Daily Inspiration: Meet Abigail Dixon

Today we’d like to introduce you to Abigail Dixon

Hi Abigail, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I initially got into the event planning world by way of baking. That was something I had always done and enjoyed, but quickly discovered my lack of love for wedding cakes. (I still adore making wedding desserts, but hard pass on anything that requires more than one tier.) However, despite my discovery that I was not, in fact, going to be a world class cake artist, the small glimpse I got into that industry sparked my creativity for all other things wedding.

Over the next few years as many of my friends started getting engaged and married, I offered to help them out with any aspects of their weddings that needed an extra touch of creativity or organization. And I absolutely fell in love. There was something about wedding planning that stimulated both the right and left sides of my brain in the perfect balance, and gave me an outlet for the creativity that was constantly building up in me.

Planning, timelines, florals and decor, calligraphy, signage, stationary; you name it. When it comes to weddings, I did and still do just about everything. (Never tried the DJ thing, admittedly; I am self-aware enough to know that that would end badly.)

Fast forward a decade (and a whole lot of weddings) later and I finally went full time with my own event planning company, Bella Vie. It has been a crazy ride, but I have loved every second of it (because let’s face it; even the really insane parts make good stories).

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
I am not sure what a “smooth road” would even look like, but I also know I can’t complain about my journey. The rough parts shaped me to be who I am, and I would inevitably be a much more selfish and much less appreciative person without them. Nothing that is worth anything ever comes easy, and if it does, you won’t understand the value in what you have. Yes, there have been struggles. A lot of them. But I am grateful for each one. You can’t fake or manufacture depth of character, and pushing through the struggle instead of giving up and taking the easy way out has given me the ability to help and encourage and support so many others who have gone through similar challenges. To me, that is invaluable.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I own an event planning company in Northern Colorado called Bella Vie. While we specialize in weddings, my team and I do events of all kinds, and I am personally known for my ability to connect and network leading industry professionals together for creative collaborative endeavors. Going into these collaborations, I did not expect to discover that one of my greatest strengths was something that had never been on my radar. My recently discovered networking abilities have proven not only to help me build lasting relationships with other professionals in my industry, but to connect them to each other in a way that allows them to help each other grow their own businesses.

I have also found an unexpected outlet for my art and design skills in graphic and web design. The left side of my brain needs a break every once in a while from the hands-on projects I am constantly taking on (be it baking ridiculous amounts of cookies for a cookie and wine pairing or putting together elaborate floral arrangements for an event.)

Needless to say, I am never bored.

Can you tell us more about what you were like growing up?
I was always too creative for my own good. From as early as I can remember, I had an outrageous imagination, which channeled into every part of my childhood. If I wasn’t making up elaborate games for me and my friends to play, I was writing stories in one of my Lisa Frank notebooks (usually during some boring subject in school like math). Everything was an adventure to me, or something waiting to be created or brought to life.

I grew up in a screenless generation, and am incredibly thankful for that. I didn’t have any sisters, so I was always running around with my brothers and boy cousins, playing baseball in the street, setting off illegal fireworks or pranking our neighbors. Some of my favorite memories are of summer nights my brothers and I would sleep on our trampoline in sleeping bags or in the camping tent my dad would pitch for us in the backyard.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://bellavieeventcompany.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bellavieeventcompany/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bellavieeventcompany

Image Credits
Heather Marie Photography
Monarch and Sage Photography