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Behind The Veil

A an award winning podcast that goes Behind The Veil that provides insight into the world of weddings and events. From Mental Health and Wedding Planning to Vendor Meals – A Right or a Privilege, to singers on tour, and even a few famous people. There is nothing we won’t tackle! Bringing in the worlds best vendors to provide true, honest, and real advice. The shows are always live, and always unedited…. so you never know what someone is going to let slip out! Host: Keith Willard – Owner of Keith Willard Events. Keith has over two decades of event planning including Director of Catering and Events for The Ritz-Carlton, The One Hotel, and Hyatt Regency. He is known for his no nonsense take of the event world. Knowledge is power and we can all make better choices when we have the facts. Co-Host: Marci Guttenberg – Owner of An Affair To Remember By Marci – Marci is also a long time veteran of the event world but ensures that we follow the proper etiquette!Co-Host: Brooke Logan Stoner- Brooke is the wild card of our trio. You never know what she is going to say. She keeps it honest and keeps it real!Winner of The Telly Award – Best Unscripted Online Series. Winner of the NACE One Award – Innovator of The Year

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Behind The Veil - Monte Durham from Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta Jun 13, 2023

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Ever want to know what really goes on behind the scenes on "Say Yes To The Dress"? Or wish you could ask a burning question to one of the stars about your wedding dress? This coming Tuesday is your chance!

This week we welcome the amazing Monte Durham - one of the stars from TV's Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta.

Finding the right dress has never been easy for most brides. The idea of going shopping for a dress downright scares some brides. But now, throw in issues with fabrication, transportation, and labor, and the perfect dress can be something nightmares are made of.

Monte's whole job is to take that complicated mess and bring it down to easy to digest small bites, that allow you to stay in the joy zone while also giving you sound advice about what is, and what is not, your perfect dress.

Monte Durham the Fashion Director at Bridals by Lori, the South’s premier bridal salon featured on TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta.

A native of small-town West Virginia, Monte describes his ascension from one-room schoolhouse to the fashion industry an unlikely story. Before he found his way to bridal, Monte worked in fashion merchandising and hair styling, then made a name for himself as a Washington, D.C.-based bridal image consultant. His work has appeared in the pages of The Washingtonian, Martha Stewart Living, Brides Magazine, and several other publications. Monte’s no-nonsense fashion commentary and naughty sense of humor have made him a favorite and regular guest on CNN and Fox.

Monte’s current project is building the M.O.N.T.E. brand, a line of hair care line that’s sold in Salon MONTE Located in the Watermark in Historic Old Town Alexandria.

Support the show

Behind The Veil Crew:
Host: Keith Willard
www.keithwillardevents.com
www.instagram.com/keithwillard

Co- Host: Marci Guttenberg
www.anaffairtorememberbymarci.com
www.instagram.com/anaffairtorememberbymarci

Behind The Veil - David Tutera! Jun 09, 2023

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Behind The Veil - A Conversation With David Tutera

Please NOTE - Due to scheduling issues - we are going to be doing the LIVE show on MONDAY @ 4:00PM

This will be your opportunity to ask questions LIVE via our YouTube Channel and Facebook Page. We will then rebroadcast the entirety of the un-edited show on Tuesday at 2:00pm

More about this show w/ David

Weddings, at any level, are not easy to put together. David has been doing this successfully for over several decades while under the very watchful eye of fame.

Are there things that bind us all? What lessons can we learn from the over the top weddings, that you can apply to yours? Can money really fix all things?

Celebrated Global Event and Wedding Planner: Fashion Designer, Entrepreneur, Floral Designer, Author and TV Star.

David Tutera is best known for his ability to connect with each of his clients and create events that are truly a once in a lifetime experience. He embraces the culture backgrounds and traditions that each of his clients may want to incorporate. He has planned extravagant, lavish weddings and celebrations for his clients that are unique to their style.

