What is Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo Seeing in 2026 Wedding Dress Trends?

In this week's Darianna® Diaries, we give you details about what we are seeing with wedding dress designs, bridal gown colors and what our wedding dress designers have created for 2026 brides.

Research and Experience

Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo sells a lot of wedding dresses every year. We see what brides are choosing and can often see where trends are going. In addition, the co-founder and co-owner of the store, along with her daughter, Daria, choose all of the new dresses coming into the store for brides to try on.

Lastly, our staff is sent to several bridal markets all over the United States to preview new wedding dress styles and to actually speak to the designers themselves to learn what they are thinking. This is an amazing experience because there's nothing better than a bridal stylist to be able to tell a bride during a bridal appointment about what the designer was thinking when designing the dress she is trying on. Truly a magical and value added experience.

Listen to our podcast called 2026 Bridal Fashion Trends: Color In Wedding Dresses and learn where brides are going with their bridal gowns in 2026. You'll be glad you did!

How Long Does It Take For a Wedding Dress to Arrive?

Today, we are going to give you the low-down on how long it really takes for a wedding dress to arrive at your chosen bridal salon after you order the dress.

This is probably the most misunderstood part of wedding dress shopping and we can't blame brides for this. A lot of consumers are led to believe that it takes a lot longer than it really does for a wedding dress to arrive. Fortunately, this is not at all the case.

Hear From the Experts

Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo dresses thousands of wedding attendees every year. Many are brides. As of 2025, we have 13 years of experience of ordering wedding dresses from many different bridal gown designers. Every week, we order many wedding dresses and are given immediate ship dates so we are sure how long this process takes.

Listen to this podcast based on our blog called How Long Does It Take for a Wedding Dress to Arrive?

We Want to Hear from You

Do you have a question about wedding attire? How things work when shopping for a wedding dress, tuxedo rental or mother of the bride or groom dress? We'd love to hear from you. We would be happy to answer your personal question and maybe even make the answer into a podcast and a blog. We have over 500 wedding planning and wedding attire blogs. Most of our blogs were born out of answering a question for a bride, groom, groomsman, mother of the bride and groom, father of the bride and groom and bridesmaid.

Submit your question to us online or text us at 215-491-8500.

We can't wait to help you with your wedding planning journey!

Navigating Wedding Dress Shopping

Wedding dress shopping can be very fun and exciting. Some brides that visit our bridal and tuxedo shop are determined to look their best on their wedding day. Sometimes that involves losing some weight.

So how do you navigate losing weight while trying to find the right dress in the right size? Today, we discuss that exact issue in The Darianna® Diaries. The podcast is based on our blog called How To: Wedding Dress Shopping While Losing Weight.

Tips and Tricks

Listen to the podcast and read the blog to learn advice that will save help you make your wedding dress shopping journey more enjoyable and less stressful.

About Us

Wendy and Franco Salerno are the founders and owners of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo. The store is named after their daughters, who also work in the store, along with an amazing staff (Daria + Deanna = Darianna®).

Founded in 2013, Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo serves the Philadelphia region from Warrington, Pennsylvania. The store is recognized both nationally and locally and beloved by many. This family business has been featured on Apple's website, was named top 100 business by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and was featured in a witty segment on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

If you are in the Philly area, come visit us by making an appointment online or texting our store's telephone number at 215-491-8500.

Alterations at Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo

Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo now offers in-house alterations services to our brides, grooms, mothers, fathers and bridesmaids. We have a very talented, fully-time, seamstress that works in our store, meets all customers at our store and performs all work on the premises.

Listen to our latest podcast about how we came to the decision to offer these services in house.

Meet a New Member of the Darianna® Family

Meet, Rebekah Peterson, our very talented seamstress. She even makes custom items for customers out of other clothing! As an example, she recently made bridal robes out of a mother's wedding dress and custom bridal sleeves, There is very little she cannot do!

The Blog Before the Podcast

This podcast was based on the blog we wrote called Wedding Dress Alterations Now at Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo. Feel free to read the blog and listen to the podcast.

About Us

Wendy and Franco Salerno are the founders and owners of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo. The store is named after their daughters, who also work in the store, along with an amazing staff (Daria + Deanna = Darianna®).

Founded in 2013, Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo serves the Philadelphia region from Warrington, Pennsylvania. The store is recognized both nationally and locally and beloved by many. This family business has been featured on Apple's website, was named top 100 business by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and was featured in a witty segment on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

If you are in the Philly area, come visit us by making an appointment online or texting our store's telephone number at 215-491-8500.

Getting Married in the Philadelphia Region

The Philadelphia area has so many beautiful wedding venues to choose from. From sophisticated Center City Philadelphia venues to rolling bucolic hills in the Philly suburbs.

Today we focus on The Best Summer Wedding Venues in Bucks County PA. We even suggest some venues in Montgomery County, PA, the neighboring county.

Take a listen to this fun-filled podcast and read the blog with the same title to see photos of these wonderful venues.

Enjoy the fun journey of finding the right venue for you. Philadelphia and the surrounding areas have so much to offer. We should know! Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo has brides and grooms who have gotten married in virtually every venue in the region.

Wishing You Happy Listening and Joyful Wedding Planning!

Wendy and Franco Salerno

Founders and Owners of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo

Affordable Wedding Dress Shopping

At Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo, we don't believe you need to overspend when purchasing your dream wedding dress! Whether you are trying to tighten your belt or just spend reasonably, we have some advice for you.

We created a very popular blog called Wedding Dresses for Under $1,500 in 2025 and 2026. Take a read and see these beautiful bridal gowns that you can purchase for a very reasonable price.

In the Philadelphia region, at least, the average new wedding dress is just under $2,000. That means, your dress can be had for far less than that.

Listen to this podcast on The Darianna® Diaries and learn which wedding dress designers and wedding dresses are the perfect price point for you.

Wishing You Happy Listening and Joyful Wedding Planning!

Wendy and Franco Salerno

Founders and Owners of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo

Most Popular Wedding Dress Silhouettes

Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo analyzed all of its wedding dress sales for 2024 and came up with the most popular silhouettes chosen by brides. We think this information is important because the trend has already spilled over into 2025. Therefore, the most popular styles and silhouettes are still on trend.

Take a listen to this podcast and learn what are the most popular bridal gown silhouettes. You can also read the blog that inspired this podcast and see photos of the dresses and silhouettes. We even have easy to read pie charts to easily see what is most popular.

Wishing You Happy Listening and Joyful Wedding Planning!

Wendy and Franco Salerno

Founders and Owners of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo

Wedding Dresses & More For A Castle Core Aesthetic

Here's a new one: Castle Core Aesthetic wedding theme. This is certainly trending on Pinterest and Instagram right now.

Today on The Darianna® Diaries, we discuss our full blown blog called Wedding Dresses & More For A “Castle Core” Aesthetic. We don't just touch on wedding dresses, but decor, colors and other themes.

Take a listen and read the blog to see photos regarding Castle Core weddings.

Start a chat with the expert staff and owners of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo or text us at 215-491-8500.

Wishing You Happy Listening and Joyful Wedding Planning!

Wendy and Franco Salerno

Founders and Owners of Darianna® Bridal & Tuxedo