Meet the founder

Hi, I'm
Katie.

I'm the single mom, LVN, and creative heart behind Luxe Layouts San Diego.

I build celebrations for the people who want to stop carrying every detail and start feeling their own moment.

Read my story

I believe the people who make a celebration happen deserve to actually be there for it.

— Katie, founder of Luxe Layouts

The woman behind the layouts

01 / My why

A little braver
than before.

Luxe Layouts did not begin because I had everything figured out. It began because I was ready to build a life that felt like mine.

For a long time, I was doing what I thought I was supposed to do: working as an LVN, stretching every dollar as a single mom, and getting through the exhausting rhythm of trying to make enough room for everyone else. I was working hard, but I was not building a life I loved.

I wanted my two kids to see that it is never too late to listen to the part of you that keeps asking for more. More joy. More creativity. More purpose. More of a life you're proud to wake up to.

The turning point

02 / The beginning

One yes
changed everything.

In 2025, a company asked me to create a paid corporate event. I said yes. Then word of mouth started doing what it does best: one celebration led to another.

Soon there were weddings, children's parties, baby showers, luxury picnics, and corporate events—each one proving that the thing I had been drawn to all along could be more than a dream I squeezed in around my real life.

A few weeks later, I made the decision to really put myself out there and turn that dream into my career.

What I bring to the table

Beautiful is only
the beginning.

The finished photos matter. But the feeling of being taken care of is the part people remember.

Care

I pay attention to the little things because little things are what let people feel considered.

Calm

No vendor group chats, no decorating while guests arrive, no mental checklist taking you out of your own party.

Heart

Every event is personal. I treat it that way from the first conversation through breakdown.

The Luxe Layouts promise

Your celebration
should not feel
like your job.

That's why Luxe Layouts is full-service. You bring the reason to celebrate and the vision you're holding close. We shape the experience, chase the details, style the space, and make sure there's nothing left for you to manage when the people you love walk through the door.

Because you deserve to be in the photo, too.