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Desirae Risse Weddings & Events •Certified Wedding Planner & PSU Alum
•Full or partial planning, and wedding management services

01/15/2025

Recently I’ve been getting a lot of inquiries for winter weddings! While I love the usual summer or fall wedding, a winter wedding always has such a unique, cozy, romantic vibe and I’m so happy to see more couples are embracing the season 🤍❄️✨
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01/08/2025

I’ve been seeing a lot of new faces in the new year already, so it’s time for another intro! ✨

I’m Desirae Risse MacDonald (but most people call me Des) and I’m your girl if you’re looking for a seamless, stress-free, and FUN wedding planning process! I believe every couple should fully enjoy their engagement and look back on planning their wedding with fond memories - not with stress and anxiety. This is such a special (and short!) time for you and your partner, and it should be embraced to the fullest!

Whether you just got engaged and don’t know where to start, or have been engaged for a while and need help tying up loose ends or coordinating logistics, I’m here to help! Email [email protected] to get started 🤍✨
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01/04/2025

In honor of being married 3 months already (tomorrow), I had to share more details from our own wedding 🤍✨

As you can probably imagine, I did have a vision for our wedding but when we walked into our reception reveal, we were both completely blown away (swipe for the reaction). The ballroom of the Cultural Center looked better than we ever could have imagined and I’ll never forget seeing every detail come to life. Tom and I are so lucky to work alongside such talented professionals right here in NEPA, and I cannot recommend every one of our vendors enough!! They truly went above and beyond for us and we are so very grateful 🤍✨
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01/02/2025

Mia & Eddie 🤍

These two sure know how to throw a party - it only made sense that their wedding took place on NYE! Mia & Eddie’s day had a little bit of everything, from a traditional, Catholic ceremony to a reception full of glitz and glam, ending with the most epic midnight celebration! It was an honor to ring in the New Year with the most fun couple (and their 300+ guests)!! 🥳

Cheers to the new Mr. & Mrs. Gilmartin!! 🥂🤍✨
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12/30/2024

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy new year!! Tomorrow we celebrate Eddie & Mia and close out the year with a bang!! Stay tuned for all the behind the scenes! 🥳🤍🎊✨
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12/04/2024

Reception reveal has become one of my favorite parts of a wedding day 🙌🏼

This is your moment where all the planning has finally come to life! Take it all in and enjoy every detail 🤍✨
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11/28/2024

Feeling a little extra thankful this year 🥹🤍✨

Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours 🤍
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11/22/2024

This is your reminder to pause for a minute and take in the hustle and bustle of your cocktail hour 🥂🤍✨

Happy Friday, friends!! 🍸
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11/21/2024

Alexa & Mike 🖤

The most beautiful day for the last of my fall weddings! Alexa & Mike made their wedding day a true experience for their guests with tons of food, live music and nods to their current city, including custom “terrible towels” and the most extravagant dessert display I’ve ever seen - the Pittsburgh Cookie Table! So happy to say that I’ve now done 3 Vieira weddings…their crowd never disappoints!! 🙌🏼

Cheers to the new Mr. & Mrs. Vieira!! 🥂🖤✨
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11/19/2024

Anyone else loving the late night flat lay trend?! 🙌🏼🍸🤍✨
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11/12/2024

Sarah & Matt 🤍

Sarah and I were in the drama club together in high school, so it was only fitting that her wedding took place in a theater setting! She and Matt booked with me almost two years prior to their date, and it was so special to be with them every step of the way, building a vendor team who made the day true to them! 🥹

Congrats to the one of the sweetest couples, the new Mr. & Mrs. Jacobs!! 🥂🤍✨
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11/08/2024

Thankful to close out my final two weddings of the year in the venue that is so special to me 🤍

First up - Alexa & Mike tomorrow!! On deck - Mia & Eddie on NYE ✨
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10/30/2024

Bri & DJ 🤍

When Bri and I did our initial consultation all the way back in winter of 2023, she told she just wanted all of her guests to have a good time - I’d say we accomplished that!! Their wedding focused on family, with Bri giving the most beautiful bouquet dedication to her mom, and fun, with 200+ guests that never left the dance floor!! Every planning meeting was filled with so many laughs and I had so much fun working with these two! 🫶🏼

Cheers to the Navoczynskis!! 🥂🤍✨
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10/22/2024

Just a few of the prettiest details from Shelby & Glynn’s wedding.. I’ll never get over the little cats! 🐈📖🌿🤍✨
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Scranton, PA

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http://www.desiraerisseweddings.com/

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