We used Kari and her team for Day-of-Coordination and for our dessert bar, and it was all even better than we'd hoped. Kari was calm, thorough, organized, creative and exceptionally easy to work with. We were planning our Minneapolis wedding from our home in Chicago, and Kari made that much easier. We were having a very difficult time with one of our vendor contacts until Kari jumped in and saved the day. Kari made sure things with that person ran smoothly from the moment she got involved, and we were able to rest assured that things would unfold the way we wanted them. I was totally stress-free on our wedding day thanks to Kari - she made a HUGE difference for us! Her creativity made our dessert bar (with cupcakes & cake pops made by Lindsay from Bliss) look as fabulous as it tasted. Lindsay met with us months before the wedding and brought numerous samples of flavors and forms for our cupcakes & cake pops, then used her creative flair to make them fabulous. We were thrilled with all of the services that Bliss provided and would use them again in a heartbeat. I cannot recommend them highly enough.

Bliss did an amazing job at our wedding on 9/24/2011. They handled everything and I literally had no stress on my wedding day. The wedding and reception looked so beautiful and that is thanks to Kari and her assistants putting my ideas and vision together. It is such a great value as well. Everyone in my family agreed that the best purchase of our wedding was a coordinator. We opted for the Day-of-Coordinator service, but I have no doubt Kari would do an equally exceptional job as your full-time coordinator. She ran our rehearsal with expertise and ease as well. I was a pretty controlling bride, I didn't let a lot of family and friends help me with the details, but I had no problem trusting Bliss on the day of my wedding. Best decision we ever made for our wedding was hiring Bliss! I can honestly say I have no complaints. Anything I asked for they provided, whether it was from contacting the vendors, setting everything up, or bringing the gifts and decorations to our house for us that night! Great experience all around.

ari and her team went above and beyond the call of duty. We hired her to coordinate the day of our actual wedding and also a second reception being put on for my parents friends. She is worth every penny as the wedding would literally have not been able to happen without her. She built, drove, consulted, met with, and provided decorations from her own collection. She coordinated the rehearsal, kept track of our contracts among many other thigns. She is a gem, extremely organized, and professional and anyone would be lucky to have her coordinate their wedding.

As the mother of the bride, I was very involved with the palnning of my daughters wedding. We were trying to pull off an outdoor wedding and reception for 240 people, on a budget. Now, there is a challenge.
I soon realized, I would benefit from a wedding planner to kick around ideas, help releive my stress, and resultingly enjoy THE DAY.
Kari's advice and vendor referrals were invaluable, but her and her staffs active presence on the day of the wedding was amazing. There were so many details to think of. Kari's calm, "get it done", attitude and just KNOWING what needed to be done and doing it", can only be measured by the success of that day and the love & joy that was evident on the faces of my daughter and her new husband.

Kari came into the planning of my wedding in the middle. She handled vendors really well, I did not have to worry about delivery times and schedules, which was a huge help. Kari was there to keep family in order and make sure that the day ran smoothly. It was a great reassurance to have Kari there,and know that I could just enjoy the day. Our day was amazing and everything ran ahead of schedule, which was great!!

What We Wanted: I wanted to make sure all the details that I put so much work into actually came together, that everyone was where they should be at the right time, and that the whole day went smoothly. But I didn’t want to be in charge on my actual wedding day - I wanted to have fun! We also needed someone to run the rehearsal because we didn't have any sort of coordinator through the church.

What We Got: All of that, and more. Kari and her assistant Kelly were there the entire day making sure everything went smoothly - I really didn't have to worry about a thing. She contacted all of our vendors before the wedding to confirm all of our details. She tried really hard to keep us on schedule, especially when we started running late after the ceremony. And she was always extremely professional and friendly.

She also provided a detailed itinerary to everyone in the wedding party which featured a timeline, maps, driving directions, parking information, etc. Some of the folks in the wedding party (ahem, Steve's family) aren't always the most organized crew, but she helped tremendously.

Further, she repeatedly went above and beyond the call of duty. :) She stopped by our apartment the morning of the wedding and picked up our 14 bouquets and brought them to us at the hotel. She checked us into our wedding-night hotel and dropped off our bags. I forgot to ask someone to take our gifts at the end of the night, so she asked around to find a family member and helped get everything into their car. At the end of the night she loaded our decorations from the reception into her car and brought them to us at our hotel the next morning.

In the days leading up to the wedding, I received multiple comments on how I seemed remarkably relaxed and laid back. It was because I knew that Kari would make sure all the hard work I had put into planning the wedding would pay off. I completely trusted her to make sure everything ran smoothly. The day was absolutely fabulous, and I had SO MUCH FUN! In short, Kari is amazing.

Kari was amazing! We used her 'day of' services and looking back I can't imagine not having her there to help out. I am usually a control freak and it was so nice to actually feel like I could truly trust someone else with getting all of the details just right for our special day. She is extremely professional but also completely relatable and I felt very comfortable with her. Thanks Kari!!!

Kari and Bliss did my wedding on August 15th of this year and I cannot tell you how amazing the whole event was. My only request when I hired her was that I wanted myself, my husband and our families to be guests at our wedding not have to work. Kari not only made sure we were guests at our own wedding by handling every detail and problem, she made my wedding reception absolutely magical from start to finish. She is calm, organized, professional, creative and fun to work with. She truly listens to you and has good suggestions on how to cut costs and decoration ideas. My wedding would not have been the amazing event had it not been for her, everyone who was there had the best time and all we have heard since is positive feedback and how gorgeous it all was (I give Kari full credit for this). It was the best money I invested into my wedding. She is the best and you will be very lucky if you can score her for your wedding:)

Kari is wonderful!!! I would highly recommend her and her services to everyone. Our wedding was perfect in every way and I could not have had such a spectacular event without her help.