Mary Hollis Huddleston

Mary Huddleston is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Please Be Seated, the premier event rental company in Nashville. She started her career as an event coordinator in Dallas, initially at Diamond Affairs Weddings & Special Events, and later helped launch the wedding division of nationally-recognized Todd Events. Mary's career inspired Without A Hitch , her debut novel about the high-stakes world of luxury Southern weddings. She also has a lifestyle platform, Mrs. Southern Social,...See more

Mary Huddleston is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Please Be Seated, the premier event rental company in Nashville. She started her career as an event coordinator in Dallas, initially at Diamond Affairs Weddings & Special Events, and later helped launch the wedding division of nationally-recognized Todd Events. Mary's career inspired Without A Hitch , her debut novel about the high-stakes world of luxury Southern weddings. She also has a lifestyle platform, Mrs. Southern Social, focused on modern, at-home entertaining and is developing two curated collections with the Southern Living Collection at Dillard's. Her work has been featured in Southern Living , Southern Lady , StyleBlueprint and NFocus Magazine . She resides in Nashville with her husband and two young children. See less