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Take Your Wedding From Ordinary to Extraordinary
Seven brides in seven weeks! And one more this weekend -- it's hard to believe we already are halfway done filming Season Two, where I have met some wonderful, creative, interesting, funny, sweet and surprising brides that will bring you one shocking transformation after another! I am currently looking for FOUR more "My Fair Wedding" brides for this season! If you are getting married in July or August, 2009 and live in the NY tri-state area, and if you need help taking your vision from ordinary to extraordinary, e-mail mfw@pilgrimfilms.com and tell us about your wedding woes!Without further ado, here are some wedding tips for a few brides in need of immediate help. Good luck! -- David
Hi David, I'm Lilly, I just loooovvve you show and strive to be like you. I am a wedding planner who is having a clash of personalities with my clients venue owner. My clients also have expressed feeling very intimidated and stuck in their contract and with the wedding next month they feel they have to put up with it. I have apologized already but his attitude still does not change. What and How should I and my clients go about handling this situation. In all my years of planning I have never had this before. I appreciate you time in helping your number one fan. -- hispanicwedplnr
DAVID TUTERA: Hi Lilly...I am sorry to hear that you are having trouble with the owners of your clients venue. While this is common, it is also uncomfortable. The best advice I can give you is to make it clear to the owner that you both share a common goal, which is to make the clients wedding perfect. For you, it might come to putting any personal issues aside and do what is necessary to make that happen for the client. As the planner, I suggest that you do not burden your couple with this matter, but rather handle it yourself and know that in one month it will be over and that you will not recommend or work with them again. It sounds like they are aware of the difficult nature of the venues owners, so being the bigger person and creating an outstanding event in-spite of this will only make you shine!
Hi David, I love watching your show! I am in the process of planning my wedding, for August 28, 2009 in Orlando, Fl. I am from NYC, this wedding will be destination. I have chosen a venue, the Holy Trinity Reception Center, and I have gotten a caterer, a photographer, and videographer, Imy invitations are almost distributed , but I still have a lot to do. I need advice decorating. I have chosen fuschia and blush pink as my colors, with white accents. I am at a total lost for centerpiece ideas. My ceremony will be in the same room as my reception, so I wanted to set up a canapoy in the front of the room to get married under,and during the ceremony a sweetheart table for me and my fiance will be under it, I need ideas to decorate the canopy, the tables, and the lobby of the convention center. I am way over budget already, I had a budget of $12,000 but I am reach close to $20,000 already!! I hired a decorator, but honestly she is no help :( She never returns calls and takes forwever to email me back a response, she is in charge of doing the flowers for my bridal party, I want roses and calla lillys, blushes for the bridesdmaids with white, and blush and fuschia for mines. I need ideas for the sweetheart table and how to decorate. I want a candle and rosepetal themed table setting. I need help, and I am running out of time. Please help. -- truluv1204
DAVID TUTERA: Your color scheme sounds beautiful and your idea of turning the ceremony structure into reception décor is fabulous. I have done that type of transition many times in an effort to get more than one use out of a beautiful canopy or Chuppah. In terms of ideas for an inexpensive rose petal and candle centerpiece, this can be easily done a number of ways. One idea that always looks great is to fill an assortment of glass vases with water and then float masses of rose heads, rose petals and floating tea lights on top. You can add a pinkish tint to the water with food coloring. Create a runner of these down your table and flank them with more petals and inexpensive glass votives along the sides. For a extra sparkly touch, dip the rims of the in votives in metallic fuchsia paint, or roll the outside of them in craft glue and then blush glitter. Another spin on this that is better suited for a round table is to find two square glass vases that are sized so that one fits just inside the other. Fill the thin space between the layers with silk rose petals (real ones will work too, but might create a fog) and then fill the center with water and floating candles. Either of these looks can be applied to the sweetheart table, but for an extra special touch, consider a floral chair back treatment for just your two chairs. If you have the time, you can create an amazing overlay for the sweetheart table by gluing pink silk petals to a the appropriate sized square of sheer blush fabric. Glue more petals to the bottom edges and work your way inwards making the petals more sporadic in the middle. This will set the sweetheart table apart while tying into the petal theme.
Where can i find a beautiful Wiccan wedding dress? Everywhere i looked the dresses seemed cheap. please help! -- Mikisummers
DAVID TUTERA: For a beautiful white Wiccan wedding dress you might want to look for vintage or antique wedding gowns as opposed to a more costume-like white Gothic-inspired dress. That will likely alleviate the cheaper fabrics and cuts you are coming across in your shopping. A dress from the Victorian era might suit you well and there are also websites that create brand new replicas of these. Estate sales or searches on EBay might prove helpful. Another idea is to take the design of a dress you do like and have it custom made by a great tailor.
Where did they find those black and white bridesmaid dresses for Mandy Ferrer's wedding? They were so great. Does anyone know the designer or store? -- FNC
DAVID TUTERA: These gowns came from a great dress design company called Faviana. Visit Faviana at www.faviana.com and stay tuned for my line of bridal gowns called "David Tutera by Faviana" a line of luxurious wedding gowns inspired by celebrity red carpet fashions!
