About Us
Newport Wedding Glam is a blogsite dedicated to showcasing the glamorous weddings and vendors of Newport, Rhode Island and the greater New England area. We aim to be the most reliable, glamorous and up-to-date wedding planning resource for couples marrying in the Newport region. NWGlam is a place to connect brides and vendors, and most of all, a place of bridal inspiration which is unique, fresh and updated daily!
From real weddings and engagement shoots to rehearsal dinners and bridal showers, our editors handpick exclusive weddings and vendors to feature the best of the best. Our goal is to find, feature and inspire our Newport Wedding Glam followers while assisting them in planning their dream wedding. Newport Wedding Glam is a place “Where Glamour Meets New England Charm!”
Our Content
Newport Wedding Glam content features inspirational postings. The majority of our content is reader or vendor submitted from real weddings to parties to rehearsal dinners and engagement photo sessions. We also feature new products, color palettes, cake, fashion, floral features and so much more.
Our voice is conversational, fun and down to earth. We seek to provide the finest possible inspiration and celebrate the excitement and thrill of the wedding planning process. We offer entertaining, genuine commentary and introductions while letting the photos of our featured posts shine. Our goal is to form relationships with our readers and keep them coming back for more, establishing ourselves as a trusted resource for wedding style and planning in the Newport area. We pride ourselves on our strict style sense and finding the freshest, newest content out there.
Our Team
Raina Dawn Filippelli sought out the top industry professionals to join her in executing Newport Wedding Glam, including expert wedding bloggers and edtiors, Cheryl Neider & Lily Cox. She also approached her mother, Donna, to lend her expert advice with her own column, “Dear Donna,”.
The team of Newport Wedding Glam loves finding and editing elegant and contemporary wedding inspiration while giving advice and sharing their passion for weddings with all of you. Quite simply, the talented team at Newport Wedding Glam adores weddings!
Raina Dawn Filippelli, Creator & Editor
A born and bred New Yorker, Raina Dawn Filippelli’s experience as a luxury wedding planner and owner of her own events company, Raina Dawn Events, combined with years of prior experience as a photo editor in the editorial world of fashion and beauty in NYC, make her a connoisseur on all things wedding related.
After seeing a need for a luxurious online wedding resource devoted solely to spotlighting elegant Newport, Rhode Island & Southern New England Weddings, Raina Dawn Filippelli created Newport Wedding Glam.
“I could not be more excited about the vision and execution of NWGlam and our expanding team of passionate wedding professionals! This is an amazing opportunity for us to not only showcase the beautiful weddings and special events of Rhode Island and beyond, but to connect all of the fabulous and talented wedding industry professionals with brides and grooms getting married in the area,” — Raina.
She brings the same passion she has towards planning Newport weddings to fine tuning and perfecting every little detail for the website. Her eye for design and sense of style allow her to select and present only the best for NWGlam. Dedicated to showcasing talent and vendors, Raina strives to deliver the glamour and charm of New England to brides and grooms with NewportWeddingGlam.com.
Cheryl Nieder, Senior Editor & Advertising Director
As Senior Editor & Glam Guide/Advertising Director for Newport Wedding Glam, Cheryl brings to the team her stellar organizational and communication skills, superb technical savvy expertise, fabulous style and eye for gorgeous wedding style, along with her extensive experience with social media. She implements her passion for creativity and events while working on NWGlam blog posts. Always up for a challenge, with a remarkable attention to detail, Cheryl handles everything from photo editing to daily business management and responsibilities.
Cheryl not only oversees all editorial content, but for those who are part of the Glam Guide Vendors and Advertising on NWGlam, Cheryl is sure to provide vendors with the information and guidance they need to partner with NWGlam. It is those relationships and partnerships that allows us to produce our product weekly for you. Cheryl’s attention to detail and sweet nature is the perfect combination to ensure both vendors and brides enjoy their interactions with NWGlam and to top it off, her natural eye for design and love of weddings is the perfect complement to the aesthetic and posts of Newport Wedding Glam.
Lily Cox, Blogger & Editor
Lily brings to the table a love of weddings, a passion for writing and an interest in creatively marrying (pun intended) the two together. A graduate of Union College in Upstate New York, Lily has lived and worked as a print journalist in Boston, Ma., Los Angeles, Ca., and most recently Annapolis, Md. Lily has always loved the easy cadence and conversational manner of blogging. Her ability to write and edit the sweetest sounding wedding content makes us incredibly lucky to have Lily as a part of the Newport Wedding Glam team.
Dear Donna,
Donna Dieterle, columnist (mother extraordinaire)
“If anyone has taught me about life, love and the pursuit of happiness, it is my mother Donna!” –Raina
Donna, an English major and most recently Senior Vice President at a major financial institution; a business woman who broke through the glass ceiling time and time again; a mother who had a high power job, but seemed to always be there for every game, teacher meeting, home cooked meal every night; a woman who can command a room of hundreds of people with her smart speeches and witty poems; a mother who guided me through my wedding planning; and a woman who has taught me to pursue my dreams, live life to the fullest every day, to not worry forward and to always take the high road… is going to be guiding brides & grooms every month on NWGlam!
I always turn to Donna with my big (and little) life questions… now you can ask “Dear Donna,” too. Whether you are seeking wedding planning advice, how to handle your new in-laws, or life, love and relationship questions, Donna will be here to tell it like it is and give you great advice!
Mothers know best, especially mine!
Special Thanks To
Site Design: Kelly De Luca of Blushink Design Boutique
Logo Design: Deena Campbell of DeenaJill.com
Photography Credits: Carrie Rodman Photography & Snap! RI
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