The Darianna® Diaries

By: Wendy and Franco Salerno
  • Summary

  • Expert and Unbiased Wedding Advice

    How would you like unbiased, expert advice on wedding fashion, wedding planning and wedding inspiration? Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo is an award-winning bridal and tuxedo store located in the Philadelphia region that dresses thousands of brides, grooms, groomsmen, mothers, fathers and ring bearers every year.

    It All Started With Wedding Blogs

    Over the years, the store has published over 500 wedding planning blogs offering advice from all aspects of wedding planning. These blogs are written by the founders and owners of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo, the kind and experienced staff of the store and guest experts invited to contribute to the company's blogs. The inspiration for the blogs has come from answering questions about wedding planning and attire posed by our many customers over the years.

    The Darianna® Diaries are Born

    Our blogs have been read by hundreds of thousands of people and counting. Recently, one of our brides suggested that we create a podcast discussing each of our blogs. We thought that was a great idea!

    We are creating a podcast for each of our popular blogs, and embedding the podcast in each of the blogs. In the podcast we discuss the details of the blogs and their advice and dive deeper into each of the subjects.

    The podcast is called The Darianna® Diaries. Search our blogs or podcasts to find a subject that interests you.

    Have an idea about a blog or podcast? Contact us and we'll create one just for you!

    Online Chat and Texting

    Want more immediate attention? You can start an online chat with us or text our store telephone number at 215-491-8500. The chats and texts will be personally answered by the owners, the staff and of course, the owners' daughters: Daria and Deanna! And by the way, the store's name, Darianna®, is the combination of the owners daughters' names!

    Happy Listening!

    Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo 2024
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Episodes
  • Wedding Dress Shopping for Brides With Mobility Issues, Chronic Illness
    Jan 13 2025

    Mobility Issues and Wedding Dress Shopping

    Over the years, Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo has accommodated special needs when it comes to bridal gown appointments. Many of those needs included mobility issues and illnesses of guests attending the bridal appointments. They were grandmothers, elderly aunts and parents experiencing health issues. Fortunately, our store's layout is very conducive to accommodating these special requirements.

    On a few occasions, however, we have accommodated a bride with mobility issues or a chronic illness. We were all too happy to help the brides experience a very special wedding dress shopping excursion.

    Some time ago, we wrote a blog called Wedding Dress Shopping for Brides With Mobility Issues, Chronic illness. While not on the top of everyone's mind when wedding dress shopping, we found this to be an immensely useful blog for our brides, her guests and even our staff.

    On today's Darianna® Diaries, we have boiled this blog down into a useful podcast and talk about the issues facing brides with less than ordinary requirements.

    Take a listen and see if this podcast would be helpful for anyone you know.

    Have More Questions?

    Do you have more questions about this issue? You can text the store's telephone number at 215-491-8500. The owners and staff will personally answer your text.

    Have an idea for a podcast or a wedding blog? Send us your idea and we will create a blog and podcast just for you!

    Wishing You Happy Listening and Joyful Wedding Planning!

    Wendy and Franco Salerno

    Founders and Owners of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo

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    15 mins
  • Guest Attire: What to Wear to a Wedding Dress Appointment
    Jan 12 2025

    Lucky You!

    If you are one of the lucky ones invited by the bride to accompany her to her bridal gown appointments, congratulations! You clearly mean a lot to the bride and her wedding dress shopping journey.

    Keeping the Bride in Mind

    Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo wrote a blog called Guest Attire: What to Wear to a Wedding Dress Appointment. This has been an immensely popular blog so we decided to make it part of the Darianna® Diaries podcasts.

    In the podcast we discuss the main themes of the blog by advising what you, the guest, should wear when you go on the wedding dress shopping appointments with the bride. The first step is not to wear things to upstage the bride. It is her day, after all, and part of your job is to be supportive of her and make her feel like she is the most important person at the appointments.

    #DeepDiveBridal

    As with all of our podcasts, we go a little further than the original blog and cover other aspects of the bridal appointment. We go into the social media influence of the appointments, ways to be supportive of the bride, beyond what you wear and making the bridal shopping journey a happy and memorable day for the bride and her guests.

    Most of the advice is practical and simple. Listening to this podcast and implementing even a few of the pieces of advice will make you the perfect guest for the bride.

    Contact Us

    Have more questions? Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo dresses thousands of brides and grooms every year and has a vast amount of knowledge and experience about wedding attire, wedding planning and wedding etiquette. Text our store's telephone number at 215-491-8500 and let us personally answer your questions!

    Wishing You Happy Listening and Joyful Wedding Planning!

    Wendy and Franco Salerno

    Founders and Owners of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo

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    20 mins
  • How to Pick and Pack Your Destination Wedding Dress
    Jan 11 2025

    Destination Wedding Dresses

    We love destination weddings! They are fun, beautiful and often create lifetime memories for the bride, groom and even the guests.

    Some destination weddings can have unique challenges. Two of those challenges include choosing the appropriate bridal gown and packing it for the journey to your destination wedding.

    In this episode of The Darianna® Diaries, we discuss a blog written by Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo called How to Pick and Pack Your Destination Wedding Dress.

    Take a listen for practical advice that will guide you in your bridal gown selection specifically for a destination wedding and how to safely and properly transport it to your wedding destination.

    Have More Questions?

    Do you have more questions about destination weddings or wedding planning? The experienced staff and owners of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo would be happy to personally answer your questions. Text them at 215-491-8500 and get a personalized response.

    Wishing You Happy Listening and Joyful Wedding Planning!

    Wendy and Franco Salerno

    Founders and Owners of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo

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    13 mins

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