NOVEMBER 9-11, 2026
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
SANTA FE
in the
SPARK
SOUTHWEST
The Event
Get ready for a new spark in the high desert! Join us November 9th–11th, 2026, at the Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This event is designed to nourish both the individual and the business, providing an immersive experience that balances professional growth with personal well-being. Imagine yourself nestled in the foothills, where the vibrant spirit of the Southwest and vast mountain vistas create a powerful backdrop for reflection and strategic innovation.
We are thrilled to partner with Fulton Events as our Creative Director, alongside a curated lineup of visionary guest speakers. This event will feature a range of included and add-on experiences, allowing you to customize your path to renewal and success. Prepare yourself for an unforgettable experience that feeds the soul and elevates your craft. We can’t wait to see you there!
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HOST LOCATION
Set in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado offers a high-desert retreat across 57 serene acres. This luxurious oasis features intimate casita accommodations with private terraces, the signature Southwestern-inspired Terra restaurant, and the tranquil Spa at Rancho Encantado. Guests can discover the region through the on-site Adventure Center, enjoy the mountainside pool, or find balance with complimentary yoga, guided morning hikes, and spiritually-inspired wellness rituals.
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Fulton Events
CREATIVE DIRECtor Partner
Fulton Events is a full-service wedding planning and design firm renowned for refined taste and unmatched expertise. Led by powerhouse duo Caitlin Fulton Kuchemba and Kellie Strain, Fulton Events has evolved from a boutique, Philadelphia-based planning company into a fast-rising national brand, gaining momentum and recognition across the country. The Fulton team produces thoughtfully designed weddings in chic city settings along the East Coast, including Philadelphia and New York, as well as sought-after mountain destinations including the Hudson Valley, Colorado, and beyond. With over a decade of experience, Fulton Events is recognized for creating elevated, on-trend yet timeless celebrations through a seamless and highly personalized planning process. As educators and advocates for the industry, they embrace a community-over-competition philosophy and are passionate about supporting and uplifting fellow wedding creatives.
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Speakers
Who We WILL HEAR
James Christianson and Otto Schulze
James x Schulze
At James x Schulze, we see weddings as a canvas for something extraordinary. James Christianson and Otto Schulze have dedicated their careers to the craft of storytelling—melding editorial elegance, documentary honesty, and fine art vision to preserve the moments that define you. The fleeting and the timeless. The unscripted and the unforgettable. We have been named top photographers in the world by Harper’s Bazaar, and yet, it is not the accolades we chase. It is the quiet, unrepeatable essence of their clients—their day, their people, their love.
James and Otto are also the founders and educators behind Sage Journey.
About James and Otto's Talk
Ambitiously Unavailable
James has been to a thousand of the happiest days on earth, and has missed quite a few of his own. This hour is about what it costs to build a career inside other people's most meaningful moments, and about the question we rarely stop long enough to ask, which is whether the things we're chasing are actually the things we value. Hurry never stays at work. Busy follows us home, into our marriages, our friendships, our own quiet mornings. We'll spend part of our time outside and in silence, phones left behind, and you'll leave with a few small, almost embarrassingly simple practices for pulling the hurry back out of life.
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Amanda Luu
Studio Mondine
Amanda Luu is the founder and principal of Studio Mondine. She is a lifelong student of Ikenobō Ikebana, a practice that trains the hand, the eye, and the ethical stance from which work is made.
Her floral practice is rooted in observation and curiosity. Ikebana informs how she works with balance, negative space, and the passage of time. This study has shaped the studio’s values as much as its aesthetic, cultivating patience, discernment, and attunement.
Studio Mondine brings this discipline into a contemporary context for discerning clients worldwide. Each project is approached as an act of care, shaped by attention to time, place, and material.
About Amanda's Talk (coming Soon)
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Emily Campbell & Amanda Allen
GoBella Design and Planning
Led by Founder and Creative Director Emily Campbell and Executive Director of Guest Experience Amanda Allen, GoBella Planning & Design is a globally recognized studio specializing in immersive, multi-day destination weddings.
Combining Emily’s two decades of design expertise with Amanda’s 15-year background in industry strategy and gifting innovation, the duo produces a limited number of highly personalized celebrations each year. From the welcome party to the farewell brunch, GoBella is defined by a "guest-first" philosophy, blending layered, intentional design with seamless operations and a calm, steady presence.
About Emily & Amanda's Talk
The Journey to Scale: Lessons from the Trenches
Every founder starts with a vision, but few talk honestly about the messy middle of scaling. This talk traces the partners' path from running a single event production business to diversifying revenue streams — building HeadWest as a natural extension of the relationships, systems, and expertise GoBella had already built. We'll unpack the real costs of scaling into a second business line, from unbudgeted professional fees to the hard lesson that not every advisor will actually advocate for you. Attendees will hear how leaning on an existing foundation shaped decisions about when to invest in new infrastructure versus when to stay lean. The goal is to move past the polished highlight reel and share what building a second business on top of the first actually looks like from the inside.
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Heather & Troy Balliet
Amorology LLC
Amorology is a luxury, full-service event coordination and styling company that caters to a highly discerning and creative clientele. We are a detail-driven design house dedicated to creating one of a kind events. As a team with over 20 years of event and design experience, we work seamlessly to bring to life your story. It is our belief that your relationship and unique personalities serve as the best inspiration for your individual wedding concept.
