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DPNAK Events is an award-winning wedding planning company based in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. Wedding planner and owner, Danielle Pasternak is equipped with a great deal of experience and aims to provide an enjoyable and fun wedding experience to couples.

Experience

Danielle has been planning weddings since 2009. Over the years, her work has been recognized and deemed one of the "Top 20 Wedding Planners of Philadelphia". She has also been featured in the magazine Destination Weddings and Honeymoons Abroad Magazine, which named her among the Top Wedding Planners in the World. These accomplishments have proven to be a significant applaud to her life’s work. Danielle is also the co-host of the Put A Ring On It podcast. A wedding planning podcast designed for couples who are planning a wedding and want free, helpful and practical advice.

Services Offered

Danielle has filled her website with resources such as podcast episodes, articles on wedding tips and downloadable planning tools to help couples organize their special day. Along with her online wisdom, Danielle is eager to work one-on-one with couples to make their wedding vision a reality. DPNAK Events offers a range of customizable packages that have been artfully crafted to fit various needs and kinds of celebrations. For each service, Danielle provides clear and concise plans to ensure practical and memorable events.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the starting price for day-of wedding coordination?

$3,500

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$4,500

Do you offer an hourly rate?

Yes

What is the hourly rate?

$150

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Day-of Coordination
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

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

Reviews of DPNAK Events

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Reviewers rave about the planner and her team, praising their organization, responsiveness, professionalism, and genuine care. They kept couples on track with clear timelines, vendor coordination, and backup plans, enabling a seamless, stress‑free wedding day. Many say hiring them was the best decision and highly recommend their services.

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Reviewers rave about the planner and her team, praising their organization, responsiveness, professionalism, and genuine care. They kept couples on track with clear timelines, vendor coordination, and backup plans, enabling a seamless, stress‑free wedding day. Many say hiring them was the best decision and highly recommend their services.

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Zack Sent on 01/08/2026
5 out of 5 rating

We LOVE Danielle

There will never be enough words to express how grateful we are for Danielle and the role she played throughout our entire wedding journey. At one point, we genuinely considered adding her to our vows because of how essential she became to us in the months leading up to the big day.

Planning a wedding comes with its fair share of stress and uncertainty, but having someone as experienced, organized, and genuinely caring as Danielle makes all the difference. She is positive, easy to work with, and tremendously proactive in keeping you on track as the big day approaches. Whenever our to‑do list started to feel overwhelming, she was right there with necessary, yet always gentle, nudges, thoughtful guidance, and steadfast support. We are thoroughly missing her weekly emails.

From the earliest planning stages to the final moments of our wedding day, Danielle was the driving force ensuring everything unfolded seamlessly. She wasn’t just a coordinator, she was the reason we were able to fully enjoy the experience. She made what could have been stressful feel completely effortless, and we are endlessly thankful for her.
Ellen
Ellen Sent on 11/21/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Daniele & dpnak are incredible

Danielle and the team at DPNAK Events were an absolute dream to work with for our wedding. Danielle is incredible - she is reliable, available, and prompt in her responses. She stayed in constant contact with us throughout the planning process to keep us on track and sent regular reminders to ensure nothing slipped through the cracks. Danielle answered all of our questions quickly and thoroughly, making the planning process seamless. Her level of work ethic and attention to detail is truly exceptional. Danielle is so personable and really took the time to get to know us, ensuring our wedding day perfectly reflected our personalities. On the day of, Danielle kept the entire wedding party organized with detailed itineraries and discreetly checked-in with us to make sure we were where we needed to be. In the whirlwind of the event, Danielle's exceptional planning and execution allowed us to fully enjoy our special day. We are beyond grateful for Danielle and the DPNAK team and cannot recommend them highly enough.
Marirose
Marirose Sent on 11/05/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Hire Danielle & her team!

Working with Danielle was truly one of the best decisions we made during our entire wedding planning process. From the very beginning, she went above and beyond to understand us as a couple and tailor every detail to reflect our personalities and vision.

Throughout the process, Danielle handled every situation — even a few personal challenges that came up along the way — with incredible sensitivity, professionalism, and care. Her thoughtful recommendations and calm presence made us feel completely supported. She was *incredibly* responsive and brought her expertise and experience in the wedding industry when helping us make informed decisions.

Because of Danielle and her amazing team, our wedding planning felt smooth and stress-free. On the day itself, we were able to be fully present and truly enjoy every moment knowing she had everything handled — from décor to vendor coordination and all the small details in between. She even remembered my Grandmother's name at the rehearsal!

We can’t recommend Danielle highly enough. Every couple deserves to have someone like her in their corner as their "wedding person". She made our day not only beautiful, but genuinely joyful and unforgettable.
Natalie
Natalie Sent on 08/27/2025
5 out of 5 rating

The best decision you can make!

