Today we’d like to introduce you to Kimberly Blevins.
Hi Kimberly , can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
People ask me all the time how Aisle Be There came to be. I wish I had some dramatic “I’ve dreamed of this since I was five years old” story, but the truth is a lot less glamorous—and a lot more realistic.
My career has always centered around people. For years I worked in nonprofit leadership, planning community programs, organizing events, training staff and volunteers, and finding ways to bring people together. Somewhere along the way, I realized the spreadsheets and meetings weren’t what filled my cup. It was watching people celebrate milestones, solve problems, and create memories.
Eventually, that passion led me into wedding planning in a previous role. One day my longtime friend and coworker, Jana, looked at me and said, “What if we just did this ourselves?”
It was one of those comments that hangs in the air for a second before you realize…wait…that might actually work.
The more we talked, the more we realized our community was missing something. Wedding planning had become this luxury service that many couples assumed wasn’t for them. We kept hearing the same thing: “Wedding planners are too expensive,” or “We’re just having a small wedding.”
As a 2022 bride who planned my own wedding on a budget, I got it. I knew exactly what it felt like to price something out and immediately think, “Well…that’s not happening.”
The couples we wanted to serve weren’t planning celebrity weddings, and honestly, neither were we. They were teachers, nurses, mechanics, first responders, small business owners, and hardworking people simply excited to marry the love of their lives. They deserved someone in their corner just as much as couples spending six figures.
So in January 2025, Aisle Be There officially became a reality.
We didn’t burst onto the wedding scene at a full sprint. It was probably more of a cautious jog with equal parts excitement and “What have we gotten ourselves into?” But we had something we believed in and a team that was willing to build it together.
One of the biggest blessings has been our team. Kayla started as an assistant planner and quickly became an incredible lead planner who’s helped shape so much of who we are today. Every person on our team brings different experiences, personalities, talents, and perspectives. We joke that we’re a little bit of everything, but that’s exactly what makes us work. No matter who our couples are, chances are someone on our team understands where they’re coming from.
Our mission has never been to create the most extravagant weddings. It’s been to create meaningful ones.
Beautiful doesn’t have to mean expensive.
Your wedding day shouldn’t feel like a production you’re managing. Your mom shouldn’t be directing vendors. Your best friend shouldn’t be setting up centerpieces in heels. Your uncle shouldn’t be watching the clock to make sure dinner starts on time.
They should be making memories right alongside you.
One thing weddings have taught us is this: something will go wrong.
Every. Single. Wedding.
Maybe it’s a boutonniere that refuses to cooperate. Maybe a zipper decides today is the day it quits its job. Maybe the flower girl stages a full protest halfway down the aisle. We’ve dealt with rain, wind, forgotten marriage licenses, missing cake servers, traffic, power hiccups, wardrobe malfunctions, and once…a hurricane.
And somehow, everyone still got married.
That’s our job. While you’re laughing with friends, hugging grandparents, or ugly crying during your vows, we’re quietly solving problems behind the scenes. Most of the time, our couples never even know anything happened—and that’s exactly how we like it.
Since opening, we’ve had the privilege of celebrating weddings in barns, vineyards, elegant venues, family backyards, mountaintops, and just about everywhere in between. We’ve helped bring Hallmark Christmas weddings, Halloween weddings, Lord of the Rings weddings, Harry Potter weddings, and every style imaginable to life.
Every wedding is different.
Every love story is different.
And honestly, that’s what keeps this job fun.
One groom asked me what the hardest part of my job is.
Without hesitation, I told him it was saying goodbye.
As planners, we’re invited into one of the biggest seasons of someone’s life. Sometimes we spend over a year talking almost weekly. We celebrate victories, navigate stress, answer late-night questions, calm nerves, and become part planner, part cheerleader, part therapist, and occasionally part emergency seamstress.
Then wedding day arrives.
They get married.
We hug.
And just like that, our chapter together is over.
