When you invite someone to your personal backstage, you are not giving them pieces of your resume. You’re offering more of this. It’s not only your personality, your experiences, your choices.Most of all, it’s the human behind the professional…and don’t forget the swollen feet! Maria Pia is full my name, but everyone calls me Pia. I’m a mother of two, William and Sonia Jo Rose, and like every mother, I assume that 24 hours will never be enough for me.

CONVERSE-LOVER

The fundamentals of my being very organized and focused come from my position as a buyer for an Apulian Imp. & Exp. Company. During these 12 years, I was lucky enough to learn how to work in stressful enviroment. I’ve refined my expertise in creating schedules and managing capital. I’ve gained great results using the art of bargaining and learn how take responsabilities. Above alle these skills, the most important has been the ability to build a good reputation. Establishing relationships is the most essential part of my business. In the end this was what have made me a reliable professional in wedding industry.

But I wanted more.

In 2014, a man appeared on my path. His name was Richard Carbotti. He was the brilliant and extraordinary soul heading to one of the most valued designing wedding agencies in Rhode Island, USA.
I was invited to attend “The Special Events Show” in Nashville. In that occasion I’ve had the unique opportunity to meet the USA wedding industry’s top professionals.

It was during this event that I realized Puglia could easily enter the destination wedding “Hall of Fame”.I was right as now Puglia is among the most attractive destinations for international weddings together with Florence, Rome, and Venice. Looking back at my own evolution I realize that everything I needed was already here, surrounding me with all its uniqueness and beauty: the land I left behind as a girl is my beginning and yet…