Amanda Friedman is originally from Long Island, NY and is now very proud to call Chicago her home. Amanda received her undergraduate degree in Recreation Management from Indiana University and earned a graduate certificate in Marketing Management and Digital Strategy from Harvard University, Extension School. An experienced event planner, she has designed and orchestrated many events ranging from the more intimate to larger-scale for non-profit organizations and higher education institutions such as the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and Harvard Business School. 

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Amanda is very passionate about bringing a new approach to wedding planning. Amanda Paige Events, based in Chicago, has become a wedding planning service known for its organization, honesty, and FUN. Amanda's main goal in the wedding planning process is to make this opaque industry more transparent for her clients. This is why she has decided to expand the Amanda Paige Events brand beyond Chicago! She has enlisted the help of talented women who share her new-era vision.