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HI,MR.TUTERA
My name is Katrina I'm a 28 yr old mother of 4,currently leaving in pennslyvania,but my wedding is in NYC august 15,09.I'm just writing for some advise i sent a entree tape to be consider for the show,but just in case im not picked can you please give me some other ideas that i can us to make my dream wedding a night under the stars come alive because i dont really see the vision that i had coming alive at all,oh and another thing i would also like to thankl you for giving me the inspiration to try hard everytime i plan a major party in my family your work is all the way extrodinary.thank you so much for taking the tme to listen.
hello,
My name is Kortney I'm 22 years old ,and my wedding is in florida, in Sept. the theme is a more of a royal traditional african theme. My colors are apple green,chocholate, and gold accent. My problem is that I cant figure out how to finish up my vision of royalty without clashing my colors, and would the backdrop affect with drapes and color behind it be a good affect for royalty? I am really confused on how to cut down my clash of african prints to add clean crisp elegant look, but still pull off my theme.
Hi David!
Before I start, I want to say I love your show. I think the ideas you've been giving to all the brides you're working with are just amazing.
My name is Bianca and my best friend Tiffany is getting married next June on Long Island. She wants to have a Tiffany Blue/Chocolate Brown theme, which looks great on paper but not sure in person. I went to a bridal shop to help on looking for bridesmaids dresses and the color that is nearest to Tiffany Blue didn't look great on the Chocolate Brown. Should I convince her to lean towards the original Tiffany's style of Tiffany Blue and White/Ivory? Or maybe a Chocolate Brown dress with a Tiffany Blue sash? She doesn't want the Tiffany's theme but really has her heart set on that color. Plus how can we mix the colors up at the reception (the walls of the RH is a neutral color) without during into a blue lagoon or a fudge factory? We've looked at pictures from other brides who had done this and they either went a little extreme on the blue color or the brown color.
Thanks you in advance. Can't wait for Season 2!
Hello David I am a 26 year old brid to be form Milpitas , CA my wedding is very unique as this is a same sex union. We are planning our wedding may 29th, 2010. What makes the planning a bit of a challenge is that we live in MIlpitas, Ca but our Wedding is in Columbus, OH we picked our colors which are chocolate, Cream and Tiffany Blue we have a budget of 20,000 and are eexpecting 125-150 guest. I am stumped as to how to use these colors and make this extraordinary. our ceremony is out side in the courtyard of the Ohio Union at the Ohio state University and the reception will be in the Grand Ball Room. the space is brand new and has the space to really be fantastic, David i need your help !!!!!
~Carolyn~
Hi David,this is Gabby from San Antonio,Texas. I am planning my wedding for May,2010.Now the theme of my wedding is Tiffany&Co, i am in love w/the jewelry as well as those aqua colored little boxes, but now that it will be the theme of my wedding i am clueless as of colors to put on what?I decided to go for TiffanyBlue table linens, them went to Tiffany blue bridesmaids dresses, but then again i dont want it to look so tacky.What advise can you give me, what should i go for??
Hello David,
My name is Leanne Sjoen and my fiance' is Kris Neilson. We have been together for 9 1/2 years. We met when I was 13 years old and he was 15 years old. Our families vacationed at the same resort every summer. We would keep in touch by phone and letters. After I graduated high school Kris asked me to move in with him in San Jose. I was living in Santa Rosa, CA. Soon after that we became engaged and have been together ever since. It seems that you only film in NY but if you would ever consider coming to CA to film, we would be incredibly thrilled. My fiance and I LOVE your show. I know this is last minute but we are actually getting married July 25th, 2009. We are getting married at The Biltmore Hotel and Suites in Santa Clara, CA. http://www.hotelbiltmore.com/ We would love you help and input. I had always envisioned our wedding day to be something special and spectacular. We are getting no help from my family so Kris has been the one to put all of his money towards this wedding, so we have had to cut back on everything. The photographer is a family member, the DJ is a friend, my mom took a bouquet making class so she is going to try and put together all of the flowers, including the centerpieces. I 'm very stressed about that. We have also had to cut our guest list. As of right now we will not even be able to go on a honeymoon. Please, keep us in mind or even if you have any last minute tips, we would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much for your time.
The email address you provided is not working so if you could please give another that would be great.
Hi Mr. Tutera,
I love your show. I have been trying to get my sister to watch and get ideas on themes and ideas on how things are supposed to be put together because she is planning her own wedding and will not take advice or input from us bridesmaids. Her theme is all over the place and we are trying to find a way to combine it all. The wedding is in Aug. 22, 2009 but we are in chocolate brown dresses and shoes. The guys are in long jackets, pleaded shirts with high colars and ascot ties. The theme crosses goes between double heart and beach theme. I think we have combined the two themes in a decent fashion. But the venue will not let us in the night before to decorate so we will not see it till we arrive after pictures. I tried to talk to the venue but she thought I was taking over and I do not want to make her mad at me. But am afraid to just let the pieces fall where they may the day of. Would you suggest that us bridesmaids just be there for her and hope for the best. I don't want to stress out the bride any more than she is but I have a more attention to detial personality and it makes me nervous to trust the firehall to set everything up correctly. Any advice would be appreciated.
Sincerely,
Jennifer
Hi dear david
next year is my 25 aniversary
and i need HELP i dont not how start
my housband and me is a low income but we want celebrate this great event.
baby 2010
Hey David,
I just love your show. Even though I live in the Caribbean, I follow your show. I just love to see the ideas and transformations that you come up with.
I am getting married this October and I am doing all the planning and designing with a friend.
My colors are red, copper and yellow. I am having problems with my decorations and centerpieces.
It's a morning wedding so I am at a standstill at to what I can choose or use. PLEASE HELP!
