Previously he freelanced for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Danielle (Mufich) Suarez and Megan (Knop) Allen are the owners of Bella Bridesmaid Boutique and Soiree Event Designs in Kansas City, Mo. They met at KU and were sorority sisters at Gamma Phi Beta. They started Soiree Event Designs event planning company in 2007, catering mostly to Kansas City area brides for their weddings. Bella Bridesmaid, a franchise, opened recently in Brookside, Mo. (www.soireeeventdesigns.com)