luxury wedding and event company

About Divine Elegance by Deirdre

Divine Elegance by Deirdre is a luxury wedding and event company dedicated to delivering breathtaking weddings, elegant corporate events, and top-tier social affairs. Our elite clientele demand first class service and an extraordinary occasion. We are honored to have been featured in numerous press outlets including The Knot, Style Me Pretty, BELLA, Glamour (Brazil), New Jersey Bride, and The Star Ledger.

We pride ourselves on reflecting each client's personality – planning and executing every detail with a profound knowledge of the industry, and a whatever-it-takes philosophy to turn dreams into a reality. Divine Elegance by Deirdre has cultivated a distinguished brand in the decades since its inception and we are renowned for executing events that commemorate a diverse range of cultures and backgrounds. We have secured business relationships with the wedding industry's most highly acclaimed professionals and venues to complement our level of excellence.

Our desire is to offer clients the most individually tailored experience across the country or at an exotic destination. We have planned events at the most sophisticated locations including the NoMad Hotel, New York City, the Surf Lodge, Montauk, The Grove, New Jersey, One Atlantic, Atlantic City, W Hotel, South Beach Miami, the Royalton Resort and Spa Negril, Jamaica and the Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton Resort and Spa Montego Bay, Jamaica.

We have also collaborated with industry icons including Preston Bailey and have produced celebrity events for the likes of supermodel Christie Brinkley, Real Housewife of New York Jill Zarin, and a host of others.

About Deirdre Luster

Deirdre Luster, CEO & Creative Director and Lead Planner of Divine Elegance by Deirdre is a Certified Luxury Wedding and Event Planner with 15+ years of experience in planning exquisite weddings, festive celebrations, and creative corporate events. A native New Yorker now living in New Jersey, she brings her passion for excellence and her ”get it done” energy to each project she takes on.

She began her career by planning and designing parties for family and friends, ultimately creating a large network of clients, colleagues, and corporate executive contacts, who depend on her for her imaginative ideas and flawless execution. Deirdre prides herself on working with each client individually from vision to implementation to create their unique event.

Over the years, she has also orchestrated unique and luxurious bridal networking showcases which helps brides-to-be choose vendors so they can achieve the joy-filled wedding of their dreams, while they provide brand recognition and financial gain for industry professionals. She works all over the Tri-State area, including destination events in the Caribbean and South America. One of her proudest collaborations was with the iconic world-renowned floral and event designer Preston Bailey.

She is a frequent speaker at Monmouth University, Farleigh Dickinson University and Ocean County Community College, where she inspires students in their career pursuits and has also implemented an internship program in her company for students throughout the state of New Jersey.

When Deirdre is not planning weddings and orchestrating events, she can be found in the kitchen cooking and catering or visiting senior citizens, continuing her dedication to bringing joy to others.

A dog lover, she is a proud owner of full-breed Japanese Akita dogs. She is married and is a mom. Her website is: https://elegancebydeirdre.com/

Serving clients everywhere!

Divine Elegance by Deirdre is based in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

EXPERIENCE. CONNECTIONS. TRUST.

Attention to every last detail.

We have a reputation for flawless execution and an eye for detail. We've had the honor of collaborating with industry icons including Preston Bailey, and producing celebrity events for the likes of supermodel Christie Brinkley, Real Housewife Jill Zarin, and a host of others.