Any advice from you would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Erica
i think what you do is great i would sign up to win but i got it all i have binn happyley married for 9years and next year on 9/10/2010 i will be doing it all over for my 10 years we got married realy quik i had goten sick and told i had to have kids early cause i may not get to later so me and my man got married in my moms back yard and it was not what we wished for but it worked at the time in the past 9 years i have been sick with cancer and then i had realy bad clots in my lungs and when i watch your show it helps me to no that life is short and if you are given the chance to do it all to take it keep doing what you do it is a true blessing
sincerly florence
DAVE PLEASE HELP!
Hi everyone, my name is Yvette I am 21 years old. Yes i know that im young to get married but my fiance and i are in love. He has been serving in the Army for 3 going on 4 years now, and so he is my hero. I met him when he was in Korea for about a year and recently came back go the states but is stationed at Georgia and i live in California... we are having trouble getting everything booked to have a last minute wedding; we are trying to save up to have a small simple wedding with our family and friends, but we both do not have that much of money or time to have our dream wedding. We want our big day to be on Nov 25th 2009 because in Dec 2009 he is going to deploy to Iraq and will be there for 15- 17 months. Being with someone who is in the Army is scary because you don't know when your last with them will be. Please David, be our hero, we need your help more than anything or anyone who can help us with advice. Please help us live the most memorable day of our lives the best way possible.
Thank you all for reading, help respond back and help me.
Sincerely,
Yvette and Chris
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Hello David,
I need your help. I am 29 yrs old. I live in Boston, Ma and I am having the worst time ever finding the right venue for my wedding. I am getting married August 2010. I am so confused. My fiance and I have settled on having somewhat of a small intimate wedding of about 125 guest so far. Since I am settling on a small wedding it is so very important to me for it to look REALLY elegant. I want to have an outside wedding. I have fell in love with the idea of lighting, drapery and long tables. My problem is I never find a venue that looks really nice one the outside for a ceremony and inside for the reception. Will lighting only look ok with the drapery? if you have any suggestions please help. One of the venues that I have thought about is www.miltonhoosicclub.com.... I know what I want but I just can't see the vision of it all coming together.... please HELP!!!!
Dear David,
I have a unique situation and I'm not sure if you have enough time to help. However, I'm going to ask regardless.
I'm getting married on October 24th,2009. This is my second wedding and my fiance's first. We didn't have alot of money to work with, but the wedding we have planned is nice. I would like it to be spectacular for my finance and I am hoping you can help.
We met in a unique way that you might find interesting. I was coming home from a hospital admission when I started having an allergic reaction to the antibiotics I was taking. I had my children in the car with me, who were 5 and 8 at the time. I ended up having to pull over on the side of the road to call my sister because I was having a hard time breathing, when she arrived she promptly called 911. Because I live in a rural area we have First Responders who also come and assist the ambulance when you call 911. That is how I first met Jeremy, he showed up to assist me. I ended up going to the hospital in the ambulance and Jeremy drove my car home, with my kids in it, to my sisters house. While he was driving my kids he reassured them that I would be OK and home soon. My daughter still has the stuffed duck that he gave her. He made a huge impact on my kids that day and he didn't even realize it. He also made a huge impact on the course of my life.
It was because of his actions that day that I became interested in EMS. It took me 2 years and divorce before I entered school. I did not see Jeremy during those 2 years, not even around the small town we lived in, but I never did forget him.
Once I started school, I applied to become a First Responder in our area, not knowing if Jeremy was even volunteering as a First Responder still.
I saw him again for the first time in 2 years at my interview. I recognized him immediately and promptly reminded him of who I was, to my surprise he remembered me. By this time I was already in the process of a divorce. After a few months of seeing each other on calls and at meetings we ended up going out on a whim one night and that ended up leading to our big day in October. Since then I have also become an EMT and finished a Paramedic course. With Jeremy's help, of course.
Like I said before, this is my second wedding and I already have 3 children, so I would have been very happy with just eloping. It is important to Jeremy that he has a wedding in a church with his family and friends to celebrate this day, and I can't deny him after all he has done for me and my children.
I had been sick off and on with chronic kidney infections for awhile before I met Jeremy. However, I had a long happy streak of being healthy before we met and for the first year of dating. 12 years ago I had my right kidney removed because I had a benign growth and infections. A little after Jeremy and I had been dating for a year I started getting sick again. In January a cat scan reveled that I have another growth on my remaining kidney. I had suddenly been getting frequent infections again. Since January the growth had gotten bigger in size and the infections have become more frequent, almost every 2-3 weeks, and I have been hospitalized for at least 4 days to a week when I get another infection.
During this time Jeremy has taken care of me and my children without a single complaint or concern for his self. He works 24 hour shifts in EMS 3 days a week, and on his days off he sits with me at the hospital until the kids get home from school then he goes home to take care of them. Making sure they have family dinners, homework is done, kids get to appointments and just keeping things steady and normal as can be for them while I am gone. Jeremy does all of these things happily, with a smile for all of us. Comforting all of us and just making life for us as wonderful as it can be. He goes to almost every Dr appointment with me, reassuring me and being ever so patient when I get frustrated and angry. He also makes me feel safe. He understands when I cry and reassures me when I am afraid. I was off of work for a month due to complications of my last infection; Jeremy was there for me emotionally, financially and physically when I couldn't take care of myself. He spent endless time with the kids helping them lead normal lives. He did all of this while working his two EMS jobs, volunteering as a Firefighter and as a First Responder. He is without a doubt, hands down the best person I have ever or will ever know.
I would just like to make this day extraordinary for him, to give him memories he will never forget. I can never repay him for all the things he has done for me and my children, nor would he want me to. If I can make him feel for one day as special as he makes me feel everyday I couldn't ask for anything more.
