Swanson Signature Events

Swanson Signature Events is a luxury event planning and design company that services clients in Georgia, South Carolina, and beyond. Anna started Rustic to Ritz Events in 2015 to be able to stay home with her small children. Driving to Savannah to work every day was not how she wanted to spend her weekdays, so she started her own wedding planning business. Her role as a mother was paramount in the priorities of her life, but she still wanted to serve couples doing what she loved, designing and planning weddings. The little business continued to grow as word got around that if you wanted someone to plan your wedding in Savannah, you needed Anna. By 2019, she had gotten so busy with weddings that she really needed some help. Renee left her job as a high school English teacher and theatre director to move to Georgia because she wanted to be close to her granddaughter. Renee really had not decided exactly what she wanted to do, but she knew that she wanted to serve people without going back to teaching full time. Renee and Anna were introduced by a mutual friend. They met for coffee, of course, and discovered that they had similar goals but different strengths. This could be an interesting partnership! Renee started working weddings with Anna, and they worked incredibly well together! January 1, 2020 was the first official day of the Anna and Renee partnership as co-owners of Rustic to Ritz Events. The pandemic started closing businesses and postponing events. Rustic to Ritz had nineteen weddings postponed from 2020 to 2021. Some couples changed their date two or three times. As Anna and Renee looked into 2021, they realized there was no way to serve the current couples and take on new business without getting more help. In the fall of 2020, Anna and Renee met Jennifer, Mika’l, and Rebecca in different ways, places, and situations, but each one seemed to be exactly who they were looking for. They rebranded as Swanson Signature Events and brought the three new team members on board! Cassidy joined as an assistant coordinator in 2021 completing the sextet. SSE quickly became the premier wedding planning team of the Coastal Empire. Although the reviews can speak for themselves, these ladies love what they do… and they do it with excellence, every time!