DPNAK Weddings Reviews

Danielle is hands-down the most professional and incredible wedding planner out there! To say she is organized and thorough is an understatement. We used her for our day-of coordinator which meant our work with her started three months prior to our wedding date. Within those three months she completely tied up every loose end we had left and finalized all of the remaining details. All of our vendors commented on how pleasant and great she was to work with. She blew every expectation I had for hiring a wedding planner!

Both of us wanted to try as hard as we could to be a guest at our own wedding. Danielle allowed us to do just that. She dealt with any of the issues that came up throughout the day, making the entire day seamless. I've been a part of many weddings and have never experienced such organization. Everything flowed perfectly and we were on time (actually ahead of time) for every part of the day.

To say she made our day perfect would be an understatement. We cannot thank her enough for all of the hard work she put into our day. It was absolutely amazing and we were able to enjoy every part of it because of her. You have to work with Danielle, she's incredible at what she does!

Selecting DPNAK to plan their wedding is, in my experienced opinion, the best choice a couple can make to ensure their event's success. Months in advance we were set as ease knowing that all of our vendors came from DPNAK's "recommended" list. We were confident our florist, DJ, caterer, etc. would fulfill their end of the contract in order to receive the coveted DPNAK blessing. Danielle personally goes far beyond any expectations the day of the wedding, managing the timeline, guests, wedding party, transportation, and vendors with superhuman efficiency. Danielle has the ability to move mountains with a feather's touch, and handles all the aspects the day of the event with that poise. She asks questions we did not think to consider, provides back-ups plan when the inevitable bad weather occurs, and hires an invisible but super effective team to help with all wedding day aspects. Her planning and triple-checking leading up to the wedding makes her invaluable, while her stewardship of the rehearsal process helps everyone to understand their role without stepping on anyone's toes or egos. Danielle's experience, positive energy, and knowledge not only guaranteed our wedding's success, but did so with the very little personal stress on our part. Danielle was also very personal, approachable, and available during our year long engagement. We did not hesitate to ask her any questions, regardless of their minuteness or ill-timeliness, as that was the tone she set. She always responded promptly, and in such a way to soothe potential concerns. She maintained that helpful but driven, knowledgeable yet fun-loving demeanor throughout the 14 months we worked with her and particularly during wedding week. It was clear to both of us that the DPNAK team wanted nothing more than our wedding to be the day we dreamed it could be. Hiring her was the smartest move I made since popping the question, and I plan to share that with anyone planning a wedding!

...but my experience with Danielle warrants one. Danielle is the consummate professional. I did not know it was possible for one person to be this organized. It’s difficult to imagine someone caring more about your own wedding than you, but I can assure you that she will have a more intimate knowledge of the details of your big day than anyone. She proved to be an invaluable asset during the entire course of planning and on the wedding day. Her warm personality and sense of humor were just a bonus. Sure, you can get married without her. But I certainly wouldn’t recommend it.

Danielle and her team were by far the BEST decision my husband & I made during this entire process. I am a wedding planner, specifically in Destination Weddings. From the beginning, I thought I could do it all. Well, that changed pretty quickly. After finding our venue and knowing what our vision was for our special day, I knew I needed help. We both work full time, and because our venue only really provided the space, tables & chairs, we had to coordinate all of our vendors, which is one of the things we wanted, but doing it by ourselves was just not going to happen.

We hired Danielle for “Day of Coordination”, but she was so much more than that. She provided detailed documents and timelines to help in the planning process (LOVE!). Anytime I needed her, she was there! Just a phone call, email, text, etc. away! Her response time is impressive! I thought I was quick :) She didn’t push me in one direction or the other—she really helped guide us to make the best decisions that were right for us, which is truly unique.

Our venue was Friedman Farms in NEPA on a Sunday. Unlike Saturday weddings, who have access to the barn the entire week prior, we only had it the day of. Yikes! Danielle and her rockstar team transformed the venue and grounds in half of day, which should’ve been a week’s worth of work. We were blown away by the detail. They really helped to turn our vision into a reality and it was absolute PERFECTION! Honestly, to my husband & I, our wedding day was flawless and we owe it to Danielle & her team, among our other vendors, but she was the center of it all and we couldn’t be more grateful! If anything did go wrong, we had no idea! BONUS!

To the #DPNAKWED team, we THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for all that you did to help create a day that will go down in the books as the BEST DAY OF OUR LIVES! Our family & friends even RAVED about you!
We heart you!

