This is very long overdue, but Dara and her team are hands down the most incredible wedding and event planning team and exceeded every single expectation we could’ve ever dreamed of. From the moment we began working together through wedding day and beyond - Dara is organized, meticulous, patient, understanding, warm & so kind. She took ALL the stress away from planning. How many people get to say they actually had fun throughout the entire wedding process?
Her team was a dream on wedding day. The day was perfect in every way. A Pinterest board come to life but so much better and beautiful. She has an impeccable eye for design and brilliant ability to plan + execute and make all your dreams, big and small, come to life. We were in awe. Thank you for making over a year’s worth of planning a breeze and giving us the best day of our lives. Xx Syd and Nick

Words can not even described how fantastic Castiglione Events is! Dara & her team went above and beyond in every aspect of our planning process from our first initial call. Dara is organized, professional, and has a vision like none other!

I had a very specific vision and ideas and with the help of Dara and her team, the vision came to life and they blew it out of the park! We can not thank her enough for guiding us through this process and completely NAILING it the day of! If you are thinking about hiring dara and her team- do it , you won’t regret it! Also- trust her expertise ( gf knows what she is doing!!)

Dara is very professional yet also very easy going and flexible. Nothing ruffles her feathers! And she thinks of every single last detail. All of her vendors have a ton of respect for Dara which speaks volumes to her character. I loved working with Dara and would highly recommend her!

I can’t say enough amazing things about Dara and her team. From the moment I met her, I knew she was the perfect planner to bring our wedding day vision to life. With each inspiration picture I shared, she immediately knew the right vendor and reached out to secure them for our day. Her network and connections across the wedding industry allowed us to have the best day of team of vendors - everyone worked together seamlessly and understood our vision! Dara’s organization and communication took away any stress that a bride could have. My husband and I enjoyed every step of wedding planning and can truly say there was no stress, arguments on details, or hiccups along the way because of Dara’s amazing process. Our wedding day was nothing short of perfection and brought everything we hoped for together - beautiful, classic, timeless, whimsical, and fun! I cannot recommend Castiglione Events enough and just know that once you are a bride in Dara’s hands, you are one of the luckiest brides on earth!!

I truly cannot say how great Dara and her team are; She is a total rockstar, and even showed up at our event setup days after she had her baby. She's wonderful to work with (and super responsive), an expert on local vendors, and makes it all way too easy. I grew up locally in the wedding business, and I can say with confidence that there's no one better.

Dara Castiglione is professional, caring, hard working and diligent. We hired her full service planning of my daughters wedding and we are beyond satisfied with our wedding events and all the details that came together to make for a magical, love filled and joyous weekend. Her staff is attentive and fun, her vendors are creative and professional, and Dara is exceptional as a wedding event planner. I would highly recommend Castiglione Events for planning and intend to utilize her amazing services again. Thank you to Dara and the Castiglione Events Team!

My husband and I worked with Dara for the duration of our 2 year engagement before getting married this past weekend. From the start, Dara was incredibly easy to talk to, approachable, and organized. The website she builds for each couple keeps you on track of things you should be doing and when. We scheduled calls with her multiple times throughout the years to catch up and to talk design/planning. On these calls she listened to our comments, opinions, and thoughts on the overall design and vibe as we continued to perfect it. She worked with us and our vendors on adjusting our reception timeline to what we had hoped it would look like. The vendors she recommended for day of signage and paperwork produced incredible products that are now wedding keepsakes.

After those 2 years, we were so excited to see everything come together. Dara and her team worked behind the scenes that morning setting up our ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception spaces. She and her team then had to flip our ceremony space from one location to another due to inclement weather in about 30 minutes all without *seemingly* breaking a sweat. The entire day, for us, was stress free and enjoyable. Dara's bridal attendant, Steph, was with me all day and had everything my bridesmaids and I could possibly need along with a wonderful and calming demeanor.

Working with Dara was such an enjoyable experience and the final product her and her team put together was incredibly us. All of our guests commented on how everything in our design felt like a true representation of us and how no small detail was overlooked. Dara and her team are top of the top and I could not recommend them more!!

We cannot say enough about how amazing Dara and her team were throughout our entire 1.5 year engagement and our our big day in Asbury Park, NJ. From our kick off call through the day of, Dara was there to help us every step of the way including answering many many questions, having regular check-ins with us, making sure we didn't forget any detail and making our vision come to life. We told Dara we were inspired by a mix of funky and classic Jersey Shore vibes, bright colors and making sure everyone had a great time and she delivered our vision 1000%. Thanks to the Castiglione Team, we could enjoy our big day and focus on getting married because we knew they had everything handled. 10/10 would recommend!

Our wedding was absolutely perfect because of Dara and the Castiglione team. They made the entire process essentially stress-free for my husband and me which was our top priority. I was amazed that we could explain the type of vibe we wanted and she knew exactly what to deliver. When we wanted something specific, like hanging flowers and disco balls, they made it happen. Her vendors are also outstanding. When I couldn't decide on little details or had doubts about the guest book, Dara offered suggestions and guidance that pulled the whole wedding together. They are kind, creative, organized, communicative, and seamless experts that you can trust. We couldn't be happier. Thank you SO much Castiglione events!!

Dara and her team were so amazing throughout the entire wedding process. It was such a weight off my shoulders to have the help and not have to worry about anything the day of our wedding. The design was incredible and beyond anything I could have dreamed of. I would recommend to everyone that they book Dara and her team if you want an amazing wedding that will make all of your dreams come true. The attention to detail was great and it was so nice to have someone to reach out to while leading up to the wedding with all of my questions. Our wedding day would not have been the same without them. Truly cannot say enough good things!! If you are on the fence, I promise you won’t regret it! Go with Castiglione events!