Recognized as one of the top planners in USA in numerous publications and Honored by Life & Style Magazine as “Best Celebrity Wedding Planner,” David’s impressive client list includes both celebrities and non-celebrities, he has created amazing events for: Jewel, Shannen Doherty’s wedding, Star Jones’s wedding, New Orleans Hornets Chris Paul’s wedding, NY Giants Antonio Pierce’s wedding and events for Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, the 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, Susan Lucci, The John F. Kennedy Center, as well as countless film premieres and celebrity parties for royalty, politicians and socialites.

He has created an outstanding reputation for himself that has led to tremendous business success. He is an inspiration to all wedding and event professionals looking to make a success of their own business.

PODCAST SHOW - Available after 5:00 PM EDT in iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, and most favorite podcast players.

BEHIND THE VEIL Show: Winner of 2021, 2022, & 2023 @TellyAwards for best online unscripted series & 2021 @NACE ONE Award for Innovator of The Year.

Support the show

Behind The Veil Crew:
Host: Keith Willard
www.keithwillardevents.com
www.instagram.com/keithwillard

Co- Host: Marci Guttenberg
www.anaffairtorememberbymarci.com
www.instagram.com/anaffairtorememberbymarci

Behind The Veil - Wedding Planner to the Stars - Colin Cowie May 30, 2023

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With clients like Jennifer Anniston, Jennifer Lopez, Tom Cruise, and Oprah Windfry, Colin is well established as the go to planner for all of their events. Now he is out with a new book, The Gold Standard: Giving Your Customers What They Didn't Know They Wanted - Colin's newest book where he shares insight into his success and what you should start doing today!

As an all-encompassing wedding and event planner, Colin is a global citizen in every sense of the term. Having traveled over 13 million miles and visiting nearly 100 countries, he creates excitement and finds inspiration wherever he goes. Empowering people to live their best life is at the top of what motivates him to share his lust for life. Through his website, books and television appearances, as well as by example, he consistently sends that message to the world.

Born in Zambia and raised in South Africa, he is an avid supporter of several charities focused on children’s education and health. The party planner of choice for celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, Tom Cruise, Jennifer Lopez, Oprah Winfrey, Ryan Seacrest and Kim Kardashian, what sets Colin apart is his experiential approach to design; what you smell, touch, taste, see and hear are carefully orchestrated to create the ultimate experience for Colin’s clients.

The wedding planner to the stars - Colin's clients include celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, Tom Cruise, Jennifer Lopez, Oprah Winfrey, Ryan Seacrest and Kim Kardashian.

And now he is out with a new book - The Gold Standard: Giving Your Customers What They Didn't Know They Wanted - where he shares insight into his success and what you should start doing today!

More about Colin:

As an all-encompassing wedding and event planner, Colin is a global citizen in every sense of the term. Having traveled over 13 million miles and visiting nearly 100 countries, he creates excitement and finds inspiration wherever he goes. Empowering people to live their best life is at the top of what motivates him to share his lust for life. Through his website, books and television appearances, as well as by example, he consistently sends that message to the world.

Born in Zambia and raised in South Africa, he is an avid supporter of several charities focused on children’s education and health. The party planner of choice for celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, Tom Cruise, Jennifer Lopez, Oprah Winfrey, Ryan Seacrest and Kim Kardashian, what sets Colin apart is his experiential approach to design; what you smell, touch, taste, see and hear are carefully orchestrated to create the ultimate experience for Colin’s clients.

