JULIANNE CORTES
Floral Designer & Event Planner
01 about
Hello, I'm Jules
My love for flowers grew at a young age while playing in my mother's garden. I was later captivated by the beauty of floral design during my first job out of college as a wedding planner in Hawaii. I learned so much about customer service, event styling and the wedding industry during my time working in hospitality. After ten years, I finally took my first floral arranging class and instantly fell in love, leading me to both take and eventually teach various classes in floral design. I love what I do because designing with florals allows for that creativity to flow, I love adding beauty into the world through art and being a small part of life's celebrations. For me, it’s always been about people, and using my skills to create meaningful experiences they’ll never forget. Alongside my passion for flowers and event planning, I cherish my time exploring the coast and enjoying playgrounds and libraries around Portland with my sweet two-year-old daughter, Lucia, and my husband, Steely.
I'm excited about the opportunity to collaborate with you to bring beautiful designs and events to life. I look forward to working together!
02 resume
2003-2007
Business Management
Biola University
2008-2009
Wedding Coordinator
The Ritz-Carlton, Maui
Created banquet event orders and booked room reservations. Prepared final billing, collected invoices and processed monthly payment requests for 100 vendors. Coordinated vendors for over 200 weddings.
2013-2014
Lead Event Concierge
The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte
Guaranteed smooth and seamless operation of in-house conferences, meetings and weddings. Built a personal rapport with event planners in order to identify their needs and expectations with the ability to respond efficiently without skipping a beat.
2014-2015
Meetings & Special Events Coordinator
The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte
Planned meetings and events for Fortune 500 Board of Directors’ meetings, corporate conferences, social celebrations, and weddings. Maintained customer relations, performed outside vendor coordination and handled finances. Coordinated Make-A- Wish Foundation events.
2015
Catering & Conference Manager
The Allison Inn & Spa
Newberg, OR
Effectively sold, planned, and coordinated all weddings on property. Serviced groups for Nike, Daimler, and other high profile clientele by planning and executing events. Communicated event related information to hotel team in an accurate and timely manner. Conducted banquet event order meeting for the department.
2015-2020
Senior Convention Sales Coordinator
Travel Portland
Portland, OR
Organized events for yearly community service day. Prepared and distributed communications in support of meetings and conventions for Portland. Coordinated with hotel and facility partners to collect data for proposals. Supported team with site tour planning for visiting clients.
