Dawn Earley, Founder and Certified Professional Wedding Consultant
From the age of 6, Dawn insisted that she decorate her own birthday cakes. She began making her younger sister's birthday cakes (from Garfield and Grover to the Little Mermaid and Aladdin) as well as the cakes for all of the children that she babysat. Dawn made clothes by trial and error without any sewing classes by the time she was 10. She filled her free time with drawing and designing prom and wedding dresses, and she also worked in a flower shop during peak seasons while in high school. She worked full-time while attending Southwest Texas State University and majored in Psychology. Friends from school and church would frequently call her and ask for her to assist with their weddings, bachelorette parties, and showers. She began coordinating weddings in 1996 while still in college. Initially, out of school, she worked with deaf children and their families, and she also coordinated all of the Halloween and Christmas parties for the citywide program. She is known amongst her friends, family, and all of her previous co-workers as "Emily Post" and "Martha Stewart." (No jail time though.) She's often been asked if there's anything that she can't do. (The answer is YES! Don't ever ask Dawn to sing. She will be the first to admit that it is not pretty.) Dawn founded Your Very Own Fairy Godmother, and initially, she accepted only one intern. Since then, the firm has grown, and there are multiple coordinators and interns alike at what is now the largest firm in Texas. Both the Austin and Houston teams are touted as the best of the best in the industry.

Dawn is also the founder and President of the International Wedding Consultants' Certification Board, and she is on the Advisory Board for Nuptial Essentials Curriculum & Instruction. She is also the current Vice President of the Austin Wedding & Event Coordinators. It is important to her that she continues to educate other future wedding consultants.

Dawn married her own Prince Charming, Ross Earley, in April of 2004. Even then, she chose to have one of her fellow Fairy Godmother coordinators in addition to the coordinator that was provided by the wedding site. There is nothing that can ease the mind of a very detail-oriented wedding professional more than knowing that she has another detail-oriented wedding professional that she trusts attending to every element of her lovingly-planned day.

Dawn has done the floral arrangements, bouquets, boutonnieres, catering and cakes for weddings and showers, but her true passion is the planning and coordination of the big event. She wants to make sure that every detail is perfect for YOUR Cinderella story. Your Very Own Fairy Godmother Wedding & Event Coordination is proud of their reputation as people who sincerely want the bride, groom, their families, and wedding parties to feel as if the world has stopped to service them throughout the planning process and especially on the big day.

Favorite Wedding Movie: Father of the Bride or My Best Friend's Wedding
Favorite Ice Cream: Coffee or Vanilla Bean
Favorite TV Show: Gilmore Girls
Favorite Color: PINK
Favorite thing about being a Fairy Godmother: Being able to work on a daily basis with women who have become my best friends and having the opportunity to impact the lives of our brides, grooms, and their families on such a monumental day as we all work together is incredibly rewarding.

Jenn Goodner, Senior Planner and Certified PWC
Jenn Goodner, a native of Pennsylvania, is thrilled to have joined the Your Very Own Fairy Godmother team in 2005! After graduating from Oklahoma State University in 1998, Jenn began teaching choral music to middle school and high school students. Her experience directing large scale musical and theatrical productions prepared her to coordinate her first wedding- her own!

In true theatrical form, Mark proposed to Jenn at Thanksgiving dinner, November 2000 at her grandparents' farm (while all thirty of her relatives looked on!) She and Mark were married at the same farm one year later. Jenn truly enjoyed coordinating every detail of her special day and realized that this could be the beginning of an exciting new venture. She looks forward to helping you create your own beautiful day.

Favorite Wedding Movie: Father of the Bride
Favorite Movie of All Time: When Harry Met Sally
Favorite Ice Cream: Oatmeal Cookie (with chocolate chips!)
Favorite TV Show: Project Runway
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Meal: Pad Thai
Favorite thing about being a Fairy Godmother: Having the opportunity to help make someone have their own perfect day!

Angel Carter, Associate Planner and Certified PWC

Angel was born in Hawaii but grew up just outside of Austin. She’s made several trips back to the Islands and is always waiting for the next opportunity to go, but Austin will always be home.

While in High School, Angel began taking photography classes and soon developed a passion for it. Her plan was to go to school to become a wedding photographer but plans moved slowly as Angel financially supported herself through the process by working in a variety of different fields. All were highlighting her exceptional organizational and multi-tasking skills but it was one job in particular that allowed her the opportunity to assist in planning major events such as social events with clients and vendors, trade shows, and an annual golf tournament.

Her photography plans were still slowly progressing but that all came to a halt when she showed up to do a photo shoot at the Driskill. She opened the doors to the ballroom expecting to see a company party going on but instead found Scott, her boyfriend of 3 years, standing in the middle of the ballroom in a suit with a ring in hand. Angel’s new passion quickly became planning her OWN wedding from start to finish and she LOVED every minute of it! Shortly after they were married they started a family and she quit school and work to raise two handsome little boys.

As if raising two kids wasn’t enough to keep her busy, Angel volunteered to head up her Neighborhood Social Committee and for over 2 years she took pride in orchestrating events to be enjoyed by all. When she wasn’t heading up a major event for her neighbors, you could bet that she was having fun planning showers and celebrations for friends & family members. She was even elected to a committee to assist her church with a major 25 year anniversary celebration. Planning events came so naturally and she found such joy in creating an event that everyone looked forward to that it was no surprise to anyone when she became a Fairy Godmother on Valentine’s Day in 2011. Angel’s desire is to be just as invested as you are in the details of your wedding day so that you can relax and look back on your wedding day as the celebration you always dreamed it would be!