Stories, guides & honest advice from The Wedding Academy.
When you are new to an industry, all of the new terminology you encounter, can be confusing. Whilst you might have worked out that you would like to be involved in
Zoe McKeown is an Academy tutor with our UK campus, as well as owner of her successful wedding planning business, Cherish Weddings. This week in our Tuesday Tutorial, Zoe discusses
A big part of what inspires me to keep up the hard work, study more, and nurture my savings account is meeting people like Charlotte. A UK Academy graduate, Charlotte
We have been delivering our Courses online for the best part of 10 years now and over that period of time we have discovered that online learners tend to have
I have been very fortunate over the past 4 years to have all my styled shoots featured in various magazines and blogs including Modern Wedding, The Lane, Hello May and
Last month we set our Instagram followers the fabulously fun and creative #fall17pantonechallenge. To stay on top of our game in the wedding & events industry we need to always
You have your first client meeting booked in. Congratulations! This meeting is important because it could lead to you being able to confirm your very first booking; your first client.
Today on WedBizTips we have yet another great topic up for discussion as we weigh in on the subject of clients that negotiate and how you deal with them. This
So your primary aim at a wedding fair should be to capture details of potential leads. Why? Because your business will only grow when customers bring money into your business.
The really exciting thing about working in events is the vast array of different types of events you might find yourself working on. Yes of course there are meetings, conferences,
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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.
