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How much does a wedding planning course cost? Jac Bowie, Owner & CEO of The Wedding Academy, explains what drives the price, what you should get for your money and the questions to ask before you pay.
A floral recipe stem count tells you exactly how many stems each wedding design needs. Learn how florists build recipes, scale them and order well.
Learn how to market your wedding business online with a practical plan covering SEO, social media, ads and reviews to attract couples and win bookings.
How stylists use wedding lounge furniture to shape a room — zoning, guest flow, layouts, scale, textiles and lighting for lounge areas guests actually use.
Sole trader or company? Jac Bowie explains how to think about your wedding planner business structure — liability, admin, paying yourself and the questions to take to your accountant.
How to turn wedding enquiries into bookings — first replies, discovery calls, proposals, objections and follow-up — with Jac Bowie’s The Wedding Sales Handbook.
The micro wedding vendors you actually need, the ones you can skip or combine, and how planners find, brief and coordinate suppliers for small, intimate weddings.
A practical guide to wedding flower sourcing for florists — local growers vs imported blooms, wholesalers and markets, ordering timelines, quality checks and substitution clauses.
A practical wedding furniture hire checklist for stylists — venue rules, measuring, real stock, delivery windows, damage terms, weather plans and confirming it all in writing.
A wedding planner template kit is a set of ready-made intake forms, checklists, trackers, run sheets, supplier forms and business templates — here’s what’s inside, which ones you need and how to make them your own.
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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.
Honored by Life & Style Magazine as “Best Celebrity Wedding Planner,” David’s impressive client list includes Jewel, Star Jones’ wedding, Real Housewife Taylor Armstrong’s wedding, Los Angeles Clippers’ Chris Paul’s wedding, NY Giants Antonio Pierce’s wedding, Shannen Doherty’s wedding and events for Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Brandy and Ray J, Jenni “JWoww” Farley, Lil’ Kim, the Official Post Grammy Parties in New York City, Elton John, Barbara Walters, the Rolling Stones, Nancy Reagan, Prince Charles, The White House, private events for the Vice President, Kenneth Cole, Tommy Hilfiger, Susan Lucci, The John F. Kennedy Center, as well as countless film premieres and celebrity parties for royalty, politicians and socialites.
Tutera has also designed events for several charities including the Prevent Cancer Foundation, the Alzheimer’s Association, DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids) and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. David has made guest appearances on Today, Extra!, Good Morning America, The View, CNN, The Rachael Ray Show, The Talk, Steve Harvey, Wendy Williams and many more. In addition People, USA Today, In Touch, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, In Style, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Bridal Guide and Town & Country have all featured his work.
Tutera has also made special television appearances in the popular daytime soap, The Young & the Restless and TV Land’s The Exes. David lives in Los Angeles with his husband Joey, daughter Cielo and their rescue dog Lucy.
