Celebrity Experiences

Item Description

Wish Upon a Wedding and Preston Bailey are proud to offer this once in a lifetime opportunity to one lucky winner. 

The highest bidder will receive a one hour private mentoring session with Celebrity Planner Preston Bailey, to learn insider tips about being a successful business owner.

ABOUT PRESTON:

Preston Bailey was born and raised in the tropical paradise of Panama. Moving to New York City in 1968, he began his career in the design world as a fashion model at the age of 19.

Ultimately, Preston’s innate talent for design and dramatic sensibilities led him to the event industry. After 30 years in the business, Preston Bailey has become renowned for his gift for completely transforming raw, ordinary spaces into sumptuous, theatrical environments.

Because of Preston’s unique ability to create breathtaking, memorable events, he has developed a client base that includes royalty, socialites, business moguls and celebrities such as Donald Trump, Oprah Winfrey, Joan Rivers, Donna Karan, Liza Minnelli, Laurence Fishburne, Bill Cosby, Matt Lauer, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Uma Thurman and Donny Deustch, among others.

Adding another dimension to his remarkable portfolio, Preston has been tapped for endorsements, launch events and licensing deals by major brands, including Sandals Resorts, Godiva, Hewlett-Packard, 1-800-Flowers, and more.

His art installations have been commissioned to draw in consumers at prominent locations across the globe, such as London’s Covent Garden and Hong Kong’s fashionable Landmark Mall. In addition, he is the author of four best-selling books, Design for Entertaining, Fantasy Weddings, Inspirations, and Celebrations.”

Most recently, Preston partnered with The Wedding Planning Institute to offer a first-of-its-kind wedding and event planning course that is available at nearly 2,000 accredited colleges and universities in the United States. 

Preston is also much sought after both as a television guest and public speaker. His numerous national television appearances include The Oprah Winfrey Show, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, Extra, CBS’s The Early Show, and NBC’s Today Show.

He regularly appears in dozens of publications including Town & Country, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Elle Decor, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and New York Post.

Item Special Note

Date to be determined after close of auction, and is based on Preston's schedule and availabilty.

Note: Wish Upon a Wedding is not responsible for booking or date conflicts, and we do not offer refunds in such circumstances. All winning bids will be considered a donation to charity.