From Wedding Planner, Danielle Pasternak
Wedding planning tips, resources, and inspiration
Top 5 Reasons Not To Use An Aisle Runner – Unless You Have To
Anyone who’s a client of DPNAK has heard me firmly state how much I do not like an aisle runner. They are beautiful, but a logistical nightmare and often not one I can help much with. So, today, I want to talk FIRST about why I don’t recommend them and SECOND talk about some tips if you DO plan on using one.
Creative Spotlight: Danielle Coons Photography
Danielle Coons Watson of Danielle Coons Photography is Scranton-based photographer with a zest for life and I’d like for you to meet her.
Wedding Programs Part II: What to do with them
A few weeks ago, we started talking about wedding programs. What they are, what to include, and why we like them. This week, I want to talk a little bit more about them and discuss just what in the world to do with them.
Organizing Your Email Inbox During the Wedding Planning Process
I have a method for keeping my inbox so light, but what I mostly want to focus on is organizing your email inbox to make it easier to keep it cleaned out while you plan your wedding.
Wedding Programs Part I: What They Are, Why We Like Them and What To Include
A “wedding program” is a non-must-have item that you can have for guests before the start of your wedding ceremony. If you’ve ever been to a Broadway show, Disney on Ice, or even your niece’s ballet recital, you’ve likely received a program upon entering the theater that tells you what to expect, who’s involved and the order of the “show”. A wedding program serves a very similar function of informing guests of what’s to come.
Top 8 Most-Forgotten Items for your Backyard Wedding
Last year, we compiled a Rental Checklist of just about everything you could possibly need for your tented or backyard wedding. But here are the top eight items that are usually forgotten – in one way or another.
13 Not-So-Obvious Questions to ask a Caterer
If your wedding venue requires you to hire your own caterer, the task can be daunting. But, just because a caterer has a crap-tastic website, doesn’t mean they have bad food or service. So, how are you supposed to know who to hire and, more importantly, what questions should you ask in order to find “the one”?
What’s the deal with table numbers?
The table number is used for a wedding with assigned table arrangements. A guest will find a card (or similar item) that has their name and assigned table number on it. Each table then has a corresponding table number letting the guest know where to sit.
The BEST Way to Organize Your Wedding Day Decor Items
You and I both know that you have this elaborate plan on how you’re going to have everything all neat and together and you’re going to organize it as you put in your car and everything is going to be awesome.
Wedding Rehearsal Tips: Who, What and How
A wedding rehearsal is not just for you and your partner. It’s for your wedding party, your parents, your grandparents, your readers, your ushers and any other participants you may have. Anyone who is playing a role in the wedding should be invited.And they should all be invited to the rehearsal.
How Wind Can Affect Your Wedding Day
Wind can be one of the biggest pain-in-the-butts when it comes to bad weather on your wedding day, but there are some ways that you can prepare for it.
Wedding Toast Tips
Giving a wedding toast, especially a solid and knock-their-socks-off toast, is often a tricky and stressful task for any toaster.
Wedding Vendor Etiquette: Advice On Talking To Your Wedding Vendors
What you first need to know and remember when contacting a potential wedding vendor for your big day is that they are trying to see if they are a good fit for you JUST AS MUCH as you are. We enjoy working with people we “click” with just as much as you so it’s important to keep that in mind.
Wedding Guest List: How Many People Don’t Come?
On average, approximately 17% of your guests will decline for one reason or another, but how do you know that you’re going to be the average?
How To Pee While Wearing Your Wedding Gown
I can guarantee you that you WILL have to pee several times throughout your day. Here are my tips on that. Yes, my official tips on how to pee while wearing your wedding gown.
How To Nail Your First Kiss
one of my favorite parts of the ceremony is the vows, the recessional and the first kiss. But, how does one prepare themselves properly for their first kiss? Like everything, PRACTICE.
Six Tips for taking your Engagement Pictures
As an engaged couple, getting ready to take their photos, it’s very easy to go online and see a bunch of amazing photos and start to over think it.
Service Explanation: What Is Rehearsal Direction?
As part of my coordination services, I am more than happy to attend your rehearsal (not rehearsal dinner) to help direct the flow. Ultimately, I have four goals in doing this.
