ABOUT WILDFLOWER LINEN

 
Wildflower Linen is the leading designer and producer of specialty table linens and chair covers for event rentals. Founder Youngsong Martin, formerly a nationally known fashion designer and marketer of high-style women’s apparel, launched Wildflower Linen in 2001 in Southern California. Her full-service rental company has since redefined the special-event linen field in terms of style, glamour and customer care while becoming a prestigious provider to clients nationwide and abroad, for functions of all sizes, budgets and occasions.

In addition to lavish weddings and large-scale banquets, Wildflower Linen creations have been featured at the post-Oscars Governor’s Ball and Vanity Fair after-parties, aboard charter yachts, in noted resorts and country clubs, at several Presidential library events, even at the gala party for a DreamWorks premiere at the Venice Film Festival in Italy. However, Wildflower Linen’s extensive inventory of fashion-forward and traditional decor is also available for your smallest-scale and most intimate of functions.

Today, Wildflower table linens and chair covers are sought after by everyone from discriminating brides and noted event planners to acclaimed designers and celebrities — by any party producer looking to add the utmost in style and elegance to a function’s tabletops and place settings.

Since Wildflower Linen’s inception, the company has added an international clientele and expanded with showrooms and customer service specialists in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Francisco. Wildflower Linen also has sales representatives in Dallas, Las Vegas, Nashville and New York.
 

THE WILDFLOWER TEAM

 
Youngsong Martin
Mei
Ng
Lily
Yeung
Josh
Spector
Additional Team Members
Youngsong Martin

YOUNGSONG MARTIN


Youngsong is the dynamic entrepreneur and designer who propelled her high-style rental firm Wildflower Linen into prominence in the domestic and international special-event industries.

She began her career as a fashion designer, converting her formal training in South Korea and the United States into a dream come true as the creator of namesake lines of women’s apparel sold in boutiques and department stores throughout the U.S. Youngsong also was a senior instructor at the prestigious Otis/Parsons Art Institute’s School of Design in Los Angeles.

Youngsong later melded her affinity for entertaining and fine dining with her expert knowledge of textiles and fabrications to create a thriving decor rental business, Wildflower Linen.

Since founding the company in 2001, Youngsong has grown it into a preferred source for celebrity event planners, leading hotel and catering executives, discerning organizers of corporate and social functions, and the hosts of gala weddings of all sizes. As her business evolved, it outgrew two Southern California headquarters facilities before moving in 2006 into a large complex in Buena Park. Youngsong also has launched branch showrooms at the landmark Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood and in San Francisco’s popular SoMa warehouse/loft district. Her newest Wildflower Linen showroom began serving coastal Orange County in summer 2009 at an upscale design and decor center in Costa Mesa. In addition to alliances with sales representatives in major cities nationwide, Youngsong has pending deals for exclusive branding alliances in Europe and Asia.

At home in the United States, as abroad, numerous print and broadcast media have showered attention on Youngsong and her banquet fashions, in reports and pictorial features in wedding and design magazines, The Wall Street Journal and on various network and cable television programs. She also has been a featured keynote speaker at several special-event trade conferences.

In 2007 Youngsong was honored as Entrepreneur of the Year by an Orange County association of Asian businesses. For that recognition she was presented with more than a dozen formal commendations from the U.S. Congress and the California Legislature. In 2009 Youngsong was nominated for the Women in Business Award, presented by the Orange County Business Journal.
 
Mei<br>Ng

MEI NG


Mei began her career as a hospitality executive in 1998 at The Regent Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the Hyatt Regency Chicago. She excelled in every aspect of her demanding yet unpredictable responsibilities. Born and raised in Malaysia, she pursued her bachelor’s degree in hospitality administration and master’s of business administration in the United States. As Mei grew accustomed to the American lifestyle and business environment, she found herself intrigued by opportunities in the special-event industry.

In 2005, she joined Wildflower Linen and has overseen the company’s tremendous growth in recent years. Her enthusiasm and desire to go the extra mile have earned the trust and loyalty of customers, vendors and employees alike.

As Vice President of Wildflower Linen, Mei manages the company’s operations and finance departments. Her gracious and conscientious handling of day-to-day management challenges along with her unwavering strengths in maintaining Wildflower Linen’s organizational infrastructure have contributed substantially to the company’s elevated stature as a preferred linen rental resource.
 
Lily<br>Yeung

LILY YEUNG


Lily has been a part of the Wildflower Linen team since 2007 and was hired on to facilitate the opening of the San Francisco location. She is now currently the Director of Business Development for the Wildflower Linen Brand, searching for new ventures and opportunities to build strong partnerships. She also manages the San Francisco showroom for her clients in the Bay Area and the Northwest United States.

