Hi there, I am the owner of Marino Made Events!

I began event planning after working for the Walt Disney Company in 2013. It was during that internship that I realized I was passionate about events and making people’s dreams come true. I started off my event planning career by shadowing and learning all I could, then officially launched Marino Made Events in 2016. It has been a whirlwind owning my own business, but I wouldn’t trade it for the WORLD!

I have been married to my college sweetheart for 8 years now and we have two beautiful girls together (Cornelia and Charlotte). I cherish being a mom to these sweet souls. However, when I am not moming it up I also enjoy reading, hiking, shopping and being around friends!

I believe that God made each person a unique and beautiful creation and that my calling as an event planner is to find that and showcase it. I want to serve and uplift the vision you have and hope you would consider making me a part of your team!

Hey guys, I am a lead coordinator for and Floral Partner of Marino Made Events!

I am the mother of 3 beautiful children: Courtney, 25; Abigail, 13; and Evan, 11. Even though I grew up all over the United States and all my babies were born in New Mexico, I consider San Antonio, TX, my home.

I have organized weddings, planned birthday parties, and overseen corporate events for most of my life. I recently took this passion full time as the owner and creative director of A2Z Floral and Events! I have been working with Marino Made Events since 2019 and we felt like adding a floral partner to this company was the perfect marriage of organization and design! I still regularly coordinate weddings, but now I get to serve you in even more ways!.

Hey y’all, my name is Lauren Carter!

I have been part of the Marino Made Events team since 2021 and have loved every second of it. I grew up in Texas for most of my life and consider it to be home. After graduating in 2021 at UTSA with my degree in English, I married my college sweetheart and started working full time at my church on the Volunteer and Connections teams.

Working with events was always a dream of mine. From a very young age I would make itineraries for my birthday parties, inspo boards for the decor and so much more, which was the start of my love for event planning. I love seeing all the details and ideas come to life, and I love getting to have a hand in making it happen. It is what makes me love being a part of events, it's magical.

Hey, hey, hey there!

I have been a part of the Marino Made Events dream team since 2018. Since moving to San Antonio in 2016, I have worked full time as a College Minister at UTSA. In my free time, I enjoy discovering local San Antonio restaurants and coffee shops, hammocking in my backyard, drinking way too many Topo Chicos, and petting other people’s dogs.

I graduated from the University of Houston (go coogs!) in 2016 with business degrees in Accounting and Marketing. I have always had an eye for organization and efficiency, but my interest in Event Coordinating developed in college while volunteering to coordinate many of my own friends’ weddings. I love to problem solve and to see a couple’s wedding day unfold exactly the way they have always dreamed!