Stories, guides & honest advice from The Wedding Academy.
Welcome to the Wedding Expert Series. This series of posts will feature advice from some of the world’s top wedding and event industry experts and are designed to help you
It was another lively chat on #WedBizHour last night with some great advice being thrown around and you can see the full transcript of the chat on our UK Campus
Last year we kicked of a little monthly Pinterest challenge called #WedPin. The aim of the game is to curate a Pinterest board around a theme we give you
This is the final episode in our series about the use of trends in event design. This time we are talking about trendsetting and trend forecasting. We look at the
Each Tuesday evening (UK time) our UK campus hosts WedBizHour, a lively hour of Twitter Chat for anyone interested in the business of weddings and events. Every week leads to
Drum roll please…I cannot tell you how excited I am to announce that the first edition of the Wedding Business Magazine has now been published and is available for free
Our Student of the Month in Australia this month is Ryan of Brides by Ryan. Ryan recently Graduated from the Academy with a Certificate in Wedding Planning. Graduation was
Today we continue on with our series on trends and how we use them within event design. Last week we looked at what a trend is, where it comes from
Each month we share the story of a student’s success on our campus websites. Success is measured in all sorts of ways and success for one student may be finishing
This week we are presenting the second runner’s up in our Pantone Colour of the Year WedPin Challenge. Last week we introduced our first runner’s up; Pastel is the New
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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.
