Welcome to A Piece of Cake Celebrations!
Hi, we’re Bryan and Kelli Story- the faces behind A Piece of Cake Celebrations! We're a husband and wife team on a mission to help families embrace celebrating their loved ones within their means.
We believe that your loved ones can feel special without overextending your budget on their celebrations or stressing yourself out trying to make their celebration look Pinterest-worthy. It is our desire to make planning your celebration as thoughtful yet effortless as possible. We hope to encourage and inspire you to create special memories with your loved ones that are within your budget and that are charming without the pressure to be perfect.
The Business Side Of Things
By trade we began in very different careers. I (Kelli) was a teacher for many years and Bryan is a chiropractor. After starting a family, my heart was pulling me home so we made a difficult decision and I left the career I so dearly loved to spend more time with my family. There was one kink, however... I still needed and wanted to work.
One day I saw a Facebook ad to join an entrepreneurship community and learn the ins and outs of selling on Amazon. After much prayer, we took the plunge and invested in the course. It has been worth every penny! I then spent countless hours browsing YouTube watching graphic design and photography lessons and realized I have a great love for this creative outlet (although it is not needed to successfully run a business).
Because of the skills I have acquired in taking so many different online courses, we are now expanding our brand! We hope to grow it to best serve the needs of our community and will continue to pivot when we need to. I am always happy to share our journey with others if you are interested in gaining time and financial freedom for you and your family as well!
The Heart Side Of Things
When we became parents, we wanted to make sure our kids felt extremely loved and celebrated on their birthdays. Unfortunately we quickly realized how out of hand this could get.
We fell prey to “keeping up with the Joneses,” and participated in the competition of who could throw the best, most entertaining parties. With each and every incredible party we attended, the bar was continually raised higher and higher to standards that felt unattainable. The times that were supposed to be filled with joy were instead filled with stress over how much money it would cost and the amount of effort it would take to pull it all off. Not only that, but we also worried about hurting someone's feelings by accidentally leaving them off the guest list while simultaneously experiencing the opposite fear - hoping anyone would show up at all.
The stress was simply not worth it and took away from the true reason behind the celebration.
We quickly realized a few truths...
1. There are many ways to celebrate your kids (spouses, parents, friends, etc.) that do not require elaborate parties (although they are fun to have on occasion!)
2. Making people feel special has nothing to do with the amount of money you spend and everything to do with how much love, attention, and thoughtfulness you share with them.
3. Less really can be more. Going over the top on your celebration does not necessarily mean your loved ones will feel more "seen" and special.
Additionally, as someone who has always enjoyed the creative outlet of planning and decorating for parties/themes yet finding little time to do so as a working mother, I knew something had to change. I want my kids to feel like I have put a great deal of thought into their celebrations while keeping it within our budget and within my capacity. After all, everyone deserves to feel like they're the most special person in the world on their birthday! Knowing I am not alone in feeling this way, we decided to launch A Piece of Cake Celebrations!
We hope and pray that our designs and encouragement here equip you with all you need to create thoughtful yet effortless memories for your loved ones and that celebrating them will be... a piece of cake!
