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The Darianna® Diaries

The Darianna® Diaries

By: Wendy and Franco Salerno
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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!

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  • Wedding Dress Arrival Times: Debunking Bridal Myths
    Nov 17 2025

    How Long Does It Take For a Wedding Dress to Arrive?

    Today, we are going to give you the low-down on how long it really takes for a wedding dress to arrive at your chosen bridal salon after you order the dress.

    This is probably the most misunderstood part of wedding dress shopping and we can't blame brides for this. A lot of consumers are led to believe that it takes a lot longer than it really does for a wedding dress to arrive. Fortunately, this is not at all the case.

    Hear From the Experts

    Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo dresses thousands of wedding attendees every year. Many are brides. As of 2025, we have 13 years of experience of ordering wedding dresses from many different bridal gown designers. Every week, we order many wedding dresses and are given immediate ship dates so we are sure how long this process takes.

    Listen to this podcast based on our blog called How Long Does It Take for a Wedding Dress to Arrive?

    We Want to Hear from You

    Do you have a question about wedding attire? How things work when shopping for a wedding dress, tuxedo rental or mother of the bride or groom dress? We'd love to hear from you. We would be happy to answer your personal question and maybe even make the answer into a podcast and a blog. We have over 500 wedding planning and wedding attire blogs. Most of our blogs were born out of answering a question for a bride, groom, groomsman, mother of the bride and groom, father of the bride and groom and bridesmaid.

    Submit your question to us online or text us at 215-491-8500.

    We can't wait to help you with your wedding planning journey!

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    15 mins
  • How To: Wedding Dress Shopping While Losing Weight
    Nov 10 2025

    Navigating Wedding Dress Shopping

    Wedding dress shopping can be very fun and exciting. Some brides that visit our bridal and tuxedo shop are determined to look their best on their wedding day. Sometimes that involves losing some weight.

    So how do you navigate losing weight while trying to find the right dress in the right size? Today, we discuss that exact issue in The Darianna® Diaries. The podcast is based on our blog called How To: Wedding Dress Shopping While Losing Weight.

    Tips and Tricks

    Listen to the podcast and read the blog to learn advice that will save help you make your wedding dress shopping journey more enjoyable and less stressful.

    About Us

    Wendy and Franco Salerno are the founders and owners of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo. The store is named after their daughters, who also work in the store, along with an amazing staff (Daria + Deanna = Darianna®).

    Founded in 2013, Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo serves the Philadelphia region from Warrington, Pennsylvania. The store is recognized both nationally and locally and beloved by many. This family business has been featured on Apple's website, was named top 100 business by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and was featured in a witty segment on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

    If you are in the Philly area, come visit us by making an appointment online or texting our store's telephone number at 215-491-8500.

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    16 mins
  • Wedding Dress Alterations Now At Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo
    Nov 8 2025

    Alterations at Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo

    Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo now offers in-house alterations services to our brides, grooms, mothers, fathers and bridesmaids. We have a very talented, fully-time, seamstress that works in our store, meets all customers at our store and performs all work on the premises.

    Listen to our latest podcast about how we came to the decision to offer these services in house.

    Meet a New Member of the Darianna® Family

    Meet, Rebekah Peterson, our very talented seamstress. She even makes custom items for customers out of other clothing! As an example, she recently made bridal robes out of a mother's wedding dress and custom bridal sleeves, There is very little she cannot do!

    The Blog Before the Podcast

    This podcast was based on the blog we wrote called Wedding Dress Alterations Now at Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo. Feel free to read the blog and listen to the podcast.

    About Us

    Wendy and Franco Salerno are the founders and owners of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo. The store is named after their daughters, who also work in the store, along with an amazing staff (Daria + Deanna = Darianna®).

    Founded in 2013, Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo serves the Philadelphia region from Warrington, Pennsylvania. The store is recognized both nationally and locally and beloved by many. This family business has been featured on Apple's website, was named top 100 business by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and was featured in a witty segment on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

    If you are in the Philly area, come visit us by making an appointment online or texting our store's telephone number at 215-491-8500.

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    15 mins
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