Stories, guides & honest advice from The Wedding Academy.
If you’re just joining us, I recommend you quickly catch up on Part I and Part II of this mini series on branding. This week’s Academy TV episode looks in
Last night our topic for #WedBizHour was the habits of successful business people. We all love to know the secrets of those we aspire to be like. We all want
If you have been thinking about launching a wedding business and even if you have already done so, there is one really important question you must consider, when thinking about
Working as a Wedding or Event Planner, Designer or Stylist means working with a team of other professionals, with all of you contributing your skills to the wedding, or event
As you will see on the blog this month we are taking a deeper look into branding. Personally this is one of my favourite subjects and I love how branding
know that we have a number of students who are beginning to think about their business and whilst many of you may jump first to thinking about your details like;
It doesn’t seem possible that we are nearly in June and almost at the halfway point in the year. I can hardly believe that we are on our 3rd issue
The art of conducting a consultation is one that takes some practice and we have talked about how to prepare for a consultation recently, but in last night’s #WedBizHour we
I don’t know if you’ve seen the film ‘The Intern’ with Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway, but I learnt so much from that movie. One of the things that
Should you discount your products or services in the wedding industry? This is an age old debate and whilst we don’t agree with discounting as a way to run your
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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.
