Ilene Mitnick (left) & Alli Baldwin (right) - Founders & Producers of Bride Pride
Who We Are
We’ve spent most of our lives creating spaces where people feel seen, welcomed, inspired, and connected.
Long before Bride Pride, we were building community - through our relationship, then through the lives and experiences we created around us. Somewhere along the way, what we did naturally became our work.
Years ago, we left traditional careers behind and followed a different kind of calling — one rooted in creativity, hospitality, storytelling, celebration, and joy. That path eventually led us to Provincetown, Massachusetts, where we owned and operated our award-winning Inn, Roux Provincetown, during some of the most magical and meaningful years of our lives.
Bride Pride was born there - almost accidentally - out of our own desire to renew our vows and our tendency to dream a little too big. What started as “maybe a few couples would join us” quickly turned into hundreds of women gathering together to publicly celebrate love in one giant shared ceremony.
And honestly? It changed us, too. It reminded us how powerful love and joy can be when shared.
That idea of leaning into joy, connection, love, and presence has shaped so much of what we’ve created together. Whether through joy coaching, hosting retreats, storytelling, producing events, or simply the way we try to move through the world, we’ve become deeply interested in helping people reconnect with what feels meaningful, alive, and real.
We’re not traditional event producers. We care about how things feel. We care about creating experiences that people carry with them long after the moment is over.
Bride Pride has always been about more than a wedding to us. It’s about visibility. Celebration. Community. It’s about creating space for people to stand fully in love and be surrounded by others doing the exact same thing.
Bringing Bride Pride to St. Petersburg feels like the beginning of an exciting new chapter - one filled with sunshine, joy, creativity, chosen family, in a city that already understands the beauty of individuality.
At the end of the day, we’re just two women who fell in love, built a life together, and decided that love was worth celebrating loudly.
And we’re incredibly happy you’re here.