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About

Dazzling Affairs is a professional wedding and events planning company located in Carle Place, New York. All of their hard work in the Long Island market has allowed them to create strong relationships with a variety of vendors who would be perfect for your East Coast wedding. Contact Dazzling Affairs today!

Experience

Owner Francesca Leonardini began her career in the event planning industry in 1988, spending 10 years at one of the premier catering companies in the greater Long Island area. In that time, Francesca worked with a variety of couples to coordinate their wedding days, ensuring that each plan was executed smoothly. She soon realized her passion for planning weddings, prompting her to create Dazzling Affairs in 2004. Francesca prides herself on her attention to detail and creative eye, both giving her the ability to come up with unconventional ideas for your celebration. This talented team is rounded out by Erin Dantuono and Elizabeth Johnson, who both have more than 10 years of experience in the field.

Services Offered

Couples can choose from a range of wedding packages that can be customized to fit all of your celebration needs. This is to ensure that each event, regardless of previous preparation by the engaged couple, receives the correct amount of services to create a wonderful event. Services include:

  • Budget analysis
  • Day-of coordination
  • Event design
  • Full planning
  • Guest list
  • Partial planning
  • Referrals
  • Timelines
  • To-do lists
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Do you offer an hourly rate?

No

What is the hourly rate?

$50

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Day-of Coordination
Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Civil
Cultural
Destination
Double Weddings
Elopement
Eco-Friendly
Military
Non-Religious
Religious

Reviews of Dazzling Affairs

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Olivia Sent on 12/17/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Attentive and seamless

I am so glad we chose to work with Francesca and her team! Francesca has wealth of knowledge and made our day run smoothly. When Francesca arrived on the morning of our wedding she was ready to help us with anything we needed! She created a timeline that allowed us to relax and take in each moment of our special day. She was ready to tackle anything and to my knowledge everything went according to plan. Francesca works with our venue often so had great suggestions for anything we needed. Francesca and her team were able to assist both me and my husband throughout they day. Thank you for everything you did to create a stress free day!
With love,
Olivia and Adam
Robert
Robert Sent on 09/02/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The vendor you don't think you need but do…

I’m going to get right to it. I was extremely skeptical at first when my now wife informed me that she wanted to hire Dazzling Affairs as a “day of” wedding coordinator. I didn’t understand the services that would be provided or how it would benefit us. I ultimately succumbed and we retained Dazzling Affairs (you know the saying – ‘happy wife, happy life’).

Fast forward to our wedding day and Francesca and her team were beyond impressive. They were attentive, flexible, helpful, and, due to their experience, were aware of all the little things that helped make our day go as smoothly as possible, whether it be holding cellphones for the bridal party while taking photos, providing fabric tape for last minute wardrobe fixes, or continuously monitoring the weather to make sure that our outdoor ceremony could proceed as planned.

Even the maître d’ at our venue mentioned to us that Francesca was the best coordinator he had ever worked with. Francesca was also involved prior to the wedding day and helped coordinate our vendors. She also prepared a proposed timeline for the day. Dazzling affairs is the vendor I didn’t think we needed but am so glad we had. They far exceeded expectations. 11/10, would recommend.
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Kimberly Sent on 09/27/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing, they are the best. They went above and beyounf

Amazing from beginning to the end. Our Best vendor, couldn’t have done it with our them. Thank you so much!!!!!!!!
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Stephanie Sent on 09/25/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Best decision we ever made!

I hired Francesca as my month of coordinator for my wedding in June 2019. From or first meeting it was obvious that Francesca was an absolute professional and very experienced. Our first meeting captured a complete run down of how we wanted our big day to go and Francesca even helped us with things that we had not yet thought of but were very important. Following that meeting, I sent Francesca all vendor information and she took the lead on everything with them. It was such a relief to not have to worry about any of this stuff leading up to the wedding day. On the day of, Francesca and her colleague were with me, my bridesmaids, my husband, his groomsmen, all day coordinating all activities including offsite wedding party pictures, transportation to the venue, and another photo session prior to the ceremony. Leading up to the ceremony she was there making sure my husband and I had everything we needed and making sure everything at the venue was perfect, down to our attire. Not surprisingly. During the reception Francesca was the for everything we needed and executed the schedule down the minute. I would recommend Francesca to anyone. It was an absolute pleasure to work with her and it made our day that much better and very stress free!
Linda
Linda Sent on 09/25/2019
5 out of 5 rating