We cannot say enough good things about Danielle and her team. Maybe more telling than anything we could say as clients is the relief we felt from our venue and vendors when they found out Danielle was our planner - her reputation as the best precedes her. She is incredibly experienced, knowledgeable, and professional. From our first meeting she quickly grasped our vision and knew what we needed. She would confidently tell us if something was a risky (or bad!) idea for our venue or scale or timeline. With our relatively DIY venue and lots of vendors, her resources (including her software program), recommendations, and connections were invaluable. She was perfectly organized and on top of everything, including all of the smallest details to prevent any disruptions on the big day. She tactfully nudged and brought out the best in all of the parties involved, including our families. She was also emotionally supportive of us as a couple from our initial meeting, and we feel that she had genuine happiness for us and wanted our event to be flawless. We had weather disappointments and Danielle handled the situation with compassion and seamlessly executed our alternative plan. We can honestly say we did not worry about a single thing thanks to Danielle. All of our guests say ours was one of the best weddings we have been to, and I think a lot of that is thanks to Danielle and her team. You will not regret having Danielle on your team for your big day!
Dave
Dave Sent on 01/29/2025
5 out of 5 rating

A miracle worker!

Hiring Danielle was the absolute best decision we made for our wedding! From our very first meeting, Danielle's incredible professionalism and warm personality put Matt and me completely at ease. Her organizational skills were incredible and she guided us through the entire wedding planning process as smoothly as we could’ve hoped for.

What sets Danielle apart is her remarkable ability to be meticulously detail-oriented without ever feeling overwhelming or overbearing. She created a detailed schedule of tasks that helped us navigate the whole process from beginning to end. Her gentle reminders and supportive approach made the entire process not just manageable, but actually enjoyable.

On our wedding day, Danielle and her team were absolute magic. They handled all the logistics seamlessly, allowing us to focus entirely on each other and our guests. Multiple members of our family and guests commented on how smoothly everything ran, which is such a testament to Danielle.

I cannot recommend Danielle enough. If you're feeling overwhelmed by the notion of planning your wedding, Danielle is the person you need in your corner. She is truly amazing, and we are forever grateful for her incredible support and expertise!
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Hannah Sent on 12/17/2024
5 out of 5 rating

WE LOVE DANIELLE!!! Hiring her was the best decision ever

Next to marrying each other, hiring DPNAK was by far the BEST wedding decision we made. My wedding was 2 months ago, and as I reflect on the planning process and the wedding weekend itself, I can assuredly say Danielle was worth every penny and then some. I do not know how anyone could stay sane during the planning process or enjoy a seamless wedding day without someone like Danielle.

I'm a pretty type B person who has never utilized a calendar/planner/spreadsheet in my life, and I'm also a surgical resident with crazy hours and an unpredictable schedule. EVERY TYPE B BRIDE NEEDS A DPNAK! While her organizational abilities and attention to detail are very impressive, she won't judge you or get frustrated if your own organization skills aren't as strong. There were times when it would take days or weeks for us to respond to an email, and occasionally we would get behind schedule with various planning tasks (our own fault not Danielle's), and instead of getting frustrated with us, she would just send gentle reminders and tips on how to prioritize what we needed to accomplish.

DPNAK is also very good at sharing her own opinions/experience-based recommendations without forcing them on you or making you feel dumb if you choose something else. We ultimately did go with Danielle's suggestions >90% of the time, but for the couple of things we did "our way," she happily supported us and helped us execute them perfectly.

Danielle was amazing when it came to vendor and venue communications, and multiple vendors commented on how helpful, thorough, and professional all of her communication was. At the rehearsal and on the wedding day, her communication style was the perfect blend of friendly/gentle/funny and firm/assertive. She can seamlessly capture the attention/respect of a room full of people while maintaining a sense of peace/positivity that never made it feel like we were being "bossed around" etc.

NOTHING WENT WRONG on my wedding day -- I REPEAT -- NOTHING WENT WRONG!!!!??? Some of that is obviously good luck, but I really truly believe a TON of that is because of the DPNAK team. Everyone warns you that your wedding day will be chaotic or that something will go wrong and you're going to be an anxious mess etc. etc. but we truly had a sense of peace and calmness the entire day knowing that everything would flow seamlessly because of Danielle. Danielle also told us that if anything did go wrong or needed last-minute changes, her team would try to handle it without bothering us, and being protected from any day-of decision-making or damage control was amazing.

This is the longest review I have ever written, and I could truly write for ages about our amazing experience with Danielle. Our parents and multiple members of the wedding party commented on how smoothly she ran the wedding weekend and how natural it all seemed for her -- Danielle definitely found her calling.

