Mindy Weiss

Based in Beverly Hills, CA, Mindy Weiss is the owner & principle planner/designer of Mindy Weiss Party Consultants. Known for her creative and unusual ideas, her unexpected decor accents and her exquisite attention to every last detail.Mindy's bubbly personality and calm demeanor help her clients relax as she creates one-of-a-kind parties of their dreams. The company provides professional event planning services for any type and size of wedding, party, corporate event and bar/bat mitzvah.Mindy is known for creating dream weddings and events some of today's hottest celebrities including Fergie & Josh Duhamel; Ellen Degeneres & Portia Rossi; Ashlee Simpson & Pete Wentz; Eva Longoria & Tony Parker; Heidi Klum & Seal; Gwen Stefani & Gavin Rossdale, Nicole Richie, Pink and Jennifer Lopez

Jay Goldman

Professional and personable, with an amazing eye for capturing special moments, and a way about him that puts people at ease, it's no wonder that Jay is a sought-after wedding photographer. In fact, on My Fox LA's Hot List, he was voted one of the Top 5 Wedding Photographers in Los Angeles! Walt Shepard, co-creator of Inside Weddings Magazine, had this to say, "Jay is an excellent photographer, both technically and personally. He is easy to spend time with and that is important on a wedding day. He also knows how to capture the moment and anticipates them.

DJ Danno

DJ Danno is the most versatile DJ/MixMaster (covering music genres from Top 40 to Chill-Out, from Electro to Zydeco, from Swing to Salsa. He is also a charming and charismatic EMCEE, voiceover talent, event producer and event consultant. All of which keeps him with a busy performance schedule. His exposure, reputation and satisfied client listing attracted industry ads and sponsorships from JBL Pro Sound and American Audio & DJ Lighting, top manufacturers of pro audio and lighting technology.

Romina Manolio

Founded by L.A. event designer Edgardo Zamora, Revelry designs movie premiers, store openings, and major awards shows, in addition to many private celebrity weddings and parties

Elizabeth Messina

Elizabeth is an artist and a mother..who loves to bring a little more sweetness and beauty into the world... Her innate sense of style is reflected in her work...which appears regularly in numerous books and magazines...Town and Country, Elegant Bride, Instyle, Los Angeles Weddings, Splendora and many others...her images have also appeared on Oprah, Entertainment Tonight, the Oxygyn Channel and the Fine Living Network...

Ray Thompson

Created in 1981 as one of the first event production lighting design companies in the Los Angeles area. In the years since, Images has earned a reputation among event coordinators, venues and individual clients for creative, friendly efficient, and professional service. Images has the expertise, creativity, and work ethic to create lighting environments ranging from the sophisticated to the extravagant - all within the budget parameters and true to your event objectives.

Ellen Black

Names a Trendsetter by Modern Bride Magazine in 2008, Lehr & Black custom designs wedding, bar/bat mitzvah, and all party invitations for celebrities, high profile executives and discerning people all over the world. Each Lehr & Black custom invitation, favor and accessory is dreamed up and put together in-house by the Lehr and Black production team. From engravers to hot stampers to dye cutters to custom jeweled products with sumptuous fabrics and superior workmanship, Ellen works with each client to design and her brother Sol oversees the production of the products. The end result is always a one-of-a-kind creation that is truly a custom work of art.

Maradee Wahl

Maradee supervises supervises the bridal specialists in all of the Carolina Herrera boutiques; New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Bal Harbour, FL, as well as Las Vegas which will open January 2010. Maradee's background makes her expert in assisting the bride in her quest to find "the one" the perfect gown-the most flattering,most appropriate with the setting, and the best match for the personality of the bride! There are hundreds of gorgeous gowns, but only one perfect choice for each bride... (and the fitting is the most important part)!

Greg Hawkins

Every Event Is A Big Event at Classic Party Rentals. Whether it is the Academy Awards or backyard wedding celebration, Classic Party Rentals is focused on providing everything needed, anywhere needed. As the nationÕs leading full-service event rental company, Classic Party Rentals can help from tent top to tabletop. Starting as a driver and installer of party equipment in 1987, Greg Hawkins has works in special event coordination and production for events ranging from movie premieres to celebrity weddings. He has transformed dirt lots into ballrooms for a day. Working for Classic Party Rentals in El Segundo, California, he has travelled to locations in Napa, California and down to beautiful New Orleans, Louisiana. There is no joy like transforming a location into an amazing party for a day.

