hi, i'm tam(tastic)! •
hi, i'm tam(tastic)! •
I’m Tamara, the proud owner of Tamtastic Creations — all things wedding and events planning!
Organized, color-coded spreadsheets and calendars are my love language — I've been a strategic project manager basically since birth. To nobody's surprise, I work in Project Management and Creative Operations in my day job. Organizing chaos and turning it into clarity has always been my thing.
Tamtastic Creations started in 2017 as my freelance design business in university—designing wedding signage, invitations, and over 600 graduation caps—and has naturally grown into full wedding planning and coordination. Now, I get to take everything I love about structure, organization, and creative problem-solving and use it to help couples feel calm, supported, and fully present during one of the most meaningful seasons of their lives.
my goal is simple:
Take the overwhelm off your plate so you can focus on joy, excitement, and actually enjoying your engagement and wedding day.
When I’m not deep in timelines or color-coding a spreadsheet, you’ll usually find me gaming, crafting, cooking, or making my weekly HomeGoods run with a boba in hand.
I can’t wait to help bring your day to life in a way that feels effortless, intentional, and so you! :)
the brand…and why the penguin?
I’ve loved penguins ever since my 1st grade animal report. Penguins are highly social creatures that thrive in large, cooperative colonies, and they also happen to be nature’s romantics—Gentoo and Adélie penguins even present pebbles to their mates as a sign of commitment during their courtship rituals.
Most uniquely, some penguins are known to mate for life—a sentiment that continues to inspire the work I do and the beauty I hope to bring to every couple's special day. It only felt right to pay tribute to a 20-year obsession through my brand.
professional
experience
my background spans project management, creative operations, and design — here's where I've done the work:
Creative Operations Manager @ Drata | Current
Senior Project Manager, Creative Studio @ SoFi
Marketing Specialist, Project Manager @ Oracle
Marketing & Design Intern @ Oracle
Marketing Lead @ Price.com
Marketing & Design Director @ Davis Women in Business
Design Director, Founding Member @ AggieWorks
Marketing & Design Director @ Other Collective
Social Media Marketing Coordinator @ UC Davis CCC
Marketing & Design Intern @ Sircle Media
Design Editor @ The California Aggie
Marketing & Design Director, Founding Member @ GAMA
My professional background spans project management, creative operations, and marketing at companies like Drata, SoFi, and Oracle and every skill I built there shows up directly in how I plan weddings. Vendor contracts, production timelines, budget tracking, creative direction — it's the same muscle, applied to the most meaningful day of your life.