Episodes

  • 5 Wedding Dress Train Lengths
    Jan 14 2025

    Wedding Dress Train Lengths

    Who knew there are so many bridal gown train lengths? Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo wrote a blog called 5 Wedding Dress Train Lengths. That blog is the basis for our Darianna® Diaries podcast today.

    We go into the details of these five different train lengths, their benefits, when would be most appropriate to have which kind of length and how you can have the best of all worlds on your wedding day when it comes to train length.

    Read all about these trains and see which one fits your style and big day.

    Be sure to take a look at the original blog so that you can see photos of these different kinds of trains.

    Have More Questions?

    Did you know that you can communicate via text messaging with Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo: 215-491-8500. You can also start an online chat with the store owners and staff from its website. Ask us anything! We have an immense amount of experience dressing brides, grooms, mothers, fathers and ring bearers for weddings. You can also search our 500+ wedding planning blogs from our website.

    Wishing You Happy Listening and Joyful Wedding Planning!

    Wendy and Franco Salerno

    Founders and Owners of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo

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    10 mins
  • 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
  • Men’s Guide to Plus-Size Tuxedo and Suit Rentals
    Jan 10 2025

    Plus Size Tuxedo and Suit Rentals

    On average, a wedding party has 7 groomsmen standing with the groom. Many have more groomsmen. With a party that large, you are bound to come across groomsmen and grooms who require larger tuxedo and suit rentals and even a wide range of sizes.

    Some, but not all bridal and tuxedo shops carry larger sizes for you to try on and rent for your wedding. Navigating the plus size men's formal wear world can get tricky.

    Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo recently wrote a blog covering this topic: Men’s Guide to Plus-Size Tuxedo and Suit Rentals. This is a comprehensive, deep dive into things to consider when dressing plus size men and wedding suit and tuxedo rentals.

    The Darianna® Diaries

    Turn the page and we feel that our plus size men's formal wear blog is the perfect candidate for our wedding planning podcast. Listen to this useful podcast full of advice, explanations and things to consider when shopping for suit and tuxedo rentals for your wedding.

    More Information

    Do you have more questions about dressing guys for your wedding? You can text our store's telephone number at 215-491-8500 and we will personally answer your questions. #deepdivebridal

    Wishing you Happy Listening and Joyful Wedding Planning!

    Wendy and Franco Salerno

    Founders and Owners of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo

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    16 mins
  • Ideas for a Moody, Dark Forest Wedding Theme
    Jan 9 2025

    Creative Wedding Themes

    Are you looking for a unique and fun wedding? Do you not fit the mold of a fairy tail, princess bride? Well we have just the blog for you: Ideas for a Moody, Dark Forest Wedding Theme. This is a very popular topic at Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo because every year, we host a black wedding dress trunk show. And of course the show coincides with Halloween!

    The Darianna® Diaries

    Given the popularly of the blog, we decided to feature the subject on the Darianna® Diaries as a podcast. Take a listen and pick up ideas for your wedding dress, wedding vibe, decor and more.

    There's More Where this Came From

    At Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo, we are committed to providing expert wedding advice and spend a lot of time and energy creating hundreds of wedding planning blogs each year. As you have learned from this podcast, we are now turning our blogs into podcasts for your listening pleasure.

    Have a question? Text us at 215-491-8500 and the owners and staff of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo will personally answer your questions! #deepdivebridal

    Wishing you Happy Listening and Joyful Wedding Planning!

    Wendy and Franco Salerno

    Founders and Owners of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo

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    21 mins
  • Size Inclusive Wedding Dress Guide
    Jan 8 2025

    Bridal Gown Sizing and You

    Let The Darianna® Diaries explain to you how wedding dress sizing works. Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo wrote a blog called Size-Inclusive Wedding Dress Guide and it is now available as a podcast.

    All brides deserve to feel and look beautiful on their wedding day. In addition, your wedding dress appointment should be fun and relaxed. In order to allow you to feel confident when trying on wedding dresses, you need to make sure your chosen bridal store has the sizes you need to try on.

    Today's podcast will tell you all about size-inclusive bridal gowns, trends in the industry with regard to sizes and industry practices.

    Listen to this podcast and be prepared to get the most out of your wedding dress shopping experience no matter what size you are.

    Have More Questions?

    Do you have more questions about plus-size wedding dresses? Text us at 215-491-8500 and the experienced staff at Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo will personally answer you! #deepdivebridal

    Wishing You Happy Listening and Joyful Wedding Planning!

    Wendy and Franco Salerno

    Founders and Owners of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo

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    17 mins
  • Great Wedding Dress Ideas for a Literary Theme Aesthetic
    Jan 7 2025

    Best Brides in Philly

    Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo has the best brides in the Philadelphia area! They are fun, thoughtful and beautiful. Some even have very creative ideas for their wedding dress aesthetics.

    Recent Wedding Planning Patterns

    Our store dresses thousands of brides and grooms for weddings every year. We noticed that several of our brides have been looking to create a literary vide for both their wedding dresses and overall wedding aesthetic.

    The Blog and the Podcast

    What we created was a blog called Literary Themed Wedding Dress Aesthetic. This is a fun and creative blog on various literary aesthetics for your wedding dress and wedding. The Darianna® Diaries then created a podcast discussing these various aesthetics, the authors and the different features.

    Take a listen to this podcast and see if anything fits your vibe.

    Have Wedding Planning Questions?

    Our expert Philadelphia-area family bridal and tuxedo store would be happy to provide you with free wedding planning advice. Send us a message or text our store's telephone number and we will personally answer you! 215-491-8500 #deepdivebridal

    Wishing You Happy Listening and Joyful Wedding Planning!

    Wendy and Franco Salerno

    Founders and Owners of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo

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    16 mins