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As we welcome 2025, we’re embracing fresh wedding trends that reflect thoughtfulness, creativity, and a modern approach to celebrations. At Michelle Durpetti Events, we’re dedicated to working with our couples to craft authentic, innovative, and deeply personal wedding celebrations. While we specialize in Italy – a destination close to our hearts – we’ve also had […]

Tips, Trends, Wedding Planning

What’s In and Out for Weddings in 2025

As we welcome 2025, we’re embracing fresh wedding trends that reflect thoughtfulness, creativity, and a modern approach to celebrations. At Michelle Durpetti Events, we’re dedicated to working with our couples to craft authentic, innovative, and deeply personal wedding celebrations. While we specialize in Italy – a destination close to our hearts – we’ve also had […]

Tips, Trends, Wedding Planning

What’s In and Out for Weddings in 2025

Il Capodanno, or New Year’s, in Italy is filled with beautiful traditions and superstitions designed to bring good fortune and prosperity in the year ahead. From meaningful culinary customs to vibrant symbolic gestures, every practice is a reminder of the richness of Italian heritage. Here are some of my favorite Italian New Year’s traditions to […]

Holidays, Tips, Trends

Buon Anno Nuovo! 🎉 Ring in the New Year with Italian Traditions 🇮🇹

Il Capodanno, or New Year’s, in Italy is filled with beautiful traditions and superstitions designed to bring good fortune and prosperity in the year ahead. From meaningful culinary customs to vibrant symbolic gestures, every practice is a reminder of the richness of Italian heritage. Here are some of my favorite Italian New Year’s traditions to […]

Holidays, Tips, Trends

Buon Anno Nuovo! 🎉 Ring in the New Year with Italian Traditions 🇮🇹

Michelle Durpetti Featured in StyleBlueprint’s Event Planning Tips Expert Round-Up I am thrilled to announce that I have been featured in StyleBlueprint‘s expert round-up on event planning tips! This prestigious feature includes insights from some of the top event planning professionals in the industry, and I am honored to share my expertise alongside them. In […]

Tips, Trends, Wedding Planning

Featured in StyleBlueprint’s Expert Round-Up on Event Planning Tips

Wedding cocktail hour outside at venue in Palm Beach, Florida.

Michelle Durpetti Featured in StyleBlueprint’s Event Planning Tips Expert Round-Up I am thrilled to announce that I have been featured in StyleBlueprint‘s expert round-up on event planning tips! This prestigious feature includes insights from some of the top event planning professionals in the industry, and I am honored to share my expertise alongside them. In […]

Tips, Trends, Wedding Planning

Featured in StyleBlueprint’s Expert Round-Up on Event Planning Tips

Wedding cocktail hour outside at venue in Palm Beach, Florida.

Thank you to Wedding Chicks for including Michelle as a featured expert on their post about vibrant trends shaping summer weddings this year! As published on WeddingChicks.com. What’s IN For Summer 2024 Weddings Summer 2024 weddings are shaping up to be a colorful and creative affair, with a delightful mix of bold aesthetics and modern […]

Press Features, Trends, Wedding Planning

Vibrant Trends for Summer 2024 Weddings, as seen in Wedding Chicks!

Fire dancer performance with bride during summer wedding in Puerto Rico.

Thank you to Wedding Chicks for including Michelle as a featured expert on their post about vibrant trends shaping summer weddings this year! As published on WeddingChicks.com. What’s IN For Summer 2024 Weddings Summer 2024 weddings are shaping up to be a colorful and creative affair, with a delightful mix of bold aesthetics and modern […]

Press Features, Trends, Wedding Planning

Vibrant Trends for Summer 2024 Weddings, as seen in Wedding Chicks!

Fire dancer performance with bride during summer wedding in Puerto Rico.

Wedding Planning: Details, details, details! ✨ For us, it’s all about the finer points. Not only do they surprise and delight our guests, but they also add depth and context to every event. It’s these thoughtful touches that transform a good celebration into an unforgettable one. For this Chicago wedding, we created a series of […]

Chicago Weddings, Tips, Trends, Wedding Planning

Transforming Celebrations: The Magic of Thoughtful Details in Wedding Planning

Custom printed cocktail napkins with Cher and Beyonce and matchbooks for Chicago wedding.

