Celebrity Wedding PlannerBy Quyen Le (Daisy) and Tara Morales
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Born in Panama
One of the first male African-American in NY (the 1970s)
Opened a menswear boutique in NYC closed after 3 years
Worked as a floral designer for some customer of a friend, interior designer Vincete Wolfe.
Joan Rivers asked to design her daughter’s wedding the big turning point - kickstart and guidance for the future work
Preston Bailey
Achievements of Preston Bailey
Worked in the event business for 35 years
Globally-celebrated event designer, author and renowned floral couturier
His Art Installations have been featured across the world.
Author of 6 books, the first five books all became bestsellers.
Current program is PB and Friends and PB Protégé programs
Clients: Ivanka Trump, Jenifer Hudson, Joan Rivers, etc.
Official Website: www.prestonbailey.com
DramaticNatureBeauty
Style of Preston Bailey’s Blog
simple font
magazine
BOLD TITLES
letter form
encouraging posts
question at end of post
genuine & humble
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Preston Bailey’s Works
to create an event into an experience
make dreams become a reality
Common items:Lights to set a mood
Color: blue “stay physically calmer,
regulating heartbeat" “increases
communication”
Flowers to bring in nature (he was
inspired by rain forest)
White is not one color; it’s actually a hundred tones. It might be diamond white, pearl, antique, eggshelll, etc.
“Every color pops beautifully against white.” - perfect background for a high-style wedding
White wedding décor tips: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's wedding
“You have to be careful with an all-white wedding not to make it boring,” says Preston.
High and low arrangements
give the room motion. Be sure tables aren’t all the same.
White simple wedding - don’t try to bring in too many different looks and think through all the details.
White wedding décor tips
Tips & Ideas
Decorations dramatic entrance don't neglect the bathrooms decors using primary colours sparkles and crystals decorate the isle decorate the seats
Bride up-do hairstyle in tropical climates get inspiration for wedding dress by collecting
images, fabrics, etc. set a budget
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Lessons learned
• aim to create a memory that lasts a lifetime
• ‘over-the-top’ decorations represents generosity (what events should be about)
• to wow the guests by creating something which they’ve never seen before
• try to push the limit of what’s new and what’s different
• the client is king. It’s important to understand and respect how important every event is for a client balance the ideas with the demands of customers
• client service skill are essential. It is important to gain some experience in the service industry for upcoming event professionals
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“I want to encourage all of you to embrace challenges, be persistent and believe there is a solution to every problem. Be clever and never give up.”
- Preston Bailey
Sources
• http://www.prestonbailey.com/• http://wedding.theknot.com/luxe-list.aspx• http://www.fengshuidana.com/2013/04/08/6-fascinating-
facts-about-blue/
• http://www.luxuriousmagazine.com/• http://www.bridalguide.com/