Support the show

Behind The Veil Crew:
Host: Keith Willard
www.keithwillardevents.com
www.instagram.com/keithwillard

Co- Host: Marci Guttenberg
www.anaffairtorememberbymarci.com
www.instagram.com/anaffairtorememberbymarci

Behind The Veil - Greater Miami Festivals and Events Associations Executive Director Amanda MacMaster May 23, 2023

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Our guest this week is the Executive Director of the Greater Miami Festivals and Events Association Amanda MacMaster. This is their 10th annual event: DECADEnce on June 8th. This year the keynote speaker will be talking about AI and how to use it for good, and what this could mean for future events.
Amanda is also the owner of Master Wing Creative - a marketing company geared towards small business. On top of this, she is also the mother to young children - so how do you balance all of these things?
Great conversation about work life balance, AI and it's effect on the world of events, and the amazing line up for their 10th Annual Event.
For a hands-free experience, ask Alexa to play the latest podcast episode of Behind The Veil with Keith Willard.

The BEHIND THE VEIL Show is the winner of the 2021, 2022 and 2023 Telly Awards for best online unscripted series, and the NACE One Award for Innovator of The Year.

Interested in sponsoring future episodes of Behind The Veil? Email the host at info@keithwillardevents.com

Support the show

Behind The Veil Crew:
Host: Keith Willard
www.keithwillardevents.com
www.instagram.com/keithwillard

Co- Host: Marci Guttenberg
www.anaffairtorememberbymarci.com
www.instagram.com/anaffairtorememberbymarci

Behind The Veil - Wedding Shaming! May 16, 2023

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Now more than ever, guests to a wedding feel it's their right to tell you about their personal views about your wedding. Did you invite to many people? Did you have it as a destination wedding? Is it a lunch versus a dinner? Do they think you spent to much money?
Since Covid, people feel empowered to share their personal views with the couple, which has become an epedimic in regards to wedding shaming!
So how do you deal with these kind of comments? When does it cross the line and is actually considered abuse?
Our guest this week: Dr. Tania Paredes
Tania M. Paredes Ph.D. is a clinical social worker in Miami with a private practice on Brickell Avenue covering Miami and Fort Lauderdale. She specializes in individual and relationship counseling, as well as the treatment and management of stress, anxiety, and depression, amoung others. Recently, Tania has been named as one of the top 50 couple therapists in the Unites States by renowned clinical author Sharry Amatenstein.
The Behind The Veil Podcast Version is available after 5:00pm EST on most major podcast players including iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Google Podcasts.

For a hands-free experience, ask Alexa to play the latest podcast episode of Behind The Veil with Keith Willard.

The BEHIND THE VEIL Show is the winner of the 2021 and 2022 Telly Awards for best online unscripted series, and the NACE One Award for Innovator of The Year.

Interested in sponsoring future episodes of Behind The Veil? Email the host at info@keithwillardevents.com

Support the show

Behind The Veil Crew:
Host: Keith Willard
www.keithwillardevents.com
www.instagram.com/keithwillard

Co- Host: Marci Guttenberg
www.anaffairtorememberbymarci.com
www.instagram.com/anaffairtorememberbymarci

Behind The Veil: Technology and Wedding Planning. Original Program Aired 12/22/20 May 11, 2023

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This weeks show originally aired on YouTube December 22nd, 2020 - but the advice and conversation are more relevant now than ever!
In the modern age, many couples are using technology to their advantage. One of the major hurdles that many couples face is the dreaded floorplan. Who goes where? Who do we sit with who? All Seated is an online resource that helps reduce the pain of creating and updating the floorplan, as well as meal choices and fod counts!
This weeks special guest is Sandy Hammer - Co-Founder & CMO of AllSeated, a favorite software and most wedding planners for creating floorplans and diagrams. We will talk about how technology has changed the world of planning weddings for better and for worse. How did she start her company and what's next for AllSeated?
The Behind The Veil Podcast Version is available after 5:00pm EST on most major podcast players including iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Google Podcasts.

For a hands-free experience, ask Alexa to play the latest podcast episode of Behind The Veil with Keith Willard.

The BEHIND THE VEIL Show is the winner of the 2021 and 2022 Telly Awards for best online unscripted series, and the NACE One Award for Innovator of The Year.