About Heather & troy's Talk
Don’t Skip a Beat: Mixing Family, Life, and Wedding Season
Wedding season doesn’t pause for the rest of life, and the rest of life doesn’t pause for wedding season. Heather and Troy of Amorology have built their marriage and their business in the same breath, and this session is their honest accounting of what that actually takes.
For them, staying in sync has become just as important as staying on schedule. This session explores what real harmony looks like across a wedding career, from the client conversations that set the tone for an entire relationship, to vendor partnerships that make or break a season, to the quieter negotiation of whose turn it is to give more at home. Along the way, Heather and Troy will share what they’ve learned about timing, trust, communication, and knowing when to let someone else take the lead, both professionally and personally.
Expect real talk, honest lessons, and a few things they’ve learned the hard way, from two people who tested it on each other first. It’s a conversation about balance for anyone who’s ever tried to build a career and a family at the same time, and found out they don’t run on separate clocks.
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Ben Finch
Ben Finch Photography
Ben’s work, which has been featured in top publications including Over the Moon, Martha Stewart, Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Southern Living, and Garden & Gun, was made out of a varied and diverse professional background— Ben has degrees in communication and leadership, theology, he is a licensed pilot and has worked as a musician.
His journey has taken him across the globe, documenting events from the opulence of Dubai to the serenity of Napa, each frame telling a story of diverse cultures and experiences. While primarily working in the events world, Ben's expertise in architectural photography also enriches his artistic vision, infusing a unique design sensibility and thoughtful compositions into his portraits.
About Ben's Talk
Skill Stacking: The Competitive Advantage of Being Curious
The most valuable professionals aren't specialists—they're integrators who combine distinct skills into an uncopyable advantage.
Starting out in a town of 14,000 meant I couldn't afford to specialize. Forced to adapt, I built a broad foundation that set me apart from peers in larger markets. My biggest growth didn't come from mastering a single craft, but from skill stacking. Photography was the baseline, but layering storytelling, business strategy, branding, and client experience compounded my value far beyond any single discipline.
Today, I capture luxury weddings worldwide and advise brands like Hilton, Target, and Uber—not by staying in one lane, but by connecting dots across multiple fields. Versatility fuels adaptability. Broader experiences reveal sharper insights, richer creative solutions, and connections others miss through a narrow lens.
This session is a challenge to rediscover your curiosity. We'll explore practical ways to leverage your unique mix of experience, expand your offer, and elevate your business.
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Kickoff & Networking
Connecting & Learning
Day 2 | Tuesday, November 10th
Explore & Experience
Day 3 | Wednesday, November 11th
Itinerary
What We WILL DO
Day 1 | Monday, November 9th
Coffee & Conversations - Breakfast
8:30 AM
Day 3 Welcome
9:15 AM
Speaker Session
9:30 AM
Connection Session #2
10:30 AM
Check-in + Meet and Greet
1:00 PM
Opening Session
2:00 PM
Speaker Session
2:15 PM
Speaker Session
3:30 PM
Lunch
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
Rest – Explore, Pool, or Spa (Optional Add-On Sessions)
3:00 PM
Cornerstone Dinner
7:00 PM
Breakfast
8:00 AM
Day 2 Welcome
9:00 AM
Speaker Sessions
9:30 AM
Morning Adventure
10:45 AM
12:30 PM
The Curated Table - Lunch
3:45 PM
Afternoon Experiences
2:30 PM
Connection Session #1
3:00 PM
Break
4:30 PM
Casual Dinner on Terra Courtyard
6:30 PM
Rest – Explore, Pool, or Spa
(Optional Add-On Sessions)
Dinner
7:00 PM
Cocktail Hour
6:00 PM
Sobremesa – Terra Fireplace
AFTER
Speaker Session
Cocktail Hour
6:00 PM
Sobremesa
AFTER
Afternoon Experiences
Afternoon Session
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
Start the day with a hike!
Join us in the late afternoon for our retreat check-in where you'll receive your event guide and name tag. This is your opportunity to mingle and meet fellow attendees, hosts, and speakers. The official opening session will commence with inspiring speeches from our guest host, creative director, and the host venue. Immerse yourself in a variety of engaging breakout sessions designed to spark meaningful connections and discussions. As the sun sets, unwind with cocktails and dinner, followed by some time to connect with everyone.
Kickoff & Networking
Day One
Rise and shine with a sumptuous breakfast before embarking on a day filled with enlightening speaker sessions in rotating groups, allowing you to interact closely with our speakers and your peers. Post-lunch, enjoy a unique experience before your rest period which offers an opportunity to rest, connect with fellow attendees, explore or snag a one-on-one session with one of our speakers. Evening brings another chance to relax and socialize over cocktails and dinner, setting the stage for a reflective evening.
Connecting & Learning
Day Two
Your last day with us begins with a lovely brunch, followed by creative sessions and a Q&A with our guest host to about the themes of our retreat. The afternoon's creative sessions with our main stage speakers offer one last deep dive into our content. After a brief rest, gather for one-on-one discussions that ensure you leave with every question answered. Our final evening together will be marked by a special cornerstone dinner where we’ll share closing remarks and heartfelt goodbyes.
Explore & Experience
Day Three
Itinerary
What We'll Do
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- All meals during the program: 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, and 3 dinners
- All Education sessions
- All Connection sessions
- All Experiences unless otherwise noted
- Cornerstone Celebration
- A few surprises along the way
$4,600
Registration
What's Included
Questions?
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