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Trendsetter Interview with Jes Gordon

10/29/2016

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As part of the International Wedding Trend Report 2017 we are streaming some LIVE interviews with wedding trendsetters from around the world who will give us their opinion on what’s hot and what’s not for 2017.

To kick off this series we will be interviewing Jes Gordon, an award-winning event producer & designer, author, and star of Rocco’s Dinner Party on Bravo (US TV network). She has appeared on Whose Wedding Is It Anyway, Style Network, and E! News and Brides (magazine)’s twelve-part series, “Countdown to the Altar” as the expert wedding planner helping a real couple on a real budget through 12 weeks of wedding preparations.

She has created captivating corporate events for Target, Tommy Hilfiger, Nissan, Budweiser, Rowenta, Swatch, King World Media, Lifetime Channel, and many others. She also continues to dazzle brides and socialites alike with dream weddings and private affairs. With a strong base in New York, she expanded her horizons to the west coast with a Los Angeles-based office and continues to work all over the world. Learn more about Jes Gordon at www.jesgordon.com

We are very excited to chat with her and get her predictions on what’s going to be trending in the world of weddings in 2017. To watch the interview live simply go to our YouTube Channel on Nov 1st @ 6pm GMT/2PM ET/10AM PT

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Leading Wedding & Entertaining Expert, David Tutera is hailed as an artistic visionary whose ability, uniquely creative talents and outstanding reputation have made him a tremendous success in the lifestyle arena. Tutera has created a name for himself by taking his passion for designing spectacular events and transforming it into a lifestyle.

He continuously exceeds the expected with an unmatched level of inspiration, imagination and innovation to create the latest trends in entertaining. Tutera’s grandfather, a successful florist, first noticed his grandson’s artistic ability at an early age and encouraged David to pursue his destiny. At age 19, with the sound advice of his grandfather and only one client, David opened his own event planning business.

Today, David Tutera presides over an award winning company built from experience, dedication and Tutera’s natural talent for transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. His name has become synonymous with style, elegance, creativity and vision. David Tutera has a natural talent for transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. His name has become synonymous with style, elegance, creativity and vision.

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