Tying the Knot

Personal, intimate and creative. The thought on every guests mind at a Tying the Knot event. Ashley Stocks takes each clients ideas and turns them into beautiful original events.

Ashley believes in love at first sight. She knew she was going to marry her husband, Dustin, the day after she met him. Together they have a beautiful son named Jameson. Ashley was born and raised in the “Harbor of Hospitality,” Elizabeth City, NC. It is only suiting that she would eventually find herself in the hospitality field.

Ashley got her first inspiration at a very young age when her mother made her a bride costume complete with a veil and bouquet. She pretended to have weddings under her great-grandmothers gazebo. She envisioned an intimate nighttime ceremony with hundreds of candles under that gazebo.She fell in love with the thought of being a bride and hosting a grand event like the one in Father of the Bride. The romance, the emotion, the drama… It was all so enchanting to Ashley.

Ashley began her journey in the events industry when she enrolled in East Carolina University to complete a bachelors in Hospitality Management. It escalated when she relocated to Charlotte in 2015. Being in an area with so much diversity and potential truly gave Ashley the launch that she was looking for.

Ashley says her favorite part of an event is the anticipation you can feel in the room right before it begins