From Wedding Planner, Danielle Pasternak
Wedding planning tips, resources, and inspiration
Saucon Valley Country Club Wedding: Maggie and Josh’s Microwedding
Maggie and Josh’s Saucon Valley Country Club wedding was a beautiful and intentional micro-celebration to kick off the Fall season and the start of their marriage.
Miss To Mrs Box: Bridal Subscription Box
As many of you know, I’m not just a wedding planner. I’m also a bride-to-be and happily engaged to my amazing fiance, Michael. While we are still figuring out what our own wedding will look like (post-Covid), a friend introduced me to this bridal subscription box and I knew I had to share.
Nine Common Wedding Planning Regrets
I don’t necessarily believe in “regrets”, but weddings are often once-in-a-lifetime events. The more we can learn from what others have learned – why not hear what they have to say!
Need to purchase alcohol for your wedding? Start here.
Planning the alcohol for your wedding may feel like a big deal. No one wants to run out of alcohol, but you also don’t want to spend a ton of extra money either. You want to respect the budget, but you also want to have a good time. Feel like you can’t have your wedding cake and eat it too? With a wedding alcohol calculator, you bet your gorgeous wedding you can!
Going Small: Elopements, Mini-monies, and Microweddings
Because of COVID-19, you’re considering an adjustment to your original plans. Maybe you’re downsizing your entire event, or you might be choosing to postpone the big celebration for another time. Either is fine and you have to choose what’s best for you.
Thinking about having a friend officiate your wedding?
If you’re planning to have a friend or family member officiate your wedding, let me introduce you to wedding celebrant, Alisa Tongg and her Wedding Ceremony Master Class.
When To Order Your Wedding Invitations (And Other Helpful Tips)
“When should we order our wedding invitations?” is a question I often hear being asked as couples go through the planning process. Truth be told, there are a few variables that will affect when YOU specifically should start the process. Hopefully, I can walk you through it and make things as easy as possible.
Lessons of a Wedding Planner: 10 Key Things I Learned In The Last Decade
I recently (and quietly) celebrated my ten-year journey of being a wedding planner. *Cue the confetti canons* While I’ve probably learned roughly 1,502,439 lessons along the way, I thought it would be a good opportunity to pick out the ten KEY lessons that truly helped me personally and professionally.
Can I Afford To Hire A Wedding Planner?
Having a wedding planner used to be looked at as something that was only for celebrities and luxury weddings. If you were spending six or seven figures on your wedding, then yes, of course, it made sense that you would be investing in your own personal wedding planner.
Refine Workshop: Guest Speaking in Fredericksburg, Virginia
For a few years now, I’ve been part of REFINE which is an educational resource for wedding planners and truly a great community. This past February, REFINE hosted an intimate workshop in Fredericksburg, Virginia and I was so honored to not only attend but also be a guest speaker for the event.
Microweddings – What They Are and Why I Love Them
Microweddings are one of the newer trends we’re seeing hit the wedding industry and I have to tell you, I am so excited for them. They are are the perfect hybrid between having a full-blown, traditional wedding and eloping, allowing you to keep things intimate but still include your most favorite humans on the planet.
