Party Experts
 
 

Jeanne Benedict

TV Host and Author of The Sophisticated Cookie and Sophisticated Entertaining
 
 
 
Lifestyle Party Expert
 

Fast becoming a household name, many TV viewers know Jeanne as the host / designer of the theme party show, Weekend Entertaining, on the DIY Network. Jeanne is the author of four books including, The Sophisticated Cookie, Sophisticated Entertaining, Pregnant For 100 Years, and Celebrations.

 
 

She has also made over 100 appearances as a lifestyle / party expert and chef on shows such as ABC's Live with Regis & Kelly, The Ellen Degeneres Show, The CBS Saturday Early Show, and more. Some of Jeanne's national promotional partnerships include Country Crock Deluxe Side Dishes, Prilosec OTC, Michael's Arts & Crafts, as well as Future Foods, RIT Dye and C&H Sugar.

 
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Amy Berman

Co-Owner and Executive Pastry Chef Vanilla Bake Shop
Le Cordon Bleu California
School of Culinary Arts
 
Visit Amy and her team at
www.VanillaBakeShop.com
 
Couture Pastry Chef

Amy grew up in Southern California, and started baking at an early age with her mom, making layer cakes and cookies in the family kitchen. Amy went on to own her own catering business called Amy's Baby Cakes before starting Vanilla Bakeshop with her husband.

Amy oversees all areas of Vanilla's operations and has a central role with the Vanilla Catering and Wedding department working closely with brides and grooms to help them plan their wedding confections and cakes.

Amy lives in Hermosa Beach California with her husband Jeremy. They enjoy spending time with family, friends and their dog Noodles.

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Tracey Toomey & Leanne Shear

Co-Authors of Cocktail Therapy and
The Perfect Manhattan
 
Visit Leanne and Tracey
www.GiveMeCocktailTherapy.com
Cocktail Therapists
 

Leanne Shear and Tracey Toomey, best friends and co-authors, met behind the bar when they were recent college grads pursuing creative careers.

Since then, they've written two books together, The Perfect Manhattan, a novel published by the Broadway imprint of Random House, and Cocktail Therapy, a tongue-in-cheek advice book published by the Simon Spotlight Entertainment imprint of Simon and Schuster.

They freelance for a number of magazines and newspapers including Glamour, Marie Claire, New York magazine, Hamptons, Radar, and the New York Times. In the Hamptons, they host the popular TV show, Cocktail Therapy, on Plum TV.

 
 
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Andrea Correale

President and Founder
Elegant Affairs
 
Visit Andrea and her team at
www.ElegantAffairsCaterers.com
 
 
 
 
Elegant Catering
 

Andrea Correale is the president and founder of Elegant Affairs, a full-service catering and event firm famous in Manhattan, the Hamptons and Long Island.

Andrea and her team at Elegant Affairs are frequently sought after by everyone from celebrities to Fortune 500 companies. Andrea's knowledge and expertise on celebrity party planning was featured on VH1's The Fabulous Life: The Hamptons.

 
 

Elegant Affairs was the proud recipient of two CATIE Awards (Catered Arts Through Innovative Excellence) presented by the International Caterers Association in 2008.

Andrea has also offered her knowledge to Woman's Day Magazine and has been heard on the Martha Stewart Living Radio Show on Sirius Satellite Radio. She has also appeared on Fox News Channel as well as numerous other media outlets.

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Karen DiPeri

Owner of Tribeca Events
 
Visit Karen at
www.TribecaEvents.com
 
Event Coordinator Extraordinaire
 

Karen DiPeri is the President of Tribeca Events, a Manhattan based event production company. Over her career, Karen has produced events ranging from seated dinners for private individuals to 2,000 person outdoor events, with a diverse set of clients such as recording artists, diplomats, food editors, publicists, politicians, non-profits, and a broad range of corporate clients.

Karen and her husband Michael are the creators of the Celebrity Chef Alliance, which works with some of the world's most notable and recognizable chefs. The program matches chefs with events, either for catering, appearances or team building, in all types of settings. Karen has worked with some of the most recognizable names, including Lidia Bastianich, David Burke, Bobby Flay, Tyler Florence, Sara Moulton, Jacques Pepin and Eric Ripert, just to name a few.

 
 

Having worked in the hospitality industry for over 20 years, she has been written about in magazines such as New York magazine, Food & Wine, Food Arts, Event Solutions, and WWD, for her expertise in executing the most detailed and sophisticated events.

She currently lives in New York with her husband and two children.

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Preston Bailey

Author of Design for Entertaining and
Fantasy Weddings
, and Inspirations.

Visit Preston at

www.PrestonBailey.com

 
Preeminent Event Designer

After 27 years of building his reputation, Preston is known as not only as a brilliant designer, but also for delivering exceptional service to his well-heeled clientele.

To get his start in the celebrity event designer world, Preston had the good fortune of meeting Joan Rivers, who asked him to design and produce her daughter Melissa's wedding.

Preston's one-of-a-kind events, which include the most extravagant weddings and galas for Royal families across the globe, have earned him a reputation as the world's preeminent event designer.

