About the Owner
Cahtrina D.
Cahtrina is an ABC certified wedding planner and event designer with a bachelor's degree in Theatre Design and Production from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. When planning events from start to finish, Cahtrina considers every little detail to make each event unique and unforgettable.
Cahtrina began "Gifts by Trina" as a gift basket and diaper cake company in 2009 but shifted gears in 2010 to focus on event planning. With the shift, Cahtrina considered changing the name of her business but opted not to considering “gifts” as a synonym for her talent.
Cahtrina has always been the family baker, making delicious cakes and cookies for the holidays. In 2012, she took on a job in a local grocery store bakery and was trained in basic cake decorating skills. In just 6 months she became the backup cake decorator for that bakery. Cahtrina built on that foundation and self-taught additional cake decorating skills and dipped sweets.
Cahtrina's experience includes, but is not limited to, the planning, coordinating, and designing of weddings, and other special events. As well as the baking and decorating of custom cakes, cupcakes and chocolate dipped sweets.
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
― Confucius