Brett Pransky

With a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from Arizona State University, Brett has built a life and career rooted in design, nature, and community. For the past several years, he has worked as both designer and studio manager at Enza Events in New Milford, joining the team soon after his family moved to Sherman. He helps design, build, and install large-scale fabrications for weddings and bar/bat mitzvahs, with a primary focus on floral design. While it might look like “playing with flowers,” the work is physically demanding and deeply hands-on, offering an earthy mindfulness that is hard to find behind a desk and incredibly rewarding each time a space is transformed for a unique celebration.

Before Brett joined Enza Events, he explored a wide range of design disciplines that now inform his eclectic aesthetic. His early career included set design for TV and Film—among them a few Woody Allen movies and iconic shows like Sex and the City, followed by luxury rooftop and terrace design throughout New York City and the launch of an online children’s party box company. These experiences, layered over decades, have sharpened his knack for color, his intuitive understanding of spatial relationships, and his ability to move comfortably across platforms and client types, while keeping each project personal and distinct.

Home life is equally full and creative. Brett and his husband Jeff have been together for 20 years and have two beautiful daughters, Kyra (13) and Aya (10), as well as two amazing rescue dogs, Arya (3) and Rebel (2). They are avid snow and water skiers, but Brett mostly enjoys wake surfing on Candlewood Lake. At home, Brett enjoys cooking for the family and is inspired by the seasonal gardens that evolve outside his door.

Brett and his family have been members of Temple Sholom for almost four years. They joined once they were living in Sherman full-time after Covid. Brett said, “We were looking for community, as well as a place for our daughters to prepare to become a bat mitzvah.” They have found deep inspiration in Rabbi Cohn’s enthusiasm and the rich lessons he brings to services.

Brett continued, “For me, the temple is a place to pass down the cultural values of the Jewish faith to our children and the humanistic principles and moral compass that have run deep within the Jewish community for centuries.”