jena steinke, owner + principle wedding planner and designer
Hello! I’m Jena, owner and creator of Blush + Bloom Weddings. I’m a compulsive organizer and list maker, with a passion for wedding and event planning. I am a believer that wedding planning should be fun and stress free!
Wedding planning has always been a dream of mine, and while planning my own wedding I knew this was the path I was destined to follow. After 5 years coordinating corporate events, I decided it was time to take a leap of faith and fully submerge my focus on wedding planning. I decided to create Blush + Bloom, an intimate company that focuses on in-depth personalization of couples’ weddings. I take planning each wedding personally!
Blush + Bloom Wedding Planning is based in Dayton and specializes in customizing your wedding day to match your personality. I believe your wedding should be a memorable experience, and I am here to help bring the personal touches to life from design to execution!
Lisa Fantaci, lead Wedding Planner
Hi! I’m Lisa Fantaci, an energetic, detail oriented, driven entrepreneur who’s passion fell hard for weddings, event planning, and coordinating. Weddings and special events are once in a lifetime occasions that should be enjoyed 100% stress-free. I truly love the planning process all the way through the execution of a perfect event.
I first fell in love with weddings in 2000, and started my own wedding planning service. During that timeframe, I coordinated many wonderful weddings and special events firmly solidifying my love of events!
In 2018 Jena and I realized we had the same tremendous passion for events while we were at our gym one day. We immediately knew that we had to join forces. Together we make a great team committed to excellence and bringing our clients’ visions to life.
Together we are full of countless ideas that add personality and unique experiences to each event, and we can’t wait to work with you!
Chantelle Mickey, Wedding Planner
Hello! I’m Chantelle Mickey, and I have the best job in the world! I get to work with an amazing group of women who help peoples dreams come true.
I got my first taste of wedding planning with my own wedding in 2007 and then started helping friends and family plan their events.
While life led me away from wedding planning for a few years, I decided to take matters into my own hands and I became certified as an event planner in 2019, a wedding planner in 2020, and will soon be certified as an interior designer, all from the New York Institute of Art and Design.
I am a note-taker, list-maker, and very detail oriented. I am one of those people who wants things as organized as they possibly can be. I absolutely love what I do and I try to let my joy and enthusiasm shine through when it comes to helping you plan your wedding.
Together, we will make your wedding dreams a reality and an experience of a lifetime!
Amy Hehe, Wedding Planner
Hi! I’m Amy, a motivated, hardworking perfectionist that believes every detail matters when it comes to making your vision a reality.
I first fell in love with wedding and event planning during the process of planning my own wedding. Since then, I have helped to plan and coordinate numerous weddings and corporate events. Making the
day stress-free and a reflection of the bride & groom is essential to me! My favorite part? For me it’s seeing the happiness exude from the couple throughout their special day over those little details that mean the most to them come to fruition.
Early on after joining Blush + Bloom I realized this wasn’t just a business but a family, a constantly growing family. We can’t wait to speak with you and have you become a part of the Blush + Bloom family!
Shelley Winegarner, event assistant
Let’s get ready to celebrate! Hello, I am Shelley, one of the assistant planners and day of coordinators here at Blush and Bloom Weddings. I always knew I had a passion for event planning, starting with my own birthday parties as a kid. This passion has continued to blossom through years of event experience and planning my own wedding!
I went to high school with Jena, but our paths crossed many years later at a wedding show. At the time I was a wedding consultant with a local DIY florist, and I loved guiding couples through the wedding planning process.
Having assisted hundreds of couples, I’ve found my true calling helping couples realize their wedding goals. It is truly an honor to make sure our couples have the best wedding..one that is created just for them!
“With all of the stressful things I had going on while planning my wedding, Jena was always the one I could go to and know that if I needed it, she would take care of it. She was always a phone call or text away, she was ready for whatever I threw at her, and she listened to all of my last minute changes. Blush+Bloom truly made sure that my day was absolutely perfect and smooth sailing. I could go on and on about how amazing she and Lisa are. My wedding day is one I will never forget and it’s all because of Blush+Bloom! Thank you times a million - you are the best & I wouldn’t recommend anyone else but Jena and team if you’re looking for a wedding planner!”