The Starlight Gathering: A Women’s Fantasy Retreat
A women’s only fantasy retreat, where your story comes to life.
- March 5–8
2027 - Orlando, FL
Private Estate - 18 Women
Only - All-Inclusive
Every Detail Held
Not a vacation. An enchantment.
The Starlight Gathering, House of Stories, is a fully immersive women’s fantasy retreat: March 5–8, 2027 in Orlando, Florida. For one enchanting weekend, 18 women step into a world built entirely around magic, story, beauty, and belonging.
Fantasy-inspired events that feel like stepping through a portal. Dancing, swimming, all meals covered, and the kind of deep connection that only happens when women finally give themselves permission to play.
Eighteen spots. One private estate. One story, and you’re in it.I Want In
One weekend of pure magic
Fantasy Photoshoots
Fully costumed and professionally shot, even underwater. You’ll finally have photos that show the version of you that lives in your imagination, and she’s incredible.
Fantasy Inspired Events
Themed experiences pulled straight from the pages of the stories you’ve always wanted to live in. Every detail is intentional, every moment is held here.
Private Estate
You’re not in a hotel. You’re living inside a breathtaking private home that becomes the world we build together during your stay.
Dancing & Play
A night to celebrate you, exactly as you are. Come in costume. Come as yourself. Both are welcome. This is your party.
All Meals Included
Every breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack is taken care of. Your only job is to be fully present. Nothing to plan, nothing to arrange.
Swimming & Leisure
Afternoon hours for unwinding, floating, and soaking in the Florida sunshine with the women who are quickly becoming your people.
Rituals & Ceremonies
Opening and closing ceremonies that hold the whole experience. You’ll arrive as yourself and leave with magic running in your veins.
Real Connection
Small group. Intentional design. The women you meet here have a habit of becoming the ones you call years later. That’s not an accident.
You belong here if…
- You’ve been running on empty and are ready to do something just for you
- You’re a creative: writer, performer, cosplayer, artist, dreamer, who’s lost the spark
- You’ve always been secretly enchanted by fantasy, magic, and make-believe worlds
- You want real, deep connection with women who actually get it
- You’re in the middle of a life transition and need space to hear yourself think
- You’ve never done anything like this, and that’s exactly why you should
- You found this page and felt something. That feeling is your answer
What it actually looks like
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The Magic is Real
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Find Your People
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Fully in Character
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Real Connection
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Every Detail Held
Where the story lives
For 3 enchanting nights, this isn’t just where you’ll sleep, it’s the world we’re building together. Every corner of this estate was chosen with intention.
- Location
Orlando, Florida. Full address and arrival details are shared privately with registered guests upon securing your spot.
- Private Estate
The entire home is exclusively ours for the four days. No shared hotel lobbies, no strangers. Just us.
- Pool & Outdoor Spaces
Florida sunshine, a private pool, and outdoor spaces designed for gathering, floating, and golden hour magic.
- Sleeps The Full Group
Everyone is under one roof, which is exactly what makes the connection so deep. Private and shared rooms available.
The women behind the magic
Every gathering needs a heart, and behind Starlight Gathering are two women who believe deeply in the power of story, play, and community.
Shannon and Jackie, your hosts at The Starlight Gathering
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Founder & CEO · Co-Host & Co-CreatorShannon Scott
Shannon built The Bright Stars Greenroom around one belief: every creative woman deserves a space to remember who she was before the world told her to stop dreaming. The Starlight Gathering is her dream retreat, and she co-built every inch of it alongside Jackie.
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Co-Creator & Co-Host
Jackie Brochetti
Jackie co-created the Starlight Gathering from the very beginning, shaping the world, the workshops, and every magical detail of the experience. This retreat exists because of both of them, equally, and you’ll feel that the moment you arrive.
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Our title sponsor
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Fantasy Fitness
The Starlight Gathering: House of Stories is made possible with the generous support of our title sponsor, Fantasy Fitness, a brand that believes in empowering every individual, across all backgrounds, abilities, and identities, to rise as the legend of their own story.
“Fantasy Fitness is an immersive wellness ecosystem built on the idea that people deserve to feel like the hero of their own story, not just in books, but in real life. Through live events, conventions, and their Legends Nexus app, they redefine wellness for people who’ve often felt excluded from it.”
Become a Sponsor
The Starlight Gathering reaches a curated, intentional audience of creative women who invest deeply in experiences that matter. Sponsorship opportunities are limited and chosen with care.
Inquire About SponsorshipGive the gift of magic
Some women are called to this gathering, but life makes it feel out of reach. The Fairy Godmother Circle exists so that no woman who is meant to be here has to miss it.
If you feel moved to gift a seat (fully or partially) for a woman in your life, or simply for a woman who needs it, this is your invitation to do that. Your name won’t appear on a leaderboard. There are no tiers or recognition levels. Just a quiet, generous act that changes someone’s life.
Because every story deserves a Fairy Godmother.
This gathering was made possible by the generous hearts of: Autumn K., C.W. Rose, Toni D., Sarah B., and those who gave anonymously.
You will never know how far you will go, until you say yes.
The women who get in are the ones who raised their hand while everyone else was thinking about it.
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