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Are you fretting over decorations for your holiday gathering? Rummaging through the aisles at Garden Ridge and Michael’s trying to come up with the perfect wreath or place setting? Love HGTV and the Style Network? Well you’ll love this week! We’re featuring some incredibly, jaw-dropping talented special events planners and interior designers! These folks are the A-listers of designing the most fabulous events and we’ll include some interior designers too!
First up, the one and only PRESTON BAILEY!
Preston Bailey was born and raised in the tropical paradise of Panamá. Moving to New York City in 1968, he began his career in the design world as a fashion model at the age of 19.
Ultimately, Preston’s innate talent for design and dramatic sensibilities led him to the event industry. After 30 years in the business, Preston Bailey has become renowned for his gift for completely transforming raw, ordinary spaces into sumptuous, theatrical environments.
Because of Preston’s unique ability to create breathtaking, memorable events, he has developed a client base that includes royalty, socialites, business moguls and celebrities such as Donald Trump, Oprah Winfrey, Joan Rivers, Donna Karan, Liza Minnelli, Laurence Fishburne, Bill Cosby, Matt Lauer, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Uma Thurman, Donny Deustch, Jennifer Hudson and Ivanka Trump, among others.
His art installations have been commissioned to draw in consumers at prominent locations across the globe, such as London’s Covent Garden and Hong Kong’s fashionable Landmark Mall. In addition, he is the author of four best-selling books, Design for Entertaining, Fantasy Weddings, Inspirations, and Celebrations. His newest book, Flowers, hit shelves at the beginning of October 2011.
Most recently, Preston partnered with The Wedding Planning Institute to offer a first-of-its-kind wedding and event planning coursethat is available at nearly 2,000 accredited colleges and universities in the United State, as well as online.
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