Ava Carroll-Brown

Ava Carroll-Brown has over 30 years of experience skillfully and flawlessly planning elegant affairs throughout the nation as well as amongst Hollywood’s elite. She meets any challenge with open arms: whether she is designing the bride’s million-dollar jewelry or coordinating wedding singer Hugh Jackman!

In 2011, Brown made her authorial debut with Where IS Your Mother?: A Simple and Suggestive Guide to the Basics of Proper Etiquette and Simple Grace. With fun and relatable stories, Where IS Your Mother? is an effortless and straightforward handbook covering common etiquette topics. This clear-cut and entertaining instructional includes chapter titles such as: "A Napkin?, What About The Children?", "All That Silverware, Table Taboos", "Silence: A Good Thing?" and "Cell Phones."

Simple, elegant or elaborate décor; from weddings to intimate soirees to Hollywood galas and film industry celebrations, Brown and her design company, Brownstone Place, have grown to become one of the most sought after entities in the nation. Brown’s honesty, integrity and commitment have long been respected throughout the event planning industry. She has a meticulous eye for detail and her passion has lead her down many paths. Her talent is unparalleled in the industry.

Brownstone Place has received numerous industry accolades including recognition throughout various outlets such as In Style, Los Angeles Magazine, Grace Ormonde’s Wedding Style, Town and Country, Ceremony Magazine and more. Her do-it-yourself attitude helped her build Brownstone Place from the ground up and with that same can-do disposition, Brown will self distributed Where IS Your Mother?.

The tips Brown shares in Where IS Your Mother? have been tested and proven on her incredibly happy and well mannered grandchildren who know all too well that the dinner table is no place for sending text messages. Her modern methods of teaching etiquette into today’s fast-paced world have paved the way for great opportunities such as appearances on “KTLA,” the #1 morning show in Los Angeles, nationally syndicated talk show, “Daytime,” NBC Miami and “San Diego Living,” to name a few.

Brown continues to grow her event planning business and offers daily suggestions with regard to etiquette and event planning on her blog.

Brown currently resides in California and Nevada with her husband, Nicholas, and their dog, Gus.