OFD Consulting owner, Meghan Ely, combines in-the-trenches event experience with a love of wedding PR to empower her clients to take their businesses to new heights.
A long-time industry speaker and writer, she is a WeddingPro educator with The Knot and WeddingWire, as well as a regular contributor to Wedding Planner Magazine, Wedding Business Magazine, Catersource and SpecialEvents.com.
Meghan represents clients globally and has earned them coverage with the New York Times, Martha Stewart Weddings, The Knot, Refinery 29, Forbes and Real Simple, among other outlets. Her team’s publicity efforts are regularly honored by the Public Relations Society of America. Special Events also has honored her as one of the top 25 young professionals in the event industry.
Meghan is the Vice-President of the 2019 WIPA National Board, and a member of the NACE conference education committee. She is an adjunct professor in the Mass Communication department at Virginia Commonwealth University, specializing in Public Relations.
Most recently, Meghan launched WeddingIndustrySpeakers.com, a go-to resource for in-demand event industry educators.