Planner of The Knot Gala 2012

This year marked the 3rd annual Bridal Fall Fashion week Gala hosted by The Knot at the New York Public Library. And this year, Daughter of Design worked closely with The Knot and a laundry list of wedding industry luminaries to plan  the best yet!

Carley Roney, me, David Beahm
(note how nice it looks when you coordinate your attire with the event's color story!)

Check out these pictures, videos and press coverage of the event! 

The Knot Facebook

BizBash

The Knot Gala 2012 from Elysium Productions on Vimeo.

Thank you to all these special folks

Until next year y'all!

"The Expert" in October issue of Brides Magazine!

Me? The "wedding doyenne," well thank you very much Brides magazine!! Check out the feature in the October issue where I dish about what I would do for my dream wedding (not that I'm engaged...or dating anyone for that matter ha! Man, do you think this is going to scare the fish away? Hard enough to tell guys I'm a wedding planner but now they can read an article where I've even picked our china!)

Special mentions to:

Dress - Marchesa

 Flowers - Hatch Creative Studio

Invitations - Bernard Maisner

Food - P.S. Tailored Events

First Course - Spoon House

China - Meissen

Chargers - Party Rentals LTD

Cocktails - Yusef Austin

Music - Hudson Project of Elan Artists

Linens - Wildflower Linens

So, guys, this means you're going to hook me up one day, right? :)

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