Katie Martin

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Katie Martin (born Katie Louise Van Veen on January 8, 1972) is an American consultant in the special events industry. She designs special event, floral and special celebrity chef events.

Personal life[]

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Martin was born in Washington, DC. In 1994, she graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, with a BS in accounting. She has one son and one daughter and is married to Neftali Miguel Vasquez Perez.

Features and interviews[]

• Style Network's show Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?^[1]
• Washingtonian magazine^[2]
• Washington Post^[3]
• Elegant Bride magazine^[4]
• Floral Management magazine^[5]
• WUSA (Washington, DC, CBS affiliate)^[6]
• WTOP (Washington, DC, talk-radio station)^[7]
• TBD TV (Washington, DC, cable television network)^[8]

Martin's work also has been showcased in DC Modern Luxury Magazine, Flower Magazine, Catering Magazine, Florists' Review, Washington Woman, Grace Ormonde, Upscale Magazine, Bride & Bloom, Modern Bride, My Day Magazine, The Knot, Engaged Magazine, and La Bella Bride.

Founded in 1998, Martin's wedding and event planning company, Elegance & Simplicity Wedding & Event Designers, Inc. (located in Washington, DC with a sister office in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) has planned thousands of events worldwide.^[9] Martin also founded and runs Green Life DC, a consulting firm that helps individuals, families, events and businesses be more environmentally friendly.

Katie Martin has written five books. She also managed the world's first eco-friendly sustainable wedding magazine - Eco-Beautiful Weddings.

References[]

External links[]

• Elegance & Simplicity