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"THE RING LEADER" - Check This Out!

KRISTIN BANTA- BLANDANNOUNCING SOMETHING EXCITING!!!!

“The Ring Leader”

Premieres Monday, February 27 at 10pm ET/PT  on BRAVO

Follows larger than life wedding planner, KRISTIN BANTA, whose out-of-the-box style is revolutionizing the way couples look at their special day.

Hip, hysterical, and artistic beyond the limits of imagination.

Yes, friends, she's my darling daughter, so forgive a mother's pride...and please tune in. She's beautiful, hysterical, and soooo talented. No, none of it came from me - I just popped her out and raised her on martinis, the Stones, and John Irving. Okay, maybe it was I who was drinking the martinis. I can't remember due to the black-outs.

Thank you for indulging a proud mama!

I'LL BE BACK WITH BLOOPERS THIS FRIDAY!

35 commentsGwen Banta • January 11 2012 10:55PM

Comments

Congratulations! That sure makes you a proud mama!

Posted by Mike Yeo (3:16 team REALTY) 4 months ago

She is lovely and if she has half your brains, the weddings will be memorable indeed!

Posted by Marge Piwowarski ( US Preferred Realty, inc.) 4 months ago

Thank you, Mike - I just hope she can support me in my old age :-)

Posted by Gwen Banta (Sotheby's International Realty) 4 months ago

Thank you, Marge. Yes, she has half my brains. She has her own and the missing half of mine!

Posted by Gwen Banta (Sotheby's International Realty) 4 months ago

You are such a proud mom Gwen, and that's cool. Will have to set the Tivo for that night.

Posted by Tom Arstingstall - Dry Rot, Water Damage General Contractor in Sacramento (Dry Rot and Water Damage www.tromlerconstruction.com ) 4 months ago

Hi Gwen--that is fantastic and you have every right to be proud Mother.  Does she also have your great sense of humor?  I am setting the DVR as soon as I finish this comment!

Posted by Janet Jones, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii Home Staging/Interior Redesign (Just Your Style Interiors, LLC) 4 months ago
Oh, Tom - THANK YOU!!!
Posted by Gwen Banta (Sotheby's International Realty) 4 months ago
Janet, she is crazy-hysterical!!!
Posted by Gwen Banta (Sotheby's International Realty) 4 months ago

Gwen

You certainly don't look lke you've got a daughter who's old enough to be a planner and have her show at that. But then I look at that gorgeous picture of her, and then of you, and I'm a believer.

Congrats on her landing that show, and congrats on you for producing a talented offspring.

Posted by Pacita Dimacali - ePRO, SRES, CDPE, MBA Alain Pinel in Alameda County CA (Alain Pinel) 4 months ago

Congratulations Gwen.  She is obviously a chip off the old block.  What a weird saying:)

Posted by Webster, Ma Conrad Allen, Realtor (Re/Max Professional Asociates) 4 months ago

How very fun Gwen!  That is waaay past my bedtime, but I will see what I can do.  TV is something I don't do a lot of.

What channel is Bravo on?

Posted by Jay Markanich - Northern VA Home Inspector (Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC) 4 months ago

Congratulations Gwen,

Proud Mama, as you should be!  I will watch for her on Bravo.

Posted by Lisa Von Domek - Broker/Associate (Lisa Von Domek & Associates / Real Living Real Estate Group) 4 months ago

How cool! Congrats proud Mama. We'll be sure to watch for it!

Posted by Mike Mitchell - REALTOR® - St. Clair Shores, MI (Real Living Kee Realty) 4 months ago

Gwen...

Wow, that is awesome. Be sure to remind us the day of the show so we don't  miss it!

Posted by Richard Weisser Coweta Fayette Real Estate 4 months ago

How exciting!  I'll definitely have to check it out; any child raised on martinis has GOT to be a fun adult!

Posted by Kat Palmiotti (Better Homes & Gardens - Rand Realty, Monroe NY Real Estate) 4 months ago

Gwen, your daughter?  I want to know what skin products you are using! 

Posted by Patricia Kennedy (Evers & Company Realtors) 4 months ago

Gwen ~ Wish her all the best, sounds like she'd worked hard and has the support of her number one fan. Congrats!

Posted by Diane M. Phillips, Realtor® Real Estate, Homes For Sale, Homes (Frankly Real Estate Inc.) 4 months ago

Congratulations Gwen and Kristin -- I certainly did a double take when you said daughter.  It appears Pat Kennedy had the same thoughts.  

