David Tutera Bio

Celebrity Wedding Planner David Tutera is hailed as an artistic visionary whose inspiration, imagination, and innovation creates the latest trends in weddings. Honored by Modern Bride Magazine as one of the Top 25 Trendsetters of The Year, David was also awarded "Best Celebrity Wedding Planner" by Life & Style Magazine.

David's impressive client list includes Star Jones' wedding, NY Giants Antonio Pierce’s wedding and events for Jennifer Lopez, Matthew Mc Conaughey, the Official Post Grammy Parties in New York City, Elton John, Barbara Walters, the Rolling Stones, 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 DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids), The Cancer Research Foundation, the Alzheimer's Association and the Nature Conservancy.

David's newest primetime show, "My Fair Wedding" will air Sunday nights beginning October 26 on the WE network. Watch as David Tutera whisks into wedding chaos two weeks before a bride's most important day of her life and quickly saves the day as he transforms the fate of the party from less than ordinary to beyond extraordinary.

In stores now are David's four books Big Birthdays, (Bulfinch Press), The Party Planner (Bulfinch Press), America Entertains: A Year of Imaginative Parties (Stewart, Tabori and Chang) and A Passion for Parties: Your Guide to Elegant Entertaining (Simon & Schuster). In addition, David Tutera is the Host of "Get Married," a daily half-hour television series offering real news brides can use, airing on Lifetime Television weekday mornings.

David has designed a new line of celebrity-style weddings—"Disney's Couture Wedding Collection by David Tutera." Many brides-to-be dream about a grand wedding in a storybook setting with a designer flair. Now the dream is a reality at the Walt Disney World Resort with Disney’s Couture Wedding Collection by David Tutera. Disneyland will soon offer the Couture Wedding Collection. The collection offers four tailored looks: Whimsical Garden, Cocktail Soiree, Classic Elegance and Simply Chic to create the perfect atmosphere for their special wedding day.

In addition, David opened STEM by David Tutera, a full service retail florist and gift shop located on Spice Road at Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. David’s second location of STEM is scheduled to open at The Plaza on October 15, 2008 in New York City. STEM at The Plaza is a unique combination of a working flower shop and luxury gift boutique offering a complete floral and retail experience that delights the senses with luxury style and sophistication.

David has been featured on Oprah, Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, E!, and the Style Network. In addition People, USA Today, In Touch, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, In Style, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, and Town & Country have all featured his work. David Tutera lives in New York City and maintains offices in both Manhattan and Mamaroneck, New York.