Today we’d like to introduce you to Memo Garza.
So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
ANAIS Events was founded with a really crazy idea, unique, intimate and affordable events. We wanted to offer all three of these concepts at a price point that would not only be different but personalized and inexpensive as an event could get. See, my sister Anais and I had been servicing people for other companies for more than 11 years and when we introduced our idea to the event planning industry, they agreed it was crazy. Only not the good kind of crazy.
What our competitors did not know was that my sister and I can be a bit stubborn. So, in late 2009 we went ahead and opened the ANAIS Event Planning Firm or (ANAIS Events for short) and started doing the events our way. Over the next few years, catering to friends, then those friends told their friends, then they told their friends then hundreds of people turn out to be as crazy as us. Turns out that people like the idea of their events being completely worry free for a very reasonable price.
Did you notice the word “hundreds”? Well, to date we have successfully catered to over 700 parties and suddenly, those folks who’d spent decades promising “perfect” and “unforgettable” but costly events, are now copying our system they first thought was so “crazy”. In today’s economy, it’s not about how much money you can squeeze from your client, it’s how much you can do for your clients so they can refer you to their friends and families. The thing is, our competitors’ copying our idea doesn’t make us mad, it makes us right. And to all those critics we have just one thing to say: Sometimes, there’s nothing wrong with being a little crazy.
However, every feels good story has a sad chapter and ours is that to the world’s disdain, my sister Luz Anais Garza the co-founder of our company and my other half, went with The Almighty on February 18, 2011. A high spirited young woman, smart as a whip and easy on the eyes; Anais was born on November 26, 1987, in Mexico but raised in Edinburg and Galveston, Texas. Unfortunately, she was born with a congenital abnormality known as dilated cardiomyopathy. This medical condition caused her heart to become weak and enlarged. By her 14th birthday, her heart could not efficiently pump blood thru out her body and was in dire need of a pacemaker.
At the age of 15, she was in need of a new heart in order to survive. After 2 unsuccessful transplant attempts, on June of 2004, she received the gift of life. She was given a second chance to live, thanks to the generosity of a donor and their family. After spending many months at Texas Children’s Hospital, Anais recuperated and had an opportunity to do many things. Among them, she attended her High School Prom, joined the Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority, and traveled to Paris, Madrid, London, Barcelona, and her favorite Disney Land. As her surviving family, we honor Anais by sharing our story with the world in hopes of educating everyone about the power of organ donation and the impact it has on the lives of many whose health has ultimately failed them considerably.
Anais always took good care of her donated heart and always carried a smile on her face. Her smile was a smile of love and joy for the very special gift she had received from the donor and their family. We were always very grateful for the donor’s family decision on organ donation at the saddest time of their life. We prayed and thank God for that family and the many blessings they gave us by giving Anais a second chance to live.
Her new heart granted her the opportunity to enjoy life as a young adult; something most of us take for granted. So, one would say that our company has a lot of “heart” and I absolutely believe this to be true. My sister was the world to me. Now as her name is proudly displayed all over our company, we honor her by doing the best possible events we can. Because it’s not just about being a successful company, it’s about spreading the love that she once did.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
Losing my sister and business partner back in 2011 was definitely a challenge.
We’d love to hear more about your business.
ANAIS Event Management was founded in 2009 by siblings Anais & Memo Garza, and what started as a 200 person special event center, later became a complete A-Z Special Event Strategy firm. Our specialty is the ability to make any “party” not only an event to remember, but an event that will flow smoothly. We are capable of handling your next event from concept through completion, be it transforming a vacant lot into an elegant dining room or creating a simple yard into a tropical island, we can handle it all! We specialize in weddings, quinceañeras, baby showers, 1st communions, baptisms, and much more. At ANAIS Party Rentals & Event Planning (ANAIS Events for short), we can do it all. Our staff is trained and specialized in helping you choose the right items to fit your party. You can truly say “all you provide are the guest” Let us do the work for you and sit back and enjoy.
What were you like growing up?
I was very mature, wise beyond my age and too smart for my own good.
Contact Info:
- Address: 12914 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77072 - Website: www.anaisrc.com
- Phone: 281-933-0331
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anaisevent/?hl=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anaisevent/?ref=bookmarks
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/?lang=en
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/anais-events-houston
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Lozano Studios
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