High quality class act

Francesca Leonardini of Dazzling Affairs is the best wedding planner there is. My wedding was the most amazing most beautiful wedding I have ever seen, if I say so myself, and it was all because of Francesca. With her vision, her creativity, her professionalism and attention to every detail Francesca transformed my wedding day into a truly unforgettable dream come true. It was more than I could have ever imagined. I cannot thank you and Dazzling Affairs enough. You far exceeded my expectations. I cannot imagine planning a wedding without you!
Jillian
Jillian Sent on 09/23/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Day of coordinator

Francesca and Libby were worth every penny! They were they absolute best, so helpful accommodating, they made the day seamless, and I didn’t worry one second of the day, would highly recommend!!!
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Paula Sent on 06/03/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Perfection in a Day!

It's been almost two weeks since Mike and I said I do, and we are still in awe of how wonderful our wedding day was. It was magical beyond what we had imagine perfection to have been. You orchestrated every detailed and I cannot even imagine how we could have ever pulled off anything this close to fabulous without your expertise.

I've never seen someone be so good at what they do and handle it with such grace. Many times guests are never granted a backstage pass to see an amazing wedding planner in action, from helping the bride into her dresses to tailoring the second dress when it fell apart or assisting the groom when a guest knock over a candle getting wax all over his pants and shoes. Mike and I don't even know how to express our gratitude. By far this was Mike's best decision he's made during our wedding planning was hiring you. You kept us relaxed and shielded us from becoming stressed. You are so amazingly talented thanks for turning our dreams into a reality . Thank you for being brilliant of mind and your gracious in heart. Everything you did for Mike and I was perfect. Mike and I would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts. 
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Christina Sent on 12/27/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful!

As my husband says " Francesca and Erin are the best money we spend on our wedding!" He is so right they made us feel so calm and prepared for our big day. From my makeup artist putting us behind schedule to our bus being 15 minutes late they were able to handle all our problems and make us not even think twice about it. When Francesca walked into my house I felt a sense of all is going to be fine I didn't have to think about anything besides having a wonderful day. We are so grateful to have had them be part of our special day!
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Natasha Sent on 10/11/2018
5 out of 5 rating

We ordered wedding invitations/envelopes and RSVP cards with Dazzling Affairs and was really pleased with the products and service. The products arrived much faster than expected and feel and quality was outstanding. Francesca was great to work with and kept strong communications throughout the entire process. We would definitely recommend and would use their services again.













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Peggie Sent on 09/20/2018
5 out of 5 rating
To say that Francesca and the Dazzling Affairs team are amazing just is not enough! I met with Francesca 10 months before my wedding and we didn’t even pick a date yet, so we were at the very very beginning of planning. She walked thru everything with us, went over budget information, guest count, vendors and went over timeline of when we needed to book vendors...starting with venue and date.

She took care of every appointment from start to finish, if I had questions she did the heavy lifting and called vendors to confirm everything. She answered emails and calls quickly thru out the entire process and would chat with me when I was getting overwhelmed and would calm me down.

Every vendor she recommended to us was awesome to work with, everything she did took a huge weight off of the stress of planning an event in a short amount of time.

The day of her assistants and her showed up all smiles ready to go, prepared beyond belief for ANY issue that any of us had, they were all fun and truly became part of our family during planning. We are positive that the stress level would have been huge had we not had her and her team helling us along the way. I recommend Dazzlingn Affairs every chance I get and will keep doing just that!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2014 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2013 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2012 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2011 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2010 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2009 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

7 Endorsements
House of Dipali Floral Decorator House of Dipali Floral Decorator Wedding Florists

One of the most professional weddings and event planners we have ever worked with. They are so well organized and on top of every last detail - a total pleasure to work with. Very Professional and Highly Recommended.

Entourage Band Entourage Band Wedding Bands

I have had the opportunity to work with Dazzling Affairs on numerous occasions. Every detail is on point and they are true pros in every sense of the word.

JS Visions Photo JS Visions Photo Wedding Photographers

I have worked with many events with Dazzling Affairs, over the past several years, and Francesca stands head and shoulders over most, not only in demonstrated initiative, intelligence, and creativity but also in her ability to function as a productive member of a team. Her intellect is matched by her ability to communicate clearly and to project an open, friendly persona to others regardless of their, level of expertise.

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