FAQs

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What should I expect for your wedding?

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Dani and AJ are made of goofy, silly, nonsense, and have planned our little wedding celebration to reflect that. Please expect that there will be a lot of "outside the box" aspects of our plans that are non-traditional, which is the way we like it! You might have a specific vision of what should and shouldn't be done at a wedding, but we invite you to expand that perspective. We ask that all of our guests be open minded and enjoy how we want to celebrate our authentic selves, our authentic joy and our love for one another. We ask that all guests to be respectful and kind to each other and our vendors for the day. If you feel like it will be challenging to be respectful of this notion on our special day, we kindly ask you not to attend. Aside from that, you should expect to be a part of a space that is celebratory, affirming and FUN! :)

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What is going on with your names? WHO ARE YOU?

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Great question! While you may have formerly known A.J. Del Gaudio by a different first name, AJ started going by the nickname "AJ" a few years ago at work. The nickname stuck and now no one we interact with at work calls AJ by any other name. We had been brainstorming what our last name would be throughout our entire relationship, and knew early on that we wanted to merge them together, rather than choosing Del Gaudio or Mancini. We didn't know that it actually isn't legal in the State of Pennsylvania (booo Pennsylvania) to merge two last names on a marriage certificate. After a HUGE amount of time was spent learning how to navigate the way to do this within PA law, we finally filed our petitions with the county courthouse to change our government names in November 2023. In March, a judge approved our petition to merge the first half of Del Gaudio and the second half of Mancini, creating Delcini (which we think sounds like a delicious pasta shape. Not Rigatoni, not Cavatelli, but Delcini!). AJ realized that we have spent an absurd amount of time and energy into this entire process, so we might as well get our money's worth. AJ has never felt like her legal first name suited her. In fact, kids on the playground always teased her about her name having the words "a man" in it. AJ still wanted her initials to be AJ, so she chose a new first name--Avery, and is now Avery Jenna (AJ) Delcini. You may call her AJ, or Avery, but please refrain from calling her by her birth name, (also known as "dead name"), as it is no longer her name. In March 2024, we left the county courthouse with official documents stating that our legal names are now "Avery Jenna Delcini" and "Danielle Christine Mancini". No, we did not get married early. We just have the same last name. We will just write our current legal names on our marriage certificate on October 13, 2024.

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Why don't you have a honeymoon fund? Where are you going on a honeymoon?

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Unfortunately, honeymoons are expensive and going on one just can't be a financial priority for us right now. We have a significant amount of credit card debt to catch up on from wedding planning. We only have one functional car right now, our student loan payments are a few months late, etc. While our ideal trip would be a cute little 3-night mini-moon somewhere that is less than 4 hours away, we will be putting this off until we are able to afford it.

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What do I do if I have more questions?

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You can reach out to either of us, or email ajdanidelcini@gmail.com to reach both of us at once.