DM Events & Design

DM Events & Design is a Brooklyn-based full-service wedding planning and design studio led by owner and creative director Dawn Goldsmith, with a team that includes lead planner Emilija (Em) Nakas and lead coordinator Alex Moorman. The studio is known for a design-forward, detail-oriented approach to one-of-a-kind celebrations, with work featured in Martha Stewart Weddings, Style Me Pretty, The Knot, and several other publications; the team takes on a limited number of weddings per year to maintain full-service quality. Dawn Goldsmith has been producing weddings for nearly two decades, with a range spanning classic New York City events to Hamptons backyard gatherings; Em Nakas brings five years of planning and logistics experience plus prior in-house work at a Brooklyn venue. The team has planned weddings in New York City, Brooklyn, and East Hampton, among other locations. Reviewers consistently highlight Dawn and her team's organizational rigor, responsiveness, and ability to keep couples, families, and budgets on track, with multiple clients citing the team's handling of logistics such as delivering and assembling welcome bags across 10 hotels as examples of going well beyond baseline expectations.