Valarie Kirkbride is the founder and team manager of Kirkbrides Wedding Planning & Design, a Cleveland- and Northeast Ohio–based wedding planning and design firm known for high-end celebrations. She began her career in Los Angeles in 2002, working on private mansion events. After returning home to Ohio in 2005, she launched Kirkbrides. Since then, Valerie and her team have planned hundreds of weddings and events, building deep relationships with venues and vendors across the region. Today, she leads operations, marketing, and finance for the company while setting the planning and design standards that guide every event.
Valarie’s background in investment, marketing, and project management gives her a calm, business-minded approach to wedding planning. Still, her favorite part will always be watching couples see their day come together in real time. Her advice to every couple: remember that the heart of the wedding is bringing your favorite people together to celebrate your love, and that happy people have happy weddings. You can see more of her team’s work on Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and TikTok.
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