My wife and I cannot say enough good things about Diana/Passionate Weddings. We reached out to Diana about a month and a half before our wedding date for wedding management, after having a bad experience with a previous coordinator and needing to find a new one last-minute. Even with the compressed timeline, Diana was incredible - she was always super calm and organized, and immediately made us feel as though we were in good hands. She clearly has coordination down to a science. We loved that she offered structure and guidance while also being flexible and down to follow our vision. She helped us talk through decisions we were having trouble with and always had a helpful suggestion. It was clear that she cared so much about not just making our day objectively successful, but making sure that we had the day *we* wanted. We were able to fully enjoy and be present at our ceremony and reception because we knew that she and her assistant Khai would gracefully handle any issues that arose, and we got so many compliments from our guests on how amazing she was and how smoothly our wedding ran. We are endlessly thankful that we found Passionate Weddings -- truly one of the best investments you could make for your wedding.

Working with Diana and Passionate Weddings was seamless! We went with the month of coordination and Diana was able to take a ton off of our plate leading up to the wedding including coordinating all other vendors. Her experience and knowledge were incredibly insightful and helped us in making decisions (as well as decisions we hadn't even thought of yet)!

From our initial meet to the wedding we knew Diana and her team were a great fit for us. They worked with our requests with ease and even thought of things ahead of time and were very attentive! Like bringing us appetizers in a small room off to the side so we could collect ourselves for a moment. We had nothing to worry about as they took care of everything, both the ceremony and reception were very smooth sailing which was definitely needed for the day!

We'd highly recommend Diana and her team to anyone, as our wedding wouldn't have been as great as it was without them!

If you want a stress-free wedding day, hire Diana. We worked with her for over a year, and she was incredibly thorough. She curated a vendor team that fit our personalities perfectly and supported us through every single interview. If I had to describe our day in one word, it would be FLAWLESS.

We worked with Diana for a year, and her organization is unmatched. During the planning phase, she didn't just find vendors; she found vendors that matched our specific "vibe." She attended every interview, asking the right questions we didn’t even know to ask. Because of her detailed follow-ups and pacing, we felt completely ready for the wedding three months before the big day. She even helped me coordinate a surprise cookie treat for my husband!

On the day of the wedding, I didn't look at my phone once. Diana handled everything:
- Communication: She was the point of contact for all vendors and the wedding party.
-Problem Solving: She even fielded phone calls from lost guests so we didn't have to.
-Setup: She executed our personal décor perfectly.

Because of Diana, we were actually present to celebrate with our guests. Our friends and family are still talking about how much fun they had. Diana goes above and beyond to make the day magical—do yourself a favor and hire her!

If you’re looking for a wedding planner who will truly go above and beyond, look no further than Diana. She helped plan our entire wedding in just 2.5 months — and not only did she pull it off, she made the whole process feel effortless.

Diana is incredibly organized, friendly, efficient, and so easy to work with. I’m someone who likes to get things done quickly and stay on top of details, and I appreciated so much that she operates the exact same way. She kept everything moving, anticipated needs I didn’t even know we had yet, and handled every curveball with total calm and professionalism.

On top of all that, she’s just a genuinely nice person — someone you actually enjoy having by your side during such a big life moment. I’m already trying to think of another event just so I can work with her again.

Highly, highly recommend. 💕

We truly cannot say enough amazing things about Diana. From start to finish, she went above and beyond every expectation we had for our wedding coordinator. Our celebration spanned multiple days with over 200 guests, and she handled every detail with professionalism, grace, and the calmest energy imaginable.

From managing countless moving parts to coordinating vendors, timelines, and last-minute changes, Diana made everything feel seamless. We were able to be fully present and actually enjoy our wedding because we knew she had everything handled behind the scenes.

We cannot recommend Diana Santiago with Passionate Weddings enough! From the moment we met Diana, we knew she was the perfect person to help bring our wedding vision to life. On the phone, during our initial phone call, she answered all of our questions and put us at ease as we were thinking about the day of our wedding. Diana has a ton of experience with many different cultural and religious weddings which was shown through her knowledge and dedication. She even helped us to incorporate and ensure that our dog was able to be part of our special day. We used her for month-of/day-of coordination, and she was absolutely phenomenal. Diana is incredibly attentive, detail-oriented, and always available to answer any questions that came up during the planning process.

She created an incredibly detailed timeline, communicated with all of our vendors, helped us make decisions on linen colors, and was super helpful with any small, detailed questions from the venue. On our wedding day, Diana brought two team members with her, and they were just as amazing as she is. From steaming dresses, managing photo timelines and groupings, walking around the venue with us during photos, to looking out for our guests and even helping with cleanup after the event, Diana and her team handled everything flawlessly.

Diana is hands down the best planner/coordinator out there in the DMV! If we had to do it all over again, we would hire Diana and her team 1,000 times over. Hands down, this was the best decision we ever made for our wedding!

We hired Passionate Weddings for our month-of coordination, and we truly couldn’t be happier with how everything turned out. Diana was incredibly professional, detail-oriented, and supportive every step of the way. She guided us through every hurdle in the final month leading up to the wedding, kept us organized with a detailed timeline, and coordinated seamlessly with all of our vendors.
Our venue was unique and had a lot of DIY elements, so having Diana and her team onsite was absolutely essential — and honestly one of the best decisions we made during the entire planning process. We can’t recommend Passionate Weddings enough for anyone looking for calm, capable, and caring coordination for their big day!

Diana- THANK YOU for everything this weekend. You made it such a breeze to work with and were such a lovely calm presence.

We were recommended by our venue to contact Passionate Weddings to help us with our Wedding Planning. We're very thankful that we did! They are true wedding planning experts. Diana walked us through the entire 30 day out planning process, timeline, vendor communication, and day of management. As a type A bride, Passionate Weddings coordinators was the perfect team for our brunch wedding celebration.

Our wedding was beyond our wildest dreams with Diana and team - if there were any problems we didn’t see them and got to deeply enjoy our day, and the year of working with the team in the lead up. So thankful.