Interested in sponsoring future episodes of Behind The Veil? Email the host at info@keithwillardevents.com

Support the show

Behind The Veil Crew:
Host: Keith Willard
www.keithwillardevents.com
www.instagram.com/keithwillard

Co- Host: Marci Guttenberg
www.anaffairtorememberbymarci.com
www.instagram.com/anaffairtorememberbymarci

Behind The Veil: Taking Unique Venues To The Next Level Apr 25, 2023

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Behind The Veil: Taking Unique Venue to The Nex Level

Couples are looking more and more for that one truly unique venue. But many times, those venues don't have the tools to ensure a magical experience. Austin Blake is changing that.

Austin Blake is the founder of Legendary Events and Productions LLC or LEAP for short. Having been in the industry for almost 10 years, he has amassed a wealth of knowledge and a curious sense of ingenuity for creating the very best experiences in South Florida!

LEAP’s focus is with the owners of venues throughout South Florida, bringing in new or refined practices to increase profitability on a day-to-day basis while also working with the existing sales teams in order to create an environment where event vendors are truly able to best serve their clients while protecting their assets and reputations!

The true goal of LEAP is to create lasting pillars of the community where individuals and families may find themselves on any given weekday or weekend afternoon! In this great endeavor, Austin looks to connect all aspects of the event industry for each of his locations to provide the very best professionals for their clients!

Moving forward and looking towards the future, LEAP will not only be an operations and consultant company but a key tool for new companies being formed to find the best professionals and to provide the very best of education for those companies when it comes to sales and daily business and life practices!

The Behind The Veil Podcast Version is available after 5:00pm EST on most major podcast players including iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Google Podcasts.

For a hands-free experience, ask Alexa to play the latest podcast episode of Behind The Veil with Keith Willard.

The BEHIND THE VEIL Show is the winner of the 2021 and 2022 Telly Awards for best online unscripted series, and the NACE One Award for Innovator of The Year.

Interested in sponsoring future episodes of Behind The Veil? Email the host at info@keithwillardevents.com

Support the show

Behind The Veil Crew:
Host: Keith Willard
www.keithwillardevents.com
www.instagram.com/keithwillard

Co- Host: Marci Guttenberg
www.anaffairtorememberbymarci.com
www.instagram.com/anaffairtorememberbymarci

Behind The Veil - When High Achievers Fail Hard! Apr 18, 2023

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Behind The Veil - When High Achievers Fail Hard

It's inevitable. There is going to be a moment in your life that you are going to fail miserably. Not just kind of, but a full face plant. So what do you do from there?

Our Guest This Week: Gretchen Culver

Gretchen Culver is the creative mind behind Minneapolis’ go to design and planning firm, Rocket Science Events, but her business prowess doesn’t stop there. In 2020, she opened the doors to Minne Weddings, a brand that provides stylish and affordable micro-weddings, as a way to meet

her clients’ evolving demands for small-but-significant celebrations. Her knack for identifyingclient pain points and solving problems has propelled Minne Weddings to the top of her market.

Throughout her career, Gretchen’s community helped to lift her up for success and, with gratitude for the support, she remains committed to serving those around her. With almost two decades in the industry, Gretchen has learn ed countless lessons as an event entrepreneur and is dedicated to sharing those insights with event pros that are still early in their journey.

The Behind The Veil Podcast Version is available after 5:00pm EST on most major podcast players including iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Google Podcasts.

For a hands-free experience, ask Alexa to play the latest podcast episode of Behind The Veil with Keith Willard.

The BEHIND THE VEIL Show is the winner of the 2021 and 2022 Telly Awards for best online unscripted series, and the NACE One Award for Innovator of The Year.