Marilyn Oliviera

Marilyn Oliveira joined the staff of Inside Weddings in 2008, and combines her extensive editorial experience with a vast knowledge of weddings to bring readers the most up-to-date information on trends. In addition to selecting and profiling beautiful Real Weddings from around the country, Marilyn also covers topics ranging from real registry experiences to new honeymoon hot spots. A graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles, Marilyn established herself in the industry during her five-year tenure as the senior editor and editorial manager of WeddingChannel.com. Positioned as the public voice of the comprehensive site, Marilyn appeared on numerous local and national media outlets, including Entertainment Tonight, E! Entertainment News, The Tyra Banks Show, The Insider, Inside Edition, Fox & Friends, and The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet. Her knowledge has been tapped for numerous print publications, including TIME Magazine, USA Today, Forbes, and The New York Times among others.

Amy Atlas

Amy Atlas became internationally recognized as the "dessert table designer" after setting a trend with her signature, stylized dessert & candy bars. All of her dessert bars are custom, and planned meticulously with coordinating monochromatic desserts, signage, flowers, and backdrops. Amy samples desserts from around the world to ensure that she has the best desserts available for her clients. Her work has been featured in several publications, including InStyle Magazine, Martha Stewart Weddings, Town and Country Magazine, New York Magazine, and many others.

Steve Dangcil

Steve and his video production company, Vidicam Productions of Beverly Hills, have been producing some of the most memorable videos for their clients from around the world for the last 15 years. All types of celebrations from Weddings to Bar Mitzvahs, Birthdays, Tribute Videos and Photo Montages have been their passion. They love what they do and it shows in their work.

Joan and Leigh Spitler

Cindy Smith

Cindy Smith designs for the best of the best—including such top names as Bruce Springsteen, Nicole Kidman, and Oprah. But fortunately for those of us who don't have their astronomical budgets, she also knows how to create out-of-this-world arrangements that real people can afford. With tasteful and stunningly photographed projects, Smith reveals how you can attain that elegant "star look," too. The containers she uses are common ones—ceramic pots, glass vases, baskets, bowls, tea cups—and Smith teaches all the necessary tricks of the trade, including hot-gluing flowers to surfaces, using floral foam in containers, stringing flowers, and floating flowers. From amazing centerpieces to a floral birthday cake stand, from hanging votives with colored water to a tangerine topiary tree, each one is magnificent.

Jim Eppolito

My vision when opening West Coast Music in 1988 was to create a live music services business that would provide our customers with music industry quality and reliability when booking musicians for parties and special events. Musicians and performers would be chosen not only for the quality of their performance but also for their quality as people.

Jennifer Rebello

One of the most respected hoteliers in the Beverly Hills area, Jennifer Rebello has been with Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills as Director of Catering for 16 years. Jennifer has managed the most elaborate weddings, Hollywood's A-list parties and many family Mitzvah celebrations. From the style of service, the flavors of the menu, the design of the cake and pairing of the wines, Jennifer is passionate about every detail. During her successful career she has worked hand in hand with Mindy to create some of the most memorable weddings our city has seen. As the liaison between the wedding planner and the hotel, Jennifer facilitates all aspects of the wedding from arrival into the bridal suite to the cake cutting.

Barrie Lynn

Barrie Lynn — The Cheese Impresario is a former advertising executive who changed her life to follow her passion for artisanal cheeses, the cheesemakers who make these delicacies along with the accoutrements and beverages that pair with them so beautifully. The inclusion of her personally hosted Artisanal Cheese & Wine Tasting Adventures in the Oscars Goodie Bag has attracted celebrities who include Oscar winners Three 6 Mafia, Curb Your Enthusiasm's Jeff Garlin as well as the cast and crew of Showtime's hit TV show WEEDS. Barrie Lynn — The Cheese Impresario produces and stages cheese events at unique events, weddings and festivals throughout the country. The Cheese Impresario also makes appearances on behalf of "all things cheesy."

Christy Weber

Christy Weber is a co-founder and the Executive Editor of JunebugWeddings.com, the inspirational online wedding magazine and trusted wedding planning resource. With her passion for all things beautiful, fashionable, and wedding related, she creates innovative editorial content for the website and writes the internationally read blog, What Junebug Loves. Christy is a highly creative strategic thinker, published author, and regular guest speaker at wedding industry events, and prior to Junebug she worked for many years as a successful wedding photographer as a co-owner of Positive Light Photography.