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Confessions of a Red Carpet Insider

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Tuesday, February 19^th – LA Bound

Nothing gets you more motivated to hop on a plane for California than a cold West Chester, PA morning. There are 4 of us driving to the airport together today. Myself, Brian (director), Carrie (Coordinating Producer) and Lisa Robertson. The drive goes quickly as the four of us talk about looking forward to the warm weather, comedians, and theater. Even though it is very early, everybody is excited about the week ahead of us.

A quick (okay, not so quick) 6 hour flight and we're in Los Angeles! The sun is shining and the weather is beautifully warm. The four of us (and Courtney Cason, who we met up with on the plane) make our way over to the famed Four Seasons at Beverley Hills. This is where the show on Friday will be taking place and the various crews are already hard at work to give it the Red Carpet treatment.

While at the Four Seasons, I begin prepping for Friday's show. After meeting with the show's Coordinating Producer, Mike, and getting a quick tour – I dive right in to unpacking all of the product that will be used in the show on Friday. It's my first look at all of the fabulous Red Carpet Fashions that will be in the show and I couldn't be more excited. Friday's show has some great products in it.

Wednesday, February 20^th - Prep, Prep, Prep!

With only two days until the big show, the entire crew on set is extremely busy today. Lights are hung, furniture and props are brought into the set, and cameras are set up. My main goal today is to organize and prepare product for Lisa’s and Amy's meetings with guests tomorrow.

My BFF for the day is a clothing steamer that I become very well acquainted with. Together, we get all of the fashion items in the show looking amazing. After that I get to unbox and prime all of the beauty and jewelry products which is always fun for me. I love seeing all the new beauty products! I also take the time to mark Lisa’s and Amy's product cards so they will be all set for their meetings with the guests.

Thursday, February 21^st – Meetings and Greetings

We're officially in crunch time! Today, all of the guests for the show make their way to the hotel to meet with Lisa and Amy and go over everything. With all the cameras in place, rehearsals with the crew begin.

Also, the models make their way to the set for the very first time and try on all of the looks they will be wearing during the show. After their fittings, they have a run through with Theresa – the model coordinator. Theresa breaks down where the models will be, and the moves they will be doing during the show. Since many of the models are new to the Q, they get a crash course in QVC style modeling.

The show starts coming together and excitement is building. Tomorrow is the big day!

Friday, February 22^nd – Red Carpet Ready!

It's finally here! The day of the big show! It's another busy day with a lot of last minute details to take care of. Hair and makeup stations are set up for the models. Stylists from the Drybar salon and makeup artists from Stila give our models gorgeous makeovers and get them show ready.

Meanwhile outside, final touches are put on our Red Carpet and sets. Everything looks amazing. Final rehearsals are held with various members of the crew standing in for our hosts and guests. I even get to sit in for Lisa for a few minutes. Although, the director has to keep reminding the camera operators that Lisa will be much taller than my 4'11” self. Microphones and headsets are given a final test to make sure everything is in perfect condition for the show.

I glue down displays for the beauty products and give Lisa and Amy's cards a final look through to make sure they have all of the information that they need. As guests start to trickle in, excitement builds. The set is ready, the crew is ready, and I'm ready. Lets get this show started!

Tori - Studio Scoop Team