"Grief is the price we pay for love."

The Honorable Lindsay B. Reynolds is the co-founder and CEO of RIP VIP, a full-service funeral planning and consulting firm. Prior to forming RIP VIP, Reynolds served at The White House in the highest levels of government in two presidential administrations. 

She served as an Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to First Lady Melania Trump and Deputy Director of the White House Visitors Office for President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush.

In her capacity as Chief of Staff to the First Lady, she was the White House liaison for the State Funeral of President George H.W. Bush. 

In her various positions at the White House she oversaw, planned White House events, public and private tours, and Head of State Visits among other unique and comprehensive events on an international scale. She is a proud wife and mother to three wonderful children.

 The Honorable Paris P. Dennard is the co-founder and President of RIP VIP, has over 20 years of experience in funeral planning, public relations, communications, media relations, and event planning sectors. While working at the White House for President George W. Bush, Dennard was the primary liaison to the First and Second families for the State Funeral for President Gerald R. Ford. He advised the White House on President Bush, Clinton, and Carter’s attendance for the funeral of Coretta Scott King, and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson’s attendance for the funeral of Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ Gilbert E. Patterson. 

He was the Director of Events for the McCain Institute for International Leadership and planned and executed dozens of  events at the White House, around the United States and in Rome, Italy. While Director of Communications for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund he served as a writer, spokesperson, commentator, and media relations expert as the principal of the PD Consulting Group.