Michael Russo

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Michael Russo Wedding Designer

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Michael RussoWedding Designer

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Directory3 . Career

6. Michael Russo on Instagram

7. Michael Russo Events Planning and

Design

9. Style

11. What made him successful

12. Celebrity clients

14. Sources

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Career

- Planned wedding for former US Senator

- Two months later: plannedwedding of Joey Fatone and Kelly Baldwin

- Started as a florist

- Organised weddings for friends

and family

- Built company with Kelly

Baldwin

- 2007: Kelly Baldwin sold

company to Russo

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Career - 2011: reincorporation of

company as ‘Michael Russo

Events’

- By then: organisation of

Kevin Jonas’ wedding

- parties for Kathy Griffin and

Shaquille O’Neal

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- MR Events is located in New York, California and

Florida

- Wedding for ‘My Big

Redneck Vacation’

- Own TV show ‘Mikkie

saves the date’

Career

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Michael Russo on Instagram and

Twitter

http://instagram.com/mikierusso/

https://twitter.com/mikierusso

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Michael Russo Events Planning and Design

Acquisition of Michael Russo package : ideas,

inspiration, skills, suppliers, personality

His company services:

Support during the whole

planning process

Full service includes :

- Venue selection

- Vendor meetings

- Visual and theme creation

- Coordination during the event

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Michael Russo Events Planning and Design

Day of assistance

The MR Carte

Plan

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Style- A combination of various

ideas

- Creation of surprising and magical events

- Less is more

- Fancy flowers

- DIY

- Create a personal atmosphere

- Pays attention to the couple’s

wishes

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What made himsuccessful

- Spontaneous personality

- Big weddingA simple bridal party

- Catches the personalities of the

bride and the groom

- Capable of resolving emotional

conflicts

- Multitasking

- Selected by ‘The Knot’ as a

Luxe List Wedding Planner

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Celebrity clients

Kathy Griffin

Shaquille O’Neal

Beverly Mitchell

Kevin Jonas

Alfonse d’Amato

Kelly Baldwin and Joey

Fatone

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Sources

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/event-planner-michael-russo-takes-wedding-services-to-the-small-screen-with-mikie-saves-the-date-1.9786562

http://www.fyi.tv/shows/mikie-saves-the-date/cast/mikie-russo

http://www.michaelrussoevents.com/

http://wedding.theknot.com/luxe-list/michael-

russo.aspx

http://weddingmarketnews.com/interview-

with-event-planner-designer-michael-russo/*