He has attracted such clients as Donald Trump, Oprah Winfrey, Uma Thurman, Joan Rivers, Donna Karan, Liza Minnelli, Matt Lauer, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas, Laurence Fishburne, Emmitt Smith, and Bill Cosby.

 
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Co-Founder Harrison & Shriftman

Author of Party Confidential and
Fete Accompli!

Lara Shriftman 

 
 
Entertaining and Celebrity Party Guru
 

Lara Shriftman is a lifestyle and party expert and a partner in Harrison & Shriftman, public relations, marketing and special events agency with clients in the fashion and luxury goods industries.

Lara and her business partner, Elizabeth Harrison, have authored four books including: Fete Accompli! The Ultimate Guide to Creative Entertaining; Fête Accompli! Workbook, The Ultimate Party Planning Guide; as well as Party Confidential and Party Confidential: New Etiquette for Fabulous Entertaining. Each book features chic tips from celebrities like Lara Flynn Boyle and Donald Trump to name a few.

They have also designed the Party Confidential Collection on HSN to include everything one needs to host the ultimate cocktail party at home, as well as expert advice on how to use each product. The Party Confidential Collection features must-have pieces including candles, crystal candlesticks, glasses, barware, and more.

Lara Shriftman serves as a correspondent for EXTRA! with her own segment, Party Confidential. Lara has also been featured guests on The TODAY Show, The Megan Mullally Show, and FOX's Friends and Family.

Lara has contributed to magazines including Brilliant, Q, Departures. Lara has also produced feature photo shoots for magazines Los Angeles Confidential, Brilliant, Quest.

You've read about Lara in Vanity Fair, Elle, Glamour, Seventeen, Daily Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Departures, The New York Times , The New York Post, WWD, and television shows such as Extra TV, Fox, CNN and E!.

 
 
 
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Cheryl Dent

Star of The Big Party Plan Off!
Creative Food Stylist
 

Cheryl Dent currently stars on the Style Network series The Big Party Plan Off! This unique program immerses the audience in the fanciful world of designing the perfect party from thematic concept and props and décor, to inventing delicious foods and beverages. Cheryl offers the home audience invaluable tricks and tips for creating their own memorable and affordable events.

Cheryl was recently selected as one of the nation's top food stylists, competing on The Food Networks Challenge Series Superstar Food Stylists, where she brought her vivacious spirit and can-do attitude to this culinary battle. As a food stylist, she has worked on commercial campaigns for T.G.I. Fridays, Sara Lee, Sears, Wendy's, El Torito, Hometown Buffet, Burdine's, Kellogg's, and Albertsons, among others. Most recently, she created the food centerfold for Food & Wine's Celebrity Chef issue.

 

 
 

Previously, she served as the host of the Travel Channel series Food Crazy. Always eager for adventure, Cheryl guided viewers through culinary voyages from eating insects at Santa Monica's Typhoon Restaurant, to exploring the world of poultry at the Butterball Turkey test kitchen.

Cheryl has been a frequent voice of gastronomic secrets and lifestyle advice on the Emmy winning talk show Soap Talk, as well as The Tony Danza Show, and You're Invited.




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Ryan Schinman

Founder Platinum Rye Entertainment
 
 
Visit Ryan at
www.PlatinumRye.com
Platinum Celebrations and Celebrity Parties
 

 

Platinum Celebrations is brought to you by Platinum Rye Entertainment, the largest source for celebrity talent in the world.

Platinum Celebrations brings you:

  • The inside scoop on the hottest celebrity parties
  • details on celebrity party invitations and décor
  • secrets from behind the velvet rope
  • celebrity interviews

Schinman is responsible for some of the largest deals ever made between Fortune 500 companies and celebrities for advertising campaigns, public relations initiatives and personal appearances. He has personally worked with Sean Diddy Combs, Madonna, George Clooney, Mariah Carey, Jessica Alba, Halle Berry and many more.

 
 

Platinum Celebrations can help you book celebrity talent for your party or event. Submit a booking inquiry.

Ryan Schinman founded the company which is headquartered in New York City, and has offices around the world.

Schinman is responsible for some of the largest deals ever made between Fortune 500 companies and celebrities for advertising campaigns, public relations initiatives and personal appearances. He has personally worked with Sean Diddy  Combs, Madonna, George Clooney, Mariah Carey, Jessica Alba, Halle Berry and many more.

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Julie Mulligan

Expert Floral Designer for
1-800-Flowers.com

 

Author of A Year Full of Flowers
Visit Julie on her NEW
Floral & Lifestyle blog!
 
 
 
Floral Lifestyle Expert
 

After more than 25 years as an innovative floral designer, Julie Mulligan has expanded her career to that of a floral lifestyle expert.

After more than 25 years as an innovative floral designer, Julie Mulligan has expanded her career to that of a floral lifestyle expert. Taking a creative approach with all her work, Julie designs unique containers, vases and packaging to complement and enhance the breathtaking beauty of her floral designs, including many 1-800-FLOWERS.COM® signature arrangements.

Julie and her designs have appeared on numerous television shows as a floral lifestyle expert, including The Montel Williams Show, EXTRA!, WABC Eyewitness News, and NBC 's Weekend Today. She's also been featured in
high-circulation national magazines like People, US Weekly, Star, Family Circle and Women's Day, among numerous others.

 

 
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