Weddings

Jen Martin is a prominent name in the aerial performance industry, renowned for making weddings truly unforgettable. Her company, Suspended Fluidity, specializes in delivering breathtaking aerial performances that entertain and enhance various events. Jen is committed to ensuring these presentations are safe, artistic, and professional, helping couples create memorable moments for their event.

Previously, Jen owned an entertainment company in New York that booked dancers and aerialists. After relocating to Arizona, she founded Suspended Fluidity in 2021 to combine her passions for performing, creating, and teaching.

When it comes to her craft, Jen says, “I will always love to combine aerial and dance in unique ways whenever possible.” She continuously brings fresh ideas to captivate event guests, including an aerial-based lollipop diamond apparatus and a movable, wearable champagne skirt.

When Rakini Chinery moved to Prescott in 1989, she was seeking a fresh start. Having worked at flower shops in her native Boston, she applied to several local ones and landed a job at Allan’s Flowers.

A decade later when the owner wanted to sell, Rakini saw a way to create a future: she had a vision for what the store could be.

“I felt like it was something I could grow,” she said during a recent interview. Now, 25 years later, it has met her expectations. “We’ve taken it by leaps and bounds.”

The Allan’s staff is as busy as ever with flower arrangements and deliveries for every occasion, but even more importantly, the shop offers an experience.

Planning an event comes with countless details, but when it comes to drinks, A Cold Pony ensures you can sit back, relax, and sip in style. This innovative mobile bar and cocktail service combines professional expertise with creative customization, offering an unforgettable experience for events across Arizona—and beyond.

From inspiration to reality, the vision for A Cold Pony began with a simple observation. While bartending in the mid-2000s, founder Kelly Tolbert frequently received requests to handle private events, from holiday gatherings to backyard parties. Realizing the need for professional mobile bartending services, she launched her journey in 2005, serving events directly in clients’ homes. By 2019, she transformed her concept into something truly unique: a beautifully revamped horse trailer, “A Cold Pony,” bringing charm and convenience to events of all kinds.

Unlike traditional bars, A Cold Pony offers a personalized and intimate experience. As the face of the company, Kelly takes pride in facilitating every event herself, ensuring memorable interactions for guests. Custom signage and themed decorations further elevate the experience, whether it’s a rustic wedding, a chic corporate event, or a lively birthday party. A Cold Pony caters to a wide range of events and can be set up indoors or outdoors, requiring a small footprint.

Since she was a child, baking has been a love language for Kelly Gallegos. Now, through her business, Mac Daddy Macarons, she bakes love into every single cookie she makes.

French macarons, meringue-based sandwich cookies made with almond flour, egg whites, confectioners’ sugar, and fillings, are “having a moment right now,” Kelly said, in large part because they’re nice to look at. Kelly initially wanted to learn to make them even though she’d never tasted one, because “they’re just beautiful.”