On the wedding day, we tipped Danielle and her team per the standard wedding vendor tip protocols, but we were so blown away by their services that I requested the option to send an additional tip weeks later -- I knew DPNAK was the right choice as soon as our first Zoom meeting ended, and I knew she was amazing throughout the planning process, but her true value really revealed itself on the wedding day and I never could have predicted just how precious her services would be. She is worth every penny and more.

Love and miss you DPNAK!!
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Kari Sent on 08/28/2024
5 out of 5 rating

A+++++ all the gold stars

Danielle is the BEST!!! If I could give her more than 5 stars, I absolutely would! Hiring Danielle was one of the first and best decisions we made! She is SO organized and on top of all the little details! She is also friendly and empathetic. As a type A person who is used to running things, it’s not often I find someone I fully trust to manage an event, but Danielle is that person! By the time we got to our wedding day, she knew the details of the day better than I did. I never worried about a thing on our wedding day because I knew Danielle had it covered!
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Josh Sent on 08/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Danielle is amazing!

Hiring Danielle was the best decision that we made when planning our wedding! From start to finish, Danielle demonstrated an exceptional blend of detail-oriented organization, professionalism, friendliness, and deep industry knowledge that made our wedding experience truly unforgettable.

Danielle is incredibly organized and professional; no element of our wedding was overlooked. In the planning process, she guided us with a detailed schedule of the tasks that we needed to complete, which was perfect to help us figure out everything that we needed to do and when. She also introduced us to a “dream team” of vendors that made our wedding unforgettable.

On the day of the wedding, Danielle and her team kept everything on-time and running smoothly. Their handling of the logistics of the wedding allowed us to focus our attention on each other and our guests.

Do yourself a favor and hire Danielle! She has a wealth of experience and expertise, which was evident in the seamless execution of our wedding day. And check out her awesome podcast.
Siobhan
Siobhan Sent on 07/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The Must-Have Wedding Planner

Let me state this as simply as possible: book Danielle for your wedding.

We had the absolute pleasure of working with Danielle as our wedding coordinator, and we cannot recommend her highly enough. From the very beginning of our 2.5-year engagement, Danielle was a beacon of organization, responsiveness, and support. She and her incredible team played a pivotal role in making our wedding day not just memorable, but utterly magical.

Throughout the planning process, Danielle kept us on track and on task, ensuring that every detail was meticulously planned and executed. Her proactive communication and quick responses to our countless questions made the lengthy engagement period as stress-free and enjoyable as possible. No matter what came up, Danielle had a solution, a recommendation, or a calming word of advice. She truly goes above and beyond and genuinely makes her clients her number one priority. She is also kind, funny, organized beyond belief, and a pleasure to work with.

On our wedding day, Danielle and her team orchestrated everything seamlessly. Danielle’s keen eye for detail and her unwavering dedication meant that we could fully immerse ourselves in the joy and celebration without worrying about the logistics. Her team ensured that every wish was fulfilled, every moment was special, and every guest felt cared for. The personal touches and the genuine care she showed us made our wedding day feel uniquely ours.

If you are an engaged couple looking for a wedding coordinator who will turn your dreams into reality, look no further than Danielle. Her expertise, dedication, and passion for what she does are unparalleled.
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Eliza Sent on 06/21/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Danielle is the best of the best!!

We cannot express enough how wonderful it was to work with Danielle! Through the whole process she was so organized, thoughtful and responsive. What stood out the most was how genuinely Danielle listened to our vision and needs. She made us feel heard and understood, and she did everything she could do make our vision come to life.

On the day of the wedding, everything was seamless and stress-free. Thanks to Danielle and her team’s careful coordination, we were able to fully enjoy the day without any worries! We were so surprisingly zen - because we know Danielle had it handled!

Danielle was invaluable, guiding us through each decision with expertise, keeping everything (and us!) organized, her warmth and genuine care have left us with nothing but immense gratitude for her - Thank you Danielle!!!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2025 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2022 Winner
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

Professional Network & Endorsements

20 Endorsements
Rockin' Photobooth Rockin' Photobooth Photo Booths

Oh Danielle is so sweet and amazing. Her team always looks for the details and makes everything come together perfectly. NO stress to any person hiring her and her team. ;-)

Amanda Brooke Photography Amanda Brooke Photography Wedding Photographers

Danielle was the wedding coordinator on one of my most recent weddings, and she was great to work with! She kept the entire wedding day flowing and on a timely manner. She was a great help to both me and my assistant for family photos as well !

Frosted Frosted Wedding Cakes

Absolutely LOVE Danielle. Every time I have worked with her, I have left impressed. Danielle is extremely professional and super talented! Best of all, she is LIKEABLE! If you have a wedding or large event in your future, hire Danielle as your planner.

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