Diane Wagner
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www.dianewagnerdesigns.com
WEDDING & EVENT FLORAL
May 2009 to DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS, SURROUNDINGS FLOWERS, NYC
Present Wedding, event and corporate floral design with detailed planning and coordination from
consultation to installation.
Venues include Tappan Hill Mansion, New York Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Botanical Garden,
Wave Hill, Hotel Plaza Athenee, The New Leaf Café, Tribeca Rooftop, ASTRA, Battery Gardens,
and private clubs and homes.
Oct. 2000 to DAVID TUTERA, INC. NYC
CREATIVE COORDINATOR: Detail oriented design for events and special projects
Feb. 2008
Disney Couture Weddings: Project manager for collection of four wedding ceremony and
reception designs. Worked closely with Disney World staff to manage acquisition of décor,
supervision of production and installation. Coordination of product for still and video shoots.
Stem: Retail floral/décor shop Trump Taj Mahal. Created floral and entertaining merchandise
concepts, buyer for home décor product.
FLORAL DIRECTOR: Design, purchase and production of floral décor and custom made table
linens, props and accessories for events, print and television.
Venues & Clients:
NYC: Whitney Museum, Rainbow Room, Rockefeller Center, Four Seasons, Cipriani, and major
hotels, clubs and private homes around the country.
The Grammys, The Toy Association of America, charities, celebrities from TV, fashion and
entertainment.
Washington D.C.: Kennedy Center, Capital Building, National Building Museum, hotels and
private homes.
National Symphony Orchestra, Cancer Institute, Catherine P. Reynolds Foundation.
PR Events: Coty Fragrances, Avon, M & M’s, Hewlett Packard, Belvedere Vodka.
Television/Print: The View, Movie and a Makeover, The Party Planner, national periodicals
AUTHOR
HEARST BOOKS Development of floral design titles under the Victoria label, with illustrations, design and styling
of new photographs.
Published 2008 FLOWER STYLES, Arrangements for all Occasions
Published 2011 BEAUTIFUL WEDDING FLOWERS
FREELANCE
Jan. 1990- Photo Styling: Avon, Sally Hansen, Estee Lauder, Portal Publications, General Foods
Sept. 2000 St. Martin’s Press, Tri-Costal Design.
Book Design: Art direction, design, and photography coordination Meredith Press.
Bridal/Floral Design: Freelance designer at NYC retail floral shops, custom bridal accessories
and floral design: private clients, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman and national bridal
publications.
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PUBLISHING
RANDOM HOUSE, INC., New York, NY
Senior Designer
WESTERN PUBLISHING COMPANY, New York, NY
Senior Designer
EDUCATION: B.F.A., Communication Design, Rochester Institute of Technology
My work can be viewed on the following websites and blogs:
http://www.dianewagnerdesigns.com/blog/
http://dianewagnerdesigns.com/
http://surroundingsflowers.com/Pages/WeddingsAndEvents
http://surroundingsflowers.com/blog/
Reviews:
http://www.weddingwire.com/reviews/surroundings-flowers-events-new-york/c2cc4acbc3416052.html