Lavender and Lace: Planning With Purpose, and the Power to Step In

On the wedding day, everyone promises “stress-free.” But anyone who’s planned – whether as a bride, a parent, or vendor – knows the hard truth: Weddings are made of details, and details have a way of multiplying.

A forgotten rental. A missing detail no one thought to check. Kids who weren’t planned for in a way that lets adults actually enjoy the day. When panic hits, the couples don’t need more advice. They need someone who will say, “I’ve got it."

For Lavender and Lace Events, the business behind the calming logistics, the mission is clear. Not everyone has the same budget, but everyone deserves to feel supported, and the plan should protect the moments that matter most. 

Owner of the business for almost two years and the founder of Lavender and Lace Events, Kayla Johnson began with a familiar kind of instinct: she’s a planner. In her own words, she’s always liked structure – lists, schedules, sticky notes – and that personality paired with a long-time fascination with bridal storytelling, eventually became a career. 

She traces her “why” back to high school, when she babysat and watched "Say Yes to the Dress." The show stood out because it wasn’t only about the dress – it was about the bride’s journey, the experience of being understood, and the joy that planning can bring. She later went to school for bridal consulting and event planning. She didn’t rush into business right away, but when she moved to Greenville, South Carolina, from Hershey, Pennsylvania, the decision became real.  She opened Lavender and Lace Events, and the momentum followed. 

Lavender and Lace Events  isn’t positioned as “just event planning.” It’s positioned as solving problems couples don’t even know can arise. One of her most distinctive offerings is wedding nanny services. The idea grew from what she observed while coordinating at venues: there’s a space that needs to exist for children at weddings – because stress can multiply fast.

Her solution is designed for couples who want to keep kids included without letting the day become about managing them. Depending on the package, she supplies items like coloring books and toys, and takes kids to a separate area – staying with them until the reception begins. Apart from her wedding nanny services, she also supports mobile bartending, another detail-driven concept she highlighted while describing her website and offerings.

She wants to help across budgets — which is exactly where the challenge lives. “I want to help everybody. And I literally mean that I will help the bride that has a $600 budget, and I’ll help the bride that has the $60,000 budget.”

But she’s learned that compassion can become a trap if she doesn’t manage capacity.

When Johnson describes what she loves most, she goes straight to the emotional outcome: giving couples room to breathe together. “Probably getting to work and seeing the couple as a couple. … It’s … the little eye catches, the little moments, the little unspoken stuff…”

And she focuses on protecting a specific kind of time:

“Just making sure that they get that little bit of alone time to just breathe on their day and actually get to enjoy one another,” she said. 

That’s the emotional payoff: quiet eye-catches, breathe-the-air time, and the couple reconnecting without being pulled apart by the day.

Johnson’s most memorable story is the kind that happens when even good plans meet real life — something forgotten, then a fix created fast.

She described a couple who had forgotten key ceremony rentals (including an arch), so she created a floral solution on the spot. Then, later, they forgot sparklers for the exit. Instead of letting the moment collapse, she built a new plan that was both photogenic and fun: guests held vintage colored glasses to form an interactive archway as the couple ran through it.

Her takeaway sounds like her brand promise: “Being able to be that person that the couple gets to lean on when something doesn’t go the right way and knowing that I can, I’ve got it.”

Her future isn’t about growing for the sake of growing — it’s about availability and consistency. She wants to hire another coordinator and bring on a florist so she can support more couples without overextending.

Kayla Johnson’s work with Lavender and Lace is ultimately about something simple: couples shouldn’t have to carry the weight of wedding day logistics in silence. With the right plan and someone steady enough to handle what goes wrong, the day can stay joyful, photo-worthy, and truly theirs.

To plan your next event, visit their website here: https://lavenderandlaceevent.com/