Posted by Michael Jacobs, Pasadena CA/SanGabriel Valley Realtor, 818.516.4393 cell (Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate) 4 months ago

Gwen - She could be your sister, not your daughter!  I look forward to watching her show.  Congratulations!

Posted by Gail Robinson, REALTOR, e-PRO Fairfield County, CT (William Raveis Real Estate, Southport, CT) 4 months ago

Pacita, you made my day - thank you!

Conrad, thank you...and perhaps that saying came from Pinocchio :)

Jay, Bravo IS a channel...but you knew that, right? And don't worry, it's past my bedtime, too. :)

Lisa and Mike - thank you so much for your support.

Richard, that's a GREAT IDEA!

...or a sick one, Kat!

Patricia, I use Stoli Vodka as a night regimen.

Thank you, Diane and Michael. Michael, I do double takes often, but I'm sure that has something to do with my martini fixation :)

Gail, I now have a big dopey grin on my face. Thank you!

Posted by Gwen Banta (Sotheby's International Realty) 4 months ago

Gwen -- Saw that you had posted today, and thought, "She is a day early with her funnies."  This is just a good, not as funny yet, but we will have to see how the show goes.

Posted by Steven Cook (MLO #293441) Pierce, Kitsap, Thurston, King Counties (CRL Home Loans, Inc. 12202 Pacific Ave #A, Tacoma, WA) 4 months ago

Hey there proud Mama,

She has to be great....with a education of Stones and martinis!  Maybe You tube it for us Bravo challenged?

Dick Beals

Posted by Wilmington Real Estate 4U Wilmington, NC 4 months ago

Yes, that was a silly Jay comment, the kind that embarrasses my children.  I am very good at that.

Posted by Jay Markanich - Northern VA Home Inspector (Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC) 4 months ago

Steven, thanks for your support. Yes, weddings can be funny - mine sure was. Oh wait, that was the marriage...

Dick, that's a GREAT idea. I wonder if Bravo will allow that?

Jay, I LOVED it. I count on you for my weekly smiles, you know.

Posted by Gwen Banta (Sotheby's International Realty) 4 months ago

Gwen,

That is very cool...  Congrats!

Ann Hayden in Wildwood, MO

Posted by Ann Hayden Wildwood St. Louis MO Agent SelectAnn.com for your real estate (Prudential Select Properties) 4 months ago

Thank you, Ann!

Posted by Gwen Banta (Sotheby's International Realty) 4 months ago

Wow, Gwen.  You must be so proud.  As you know I will be out of the country and I don't think I get Bravo :(

Posted by Jane Peters - Los Angeles Real Estate DRE# 01439865 (Power Brokers Int'l) 4 months ago
Jane, with you not here, they should just postpone!!!
Posted by Gwen Banta (Sotheby's International Realty) 4 months ago

I've marked it in my calendar - but I also thought you were talking about your sister . . .

Posted by Margaret Goss, Winnetka Realtor Winnetka & North Shore IL Homes for Sale (Baird & Warner Real Estate) 4 months ago
Margaret, you're funny - you should be writing my blog!!!
Posted by Gwen Banta (Sotheby's International Realty) 4 months ago

Well, proud momma, you should write a parenting book.  It looks you did a good job with Kristin.  Very exciting, and please tell her she already has a momma induced fan club! 

Posted by Mike Cooper (Winchester Real Estate Sales, Cornerstone Business Group Inc) 4 months ago

Thank you, Mike - but she's trying to raise me.

Posted by Gwen Banta (Sotheby's International Realty) 4 months ago

I bet (and hope)that she has your sense of humor. :D

Posted by Patty Da Silva, CDPE BROKER- REALTOR® Davie, Cooper City, Plantation, Weston. (BROKER of Green Realty Properties® - 954-667-7253) 4 months ago

That is the coolest thing!  I know you are so very proud.  I watch shows on Bravo all of the time so I will make sure to watch this!  Congrats for having such a cool daughter :)!  

Posted by Brenda Mullen-ABR, e-Pro-210-807-0819 Selling San Antonio TX Area Real Estate (Keller Williams Realty) 4 months ago

Patty, she's even more twisted than I am - she had me for a mother!

 

Brenda, what a lovely thing to say - THANK YOU!

Posted by Gwen Banta (Sotheby's International Realty) 4 months ago

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