Cast Bios

Kimberly Bradford

Kimberly Bradford Planning & Design
Los Angeles

  • Serves on Modern Bride's advisory panel
  • After gaining 16 years of experience in the industry, started her own event-production company in 2001
  • Has helped more than 600 couples make their visions a reality and is committed to exceeding her clients' expectations

Donnie Brown

W. Donnie Brown Weddings
Dallas

  • Has sent roughly 2,000 brides down the aisle
  • Worked with high profile clients like LeAnn Rimes and Emma Thompson, and planned events for The Dallas Cowboys and Al Gore
  • His work has appeared in national magazines such as Brides, Modern Bride and In Style Weddings

Julie Conley

Warren Country Event Planning
Warren, New Jersey

  • Conley has more than 30 years of experience in the restaurant and floral industries
  • Established her own catering company at the yong age of 21
  • One of her clients saw a food display Conley created while working as a caterer and thought she might be suited for a sideline as a florist

Kevin Covey

Kevin Covey Wedding & Event Coordination
Orange County, California

  • Second generation wedding planner who coordinates high-end weddings all over Southern California and beyond
  • Coordinates weddings with star treatment in mind
  • Has his own mantra: The details make the wedding!

Ana Cruz

Ana Cruz Event Planning
Miami

  • Has been planning weddings for various types of clients for over a decade
  • Prides herself on specializing in unique, custom-tailored weddings
  • Runs her business from Villa Woodbine, the mansion where she was married

Tracy French

The French Connection
San Antonio, Texas

  • After working in the software industry, decided to follow her dream of becoming a wedding planner
  • Currently heads her own wedding event company
  • Believes a wedding is all about helping a couple realize their dream

Samantha Goldberg

Gold Events Planning
Chester, New Jersey

  • Samantha has been in event coordination and design for over 16 years
  • Her design skills come from the professional beauty and fashion industry which gives her the flexibly to work with any budget
  • She believes the best way to plan is to make her clients laugh at the little things

Stella Inserra

Simply Dazzling Events LLC
New York City

  • Simply Dazzling specializes in destination and New York weddings
  • Stella got her start as facility/events manager at a catering venue
  • Her experience in facilities operations and public relations has enabled Stella to develop strong relationships with many talented vendors

Mary Dann-McNamee

Mary Dann Wedding and Party Coordinators
Manhattan Beach, California

  • Opened her own event-planning business in 1991
  • Her weddings have been featured in People, In Style and Elle
  • Holds a masters degree in clinical psychology and is a licensed marriage and family therapist intern

Lisa Chappelear Milko

Event Perfect
Atlanta

  • Combines traditional elements with a fresh, modern style
  • Her unique resource library/café is a haven for harried brides
  • Has been featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Modern Bride Atlanta and I Do for Brides

Jenny Orsini

Pampered Bride Weddings
Garwood, New Jersey

  • This former wedding singer turned planner believes it's "all about the bride"
  • Her contagious laugh and willingness to always go above and beyond make her a favorite among brides in the Metropolitan area
  • Editorial contributor to several magazines such as NJ Bride, Brides New Jersey and The Knot

Jeffrey Powell

Jeffrey Blooms Event Design & Floral
Atlanta

  • Began doing floral design for events at Saks Fifth Avenue
  • Explored many different careers in search of work he loved; once he found that inspiration, success quickly followed
  • Has traveled to India and China to plan destination weddings for his clients

Joani Reisen

VIP
Philadelphia

  • Created VIP magazine, which is published in two cities and is distributed at Macy's and Barnes & Noble
  • Also created Ultimate Wedding Love Stories, a half-hour wedding program
  • Her focus on promotion has helped her grow her business every year for 12 years

Linnyette Richardson-Hall

Premiere Event Management
Baltimore

  • Linnyette served as contributing editor on the two-volume Going to the Chapel book series
  • Featured as an expert and columnist on WeddingChannel.com where she offers tips and advice on weddings
  • Linnyette's firm specializes in personality-oriented events

Ivy Robinson

Ivy Robinson Weddings & Events
Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Earned a BS in Fashion Merchandising from Meredith College
  • Also holds a BA in Mass Communication from North Carolina State University
  • Loves organizing extravagant affairs for her clients

Paulette Robinson

Paulette Robinson Weddings & Events
New Jersey

  • Paulette began studying weddings after witnessing her sister's wedding-planning stress
  • Avoids doing weddings for other planners, who she calls "natural Bridezillas"
  • Created "anti-expo" Wedding Planning 101 after becoming disillusioned with traditional bridal fairs

Kristin Rockhill

Details of I Do
Princeton, New Jersey

  • Kristin has 10 years of experience in the food and catering industry
  • After planning and designing her own wedding, Kristin realized her passion for event coordination
  • Details of I Do views every wedding from a design standpoint and employs creative talent from the design world

Preeti D. Shah

Spotlight Style
New York

  • After helping execute flawless events, Preeti decided to make a career out of her passion, leading to the genesis of Spotlight Style
  • Has organized events from New York to Bali
  • From two to a thousand guests, and from culturally inspired elaborate weddings to romantic, intimate family affairs, no details are missed

Sonal Shah

Save the Date Event Consultants
New York City

  • Save the Date is one of the only wedding-planning companies in the U.S. that is focused on Indian, Pakistani and Middle Eastern cultures
  • Sonal's weddings typically include a sangeet, or singing night; a mehendi, or henna night; and a garba, or dance night
  • Sonal speaks English, Hindi, Gujurati and Spanish

Heather Snively

Weddings Unique
Orlando, Florida

  • Specializes in weddings for celebrities and pro athletes—most recently for Johnny Damon of the Boston Red Sox
  • Has planned and designed more than 500 exceptional weddings for clients with varying visions
  • Active participant in the International Special Events Society, National Association of Catering Executives and Association of Bridal Consultants

Gina Sole

In Style Wedding Planners
Philadelphia

  • Trained with Vera Wang in New York City
  • Preferred planner at numerous top hotels in the Philadelphia area for almost 10 years
  • Gina prides herself on finding new and unique wedding sites for her most stylish clients

James Tramondo

Davi Weddings
New York

  • James has planned over 200 weddings, including destination weddings in the U.S. and other countries
  • He has beeen featured in a wedding advice column of Metro Newspaper