Hey y’all, welcome! I’m Courtney, but my friends call me Coco. COCO CADEAUX is an expression of one of my greatest loves—hospitality.

Since 2013, I’ve followed countless creative paths, searching for what truly makes me come alive. That year, I made my first sale: a hand-painted South Carolina state flag on a small pallet sign for $50. But my creative journey started long before then.

I've been a dreamer for as long as I can remember. At 12, I had every detail planned for an event at my family’s cabin in North Alabama. Though it never came to life, the passion for hosting and creating remained. Fast forward to my early twenties—I was a lost dreamer. I've always loved Jesus but I had put Him at the bottom of my priority list, and after years of riding the proverbial fence, putting my identity and self-worth in everything and everyone but Him, I began the journey to the end of myself. It would be a years-long process, but feeling lost and alone, I decided on a whim to pull my art supplies out that I had saved from my early days of college, I bought a few canvases, and one random night by myself, I started to paint. I didn't paint anything extravagant or what others would think would be worthy of displaying, but I now know it was Holy Spirit pulling me out of a dark hole and causing me to pull out my hidden and most precious expressions out. A spark was lit.

I had been designing and hosting events for family and friends since I was 21, always drawn to creativity and aesthetics. In 2019, after several years in New York, my husband and I unknowingly began cultivating a gift for hospitality. We felt the Lord calling us out of our longtime church and into a new church plant in his hometown on Long Island’s East End. In our cozy 900-square-foot home on the corner of Magnolia & Pine, we hosted countless gatherings, cooked meals for loved ones and strangers, and even started a ministry at the height of the 2020 shutdown. Every Saturday for four months, a team of volunteers gathered in our driveway, helping us prepare and deliver homemade meals to 150-200 people in our community.

During those years, I continued dabbling in creativity, launching a lifestyle boutique, MAG & PINE Co. I designed and sold shirts, bags, and hats—some even carried in a local boutique. I experimented with jewelry-making, then candle-making, and in 2018, I booked my first paid event planning gig: a family wedding. I planned and coordinated the event in six months while living in New York, and it was held in North Carolina in March 2019. That experience reignited my love for events. More paid opportunities followed—full-service planning and day-of coordination—until the 2020 shutdown put everything on hold.

By 2021, I had started assisting a well-known planner in The Hamptons while also managing my own events. Those two seasons under her mentorship shaped me tremendously. I gained confidence not only as a creative but also as a businesswoman. I loved every second of it—even the stressful parts.

After 12 years in New York and years of praying for the Lord to open a door, that door finally opened in March 2023. We sold our home, moved into our camper, took a three-month cross-country road trip, and landed in Nashville in June. By September 6, 2023, after closing down all my creative ventures before the move, I re-launched as events by COCO CADEAUX.

I’ve often heard that you can be good at many things, but only great at one—or a few, at best. But time and time again, I’ve tried to fit into a single box, and it just doesn’t work for me. Our Creator made me a passionate, deep-thinking, detail-oriented creative. Over the years, I’ve honed in on one word that encapsulates everything I love: hospitality.

I love rolling out the red carpet for people—whether it’s a full-scale event, one of my children’s birthdays, or an impromptu gathering around a fire. I love giving gifts, wrapping them beautifully, and seeing someone’s face light up at the thoughtfulness behind them. I love serving others, making them feel seen and loved.

That’s what COCO CADEAUX is all about: my gifts. I hope you feel welcome, loved, and valued here—because you are.

P.S.: For those wondering, cadeaux (pronounced kado) is French for gifts. ♡