Interested in sponsoring future episodes of Behind The Veil? Email the host at info@keithwillardevents.com

Support the show

Behind The Veil Crew:
Host: Keith Willard
www.keithwillardevents.com
www.instagram.com/keithwillard

Co- Host: Marci Guttenberg
www.anaffairtorememberbymarci.com
www.instagram.com/anaffairtorememberbymarci

Behind The Veil - The Art Of Preserving Your Bouquet Mar 28, 2023

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It's the latest trend... preserving the brides bouquet. But what goes into doing this? How do ensure your bouquet is able to get to her before it looks brown and sad?
Our guest this week is Annie Smith - The owner of Pressed Garden. A business totally focused on doing everything possible to preserve the bridal bouquet... forever!
Annie has always loved flowers, even as a small child, making flowers out of kleenex and making Hollyhock dolls in her grandmother's yard. As soon as she could, she was reading books about growing plants/flowers. After a bitter divorce, she pulled the book back out and found Cellestine online. Over the remainder of her life, she became a friend and mentor, answering questions and even gifting her with a library of book about floral preservation.
In 2005, It was time to make her passion a reality, and so Pressed Garden was born. Over the year she moved to several different states, but when she moved to Florida, she knew this was it! Flowers could be delivered easiiy over night from anywhere in the United States. Even with this accessibility she will only work on two bouquets a week because quality counts!
So much has gone into the bouquet. From creation, through photos, until the very end of the night. Those flowers have had a journey. With one last trip to her, so she will preserves everything she can.
To chime in during the live show, comment on our YouTube Chanel. We will be able to pull it up on the screen.
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The Behind The Veil Podcast Version is available after 5:00pm EST on most major podcast players including iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Google Podcasts.
For a hands-free experience, ask Alexa to play the latest podcast episode of Behind The Veil with Keith Willard.
The BEHIND THE VEIL Show is the winner of the 2021 and 2022 Telly Awards for best online unscripted series, and the NACE One Award for Innovator of The Year.
Interested in sponsoring future episodes of Behind The Veil? Email the host at info@keithwillardevents.com

Support the show

Behind The Veil Crew:
Host: Keith Willard
www.keithwillardevents.com
www.instagram.com/keithwillard

Co- Host: Marci Guttenberg
www.anaffairtorememberbymarci.com
www.instagram.com/anaffairtorememberbymarci

Behind The Veil - Renting Diamonds For Your Big Day! Mar 27, 2023

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Behind The Veil - Rent The Look

Want to have the look without having to buy them?

Verstolo Jewelry is the answer!

Every bride would love to have a Princess Dianna bracelet or a Queen of England necklace, but that is not something us in the normal world can afford. But what if you could rent them?

Our guest this week is a specialist in providing affordable real diamond looks for a variety of brides. Lauren Grunstein is the Vice President of Verstolo.

Lauran's ben with Verstolo for the last four years, and works directly with Verstolo's clients to help design their dream jewelry and style their bridal look. She also runs their social media so be sure to follow their instagram page... @verstolo for your daily diamond inspiration.

Verstolo is a fine jewelry company based in New Your City, and is known for their custom jewelry and diamond jewelry rentals for brides. Prior to Verstolo, Lauren worked in Fashion and Beauty PR.

To chime in during the live show, comment on our YouTube Chanel. We will be able to pull it up on the screen.

https://www.youtube.com/@BehindTheVeilPodcast

The Behind The Veil Podcast Version is available after 5:00pm EST on most major podcast players including iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Google Podcasts.

For a hands-free experience, ask Alexa to play the latest podcast episode of Behind The Veil with Keith Willard.

The BEHIND THE VEIL Show is the winner of the 2021 and 2022 Telly Awards for best online unscripted series, and the NACE One Award for Innovator of The Year.

Interested in sponsoring future episodes of Behind The Veil? Email the host at info@keithwillardevents.com

Support the show

Behind The Veil Crew:
Host: Keith Willard
www.keithwillardevents.com
www.instagram.com/keithwillard

Co- Host: Marci Guttenberg
www.anaffairtorememberbymarci.com
www.instagram.com/anaffairtorememberbymarci

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