Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sasha Souza was raised by a flower-child mom who encouraged her daughter’s flair for the dramatic. Cultivating a background in the theater arts, Sasha emerged as a businesswoman with a gift for theatrical styling and, after helping numerous friends and family members plan their weddings, she opened her first event design firm called The Whole Shebang!. Tod
ay she is an event scholar, designing events and weddings the same way a Broadway producer approaches a play — she makes sure that the stars shine and the audience/guests always go home wanting more. She was also a featured event planner on the Style Network TV show "Whose Wedding is it Anyway???" Sasha and her work are also frequently featured on television programming including CBS “Early Show”, ABC’s “Primetime” wedding series special, “Inside Edition”, “Eye on LA”, and “In Wine Country”, "Get Married" and upcoming on "Marcel’s Quantum Kitchen" for SyFy, among other shows. Sasha Souza was also a featured celebrity speaker at the Conde Nast Bridal Group’s Wedding March series part of the March on Madison series as well as a regular speaker at The Special Event Show Conferences and is an active keynote speaker for events across the country. Her speaking engagements have taken her all across the United States and to Tokyo, Japan to educate her peers & couples about the hottest trends in wedding & event design. Sasha Souza was honored by Modern Bride Magazine as one of the first Top 25 Trendsetters in the wedding industry…the only planner in the San Francisco Bay Area to ever receive the honor. Currently, Sasha sits on the advisory board for Event Solutions Magazine, a magazine dedicated to showcasing the best in the events industry. She is also a member of ISES (International Special Events Society) and CANVAS (Concierge Alliance Napa Valley & Sonoma)
Sasha believes strongly in giving back to the community that has provided so much for her. From 2008 - 2013, she was the Events Chair for the SEARCH Foundation and served on the Executive Committee. SEARCH helps peers in the events industry who are faced with catastrophic loss & illness. Sasha was also the Founding President of Wish Upon A Wedding from September 2009 - April 2013. Wish Upon A Wedding is the nation’s only wedding wish granting non-profit for couples facing terminal illness. Sasha published her first book in January 2010, Signature Sasha: Magnificent Weddings by Design. She followed that up in 2015 with Signature Sasha: Weddings & Celebrations to Inspire available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com and independent booksellers or from signaturesasha.com. In 2016, her wedding design planner, Signature Sasha: Wedding Design Planner will also debut. In 2013, Sasha Souza garnered the coveted IATA/IATAN Accredited Travel Agent license to assist her clients in planning their group room blocks and land travel.
