THE VISION

HEY, - I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE! - MY NAME IS MONDA, THE CREATOR OF THE SOCIAL SET-UP, AND HERE'S THE STORY SO FAR..

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SO, BACK IN 2019, I STARTED TO PLAN MY UPCOMING BIRTHDAY, AND REALLY WANTED DO SOMETHING A BIT MORE RELAXED, BUT AT THE SAME TIME A LITTLE BIT "EXTRA" (COULDN'T STOMACH THE THOUGHT OF ANOTHER BAR CRAWL BIRTHDAY) - BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY IT HAD TO BE SOMETHING THAT BROUGHT ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY TOGETHER.

 

THE IDEA OF A LUXURY PICNIC CAME WHEN I WAS SCROLLING INSTAGRAM AND FOUND A QUIETE BASIC GARDEN PICNIC SETUP WHICH WAS ACTUALLY SET IN AUSTRALIA (AS THAT'S WHERE THEY ORIGINATE FROM). I THEN STARTED LOOKING FOR LOCAL COMPANIES WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO CATER A SIMILAR SERVICE, TO SOON REALISE THAT THESE CUTE POP-UP PICNICS WERE NOT "A THING" OVER HERE (YET).

 

I MANAGED TO PERSUADE MY PARTNER, SEAN, TO HELP ME BUILD A FEW LOW-LEVEL TABLES OUT OF OUR OLD TV STAND. THE PARTY ENDED UP BEING A SUCCESS AND ALL OF OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY COULD NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT IT FOR WEEEEKS!

 

WITH 10+ YEARS OF BEING IN FASHION, AND WORKING AS A SENIOR STYLIST ON LONDON'S REGENT STREET, IT WAS A SCARY THOUGHT STARTING UP AN EVENTS COMPANY WITH ZERO EVENTS EXPERIENCE, BUT ONLY A LOVE FOR HOSTING AND SETTING PRETTY DINNER PARTY TABLES (SOMETHING I INHERITED FROM MAMA SOCIAL).

FAST FORWARD 6 MONTHS (TO JANUARY 2020) - WITH A NEW "NEW YEAR NEW ME" ATTITUDE (AND AFTER THINKING ABOUT IT FOR 6 MONTHS) I DECIDED THAT IT WAS FINALLY "THE RIGHT TIME", AND THAT I WAS READY TO BRING LUXURY PICNICS TO LIGHT.

WHILST STILL WORKING FULL-TIME, I INVESTED ALL OF MY FREE TIME (AS WELL AS SAVINGS) INTO THIS 'SECRET PROJECT' OF MINE, UNTIL MARCH 2020, WHEN THE PANDEMIC PUT THE WORLD ON HOLD.

MIRACULOUSLY I WAS STILL ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCH IN JUNE (A WHOLE YEAR LATER SINCE MY GARDEN PARTY), AND HAVE SINCE HELPED OVER 100'S OF CLIENTS CELEBRATE THEIR POSTPONED AND CANCELLED CELEBRATIONS. TO TOP IT ALL OFF I WAS EVEN ABLE TO LEAVE MY STYLING JOB TO FOCUS ALL OF MY TIME ON MY LITTLE BUSINESS BABY - ALL BEFORE SOCIAL SET-UP TURNED 1 - I HONESTLY STILL PINCH MY SELF!