their big celebration. Couples selected to receive this service will be delivered a customized wedding designed by our expert team of planners and in true fairytale fashion, most of the planning is kept secret until the big reveal before the couple’s wedding day. Sheri started Cinderella Brides to support families and individuals facing challenging circumstances. Because we believe everyone should be given the opportunity to have the wedding they’ve always dreamed of. This is a day to celebrate family, friends, and love. No matter what you’re going through, we are here to help!
“It has become my passion to bring to reality that which seems impossible.”
When I moved back to St. Charles, I had purchased my first house. After moving all of my things in, there were obviously items that didn’t fit in my new space. I sold a bunch of things on the local “buy/sell/trade” site. Well, one items caught the eye of a guy that happened to live down the street. Many email exchange had us laughing and joking around…we had obvious chemistry. I loved his humor, positive nature and all around easy-going personality…his smile and dimples didn’t hurt either. He paid for the shelf in pennies; 600 of them… Over the next year, I got to know him, his daughter and the rest of his family. I couldn’t imagine my life without them in it. After being together for about a year, my mom was diagnosed with cancer, I took a leap of faith and quit my full-time job to pursue Real Estate and also sold my house. I would have never been able to make it through such a crazy time without this man by my side. He encouraged me to find strength I didn’t even know that I had. The next several months were tough. Seeing someone you love going through the hell that is chemotherapy. Patrick stepped up to help my family, helped me laugh when I needed it and was my rock. Through all of this, I absolutely knew without a doubt in my mind, that we were meant to be together forever. He was God’s plan for me. You always hear people say “you just know” when someone is the one…I never believed it until it happened to me. I just knew. One night while taking a walk in our neighborhood, we sat down on a bench next to the lake and watched the fountains. We were talking about the future…the next thing I knew…he was proposing. In normal Patrick fashion, he had completely thrown me off…always keeping me surprised. Of course, I said yes! We are engaged! <3 I am marrying my best friend. Now I again own this shelf and he has 600 pennies!
St. Louis is where I had called home for the last 18 years, and I had my eyes and heart set on moving back to the south (where I was born and originally from), but after learning of my mom’s very rare brain diagnosis, I knew my time in St. Louis wasn’t over.
Cinderella Brides
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
“Everything was so perfect. Just the way we always thought it would be. The location was great and was right next to a hotel! Thanks for everything!”
Julie Ohlms
“I can’t think of anything you guys could do to improve your service. Everyone was so friendly and helpful, all and all it was a wonderful experience. We loved the venue, and the view overlooking the river.”
Diane Morris