We live in a rural Michigan town, and my wedding is only a month away. We are spending our "honeymoon" at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio to see if there is anything the Dr's there can do to stop these infections and take care of this growth. Jeremy deserves more of a honeymoon than that. If there is anything you can do to help it would mean the world to me to be able to do this for Jeremy. Even if you can't at least there will be another person who knows how wonderful he is.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Jen M
North Branch, MI 48461
auraluna34@yahoo.com
Hello David,
My name is Jaime I am a 25 year old bride to be. I am getting married on December 19th 2009. I have a huge family but due to my very small budget I am not able to accommodate some of my family, I feel terrible for that. Another reason I feel stressed is because the place where we are having the ceremony is the same place we are having the reception and its in one room, so my dilemma is setting up for both the ceremony and reception. By the way the reception is right after the ceremony.
I need help, help, help. I have many ideas but hope it comes out nice and memorable. Any ideas?
Hi David
I am just want to tell David how much I would like him to help me with my wedding, because I am doing everything by my self because all my family is in Puerto Rico and I live in Philadelphia so it is little bit sad to me doing everything by my self. My mom is in here but she doesn't speak english so she can't does much,no because she doesn't want to help is cause she can't. I'll love him to help me. My wedding is going to be in April 10,2010 for 70 people if God want be like that... Please David help meeeeeeeeeeeeee I really need you help to do my fair wedding I want people to remember my wedding in good way and you are the perfect person to help me pleaseeeeeeeeeeee
Hi! My name is christina i need help.the wedding is in 2010 in august the 7th.and i wish you could help me get in order. i can not get the man stay in order with what i want they dont like want i picked out.i want them to match the girls.
Kortney, Your wedding theme actually reminds me of one of my upcoming episodes in Season Two... but I won't give any more away!! I think these three colors are beautiful together: they're very natural, organic hues. To keep them from "clashing," tie them together with natural elements. Try using rattan or raffia as ties around your napkins. Intersperse green leaves, zebra grass and wooden branches in your floral arrangements. Include gold as an accent color, maybe with votive candles on your tables, or use a deep shade of it in the printing of your programs.
Regarding busy prints, use them sparingly but deliberately--for example, show off a printed fabric on the inside of shawls for your bridesmaids, as linen on your cocktail tables, or ribbon on your favors. You're on the right track! -- David
Hi David,
I have never written to a TV personality or done anything like this before, but I need your advice. I am not sure if you can help me or not, but I am lost on what to do. I am 39 and getting married for the second time in two weeks (Oct 10) outside at a beautiful golf resort in Morgantown, WV. My first husband (whose name was also David) died from melanoma cancer after battling it for only 10 months. My world crashed. We have two beautiful sons together that would no longer have their dad, and I no longer would have my love of 19 years. Then unexpectedly, I met my soon to be husband Jody. It was an instant connection! I fell madly in love with him before I even realized what was happening. He revived me! As much as I loved my first husband, I never knew I could love someone as much as I love Jody. My heart and life is so full with him and my two sons in it!
On our 1 year anniversary, Jody proposed. It was the most amazing, romantic event I have ever experienced! Then we discussed whether to go away and get married or have a wedding. This will be his first marriage, and he really wanted a wedding to celebrate with all of our loved ones. I would give him the world if I could, so I agreed to a wedding. As you know, it has been a lot of planning to have the perfect wedding. After 6 1/2 months of planning, stress, and financial strain, it is almost here. I have planned every detail myself, so I would know that it is just how we want it. I chose my "perfect" Maggie S. dress, alone, right after the proposal. After 3 months my dress arrived. I set up a fitting with the bridal shop. With great anticipation and excitment, I went to my fitting 2 weeks ago. I was devastated. They had ordered my dress a size too small! After insulting me ( I am fairly thin--size 6 and 5'9'), she proceeded to tell me that the only fix was to basically redisign my dress. I left upset and lost on what to do. My fiance called at the perfect time, and I told him what had just happened. He immediately called his tailor from his hometown. The tailor said to bring it right up to him. The first chance I had to take it was 1 week later. He said he could fix it but to come back the following week (today, friday 25). Again, with great anticipation and excitment, I went today by myself to get my dream dress. It still didn't fit correctly! He graciously agreed to fix it while I waited. However, to do so it would mean the jewels on the back of the dress would have to be moved. When it was done, the back was missing an area with the jewels. To add to my distress, as I was trying it on my jewels on my one shoe broke off. My picture perfect wedding attire was no longer how I had invisioned it. Now, I know that it is minor in the big picture. However, after multiple stressors, besides the wedding, not having my picture perfect wedding dress upset me. I am lost on how to fix it or what to do. I know that everything else I have planned will be beautiful (including a 15 page front and back program with pictures and poems I wrote and how we met and how Jody proposed and where wedding traditions began...), but the one thing I really wanted was for my dress to be perfect and for me to look amazing on the day I wed my soulmate. I need your advice on what I could do at this late moment. Your weddings are so beautiful and perfect! I can't afford the wedding we are having but I have tried to do the best with what I have. I have never had a wedding or dreamt of having one until now. I just want to give Jody one amazing day that he will never forget, especially one that he will picture how I look for the rest of his life as he feels the deep love that I have for him. How do I do that with having a wedding dress that is below the designer's par? Yes, I may be the only one to notice in the long run. But I know that it is not correctly done. I only have 2 weeks until the wedding and I don't have shoes that are intact and a dress that is symetrical all around. Can you please help me find a solution? I understand that you are limited without seeing exactly what I am talking about. However, I know that doing weddings for a living, you understand how important the dress is to the bride. Please advise me on this dilema.
