Founded in 2011 and based in Rhode Island, Horton By Fourah Bay is a boutique event planning company that caters to a variety of events, including, but not limited to, birthday parties, anniversary parties, graduation parties, and baby showers. Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, founder Jennifer Horton-Bandele incorporated the street on which she was raised into the name of her company, a family company that's as close to her heart as Fourah Bay Road is. She finds inspiration wherever she goes - be it a family vacation to the Domincan Republic or the time she spent living in Charleston, South Carolina. Her love of arts and crafts is pervasive throughout her life as she watches Youtube video on Youtube video to learn new skills and takes classes in Rhode Island to continually better her products. Working with her neice, Maurishire Akabidavis, who oversees the business aspects of the company, Jennifer has created an intimate atmosphere that makes her customers feel like a part of the family.