Founder

Magic Moments Special Event Facilities was founded in 1987 by Kendall Collier and Teresa Day. Specializing in premier event locations, Magic Moments owns and operates six unique venues: Flint Hill and The Atrium in Norcross, Primrose Cottage in Roswell, Little Gardens in Lawrenceville, Cloverleaf Farm in Athens, and Vinewood Stables in Newnan.

With the need for a premier company to deliver centralized and consistent services to their venues, they created A Divine Event. ADE delivers all the event services for these premier properties including catering, floral design, decor, and event planning.

A Divine Event has award-winning event specialists and are leaders and trend-setters in the special event industry. Belonging to trade associations such as The International Live Events Association, National Association for Catering and Events as well as the International Caterer's Association, the company is on the cutting edge of the special event and wedding profession, with over 30 years in business. We are a team of experienced professionals with a passion for events.

In 2015, we lost Teresa to a brave fight with colon cancer. The ADE team, especially Kendall, misses her every day and we will never forget T’s mantra insisting on having passion for what we do, creativity to set us apart, teamwork to deliver the best, and customer service to keep us the best. Our happy band of event professionals passionately strive to exceed our client’s expectations with Wickedly Delicious Food, Heavenly Service and Divine Design!

Chief Executive Officer

Kristin’s passion for hospitality started from a young age, watching her mother host cocktail parties for local artists, serving signature cocktails and homemade family dishes. “I was enamored with the service and attention to detail that went into these events, ensuring that guests felt special, left full and happy, and most importantly, looking forward to returning.”

The art of making guests feel special has defined Kristin throughout her career. Working in restaurants while in school, Kristin was quickly promoted to management, sharing her passion and work ethic with her team. It was during this time, while studying Psychology and Business Administration in College, that she stumbled across the first Magic Moments Venue, Flint Hill…..and she has never looked back. “I fell in love with the charm of the venue, the amazing catering and design capabilities, and equally important, with the vision and culture established by the owners, Kendall Collier and Teresa Day.

Over the past 25 years, Kristin has done just about every position in the company, and relishes the knowledge and experience it provided, proving most useful in her current role as CEO. “Leading a team that shares this devotion to true hospitality is so rewarding for me. I am fortunate to continue to learn and grow with the country’s best talent, who consistently make A Divine Event the top choice for discerning clients who expect the best.”

Chief Financial Officer

Dee Ann comes to A Divine Event with a wealth of business experience. A natural entrepreneur, Dee Ann began her own business in the early 1980s playing the WTA’s professional Women’s tennis tour. After spending years traveling the world on the Grand Slam Circuit playing against the legends of tennis, she retired and became a professional tennis coach at the World Championship Tennis Club in Norcross and then Director of Tennis at Piedmont Park.

Leaving tennis, she spent many years as General Manager for a company providing promotional and awards items to the USTA. In a natural progression, she formed her own printing and embroidery company to fulfill the needs of the tennis industry and its associations.

Joining A Divine Event in 2010, Dee Ann is the go-to gal for financial business strategy development and implementation. Additionally, she works with the Operations department to oversee major venue maintenance projects or new property ventures.

“I competed in an individual sport all my life and now I am a member of an incredible team of professionals whose only goal every day is excellence. A Divine Event is my perfect match!”

Director Of Event Operations

Having worked in the special event industry for over twenty years, Patti has spent every one of those years working for Kendall Collier and Teresa Day. As a high school math teacher once upon a time, she was asked to help wash dishes and assist behind the scenes and as they say, the rest is history. Since then Patti has done it all – bartending, managing events, leading the operations team and more. As a math major, one can imagine the organizational skills Patti utilizes as our Director of Event Operations. She thrives on the logistics of all aspects of the events.

Whether it be transportation, equipment, staff or the venue, she juggles all responsibilities in an efficient and organized manner resulting in a successful event.

Director Of Staff Development

If there’s one thing Jennifer is known for, it’s setting high goals and consistently exceeding them. Her work ethic, eye for detail, and lead-by-example style have helped execute flawless events at A Divine Event and Magic Moments properties for over 20 years. Jennifer found her calling in the service industry at a young age, quickly rising through the ranks of restaurants until, at age nineteen, she was a manager at Houston’s Restaurant while pursuing her business degree at Kennesaw State University, with a focus in Human Resources.

Since she started at Primrose Cottage in the year 2000, Jennifer has helped define our processes, mold our team culture and train our employees to be the most courteous, capable and effective event professionals in the Southeast U.S. Now she is focused on all aspects of the company, including expanding our footprint and growing our venues.

“It takes more than hard work to succeed in this industry,” Jennifer says. “It takes passion. I was already a hard worker when I found the company, but Kendall and Teresa helped cultivate the passion, and now that permeates everything I do.”

HR & Personnel Manager

Shana is the newest member of our team, serving as the companies Human Resources and Personnel Manager. Prior to coming on board, she managed the Human Resources function for small to mid-size companies in industries including Education, IT and Renewable Energy. She is excited to transition out of the tech world and into the world of events, surrounded by an amazing team of talented and creative individuals. Stepping into this role, Shana will oversee various aspects of the business ranging from Benefits Administration, Payroll and Recruitment, as well as continuing to develop and implement our company’s ethos.

We are thrilled that Shana shares our company vision of a positive company culture and employee experience. She will be instrumental in helping A Divine Event harness the full power of our most valuable asset, our people! We believe that HR serves as one of the most valuable roles in any organization, working tirelessly to represent employees while maintaining the vision of the Executive Management team. In her words, “HR is more about the Human and less about the Resources.” In her spare time, Shana can be found shuttling her children to their various activities or on the Pickleball court, learning all about a new sport, that has her completely enamored.

Accounting Admin

Sarah has worked her way through the company, starting in sales at our Norcross venues back in 2019 and most recently growing into our Accounting Admin role. During her time, she has honed in on her strengths, which are her strong attention to detail and organizational skills, so moving into a role where there are a lot of checks and balances was a no brainer for her. With over 5 years in the wedding industry and over 10 years in customer service, being able to dive into a position with her combined knowledge of the business, while understanding how to tend to clients from behind the scenes was the perfect fit.

She wholeheartedly believes in a sense of magic with the wedding industry where there is a passion to get things done, while also having a little fun and creativity where you can. Her fun comes at her desk with her plethora of Disney trinkets. When she’s not at her desk, she is down in Florida walking around Magic Kingdom or Epcot.

Staffing Manager

Channing has been attracted to the event industry since she was young. From early jobs in her college days at The University of Alabama, she recognized her skills were a perfect match for a career in the hospitality industry. With her experience and knowledge from a hospitality degree from Georgia State University, she started with A Divine Event and Magic Moments as a Day-of Wedding Director back in 2016. From there she was able to work with brides bringing their “best day ever” to life, working and growing within the company into Sales, and later, Venue Coordination. Now Channing is ready to grow again into the Staffing Manager for the part-time team members that she’s been working with on the weekends during events. She is excited to work with the team in a bigger role now and can’t wait to see how the staff will continue to grow and expand, making our events even better!