Thank You for at least listening to me vent. May your life be just as amazing as every bride and groom's life that you have touched. A lifetime of love, health and happiness to all!
HELLO MY NAME IS NIKKI FULLER I AM WRITING TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYWAY I COULD GET DAVID TUTERA'S HELP.I AM A BRIDE AND I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PLANNING A WEDDING.I HAVE BEEN MARRIED TWICE BEFORE BUT NOT BY CHOICE MY FIRST MARRIAGE WAS TO A 42 YR OLD WHEN I WAS 14 MY MOTHER SOLD ME TO HIM FOR 3,000 DOLLARS AND A CASE OF BEER.HOWEVER I DID CRY THAT DAY NOT HAPPY TEARS.FOR SEVEN YEARS I WAS BEATEN AND MADE TO HAVE CHILDREN.IN 2001 I MOVED TO N.Y. AND TRIED TO START OVER I MEET AN OLDER MAN WHO SAW I WAS VENERABLE AND TALKED ME IN TO MARRING HIM.THE SECOND TIME I WAS MARRIED WITH OUT A WEDDING NOW I HAVE FOUND THE LOVE OF MY LIVE SOMEONE MY AGE AND WHO IS VERY GOOD TO ME AND MY CHILDREN.WE WANT TO GET MARRIED BUT NEVER HAVE HAD A WEDDING I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING I WAS GOING TO DO EVERYTHING IN PINK AND BLUE FOR HIS AND HERS THEME.I REALLY WOULD LOVE YOUR HELP AT MAKING THE WEDDING OF MY DREAMS COME TRUE.I WANT MY FIANCEE TO SEE ME WALKING DOWN THE AILE AND FALL IN LOVE WITH ME ALL OVER AGAIN.I WANT HIM TO BE PROUD TO BE MARRING ME.I WANT TO SHOW MY MOTHER AND EX'S THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY NEVER GAVE ME THAT WEDDING I DREAMED IT COULD STILL COME TRUE.SO PLEASE I'M ASKING YOU TO HELP ME MAKE IT COME TRUE I SEE HOW HAPPY YOU MAKE THE WOMEN ON YOUR SHOW FEEL AND I HAVE ALWAYS LONGED TO FEEL THAT WAY.IF YOU COULD HELP ME I WOULD BE SO VERY GREATFUL.THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR AT LEAST READING THIS LONG EMAIL. NIKKI,FULLER
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Hi David,
It occurred to me last night while watching 'My Fair-Wedding', that I have no idea how to create the wedding I want. Our wedding date is Sept. 25, 2010. We want an outside country wedding but I want it to be sparkly and girly. I'm not sure how to do this without it looking like a train wreck. Any suggestions?
The email address that was given on this site did not work...what do i do?
I am getting married on November 2009. This may be out of the
time range requested, but I figured why not. I wanted a nice, simple
wedding in Williamsburg, Brooklyn but since I had gotten laid off last
year and now have a job at 12K less than I was making, money has been
tight. So right now, I have a wedding dress that is a bridesmaid
dress made in ivory and black. It's nice but not what
I always dreamed of. My bridesmaids are wearing one of their own black
dresses. I am also using fake flowers for the bouquets since I can't
afford real flowers. I am not having any flowers at the church or for
the centerpieces. I plan on going to Party City for the centerpieces,
most likely candles. I am also having a hard time finding affordable
favors so that is still up in the air. At this point, I am unsure if I
will have money to get my hair and nails done for the wedding. My
fiance got his suit at a stoop sale and we had it altered. It is a
pretty nice gray suit.
We are having the reception in a small Italian restaurant. The place is nice but with the
80-something guests, I'll be a tight fit. This is what scares me and
the fact that I am afraid that our budget will short change us and our
guests. Plus, by the time the wedding comes, we will still be $1800
short and are hoping that with the gifts we can pay it off. Right
now, I just wish that we could have a special party.
I have always wanted a rustic Italian wedding in picturesque place in
Brooklyn, but with us paying for the wedding, it's just not possible.
Aloha, I watched 2 episodes of your show & fell in love. Maybe it's because I would love your help for my wedding!! I love your ideas, themes, and PROFESSIONALISM-- This is most important to me. On August 28, 2010 is my big day & I need help. Hawaii is very HOOOOOTTTT if you know what i mean & my venue has no AIR CONDITIONING should I keep it or leave it??? I really hope you folks wouldn't mind shooting an episode in HAWAII!!! heheheh wishful thinking! i look forward to hearing from you & thanks for taking the time out to read my comment.
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Aloha,
Jessica
Hi David,,
I need to get in touch with you as the web address I had mfw@pilgrimfilms.com is not correct?
Thank you,
Bonnie
Hi,
I know that the casting for "My fair wedding" has occurred. But I figured I have nothing to lose by telling my story. Maybe it will lead somewhere...a bride can hope. I will also say that i did apply originally but I guess I am getting married in the wrong season ( and most likely state also). Anyways, here goes....
