Charlie Cooper

 

Firstly, allow me to introduce myself, I am Charlotte-aka Charlie-Cooper founder and coordinator of ‘By Charlie’

I have almost 20 years of experience in the events and hospitality industry- a decade of which was in my home city of London, England- where I worked on Europe’s biggest home & lifestyle exhibitions, London Fashion Week, The Queens Jubilee at Buckingham Palace (yes…the actual queen of England!!) and various other exciting live events. I moved to St Lucia in 2013 permanently and  am now a proud St Lucian Citizen, business owner and mum to my beautiful son born in early 2015 & daughter born in late 2019.  Since we will be spending a lot of time talking about YOU, here’s some random facts about me. My hobbies include- home decor/ DIY , movies, reading, music (listening not playing), swimming/beaching with my kids and as of 2024 learning to cook. I am a homebody, mojito or rosè wine drinker, avid sushi, seafood and pasta lover and Red Bull addict. I am an introverted extrovert and keep a small circle of friends and I speak every single day to my family in the UK!!! I spend a lot of time at the side of a football field watching my son in goal or doing arts & crafts / dancing with my daughter.  I believe in kindness always and I endeavor to build not just a professional relationship with my clients, but also a personal one for them to feel comfortable with me and enjoy the planning process.

 

 

Della

 

is my incredible assistant- both personally and for my events. She is my right arm- and we certainly wouldn’t be where we are today without her! Della took an interest in events when my son started school and she had less to do for me on a personal level but wanted to stay on with us. Having worked for me already for 2 years by that point, I recognized her skill set and strengths, so I threw her in at the deep end on a wedding of 450 people and she blew my mind with her efficiency and initiative as well as her work ethic and ability to lead. She has great ideas and however stressful the job or day may be, brings a beautiful smile and a huge burst of positivity and happiness with her! She is mum to beautiful 14 year old Aria, 4 year old Joy and her late son Jayden who lives up in heaven but watches over his mama being a kickaas supermom everyday to his little sisters. She is the adventurous one of us- loves tours, exploring and anything physical & outdoorsy.She too is a foodie and spends a lot of time on the football sidelines as her eldest daughter plays football for St Lucias junior national team. Practical and quick thinking, gets on with everyone and the one you will find dancing behind the scenes during your big day and if you invite her up- showing you some stuff ON the dance floor too!

 

 

The Team

 

Alongside us are my wonderful team decor led by Rodey and Suean who are 2 of the main reasons we can exist and do what we do. They make my vision come to life and are there with and for me during setup no matter what crazy requests or ideas I have, tolerating me when I change my mind, add things and come up with new ideas with hours to go. They are draping  & DIY gods and work through the night, through the day and still bring positivity, attention to detail, thorough clean work and a fantastic can do attitude.

 

For florals, lighting, transport, bar & waiting staff we have our preferred , long term vendors we prefer to use- I have tried and tested various of each field and in my opinion these are the best of the best here in St Lucia and have been regular team members for a number of years.The work you see from us on our gallery are jobs where we have collaborated with this preferred team! Each are each incredible in their own fields and they are key parts of the finished product you see from us.

 

For Catering, DJ, Live Entertainment, Photographers, Videographers, Hair, Makeup and any other vendors you may need we have around 5 of each we highly recommend and since each of these elements are such personal choices we usually recommend 2 based on the clients’ requirements, budget and style, then send images or host a meeting/tasting if possible so they can make the final decision.

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