About Susanna Miles
of K.i.s.s Wedding

Hi, I'm Susanna Miles - the owner of K.i.s.s Wedding as well as the editor of the 4 K.i.s.s Wedding Planning Guides.

I started this site in 2007 - right in the middle of planning my own wedding. It was my way of figuring out (and then sharing) how to plan a simple, but really special wedding.

Let's talk abit more about that - that being my experience and the passion that keeps me here writing about weddings and helping you plan yours day after day.

My Beauty Beginnings And How This Impacts My View of Wedding Design

From the age of about 8 I wanted to be a fashion designer. And not just any fashion designer... I think I wanted to be the modern equivalent of Chanel (ha!)- cutting edge, stunningly simple, but absolutely practical. And while "a wedding" wasn't something that I cared anything about, I wanted (more than anything in the world) to design wedding gowns! I still remember sneaking off to my room to sketch fabulous couture ball gowns that were just a little bit different, without being gauche!

I loved fashion so much I studied it in University. And while I didn't go the design route, I DO have a degree in fashion marketing. Amongst all the business courses I needed to take, I also studied fashion history, design history, graphic design and even fashion show production.

What it comes down to is this - I LOVE beautiful things. Everything from everyday fashion to wedding day attire as well as flowers, interior design (and even aromartherapy) just gets me really excited. I look at every wedding like I would look at a branding campaign or a fabulous new fashion line! I can't help myself!

But, at the same time, I'm a really practical gal - which is what landed me in the corporate event planning world....

My Life As A Corporate Event Planner And How This Shapes My View Of Wedding Planning

Short-lived, but HUGELY important was my time working as a corporate event planner. My experience in that world taught me SO much about how to keep things as simple as possible so that I wouldn't go insane planning these crazy corporate events. Doing so always seemed to result in THE most amazing events.

Beautiful. Fun. And profitable.

And while most brides don't care much about being profitable, I do believe we'd all like to break even - without having to give up on our dream wedding.

Oddly, it was only part way through wedding planning that the bell went off and I realized that all of the wedding planning rules I was getting from sites online were wrong... at least for me, and (IMO) any other bride who wants to plan a stunning and simple, but cheap wedding!

When I started applying the rules I used in my corporate events to wedding planning alot of the anxiety just fell away. I was seeing through all the wedding BS on the web and in the magazines. Staying organized was SO much simpler. And all of a sudden things started to get cheaper! I was K.i.s.s'ing a whole lot more - which, coincidentally, is one of my favorite things to do :)

Seriously though - it just makes me SO mad that brides everywhere are spending more than than they need to on their weddings. I want(ed) very badly to help others like me. It was at that breaking point when the K.i.s.s concept (and site) was created.

From Underpaid/Under-valued Event Coordinator and Admin Help to Web-preneur

I didn't go from being "the help" to running a successful website over-night. It took many years before I could do this full time - about 3 in total.

For about 1 of those years I was working as an office assistant (gave up corporate event planning just before). Then, when this site started picking up I got a job working with an internet marketing firm. 2 years later, I quit to work on this full time.

While I got my foundation with Sitesell, that job with the internet marketing firm taught me a whole lot about analysis. Both of those experiences help me with this site. And, in my spare time I coach others who are trying to achieve online success with their passions as well.

My Passion... Your Dream Wedding

Helping you plan your wedding is as much a passion as was sketching wedding gowns as a kid.

Every time I sit down to write a new article or inspiration page I feel exactly like I felt when I'd sneak off to my room as a kid. It's a little magical!

K.i.s.s has been referred to as "The Regular Girls Martha Stewart", which (IMO) is THE best compliment EVER. I love Martha Stewart but alot of her ideas are a little bit over-the-top for budget-brides or brides with two left hands.

I kinda think that this (the regular gals Martha) IS the equivalent to the modern Chanel - for the wedding world of course. I help you create comfortable but STUNNING weddings... kinda like how Chanel created comfortable, BEAUTIFUL women's clothing.

So there you have it. That's me, in a nutshell.

Tell me about you now!

It'd tickle-me-pink if you'd send me a message about your wedding and what you're doing to keep it simple & special. You're welcome to send me a private message, but I'm sure all the other K.i.s.s brides out there would love to hear from you too! Please do so below!

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