My name is Tara Blitz and I am getting married in a a little over one month. I am originally from NYC but live in Boston now. MY fiance, Dan, is from St Louis but also in Boston now. TO make things fair, and what we thought would be easier, we decided to get married in Boston. It has been a long year so far with several bumps in the road. I wont divulge into it all. I'll keep it simple... we wills tart with that my fiances family decided not to contribute anything to the wedding but felt that they should have no limitations in who should be invited. My parents were generous enough to give us money but as I am sure you know, this never comes without opinions. I found a dress which fit to my mothers liking ( in terms of price) but that fell through 4 months prior to the wedding. I then went again with my mom to get a dress which just was not right..so i am on a third dress. Now I am sure you are asking where are your bridesmaids in all of this.. well only one live in Boston and she had been MIA for the most part. In terms of the others, only one is in New York. But again, own agendas..so no one has seen my dress or been around much to help. So, I have been doing much of this planning on my own ( with a little fiance help),. and it is going well so far to a degree..,We continue to get moms input and criticism about things.. (ie we planned a rehearsal dinner for the family and wedding party.. and now she wants us to plan a cocktail thing prior for her friends)..
So as you can see, things are a bit stressful here,, There is so much i know i am forgetting and even more so, I am not having fun with any of it. I am writing for advice, help, anything. Truthfully, I would appreciate anything at this point.
Thanks..
Tara
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Hello David and staff I am soooooooooooo excited to post this comment. I was unable to access the .com address. I do not live in the New York Tri State area but I am from New York and I grew up in Brooklyn. I currently reside in Washington D.C because this is one of the many duty stations I've had in my nine year military career. I am engaged to a wonderful man named Ray, who has made such an impact in my life. His love and strength gives me an outlook on life I never thought I would experience.
Becoming engaged on June 14th, 2009 was an amazing joy but it was also bitter-sweet. Mainly because my father died my first year in the military and he will not be here to walk me down the aisle. As for planning my wedding it has been an experience that creates a mix of emotions as well.
I never thought I would ever get married because I came from a broken home and never grew up in a loving, trusting environment. In spite of my childhood I was able to create a descent life for myself by joining the military. I also learned how to love from my fiancee. Now back to our wedding we decided on a New Years Eve Wedding....why that date you may ask? ........well we decided New Year, New Beginnings...it is important for us to start the New year as husband and wife and we are both anxiously waiting for that joyous day.
The theme for my wedding is Old Hollywood Glamour, I love that era and the color scheme I selected is Black, White, and Lime Green. I am in love with any item that has a modern day take on the very classic vintage look of the 1950's. I believe that I have done a great job so far in planning this wedding but I am beginning to feel the pressure.
As I mentioned I am stationed in Dc, due to this I have no family nor friends here to help. I must say that my fiancee is willing to assist as much as possible but I'm positive that he secretly doesn't enjoy being dragged to several stores and forced to watch My Fair Wedding so that we learned proper"wedding etiquette" from David (l.o.l).
My fiance is from Washington D.C and all of his family lives here, and although we all get along they don't seem to be too interested in helping in our wedding planning. Which in all honesty is a little sad and disappointing. My mother and sisters have been very supportive in helping me in wedding decisions but of course it is all long distance, they live in Savannah Ga. They came up a month after the engagement to view the church and ballroom I selected. Our wedding is now 75 days away and I am in need of Davids help.
I am a full time student, a military member,working full time while planning the wedding of my dreams. It would mean so very much to me if David would agree to help me and my fiancee' in our 2009 New Years Eve/Old Hollywood Glamour Wedding. My contact information is as follows:
nfamble@yahoo.com
Hi David,
Wow i love your show. If i dont get a chance to watch your show i record it, so when i get home i can watch it. I love how you come to the rescue and change the lives of beautiful brides. It always gets me tearing when at the end the brides tell you how thankful they are for helping them & how you have made a difference in their lives. I am getting married on Dec 12, 2009 in Norco, CALIFORNIA. If you get a chance to come down here it would be a dream come true to make my dream a reality. I've been with my fiance for 3-4 years. He has been my Highschool sweetheart. My name is Crystal Origel i am turning 21 on Dec 6. My fiance's name is Jairo Jimenez and he is 22. We are having our ceremony & reception @ the banquet hall in Norco, Ca. It will be on Dec 12 @ 5:00pm. The colors will be royal blue & silver there will also be branches with fake flowers as the centerpieces on the tables with candles. I want my wedding to be magical & very romantic. I'm trying to have blue & silver lighting on the walls of the reception. I have my dress it's beautiful i bought it at Ontario Mills, CA. I have 4 bridemaid's who drive me a little nuts they are very picky on the dresses and the wedding is around the corner and we have not found the dresses for them. My fiance's & my family have been helping us with the wedding, it's been so hard because of the economy. My fiance's mother had breast cancer & about a year ago she had surgery & had the implant which they had to do the spending there. But what matter the most is that she is a survivor & is with us. My mom has been trying to help us as well. My dad has never been in my life so i never had any support from him. I really hope you come down to Southern California to change our wedding plans & make our dream come true. It would mean the world to us, we would be the first ones in our families to get married with a reception. If i dont get the chance, i admire all your hard work & the changes you do on women. God Bless you David!
Always,
Crystal Origel
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my wedding woes are definitely money. My money is very tight and i want to have a good wedding. I would love to see some tips on how to save money.
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Hi David,
my name is Traci and i live on a small island on the east coast. I need your help!
Hi David...I had the good fortune to have lunch with you at a bridal show this year...bought your book and we had a pic taken together and you gave me some quick tips. Unfortunately, my wedding is 8 weeks away and I'm in desperate need of your help. What a great show our story would make...from bridal show ideas to desperation to an amazing wedding...and I'm a Southern bride - you need one on your show!
Thanks!
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David,
I think u r doing a very great job of teaching couples to be happy and celebrate heartly with even the least of assets they have. Great job.
