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Based out of Gilbert, Arizona, Kristi Marie Events creates an enjoyable and stress-free wedding planning experience.

Your guests’ wedding experience starts when they receive their invitation and continues until watching you leave your wedding as Mr. & Mrs. I work closely with you to ensure your most important details are captured and flawlessly incorporated into each element.

I understand the difficulties of leaving your wedding planning up to someone else. To help you feel at ease, I provide unlimited access to me while we (just a few key services included in our personalized planning packages):

  • Customized budget creation and management
  • Build and incorporate design elements
  • Manage planning schedule and wedding timeline
  • Connect with the right vendors
  • And walk through important decisions

We provide full transparency allowing you to view planning progress and monitor your budget on your schedule with our Couple’s Wedding Planning portal.

The end result… your vision comes to life exactly how you imagined it would.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the starting price for day-of wedding coordination?

$1,200

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$3,500

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$5,000

Do you offer an hourly rate?

No

What is the hourly rate?

$75

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Day-of Coordination
Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Civil
Cultural
Eco-Friendly
Military
Non-Religious
Religious
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Chelsie
Chelsie Married on 10/02/2021
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The Best Day of Coordinator! Highly Recommend!

My husband and I contemplated hiring a day-of-coordinator thinking we could do everything ourselves. We were definitely in over our heads and decided to hire Kristi. It was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding! Kristi made the whole day go so smoothly and promised us that our ceremony would start on time when other vendors told us it probably wouldn't. With Kristi's help our ceremony started on time and we were able to squeeze in everything we wanted for our wedding. Both of our families raved over how great of a job Kristi did and we couldn't have been more pleased. She even brought an emergency bridal kit (Kleenex, bobby pins, mints, tide stain pens and more) for all the girls who were getting ready to use as needed. Kristi also decorated my desert table and picked up my bridal party lunch before the wedding. Honestly, the list goes on and on of all the little details Kristi took care of at our wedding that we cannot thank her enough! She is highly skilled and knowledgeable in what she does, 10/10 would recommend Kristi!
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Baylee E. Married on 04/06/2023
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Kristi and her team were amazing to work with. Things could not have run more smoothly. She was professional, organized, and so kind. I was truly grateful to have her!
Mahina
Mahina W. Married on 03/03/2023
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Best Decision We Made!

Hiring Kristi for our day of coordination was the best decision we ever made! Kristi and her team were professional, so easy to communicate with, and went out of their way to cater to our busy schedule. Kristi provides so much more than just day of coordination! From the moment we hired her (just about 30 days before our wedding), she was helping relieve all our worries. We worked closely with Kristi and her assistant, Mikayla, who was so amazing. Everything we asked for, they said yes and made it happen. Mikayla was so nice and made me feel completely at ease on the big day. We also really appreciate that Kristi and Mikayla were so helpful and sensitive in incorporating our Hawaiian traditions. Thanks to Kristi and Mikayla, my husband and I got to enjoy our wedding, hang out with friends and family, and party the night away without a single worry. We cannot thank Kristi and Mikayla enough for making our wedding day absolutely perfect!!
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Specializing in Wedding Day Management, Kristi Bearden has been helping clients plan and execute events since 2002. As a Corporate Event Planner she has worked on both the national and international level for John Hancock, as liaison to Major League Baseball and the International Olympic Committee on such events as the Boston Marathon, MLB All-Star Games, and the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens.

Her love for weddings brought her to Center City Philadelphia, where she managed the weddings of over 200 brides before taking on the position of Festival Director for the Philadelphia International Music Festival featuring members of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Now a resident of Arizona's East Valley and proud mom of two beautiful girls, Kristi and her husband Darrell have opened Party Bliss. An Event and Wedding Day Management company dedicated to making your special day stress free and effortless.

We Work. You Party.

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