Grace L.P. Beason is the Founder and President of Grace Leisure Events, LLC. After graduating from Kenyon College with a degree in Art History, Grace began her career at the internationally renowned Christie's auction house in London. In 1998, she moved to New York City to pursue event planning. Her first job was at The Knot, Inc., the nation's leading multi-media wedding resource, where she acted both as Event Coordinator and Associate Editor of The Knot Weddings Magazine. Later, she moved on to Susan Bell Special Events, where she planned large-scale fundraisers for organizations such as the Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center, one of the world's premier cancer centers, and City Harvest, the world's first non-profit food rescue program. Grace continued her career as a Wedding and Event Planner for celebrity planner Marcy Blum, the author of Wedding Kit For Dummies and Wedding Planning For Dummies, who has twice been named "Best Wedding Planner" by New York Magazine.

Notable events in Grace's career include planning her first destination wedding at a castle in England for a Taiwanese family at the age of just 25, and working alongside Marcy Blum at Billy Joel's recent wedding at his Long Island home. Grace has collaborated with Ms. Blum on several articles about wedding planning for Modern Bride magazine, and continues to work with Marcy Blum Associates on various events in New York and other locales.

Grace moved to North Carolina in early 2004 and became an Event Planner at the award-winning Catering Company of Chapel Hill. There she coordinated events for organizations including Duke University, UNC, and the North Carolina Preservation Society, as well as weddings and social gatherings in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Greensboro. She has been featured in various local publications including Wake Living Magazine, The Knot North Carolina, and The Bride’s Book.

Grace is also the founder of L'Orage, a local nonprofit group, and she is a member of the National Association of Catering Executives. She lives in Durham with her husband Matthew and their dog JP.

Grace has a passion for planning parties, and is committed to making the experience stress free and fun for her clients. Let the planning begin!