Her strong communication skills and ability to effectively operate independently makes her an asset to the company. Because she can truly assess her client's visions and draw from their personality, Lily has the ability to create table designs that meet her client's full expectations. Her great sense of humor and bright smile is an added bonus.
 
Josh<br>Spector

JOSH SPECTOR


Josh has a bachelor’s degree from NYU in film and television and has been with Wildflower Linen since 2006. He started out as a sales representative, but now is manager of the company’s Pacific Design Center showroom in West Hollywood.

With a background in the Los Angeles entertainment industry, Josh brings a unique perspective to the Wildflower Linen team. Along with his keen eye for style, he has an extensive knowledge of the company’s specialty linens and latest designs. Josh’s rental linen customers have learned they can rely on him to be organized, efficient and empathetic, three qualities that yield exceptional results at glamorous functions.
 

ADDITIONAL TEAM MEMBERS


Teresa Woodral
Every business needs an employee who can remain composed and in charge in the face of crisis. For Wildflower Linen that individual is account manger Teresa Woodral. Teresa’s sunny disposition and “can do” attitude is exactly what the client needs to experience when things occasionally go awry. Indeed, this 2004 Le Corden Bleu graduate knows how to please her clients and takes pride and joy in steering event planners and their brides to the perfect elements that will create an overall masterpiece of table design. In addition to working directly with clients, Teresa also oversees and maintains Wildflower Linen’s Damaged/Missing Inventory Department.

Mary Ann Pohlman
Mary Ann Pohlman is an aspiring student working towards earning a major in Business Management and further her career in the events industry. Her passion for event design combined with hard-work has always been the basis of her career. Joining Wildflower Linen in 2008, her attention to detail and ability to learn quickly has made her an extraordinary member of the team. Her drive to always help others and ability to multi-task helps to efficiently tend to any customer service needs. Mary Ann also handles the operations administrative duties and inventory control.

Theresa Park
With a keen eye for detail and passion for planning, Theresa Park, a graduate of BS in Child and Adolescent Development from Cal State Fullerton has always excelled in teaching but dreamed of becoming an event planner. Theresa loves being a part of any special event, whether it is planning exquisite details, setting up a venue and watching a vision come to life, or enjoying all of the details as a guest. She takes pride in joining the Wildflower Linen team, specializing in transforming clients' unique dreams into a flawless event. As she meets with clients, she is able to listen, contribute, and execute their design vision into reality. Theresa also oversees the shipping department, ensuring timely delivery of all client packages. Her enthusiastic personality and optimistic demeanor puts clients at ease in knowing that all of the details of their Wildflower Linen experience will be handled with professionalism and perfection.

Desiree Patterson (Southern California)
Desiree earned an associate of arts degree in graphic design from Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising before joining Wildflower Linen in 2006. Desiree's design background helps her comprehend her clients' visions. She has worked with top florists, wedding and event planners nationwide and collaborating with them in choosing linens and chair covers that create an inventive and memorable event. Many of these tabletops have appeared in top wedding and design publications. Her expertise is sought after among industry professionals from the up-and-coming planners and designers to the industry veterans. Her attention to detail and sense of style are important to her as well as to helping her clients achieve their goals.

Mary Ann (M.A.) Reilly, CMP (Nevada)
Mary Ann (M.A.) Reilly, CMP, a 30 year veteran in the special event industry, has remained as passionate about the industry as she was years ago when she owned Ambiance Catering in Pasadena, CA. While working as National Director of Special Events for a major international law firm, M. A. oversaw more than 300 events annually. In 1996 M. A. became the Event Director for The Special Event sponsored by Special Event Magazine. Mary Ann is very excited to be living back in the city of Bright Lights, Viva Las Vegas while representing Wildflower Linen.

Amanda Hauge (Tennessee)
Amanda is an experienced event planner and designer currently living in Nashville, TN. A native of Wisconsin, she has a degree in Sports Management from the University of Minnesota and has completed graduate work in the MBA program at Arizona State. Prior to graduate school, Amanda spent several years in Southern California producing high profile weddings and social events. In 2008, she had the honor of working for MLB's Special Events Department on the last All-Star Game in Yankee Stadium and in June 2009, received a Masters of Sport Administration from Ohio University. Today, in addition to representing Wildflower Linens in Tennessee, Amanda is the owner of Squiggle Event Studio, a boutique event production and design firm focusing on VIP hospitality events for the sports and entertainment industries.