Hi, I'm Chauntel, the mom behind Party Directory.

About ten years ago I started my first party planning business, Lulu Fete (it means "beautiful party"). I loved it then and I love it now, just in a different way. Becoming a mom changed how I see all of it.

When I started planning my own son's birthdays, I hit the same wall most parents hit: what should feel exciting instead feels like a second job. Paper invites or digital? How many kids do I invite, and do the parents stay? What kind of favors? Will they just get tossed? How do I keep it all within budget? Getting inspo-blitzed with themes and ideas and then having to figure out how to actually pull it all off.

So I took my years in tech, building products and obsessing over how things feel to use, and built the thing I wished existed. Every venue and vendor is vetted by hand. No junk, no ads, no pay-to-play. Nothing ranks higher because someone paid more. What you see is what I actually think is worth your time.

But this is more than a directory. It's fun traditions when you're keeping it small at home, honest answers to the stuff nobody talks about, a done-for-you plan when you'd rather hand it off, and meaningful ways to capture who they are every birthday.