Mindy Weiss is one of the most sought after event planners and lifestyle experts in the United States. With a book, a product line, a stationery line, and many sponsorship deals, Mindy has creatively expanded her brand well beyond her successful event planning business.
Mindy began her career in party planning more than twenty years ago by creating custom invitations for social events. Her clients recognized her creativity and at their urging, she officially opened Mindy Weiss Party Consultants in 1992. Today, Mindy is best known for her creative and unusual ideas, her unexpected décor 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. These qualities, together with Mindy’s respect for her clients’ privacy, have made her the top event planning choice for celebrities as well as high profile corporations. She is well-known for creating weddings and parties for clients including: Fergie & Josh Duhamel; Ellen Degeneres & Portia Rossi; Katy Perry & Russell Brand, Hilary Duff & Mike Comer, Lala Vasquez & Carmelo Anthony, Nicole Richie & Joel Madden; Heidi Klum & Seal; Gwen Stefani & Gavin Rossdale; Kimberly Williams & Brad Paisley; Kate Beckinsale & Len Weisman; and Trista & Ryan of ABC’s “The Bachelorette” televised wedding. She’s also created baby showers for Ashlee Simpson, Nicole Richie, Jennifer Lopez, Denise Richards and Brooke Shields. In addition, she’s thrown parties for everyone from Sting to Pink.
Mindy also provides pro-bono party planning services for charitable organizations such as The Carousel of Hope Ball for Childhood Diabetes and The Race to Erase MS. In addition, Mindy has a very close connection with the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA) after Mindy experienced a cancer scare with one of her sons.
In addition to having a thriving core business as an event planner, Mindy has extended her brand to include wedding products and books . In January, 2009 Mindy and The Inviting Company announced their collaboration on The Mindy Weiss for Inviting Company (www.invitingco.com) a collection of paper products including imprintable invitations and stationery. Mindy’s book, THE WEDDING BOOK: The Big Book For Your Big Day (Workman, 2008), is a 400+ pages informational book on everything wedding. With a four year writing time, this book is truly a labor of love, and it’s the most definitive book on wedding planning ever written. All of the products and the book are sold nationally in retail and online stores and are also available on the e-commerce section of Mindy’s mindyweiss.com website.
Mindy has positioned herself as a much sought after lifestyle expert by some of the biggest brands and retailers in the country. Mindy has worked with brands such as Starbucks, Crest White Strips, Linens N Things, Fortunoff, Gallo Wines, David’s Bridal and Hypnotic Liquor.
Listed in The New York Times as one of the top five wedding planners in the United States, Modern Bride also voted Mindy one of its’ coveted ‘Top 25 Trendsetters’ in 2005. In addition, Mindy’s been voted first place for Citysearch.com “Best of” Wedding/Party Planner category