I don't know whether to tear up or smile when writing this review. I booked Danielle for the "Day Of" package when we were about 6-8 months away from the big day. I had a venue, a church, a lot of decorations, and a scatter vision. I knew what i wanted my day to look like but had no idea how to execute it, more importantly i didn't want to have to worry about candles or ribbons on my wedding day. After meeting with Danielle we instantly knew we wanted to hire her. She is an absolute sweetheart and listens to EVERY LITTLE DETAIL you have to share. You would never know she had other brides because she responds promptly with such courtesy that you have a hard time realizing shes your coordinator and not a life long friend. My only regret was that i had not booked her sooner into the planning. She has such an eye for detail and is extremely organized and reliable. She shows up on time and assisted with my other vendors during my wedding even making sure my photographer got his lens that he left behind at church. My card box was safe, my decor was flawless and my memories are filled laughs instead of hiccups. Danielle , you are an AMAZING person and I want to thank you on behalf of my entire family for giving me the wedding day I've wanted since I was a little girl. <3

I have waited a week to make this review hoping I would have more adequate words to express my TOTAL happiness (we surpassed satisfaction for sure) with Danielle's work -- I still do not have those words. My fiance and I are type A individuals -- SERIOUS type A personalities, and there were major issues with communication and responsiveness from our venue; it was as if Danielle stepped into our shoes and took care of everything. We hired Danielle for "day-of" services (month before and day-of technically), and it was literally the best money we spent in our wedding process. We had several special entertainment and transportation logistics, and Danielle was up to speed with those and practically every other detail of our wedding in no time. She is professional, unflappable, knowledgeable, responsive and very astute. Anyone would be crazy not to consider using Danielle for their event.

Danielle and her team were SO fantastic ! We hired her for day-of coordination, but she was so much more ! Each month leading up to the big day, she would send me very handy to-do lists to keep me on a timeline with planning and was always available via phone or Skype if I had questions, wanted her opinion, etc. A few weeks before the wedding, we a had snafu with the bartenders not having the correct certification required by our venue. Danielle was not only all over solving the problem, but was also simultaneously working on a back-up plan to hire an outside bartending company, if we needed to (thankfully we didn't). Lastly, in terms of day-of stuff, I was amazed at the way she brought everything together the way she did. Honestly, I still don't even know how she did it ! From a bride's perspective, if something did go wrong that day, I had no idea. To me, it was seamless ... which I know translates into a lot of behind-the-scenes organization and attention. The day was honestly even better than I could have imagined and we owe a HUGE thank-you to Danielle and her team for that :) Overall, it was wonderful to work with her and I would give her my highest recommendation to others !

My heart swoons when I talk about Danielle. Completely cliché, I know, but Danielle absolutely made our wedding day the day of our dreams. She was not only always immediately responsive, but she always treated my questions and requests with the utmost of professionalism and expertise. Danielle not only knew how to plan every detail of the day and resolve any issue we threw her way, but she also had an incredible group of trusted vendors that I came to rely on heavily. She truly works with the best, because she is the best!! She always listened to our "vision", and helped us figure out the best way to get what we wanted, while also making sure our guests would be comfortable and it was a feasible plan. I also can't tell you how much I appreciated Danielle's humor and candor in every situation. She was not only brilliant to work with but so much fun.

Whether you are planning a traditional wedding or something very different and out of the box, Danielle will help you make it happen and won't quit until you're happy. I still don't know if anything actually went wrong on the day of because she was there every second making sure everything was on track and resolved before I even knew about it! I can't recommend Danielle highly enough, she is an absolute dream to work with and is worth every penny. I would recommend her to my best friends and sisters (and already have!!), because she's just the greatest.

Thank you for everything Danielle, Nick and I are so truly grateful for everything you helped us with!!

Danielle was hands down the best purchase I made for my wedding! I chose the day of coordinator option—which came with WAY MORE than I thought. Danielle was there for me when I had the most random questions, was in a bind, or did not know how to handle a situation and she was there within minutes (sometimes seconds) with help and advise. Her vendor recommendations and relationships really came in handy. I live in San Francisco, but my wedding was in the Poconos. I ended up booking a lot of vendors without even meeting them, based on Danielle's recommendations and they all worked out SO well. Danielle also comes with a little thing called Basecamp—an online project management system that organizes your every thought. You can set up multiple users (parents, fiance, bridesmaids, etc.) so everyone is in the loop.

The week leading up to the wedding Danielle contacted all my vendors to go over schedules and expectations. You can tell a vendor exactly what you want, but sometimes they will say they understand when they in fact do not. Having the vendors chat with Danielle made everyone on the same page and everything go exactly how I envisioned it.

On the day of the wedding Danielle dealt with the demands and concerns of my guests with incredible grace and composure. She is brilliant at getting everything done and keeping everyone happy. She was there all day dealing with the vendors and setting everything up. I did not have to do or worry about a thing. During the wedding she was amazing, keeping everything running, but being incredibly discreet.

Danielle is an absolute must if you want your wedding day to be stress free and flawless.

Danielle is an wonderful person to work with during the wedding planning process. Besides her expertise, professionalism and quality of service; she became a confidant and friend. I trusted her opinions on which vendors would be best for our vision and it worked out beautifully. The vendors she recommends are as amazing to work with as Danielle is- they became one team working for the common cause of making this the best day possible. If anything went wrong on our wedding day- I did not know about it because Danielle and the team was there to jump in and handle it. I would recommend Danielle's services to anyone planning a wedding, it was the best decision I made during the process... other than the groom :)