{"id":443,"date":"2024-05-14T16:16:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T16:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/?page_id=443"},"modified":"2025-12-18T17:42:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T17:42:56","slug":"get-to-know-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/get-to-know-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to Know Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n

\nWe are wedding connectors.\n<\/h1>
\nWe guide couples\u2014introducing trusted wedding vendors.
We serve vendors\u2014honoring their marketing investment.\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n
\n1995\n<\/div>

\nBeginning\n<\/h3>
\nLaura & Dom DiGirolamo held their first wedding show in Raleigh, NC.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n
\n2023\n<\/div>

\nTransition\n<\/h3>
\nThe company was purchased by Mark Bentley, North Carolina born and bred.\u00a0\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n
\n2025\n<\/div>

\nToday\n<\/h3>
\nToday, Forever and Company continues to be North Carolina's top wedding show.\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n

\nForever & Company Wedding Shows\n<\/h2>
\nMultiple times a year, we host the best wedding shows around the country.\n<\/div>\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n
\n
\n\t
\n\t\t
<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n

\nMeet Our Team\n<\/h2>
\nWe are proud to serve and would love to meet you. Say hi at our next Wedding Show.\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n
\n
\n\t
\n\t\t
<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n

\nMark Bentley\n<\/h3>

\nOwner\n<\/h5>
\nBorn and raised in Raleigh, NC, Mark graduated from the College at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He founded the Webb Simpson Challenge in high school, gaining event planning and fundraising experience. He is a Christian, an avid golfer, a husband to Jamie, a dad to Allisson, Jayden, Elliot, and Elizabeth, and a big Carolina Hurricanes and Carolina Tarheel fan.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n
\n
\n\t
\n\t\t
<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n

\nEmily Hayes\n<\/h3>

\nPresident\n<\/h5>
\nEmily, a true Texas girl at heart, she moved to Cary, NC in 2005 and planted roots in Raleigh after graduating from Meredith College. She and her husband, Ryan, have their hands full raising and loving their three beautiful girls. She is a shopoholic, chocoholic, and travelholic! Go Pack!\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n
\n
\n\t
\n\t\t
<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n

\nShelby Pilger\n<\/h3>

\nCommunications\/Marketing\n<\/h5>
\nRaised in the midwest and now residing in Phoenix, Arizona, Shelby studied Communications at Western Michigan University. She married her high school sweetheart, Camden, in 2019 and is actively involved in her local church's kids and youth ministries. When she's not supporting the digital communications of Forever and Company, you can find her curled up with her two cats and a good book.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n
\n
\n\t
\n\t\t
<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n

\nValorie George\n<\/h3>

\nExecutive Assistant\n<\/h5>
\nValorie is a local\u2013born and raised in Raleigh, NC, attended UNC Chapel Hill and now resides in Durham\u2013but she has also lived internationally and loves to travel. She enjoys being outside, coffee (she's also a barista!), baking and quality time with friends and family. Big on people but also big on details, Valorie keeps things organized for Forever & Company as the executive assistant.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n
\n
\n\t
\n\t\t
<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n

\nJosh Owen\n<\/h3>

\nVendor Relations\n<\/h5>
\nBorn and raised right here in Raleigh, Josh attended Liberty University where he studied Philosophy. Gifted with people skills, Josh is excited to serve you in Vendor Relations. When he\u2019s not spending time at Forever & Company, you can find him yelling \u201cFore!\u201d on the golf course, grunting on the pickleball courts, or reading classic works of philosophy!\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n

\nJoin Our National Marketing Network\n<\/h3>
\nWe are one of the most active wedding vendor marketing networks. As a vendor, you are provided with special opportunities to connect with brides.\n<\/div>
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n
\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n VENDOR BENEFITS<\/span>\n\n \n \n <\/a>\n\n \n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>
\n
\n \n \n\t\n\n\n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Grow your Business<\/span>\n\n \n \n <\/a>\n\n \n\n\n<\/div>
\nIt's 100% NO COST to Apply\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We are wedding connectors. We guide couples\u2014introducing trusted wedding vendors. We serve vendors\u2014honoring their marketing investment. 1995 Beginning Laura & Dom DiGirolamo held their first wedding show in Raleigh, NC. 2023 Transition The company was purchased by Mark Bentley, North Carolina born and bred.\u00a0 2025 Today Today, Forever and Company continues to be North Carolina’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-443","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGet to Know Us - Forever & Company<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/get-to-know-us\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Get to Know Us - Forever & Company\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We are wedding connectors. We guide couples\u2014introducing trusted wedding vendors. We serve vendors\u2014honoring their marketing investment. 1995 Beginning Laura & Dom DiGirolamo held their first wedding show in Raleigh, NC. 2023 Transition The company was purchased by Mark Bentley, North Carolina born and bred.\u00a0 2025 Today Today, Forever and Company continues to be North Carolina's […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/get-to-know-us\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Forever & Company\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-18T17:42:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/get-to-know-us\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/get-to-know-us\/\",\"name\":\"Get to Know Us - Forever & Company\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-14T16:16:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-18T17:42:56+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/get-to-know-us\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/get-to-know-us\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/get-to-know-us\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Get to Know Us\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/\",\"name\":\"Forever & Company\",\"description\":\"1 RALEIGH NC WEDDING SHOWS\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Get to Know Us - Forever & Company","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/get-to-know-us\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Get to Know Us - Forever & Company","og_description":"We are wedding connectors. We guide couples\u2014introducing trusted wedding vendors. We serve vendors\u2014honoring their marketing investment. 1995 Beginning Laura & Dom DiGirolamo held their first wedding show in Raleigh, NC. 2023 Transition The company was purchased by Mark Bentley, North Carolina born and bred.\u00a0 2025 Today Today, Forever and Company continues to be North Carolina's […]","og_url":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/get-to-know-us\/","og_site_name":"Forever & Company","article_modified_time":"2025-12-18T17:42:56+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/get-to-know-us\/","url":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/get-to-know-us\/","name":"Get to Know Us - Forever & Company","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-05-14T16:16:50+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-18T17:42:56+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/get-to-know-us\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/get-to-know-us\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/get-to-know-us\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Get to Know Us"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/","name":"Forever & Company","description":"1 RALEIGH NC WEDDING SHOWS","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/443\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreverandcompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}