Meet The Dream Team
Meet Jill
Owner, CEO & Lead Planner, Designer, and Coordinator — Creative visionary, lover of love, and the heart behind Your Dream Theme
What began as events for friends and family became a beloved business built on intentional design and joyful hospitality. Jill’s other backgrounds in HR, management, hospitality, travel, and motherhood gives her a rare blend of people-savvy and design intuition.
“I just love, love, and im such a sucker for those unique and personalized details.”
The Questionnaire
Why YDT: Personalizing every event to its people, theme, and atmosphere.
Lights your soul on fire: feedback - When clients tell us how happy and grateful they are, and when families/brands return. Also a good waterfront sunset.
Proud of: Our powerhouse (currently all-women) team - though hey, we’d love to hire a guy!
What sets YDT apart: We’re there for every moment and every detail. We don’t sit. Our teams energy is unmatched.
Life experiences: Traveling, design, motherhood, business management, HR, and the bar industry.
Little-known: I once self published a cookbook and sold 100+ copies to friends/family as a winter “bored hobby.”
Hobbies: Planning personal events, hiking/traveling, cooking, and a good DIY project.
Faves: Thai food • Soft pink/peach • Friends & Schitt’s Creek.
Meet Amanda
Planner, Designer & Admin Assistant — Driven, kind, and straight to the point
Heart meets hustle. Amanda is the get-it-done pro who couples adore kind. She’s organized, and all in. Raised by a florist/home-décor shop owner, design just runs in her DNA, and she lives for that “it’s all come together” reveal.
The Questionnaire
About you: Career-driven turned mama; sports lover (competitive fastball + college ball); NFL runs our house. I decorate for every season, cry at everything, and kindness is my love language.
What you love about the team: We’re all unique. our visions, qualities, passions, styles resulting in a ton of creativity.
Favourite food: Pasta & chicken wings
Fun fact: I studied Forensic Science and once planned on homicide work!
Meet Sam
Lead Planner & Coordinator — Magnetic energy, master of chaos, and pure creative fire
Sam’s quick wit, calm leadership, and instant-connection energy make timelines hum and details shine. She thrives in the fast pace, adapts on the fly, and turns surprises into magic.
“The best thing you can do is master the chaos inside you. You are not thrown into the fire—you are the fire.”
The Questionnaire
Life shaping this work: I’ve always loved the fast-paced, social world of events and design.
Lights your soul on fire: The Virgo in me loves organizing chaos and watching a vision come to life!
About the team: I’m new and excited to bounce ideas together to bring the best to the table.
Hobbies: Exploring nature with friends, painting/drawing, reading, creating fun or peaceful environments.
A little more: Originally from Ontario; island life since 2017. I love witches, lore, all things magic and I have a dangerously sweet tooth.
Meet ilia
Lead Coordinator — Fun, fearless, and full of flair
Spicy and sweet and an outdoorsy junkie. Ilia is never afraid of hard work or some intentional feedback in order to perfect the assignment. Ilia’s precision with timelines and her attention to detail in design keeps the day on track while she keeps everyone laughing.
The Questionnaire
About you: I turned my family’s holidays and my sister’s birthdays into full-blown themed extravaganzas.
Fave food & guilty pleasure: Anything Italian + cheesecake (obviously). Guilty pleasure: old Barbie movies.
Hidden talent: I make the best lime margaritas.
Hobbies: Starbucks with friends , dirt road cruises, baking, traveling, Pretty Little Liars rewatcher, happy hour, fishing , swimming, country music .
Meet Tori
Lead Coordinator — Detail-driven, stylish, and all heart
Calm, organized, and genuinely fun, Tori turns logistics into magic and timelines into joy. Born in the Comox Valley, she blends shine with personality so couples feel seen, supported, and stress-free.
The Questionnaire
Life shaping this work: Community roots + a lifelong love of planning get-togethers; flexible yet polished.
Lights your soul on fire: Creative design, organizing details, and connecting with couples.
Love about the team: Kind, fun, supportive, and full of good energy.
Interests that tie in: Mood boards & styling, hosting/connecting, photography for the little moments.
About you: 24; cat mom; loves family, friends, outdoors, and reading.
Just for fun: Sushi • Pink • Buffy, Friends, Mamma Mia, My Best Friend’s Wedding.
Meet Crystal
Lead Planner & Designer — West Coast style, personalized planning, and a heart of gold
A day-one Dream Teamer and one of the hearts of our crew, Crystal blends hospitality warmth with design intention. She thrives on challenges and loves watching designs come to life.
“There are so many behind-the-scenes items in an event—seeing a design become a reality is the most satisfying.”
The Questionnaire
Fave food & guilty pleasure: Wood-fired pizza (local spots!) and cozy weekend café dates for a latte + baked treat.
Fun thing: Dog mom to Benny, a mini red straight-haired goldendoodle—our honorary teammate
Fave hobbies: Baking, crafting, all things DIY—especially holidays when she can decorate.
Life experience: Years in customer service/hospitality = connection, adaptability, and welcoming experiences.
Lights your soul on fire: Transforming spaces from concept to reality.
Love about the team: The creativity—different styles coming together to make something dynamic and original.
Interests that tie in: Hosting, gardening, home styling.
Just for fun: Pasta or pizza • Blue • Reality TV on occasion • Self-taught baker.
Philosophy: “It’s the small details that make the biggest impact.”
Meet Bree
Lead Designer — Creative, crafty, and full of bubbly spirit
Bree is our DIY queen with an eye for stylish, unique setups. She brings sparkle, laughter, and endless creativity, turning design dreams into real-life magic. After planning her own wedding start-to-finish, she now channels that experience into designs that feel personal and joyful.
The Questionnaire
About you: I took this job when I was new to the island, it helped me meet people, discover beautiful places, and feel connected to where I live.
Faves: Anything with chocolate • Movie: Moulin Rouge
Fun fact: I have three cats and a dog—my house is a mini jungle and I wouldn’t have it any other way!
Favourite part of the job: Seeing how excited and happy people are when they see their event come to life.
Hobbies: Home decorating, DIY crafting, event planning.
Meet Megan
Lead Designer & Event Assistant — Stylish, hardworking, and naturally creative
As a full-time interior designer, Megan brings professional precision and a warm, easygoing vibe. She notices (and perfects) the little things, straight lines, balanced vignettes, and that final touch that takes a space from pretty to “wow.”
The Questionnaire
(Coming soon)
Snapshot: Quick, hardworking, loves the outdoors, and a total sucker for a beautifully aligned setup.
Meet Taira
Inventory Manager & Lead Designer — Creative, organized, and endlessly uplifting
A day-one Dream Teamer and our Stationery Queen, Taira keeps our inventory gorgeous and on track with quarterly check-ins (even from off-island!). She brings fresh energy, quick solutions, and lots of laughter. As a bonus, she runs Wee Creations for custom stationery and art.
The Questionnaire
Favourite part of this job: Creative solutions on the spot—where there’s a will, there’s a way!
What you love about the team: We work so well together with such creative minds.
Favourite colour: Forest green
Favourite TV show: The Office
Hobbies that tie in: Graphic design, watercolor painting, DIY crafting.