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Hi David,
I have no idea how you can choose who to pick out of all these people who write to you... But i guess its worth a shot!
I have never tried to be on a reality tv show before...But once i saw My Fair Wedding I had to at least try for it. You do the most amazing work on youre show. You take a basic theme from a bride which is usually a mess (like mine) and turn it into something amazing.
My wedding is on September 17th of 2010. It was supposed to be this past September but unfortunatly my father was diagnosed with cancer so it needed to be postponed. Im happy to say that he is now cancer free and we are continuing our plans with the wedding.
But in all honesty, i have no idea what im doing.... I think the only two things i got right are the dresses and the groom! lol! Its like im drawing a blank....
I have a theme...Well kind of. I am trying for an old fashion italian wedding with colors of Chocoalte browns, Merlot and golds.... And i wanted to somehow incorporate chocolate. I have all of these good ideas in my head but i feel like when it all comes together that its going to be a huge mess of things that dont match.
I have been trying to find where to apply for the show but it always seems to be an expired casting call.
I live in Denville NJ and i chose The Villa At Mountain Lakes for my venue. So if you read this here is my plee to you.. Help me please :O)
Maybe ill hear from you soon!
Sincerely,
Adrianne
Careful planning makes the experience of getting married so much more enjoyable. If I could go back and do it again, even better preparation would be nice to do.
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Hi David,
You are amazing, I absolutly enjoy watching your show. My 23 yr old daughter, Sarah, is getting married on Dec. 27th, 2009. We are Muslim and she wears the hijab, head scarve, and dresses modestly. So I am sure you can imagine how hard it is to find a wedding dress with sleeves or having found a dress and adding/making a bolero that will meet our religious needs. No worries though, we found this beautiful dress and are having tailors to make an elegent matching bolero. Now our biggest challenge is what to do with her veil?! My daughter, having been born and raised in America (mostly in North Carolina), has fused her American identity with her religous identity and would love to have a wedding dress veil that would also cover her hair. We hope you take up the challenge ;). I would love to hear any ideas that you may have up your sleeve.
Sincerely,
Mothe-of-the-bride, Amy
Ok, I have a classic situation that I at least feel like venting out. Comments are welcome.
I've been living with my girl friend for about 4 months now, but we've dated for almost 2 years. We, with the exception of one or two issues, are very happy together and I recently told her that I'm planning on proposing to her by the end of the year. I'm working on my PhD and she has a decently paying job so things seem to be rolling along.
Then there's the inlaws! My parents have met my girlfriend and seem to like her, but my girlfriend's mother is another matter. She has more than a passing dislike for me and when we are in the same room together the tension rises as we make certain to have total civility towards one another and not make eye contact.
Why doesn't she like me? Well it wasn't always this way, when we first started dating she seemed to love me. My girlfriend was shocked because she never liked any of her boyfriends and used to ask, "What did you do to her?". This all changed after we seemed to break up, but patched things up relatively quickly. At this point she was totally opposed to us dating and it was some time before my girlfriend told her we were together again. Her reasons were this, I'm not Catholic, I'm younger than her, and I don't make alot of money. At one point she told my girlfriend she didn't think she could come to the wedding if we got marriend because it would not be a Catholic wedding. My girlfriend doesn't care about any of these issues and has even converted, but not told her mother.
What is so bad about all of this? You're thinking, "Lots of inlaws don't like their kid's choices". She has expressed this by pitching absolute hissy fits and starting the worst fights with my girlfriend that have brough her to absolute tears. According to my girlfriend, she has a bad temper and tends to use fear to manipulate her family members and to "rule" the family.
I have alot of issues with this. I'm not one that will let myself be ruled by a coward using fear to manipulate others. Knowing her dislike for me, I have very real concerns about her spending time with my potential children and it makes me downright upset that she behaves in this way towards my girlfriend. The last time we met she did not say hello or goodbye to me and followed my girlfriend and I around throughout the house as if to chaparone us. The rest of her family has no problem with me. Her brother, sisters, and father like me fine and don't have any real issues so long as my girlfriend is happy and I treat her right.
During our last visit one of my girlfriend's sisters brough a boy home and he was clearly going out of his way to suck up. I don't work that way I guess. I was nice, cordial and friendly to all of her family, but her mother simply was not receptive to it. I guess I won't jump out of my seat to go and try to please her.
She's ended up saying that she would come to the wedding, but I am very worried at the prospect of enterning in this relationship with her. Its not enough to make me not want to marry my girlfriend, but I guess I'm just looking for a good way to manage it. I have my problems with her, and dislike her, but I'm willing to put forth a good faith effort to try and have a good relationship with her. She's doesn't seem to be receptive to that, so what to do. Just "manage" it from meeting to meeting or what? Those of you that have gone through this, please throw me a bone!
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David,
This is really a question instead of a commit. My niece is getting married in January . Her and her fiance' are having to pay for it because her dad had to have a neck operation twice and was out of work for a long time so my brother and his wife are not able to help. I was hoping you could help her with her wedding. Please answer.
Thank You
Hi David,
First i want to tell you that i love love love your show!!!
