Leading Lifestyle Expert David Tutera is hailed as an artistic visionary whose ability, uniquely creative talents and outstanding reputation have made him a tremendous success in the lifestyle arena. Tutera has created a name for himself by taking his passion for designing spectacular events and transforming it into a lifestyle. He continuously exceeds the expected with an unmatched level of inspiration, imagination, and innovation to create the latest trends in entertaining.

Tutera's grandfather, a successful florist, first noticed his grandson's artistic ability at an early age and encouraged David to pursue his destiny. At age 19, with the sound advice of his grandfather and only one client, David opened his own events planning business. Today, David Tutera Inc. is an award winning company built from experience, dedication and Tutera's natural talent for transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. His name has become synonymous with style, elegance, creativity and vision.

David is a Contributing Entertaining Expert on ABC's hit morning show The View, TBS's Movie And A Makeover, as well as on The Wayne Brady Show. He is also a professional speaker hired by Condé Nast, InStyle and many others to lecture on the topics of weddings, lifestyle, design and more.

David's impressive client list includes Star Jones' upcoming wedding, Jennifer Lopez's Still perfume launch, the 2003 and 1998 Official Post Grammy Parties in New York City, Elton John, Barbara Walters, the Rolling Stones, Vice President Gore at the White House, Kenneth Cole, Tommy Hilfiger, 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 has been featured on Oprah, The Today Show, CNN, E!, and the Style Network. In addition USA Today, New York Times, Washington Times, Los Angeles Times, The London Times, Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, and Town & Country have all featured his work.

David Tutera currently lives in New York City and maintains offices in both Manhattan and Mamaroneck, New York. In stores now is David's second book America Entertains: A Year of Imaginative Parties (Stewart, Tabori and Chang). David's first book A Passion for Parties: Your Guide to Elegant Entertaining (Simon & Schuster) continues to be a bestseller. David is also launching a one–hour daily television series on The Discovery Channel tentatively titled, "The Party Planner with David Tutera" in late 2004. David is currently working on and completing a series of books for Bulfinch Press to be released in 2005.

David Tutera is as innately gifted as he is business savvy, creating a name for himself in the super-competitive events planning industry with a wildly successful company, a stellar client list and the undisputed reputation of creating some of the most memorable and innovative award-winning event designs in the business. The "Tutera Touch" is sought by some of the most prestigious names and organizations in the world. His signature style is the rare culmination of simultaneous creative vision, artistic conceptualization and an intrinsic understanding of how to effectively utilize space to ultimately transform an ordinary room into something extraordinary.

Tutera's prestigious client list is lengthy, and includes the 1998 Post Grammy Party in New York City, Vice President Gore at the White House, The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Kenneth Cole, Tommy Hilfiger and countless film premiere and celebrity parties. Tutera's designs have garnered him the special events industry's prestigious GALA Award for five consecutive years (1995-2000), and his work has been featured on Oprah, The Today Show, The View, CNN, The Food Network, Home Matters, E! Entertainment, and the Style Network. In addition, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Redbook, House & Garden, Town and Country and Veranda have all featured his work. David Tutera Inc. is a full-service event design and production company based in New York City. The company creates stylish events in both Manhattan and across the United States. Special events designer and planner David Tutera is known for his ability to create event atmospheres that range from elegant and extravagant to simplistic feng shui-inspired..