Tonya Pellegrini draws on theater background as she plans weddings, annual Victorian Streetwalk year for more than 30 years, hundreds of people convene in Downtown Saratoga Springs during the holiday season for the annual Victorian Streetwalk. For Spa City resident Tonya Pellegrini, her favorite part of the event isn’t Santa’s arrival. It’s walking along Broadway before the people arrive. “It’s like the calm before the curtain opens on opening night,” she said. “You’re hoping

Of course, you don’t want to think about it…no one does, your wedding day is going to be perfect and that takes planning for everything, including rain. I can’t stress enough how important it is to have a rain plan for your wedding day. If your wedding, cocktail reception or dinner is outside you NEED a rain plan. You can’t be naïve thinking, “it won’t rain on my wedding day”. Many planners, including myself, have witnessed or heard of couples that didn’t have a rain plan, th

There are a lot of opinions regarding having a wedding over a holiday, some people love it and others think it’s downright rude. A lot of couples like to plan their weddings over holidays with an extended weekend or major holiday like Memorial Day, July 4h, Labor Day, Columbus Day or New Year’s Eve. This allows them to have a “wedding weekend” with family and friends, including lots of fun activities. All of these are very hot dates for weddings, as a planner, I know these da