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Founded in 2011, lemon and lime has seen just about everything the last decade+ in this crazy, yet amazing industry! We’re always learning though and trying to figure out ways to do it better. lemon & lime is a boutique planning firm, meaning we work very closely with clients on the entire wedding weekend and just about every.single.detail that goes into them.. We don’t take more than one wedding a weekend and only take on about 8-10 wedding clients a year. This allows us to give our clients all the time and attention they need in addition to our husbands, kids, family and friends.
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KATEY Clark
I’m a wedding planner, and this always comes out, whether I’m at the dentist or talking about the weather, because I’m proud of what we do!
I also love throwing in that my first job was on Capitol Hill and people look at me like— “so how did you get here?” Oops. I’m actually from Ohio (which always comes out as well, my love for that state is hilarious)! I used to live in DC but loved how laid-back Baltimore was. I’m obsessed with Pittsburgh Sports, and of course no one likes me around here because I love the Steelers. But my husband likes me and he’s a huge Ravens fans, so I have faith you can like me too. I started lemon & lime with Ashley Amtmann in 2011; we figured if we were going to be working 70+ hour weeks, why not do it for ourselves? We missed connecting with and enjoying people—and we were sick of clients being an email address that we barely knew. So we dove right into one of the most personal days of a person's life— their wedding.
We also started this so we could create our own schedules as we started to grow our families. We work long and late and I’m never on the couch without my computer, but lemon & lime is our first “baby” and it needs us.
Some think we’re crazy; I actually LOVE when our clients who are doctors or in medical school say, “I could never do what you do.” Like they don’t save lives on a daily basis? But there is a reason wedding planners are in the top 5 of the most stressful jobs. You have to LOVE what you do to make it, and I truly do.
Morgan Mauldin, Operations Manager + Lead Planner
After starting as an intern during the late summer wedding season of 2014, I could have only dreamed that I’d be lemon & lime’s first full time employee 5 years later! It goes to show hard work really does pay off, and when you have a mentor as incredible as Katey and clients that turn into fast friends, you only want to work hard for them!
As the Operations Manager, I truly get to do what I love everyday. Which is keeping everyone organized and on track, collaborating and creating with my team and other insanely talented wedding professionals while cultivating client relationships and so.much.more! I love that each day is a little different and I like to think it keeps me extra fresh and focused.
When I’m not plugging away on my computer or out and about at meetings, I’m usually at home with my husband, Derek, and our yorkie-poo, Chibbs, forcing them to watch a horror movie with me while eating take out from my favorite Mexican restaurant.
Karrie Cook, LeaD Planner Social Events
I began working with lemon & lime in April 2017, but the love affair really began during the planning process for my own July 2014 wedding. I just loved lemon & lime so much that I had to be them! Baltimore has been my home for (cough) years and I love exploring all the novelties that it has to offer!
I did take a little hiatus from Baltimore to attend college in South Carolina at Clemson University - Go Tigers, where my love for all things southern grew. Pretty sure every once in a while you may catch me saying a little "y'all!" My favorite part of a wedding is the first time the couple sees each other. Whether this is a private moment during the "first look" or that walk down the aisle where they lock eyes for the first time, it is such an organic and genuine emotion that each of them will remember forever. I love getting to know the couples and their style and vision and their day and it's a bittersweet moment at the end of the evening knowing they will carry on to live such a fabulous life together!
Yen southwood, Event ProduceR
I started with lemon & lime in May of 2017 as an intern! After years of learning and growing with the company, I'm now proud to be an event producer for such an amazingly talented company.
There are so many aspects of being an event planner that I love, whether it be the creative or logistical side of the job, it's hard to name just one. I love meeting new clients, connecting with them and really understanding their style. I get a kick out of presenting them with ideas that are spot on to their personalities and tastes. Mindy Weiss once said in an interview that event planners help create life's memories for their clients and that has always stuck with me. I consider it an honor and privilege to help our clients create amazing lifelong memories during such important times in their lives.
Aside from planning and daydreaming about our client's weddings and events, I spend time with my husband and our baby girl. I love to travel, read, shop and keep up to date on my celebrity gossip.
“After working with them to plan our wedding we not only had the best day ever but also gained two friends in Baltimore! They far exceeded our expectations and went above and beyond at every opportunity to make sure our day was perfect.”