{"id":28122,"date":"2025-11-04T12:33:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/28122\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T12:33:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:33:30","slug":"event-planner-on-staten-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/28122\/","title":{"rendered":"Event Planner On Staten Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"OlubukolaSource: @shamika_sanders \/ @Shamika_Sanders<\/p>\n

When I first meet Olubukola Grace Adebayo, aka, Amazing Grace<\/a>, she\u2019s standing at the entrance of her warehouse while her son paints a Chiara arch wall<\/a> on the sidewalk. They\u2019re customizing furniture for an event and she has a few minutes to show me around. Inside the massive industrial space, there\u2019s assortments of gold and crystal chandeliers, a large selection of LED numbers and letters, various chairs, tables and statement pieces like a photo booth. A few blocks over is her showroom that is noticeable from a far. With colorful swirls and paint on the facade, its a place you want to explore. Inside, still full of wonderment was less amazing until it\u2019s recent renovation. <\/p>\n

I recently visited her newly minted showroom, in NYC, which is a former funeral home turned luxury display space. With a new showroom and growing clientele, she is looking to expand her business and take it to the next level. And she\u2019s leveraging the support of her family to do so.<\/p>\n

\"OlubukolaSource: @shamika_sanders \/ @Shamika_Sanders<\/p>\n

Grace doesn\u2019t mind putting in the sweat equity to make her business thrive. By day, she dons scrubs as an RN, by nights and weekends, she is a full-fledged event designer and planner. <\/p>\n

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\u201cMy middle name is Grace so the name comes from an inspiration and anytime I work for somebody, they\u2019ll be like, \u2018This is amazing.\u2019 I\u2019m like, you know, why can\u2019t we just be amazing Grace?,\u201d says the humble businesswoman during a candid chat. While she does event planning, her specialty is decor. \u201cI have people that work with my company to help with the planning and navigate the whole thing, but I specialize more on the design. And then there\u2019s a new branch of the business now, which is the rental part. We realize some people are hands on, they like to do something themselves. So we encourage people to DIY so we do rent stuff as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grace has been an ICU nurse for 22 years, working the night shift. \u201cI work three days a week and then I take off my business for the other four days.\u201d Sounds demanding, but according to Grace, it brings her life balance. At work, she takes care of \u201ccritically ill patients,\u201d an at work she sees people in their element \u2014 lively, laughing and full of energy. It\u2019s a reminder to celebrate. \u201cMonday through Wednesday I\u2019m seeing people on the other side, and then on weekend I\u2019m see people on the other side. So to me it just makes my life more balanced.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an era when it\u2019s easy to toss around the term \u201cwork hard\u201d with an inheritence as a nepotism baby, Grace built her business from the ground up with the help of her family. As a mom of four and wife, they have been instrumental to her success.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou need all the support you can get. So I\u2019m fortunate to have an amazing husband. It\u2019s the pillar behind this business. I have amazing family altogether. I have a couple of my siblings here. And my children, they all help. And I must not forget, my mother-in-law, a great woman, she helps take care of the kids. She helps with everything in the house.\u201d<\/p>\n

Business for Grace is thriving, but like most entrepreneurs, she started from nothing. 12 years later, she\u2019s still climbing. She believed from day one, her business would be a on top the event industry. And while she services a large clientele on Staten Island and surrounding NYC areas, she remembers when she was still building her inventory. \u201cI remember in those days I used to work one job to another just to save up and then I start getting my inventory little by little. Things accumulated so fast. She shared advice for newcomers in the game, \u201cYou just have to put the work in. Work hard and then you start building little by little. Because of social media, there\u2019s a lot of noise out there. Forget the noise and, do your own thing slowly but surely you will get this.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"OlubukolaSource: @shamika_sanders \/ @Shamika_Sanders<\/p>\n

As for those who love a good DIY project (like myself), she recommends:<\/p>\n

Set A Budget <\/p>\n

\u201cFirst thing I always tell my customers when they come to me is look at your budget you choose what is more important to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Choose A Color Theme<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you go with certain colors, and you\u2019re not spending so much money, it\u2019s still gonna look great regardless. So choose your color palette wisely.\u201d<\/p>\n

Take Advice<\/p>\n

\u201cTake advice from your decorator or planner because sometimes they have the shortcuts and they have better ways to actually help you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Our conversation ends with everything she has coming up. \u201cWe expanded the showroom so we can have more display. People can come in and see what we have. We have a place where they can sit and talk and discuss their vision. We go on the mood board and then we come up with a plan. We can try placements and build displays for our customers. It\u2019s gonna be good for both myself and the customers because people like to see stuff and it\u2019s actually going to be fun as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Visit Amazing Grace Decor, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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