I live in NY but having my wedding in NJ. My wedding date is August 21, 2010, and am sooo undecisive and confused with everything. I want a glamourous/vintage wedding but cant put my thought and idea together. I love feathers, blush black and white. Do you have any advice?? Please Help??
hi David
i would like to know why people in the new york tri-state area are the only ones who get to be on my fair wedding with David Tutera. I am a bride and i am getting married on February 25, 2011, hopefully. My fiance is in the military so our date will depend on his deployment schedule. Planning a wedding is hard but try and plan one 1,000 miles away from each other. It is not easy. And trying to plan a small wedding with two big families, a lot of friends and a little budget is harder than ever. Is there ever going to be a special episode that you go out of state and find a bride to help her wedding dreams come true. It seems that only people in the New York Tri-state area get everything and that is not fair to the small town people. Thank you for your time and listening to my concerns.
your truly
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Hello,
My name is Rebecca Armstrong. I live in upstate NY near the Syracuse area. My fiance and I are planning a wedding for August 21, 2010. We LOVE your show and would love to have the opportunity to have your assistance in our wedding plans. Here is a little bit of our background.
My fiance and I have been dating for 7 years. We live in a small house that we purchased 4 years ago. We take care of his daughter everyother week and have been working on our house since we bought it. We became engaged in March of 2009. It came as a complete shock to me. We had discussed marriage before but due to the worries of him having a small family and not coming from a family with money, he was always hesitant to propose to me. My family absolutely adores him, and I have a pretty big family. His concern was always that the "groom" side of the ceremony would only have a small amount of family, where the "bride" side would be filled. I never wanted to push him into marriage but knew from the time we started dating that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him and his daughter. He spent 3 years straight trying to become a sheriff. He even went as far as almost enlisting in the National Gaurd to gain the experience to help him become a sheriff easier. The day that I was bringing him to be sworn in, was the day that he recieved the phone call for an interview with the Sheriff Department. They told him that because of his dedication and determination, they would love to have him on the force. Since then, he has been so dedicated at putting his life in risk to save others. I am a special education teachers paraprofessional. I have 3 years of college experience for Elementary Education but have not yet been able to complete my degree.
As far as the wedding plans so far, we are trying to keep it under 120 people due to the size of the room and our budget. I will be doing almost all of the preparations myself, such as the bouquets, aisle runner, table decorations, invitations, favors and room decorations. My mom is making the wedding cake for us. The only thing that I refused not to go all out on was my dress. I found a dress made my Maggie Sottero that I fell in love with. I have visions of all roses for the flowers which I have found very reasonably priced on the internet. My colors are watermelon and champagne. I have 6 bridesmaids/groomsmen, a jr. bridesmaid, a flowergirl and a ring bearer. I have sent out my save the dates which I made myself out of sheets of magnets and photo paper that I printed. I have purchased my bridesmaids gifts from the internet and am looking for groomsmens gifts now. Our ceremony is going to be at the same place as our reception. My fiance's father once owned land near where our reception is being held and he passed away about 4 years after we were dating.
I saw one of your episodes where your vision for the bride was a diamond white wedding. I fell in love with that idea and loved every detail you put into that wedding. I'm not sure what your criteria is for coming in and revising a wedding but I would LOVE to have you assist us. My fiance wants me to have the wedding of my dreams and I know by all the overtime he is putting in at work, that he is trying. I'm just not sure that we will be able to make it happen without help. If you have any suggestions or need any brides for next season, you would make my dreams come true.
Thank you for taking the time to read this email and to consider assisting in our wedding plans. Keep up the great wedding planning.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Armstrong
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hi david i love your show im a 22 year old women mother of a beatiful baby boy his name is adam and i love him verrrrry much.
my wedding will be on july of 2010 my theme of my wedding is simple but elegant i want to look like a princess on my big day and i need your help im getting marry before my boyfriend gets his heart surgery im very scared of his surgery but i believe that he will be ok and after our wedding and his surgery we will be a happy family for many,many years to come. I want to have my bride moment and experience of all that i want something that would suit my frame im a very tiny women im 4'7'
if you read my story and hopefuly pick me i think that i would be very honor and proud to represent
short people this is my dream to be part of a celebration of my day like some people would say it is her big day and it will be be.
i hope i will c you soon .
Hey David....Me and my fiance Clarence have been together for 7 Years, we are currently planning our wedding the date is set for October 25, 2010.
We have always wanted to wait for the right moment and it always seems like something goes wrong. My father has suffered two heart attacks and he currently has throat cancer. It means alot for my father to give me away, at the same time I dont want to rush the wedding because it something I have been looking forward to for a long time.
Clarence entire family is located in New Jersey where as my family is located in Georgia. Im willing to have the wedding up North, but im having a tough time finding a venue to fit my personality and over all concept.
My theme of the wedding is Southern Charm. I wanted to have all the elements of the south. My Color Schemed is burnt orange and deep reds with some gold tones... I've always wanted to have my wedding outside and the reception in doors. My family is smaller than his so it would be easier to host the wedding in New Jersey....the problem its mainly just trying to find a location.
I will be the first person in my family and his to have a wedding it means more to us then words can ever explain. We have been saving for two years now, even though we would not be able to have a lavish wedding having both of our families there means so much more to us.
David if there is any advice or guidence you could give i would truly truly appreciate it.
Thank you so much Whitney and Clarence
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David,
I am 44 years old and getting married March 20th 2010 for the second time. Finally I have found my prince charming and I have found my dress which makes me feel like a princess. But my dress and my cake topper are all that I have together the rest is still all so up in the air because my budget is so limited. We are about to have a "potluck" reception and our wedding at my uncles conservationist lodge. In my dress, I feel like a princess but everything is beginning to look and feel like Cinderella before the fairy god mother got to her. It just seems like such a pitiful tribute to my life commitment and relationship. Any ideas to make this the wedding of my childhood dreams would be so much appreciated.--- Thank you in advance.