January 11, 2011 – 7:23 am
I am often mesmerized by the public’s fascination with ‘celebrity’. The media has been very good to me throughout my career but I am also quite afraid of them. I’ve witnessed countless stories of the paparazzi building the entire careers of ‘unknowns’ and then use that same power to diminish the most talented creative geniuses to no more than a headline. I’ve worked tirelessly to protect my client’s rights to keep their wedding celebrations and their personal lives free from opinion and ridicule. After legendary Teena Marie’s untimely and tragic death, I was surfing on-line and stumbled upon a headline announcing that TMZ had the 911 recording of her daughter’s call after finding her mother’s lifeless body in their home. I chose NOT to go to the site or listen to this disgusting display of the media’s power play to get more hits. Instead I engaged in an intriguing conversation with one of the DV Brand Team Visionaries about the state of our world. Our conversation is a testament to the brilliant leadership that I have steering my course and I hope his wisdom can get me through unscathed. So the million dollar question today is – Is Schadenfreude in your DNA?
October 8, 2010 – 2:23 pm
This year I was blessed with the opportunity to join forces with WeTV and Wedding Central as one of their wedding experts that traveled the country appearing at malls offering brides-to-be wedding and entertaining tips. As my year starts to unwind, I just concluded my finale stop on the tour in Atlanta. While counting my blessings and relishing in the great memories created with my new ‘girlfriends’ around the country, I realized that yet another blessing lied ahead.
September 9, 2010 – 2:31 am
For the first stop on the WeTV and Wedding Central mall tour, we stopped in Seattle. Friday morning kicked off with a fun interview with Lily Jang on Q13 Fox Morning News. Rarely do I come across a newscaster with as much zest and spunk as Lily. On Saturday, I spent a few hours at Alderwood Mall with a feisty group of local brides, grooms and the cities top wedding vendors. We laughed, took photos and they warmed my heart with a ‘whole lotta’ Seattle love!
Diann Valentine announces mall tour with WeTV & Wedding Central.
For an end of summer soiree, reality star of Leave it to Llamas, Shayne Llamas called on ‘yours truly’ to design a fun, flirty and fabulous night of champagne and cupcakes with her best girlfriends and immediate family. Calling for an all-out glamorous gathering, Valentine called on Rrivreworks to complement the hot pink color pallet with just the right amount of glamour using his custom chandelier buffet to flaunt the summer treats.