It’s a strange mix of emotions. I’m incredibly proud watching everything come together, but there’s always a little sadness too. Somewhere between vendor meetings and seating charts, many of our clients stop feeling like clients and start feeling like friends.
None of this would’ve happened without my husband, Scott.
People talk about starting a business like it’s one big exciting adventure—and it is—but they don’t always mention the sleepless nights, the self-doubt, the random 2 a.m. ideas that absolutely cannot wait until morning, or the moments you wonder if you’ve completely lost your mind.
Scott has been there for every bit of it.
He’s celebrated every booking like we’d just landed the royal wedding. He’s listened to me rehearse ceremonies while he was trying to eat dinner. He’s hauled more boxes of décor than any husband should ever have to, and he knows far more about charger plates and table linens than he ever planned on learning.
When I questioned myself, he never did.
He believed in this dream before I fully believed in it myself, and for that I’ll always be grateful. Marrying my best friend has been the greatest blessing—and yes, I’m sticking with my promise that we’re in this till we’re ghosts.
Looking back, Aisle Be There was never really about weddings.
It’s about people.
It’s about helping everyday couples celebrate extraordinary love stories without feeling overwhelmed or priced out. It’s about giving families the freedom to be fully present, creating memories they’ll talk about for years, and proving that every love story deserves to be celebrated—no matter the budget.
If this journey has taught me anything, it’s that the best stories rarely begin with a perfect business plan.
Sometimes they begin with someone looking at you and saying,
“Hey…I have a crazy idea.”
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Not long into starting the business, my co-partner had to take a step back and focus on her family while navigating some life changes (with my full support). This was extremely challenging because there was no more “divide and conquer”. It was very overwhelming at times, chaotic. Like a wedding, starting a business is full of small details you don’t always think about until it’s time to make decisions.
Each wedding is similar in nature and structure, but completely different in personality. At every wedding, we learn something new. Sometimes it gets added as a bullet point in our contract (there is a story behind every single bullet point).
Like most people starting their own business, we had to research, ask a lot of questions, and figure out what worked and what didn’t (this never ends).
Off the record: there is a story that made starting out very challenging, but I’m not sure how to convey it in a way that doesn’t sound like an episode of Jerry Springer.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
What sets Aisle Be There apart from other wedding planners, and the honest answer is… a few things.
First, we’re very intentional about who we serve. We focus on everyday couples working with real-world budgets—teachers, nurses, first responders, small business owners, families just trying to have a beautiful wedding without starting their marriage off with a mountain of debt. That alone makes our approach a little different in this industry.
We also keep our pricing far more accessible than what you’ll typically see for full-service planning. And part of the reason we’re able to do that is simple: Aisle Be There isn’t our sole source of income right now. This business was built out of passion, not pressure, which gives us the freedom to keep things affordable and focus on the couples we’re serving instead of just the bottom line.
We also offer payment plans, because weddings are expensive enough without feeling like everything is due all at once. If we can make things a little easier and less stressful, that’s always the goal.
But one of the biggest things that truly sets us apart is our décor inventory.
We have built up a large collection of wedding and event décor that our clients can use completely free of charge. No rental fees, no surprise charges—just available items to help stretch budgets and make things easier. And honestly, a lot of what we have came from past couples who wanted their wedding pieces to “live on” and be used again instead of sitting in a storage closet forever.
So now those pieces get a second (and third, and fourth) life, helping other couples create beautiful weddings without spending extra money. It’s one of my favorite parts of what we do—because nothing says “community” like a vase that’s seen five different weddings and is still going strong.
At the end of the day, we’re not trying to compete with luxury planning firms or overcomplicate the process. We just really love helping people have a meaningful, well-run wedding without all the financial stress that so often comes with it.
What do you like best about our city? What do you like least?
I’ll be honest, being in the foothills, we don’t get round yer neck of the woods often
Pricing:
- Most Day of/ Month of Packages are under $1k
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.aislebetherenc.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aislebetherenc
