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Darlene
Darlene
Wedding Planner

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Weddings by Darlene, located in Napa, California, is proud to have assisted with over 1,000 weddings. A native of Napa Valley, Darlene has extensive experience in her industry, having also owned her own bridal store for 11 years. Her background gives couples a stress-free, magical day by coordinating with vendors and guiding wedding details into their given place.

Services Offered

Darlene and her team of planners provide full planning, partial planning, and day-of coordination. Couples can use their services for their wedding ceremonies, receptions, and rehearsal dinners. Weddings by Darlene can assist in creating to-do lists, timelines, and guest lists while providing other services like event design, budget analysis, and referrals. The planners are able to plan for elopements as well as the following wedding types:

  • Civil
  • Destination
  • Eco-friendly
  • Military
  • Religious
  • Non-religious
  • Cultural
  • Double

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FAQ

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

$2,200

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$3,200

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$5,900

Do you offer an hourly rate?

No

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner
Engagement Party

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

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Reviews of Weddings by Darlene

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Emily Sent on 11/13/2017
4.9 out of 5 rating
We used Jim and Darlene for our day of coordinators. They were recommended by our venue and I'm so glad we went with them! They did more than just day of, they helped create our timeline and keep all our vendor information together starting months before the wedding. They also ran our rehearsal which went very smoothly. The day of the wedding they organized everything and made sure all details were perfect. It all looked amazing! And the entire event ran very smoothly. The timeline they put together was perfect and kept everything flowing nicely. Would highly recommend to anyone getting married in the Napa area
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Julia Sent on 03/08/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Tre Posti Wedding

Working with Jim and Darlene was an absolute pleasure. Their services were incredibly helpful, from using Social Tables to make planning our seating chart easier to the many details they handled on our big day. They were highly organized and supportive throughout the process. I would definitely recommend them for your wedding needs—they are true professionals!
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Amanda Sent on 02/01/2017
5 out of 5 rating
We hired Darlene to be our Day of Coordinator and honestly could not have dreamed of a better person (or team because her husband Jim is also part of the package) to oversee the operations of our wedding! Our family is very vocal about everything, and from the very first meeting Darlene handled them with the appropriate tone and level set how this relationship would work. My father-in-law was very negative about hiring a planner in general and walked away from that meeting thrilled that I chose her and knew she was the perfect person to handle anything that came up. What I absolutely loved about working with Darlene and Jim was that they treated my husband and I like family. Jim's level of detail for table layouts was spot on and they were open to other ideas that we felt suited us better. Darlene even suggested things that I wanted and worked it out with the venue so we could have and at no additional expense. She is a rock and a must have for a bride! They protected us from whatever issues were happening around us and they followed our wishes to make sure our day was perfect. I HIGHLY recommend Weddings by Darlene, you are getting way more with them than just a planner!
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Real Weddings

Carolina & Richard
126 photos · 04/28/2017

Team

Darlene
Darlene
Wedding Planner

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