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!