Wedding Planning: Details, details, details! ✨ For us, it’s all about the finer points. Not only do they surprise and delight our guests, but they also add depth and context to every event. It’s these thoughtful touches that transform a good celebration into an unforgettable one. For this Chicago wedding, we created a series of […]

Chicago Weddings, Tips, Trends, Wedding Planning

Transforming Celebrations: The Magic of Thoughtful Details in Wedding Planning

Custom printed cocktail napkins with Cher and Beyonce and matchbooks for Chicago wedding.

The wedding industry is not immune to change in today’s ever-evolving world. I’m addressing a few valuable insights concerning wedding pricing and why things feel like they do here in the industry.  Why Are Weddings Becoming More Expensive? 1. Growth and Expertise Demand Higher Prices Firstly, it’s essential to acknowledge that every profession in the […]

Destination Weddings, Tips, Trends, Wedding Planning

Understanding the Rising Costs in the Wedding Industry: A Necessary Evolution

The wedding industry is not immune to change in today’s ever-evolving world. I’m addressing a few valuable insights concerning wedding pricing and why things feel like they do here in the industry.  Why Are Weddings Becoming More Expensive? 1. Growth and Expertise Demand Higher Prices Firstly, it’s essential to acknowledge that every profession in the […]

Destination Weddings, Tips, Trends, Wedding Planning

Understanding the Rising Costs in the Wedding Industry: A Necessary Evolution

Valentine’s Day Decor Inspiration I absolutely love Valentine’s Day. Not for the chocolates or the gifts (those are lovely though!). But for the chance to celebrate my loved ones. From my husband to my gal pals to my horses (they are my big furry babies) to my parents, I always think of this day as […]

Holidays, Tips, Trends

Fun & Romantic Table Decor Ideas for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day Decor Inspiration I absolutely love Valentine’s Day. Not for the chocolates or the gifts (those are lovely though!). But for the chance to celebrate my loved ones. From my husband to my gal pals to my horses (they are my big furry babies) to my parents, I always think of this day as […]

Holidays, Tips, Trends

Fun & Romantic Table Decor Ideas for Valentine’s Day

Let’s talk cocktail hour, shall we? I love when that hour celebrates the day so far while tantalizing guests with what’s to come in the reception. 🤩 And that includes entertainment – I recently spoke with someone who kept trying to tell me that a vocalist should *never perform during cocktail hour because “people want […]

Tips, Trends, Wedding Planning

Entertainment for Weddings in 2024 

Let’s talk cocktail hour, shall we? I love when that hour celebrates the day so far while tantalizing guests with what’s to come in the reception. 🤩 And that includes entertainment – I recently spoke with someone who kept trying to tell me that a vocalist should *never perform during cocktail hour because “people want […]

Tips, Trends, Wedding Planning

Entertainment for Weddings in 2024 

The wedding industry is a dynamic and ever-evolving world, characterized by style and the ability to tantalize all the senses, creating unforgettable events that live in the hearts of those who attend long after the event has concluded.  With such a creative and awesome industry comes the continual emergence of new trends and traditions. As […]

Tips, Trends, Wedding Planning

Ins & Outs for 2024 weddings

The wedding industry is a dynamic and ever-evolving world, characterized by style and the ability to tantalize all the senses, creating unforgettable events that live in the hearts of those who attend long after the event has concluded.  With such a creative and awesome industry comes the continual emergence of new trends and traditions. As […]

Tips, Trends, Wedding Planning

Ins & Outs for 2024 weddings

Every year, the global color authority, Pantone, selects a color that captures the essence and mood of the time. For 2024, Pantone has chosen a gentle almost neutral shade known as Peach Fuzz (PANTONE 13-1023). This velvety, gentle peach is more than just a color; it’s a symbol of the times we live in and […]

Trends, Wedding Planning

Pantone Color of the Year is here!

Every year, the global color authority, Pantone, selects a color that captures the essence and mood of the time. For 2024, Pantone has chosen a gentle almost neutral shade known as Peach Fuzz (PANTONE 13-1023). This velvety, gentle peach is more than just a color; it’s a symbol of the times we live in and […]

Trends, Wedding Planning

Pantone Color of the Year is here!

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