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The Bliss Life is a full service wedding planning and design company based in Minneapolis. Our team will work closely with you throughout the planning process to transform your ideas into a spectacular celebration that reflects both your personalities and style!
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We worked with Kari for our January 2015 wedding and it was the best decision we could have made. Kari was ready to hit the ground running from our very first meeting. She was extremely well organized and down to earth. You can tell this is her passion and she cares about what she does and the clients she works with. She has a well-curated list of vendors to match every couple’s style. She was able to take our vision of the wedding day we wanted and make it a reality. I cannot image planning a wedding without her. She was able to make planning enjoyable and stress free. As for the final result, we were blown away to see our vision become a reality. I cannot recommend The Bliss Life enough!
Kari at The Bliss Life made our wedding day exactly what we wanted it to be! We chose a non-traditional venue so we had to rent everything and decorate ourselves- well not ME, but Kari and her crew, it would not have happened without them. The "day-of timeline" was well organized and made the weekend run smoothly and stress free for me and my husband. Our families knew exactly what to do and where to be without asking us! At the end of the night we all got to go party and everything was magically taken down and gifts we're waiting for us at our house, sweet! Kari is fun to work with, she has cool ideas and is a pro at floral arrangements. Our wedding budget was not huge but hiring a wedding planner was worth every penny- she knows where and how to save you money. I highly recommend The Bliss Life- they will make your life easier!
She went above and beyond! My wedding day went off without a hitch despite having to coordinate with many vendors & transportation. I would highly recommend the Bliss Life to any Bride looking for exceptional wedding planning or coordination.
Our wedding would not have been possible without Kari and the amazing Bliss Life team! As a clothing designer and crafter I usually have pretty specific ideas on how I want things to look visually. However, I surprised myself for my wedding and discovered that this was not always the case! I definitely knew what I wanted for some things, but in other areas I only had rough ideas but couldn't quite nail them down. In these areas, Kari helped bring it all together. She created a Pinterest board that we shared. Through that board, endless emails, and many meetings, she knew our style and helped us to design our spectacular wedding. For our wedding, I completely overextended myself on crafts, but The Bliss Life came to the rescue! I have never heard of another wedding planner actually making crafts for the bride and groom, but The Bliss Life helped us make everything from paper flowers, to mason jars filled with treats and activities for our younger guests. It was incredibly helpful!
Because of all the planning that we did together, on the day of the wedding we didn't have to worry about a thing...we had complete trust in The Bliss Life. They decorated our venues and made BEAUTIFUL flower arrangements. When we saw everything for the first time, it took our breath away. They executed everything we had discussed perfectly and it was even better than we ever could have imagined!
Hiring a planner for full wedding planning was one of the best decisions we made. Because Kari handled everything on our wedding day we could truly enjoy every part of the day. And, our guests were COMPLETELY amazed at the beauty of our wedding day. They said they had never been to one like it! My grandmother has named it one of the best days of her life! I know we never could have pulled off compliments like this without the help of The Bliss Life!
Even though this sounds cliche...I will be forever grateful to The Bliss Life for helping us create our fairytale wedding!
Hiring Kari and her team for day-of-coordination was a great choice. Some things will go wrong on your wedding day, no matter how well you plan. And when they do, it is HUGE for your peace of mind and enjoyment that you have someone else to take care of them! This is what Kari provides, as well as a sharp eye for design, solid organizational skills, and some great wedding props to fill in any gaps in your decor. And, best of all, she is not a high-strung reality-TV-type planner. She doesn't add stress to your day by shouting out commands or pushing people around. Instead, she stays calm and grounded and makes sure things get done so you can enjoy the party of your life.
I used The Bliss Life to help me with "day-of" coordination. Kelsey, an associate planner, was great! Very responsible, reliable, a great resource! I was able to relax on my wedding day, as I knew she had everything covered! The "day-of" coordination was a great help to me - as I had most of my wedding planned, but wanted someone to be there on the day of the wedding to make sure everything that I had worked on was executed exactly the way I had planned. Kelsey at The Bliss Life did everything I wanted, and more! Highly recommend!
We hired the Bliss Life to do our day of coordination and event design. For the most part, Kari was great, but one of her associate planners handled most of our day and there was quite a bit of miscommunication and confusion. About a week before the wedding our coordinator at our event site had to take over planning for the timeline of the day and deliveries etc. Kari and the team were also pretty slow to respond to emails and phone calls.
They were quick to try to make things right once things got messy the week prior to the wedding, although they preferred to work directly with the coordinator at our event venue than through me.
However, we were more than happy with the event design and the way the reception room looked. It was way more than what we could've done ourselves and Kari and her team are very talented at making sure everything came together and looked beautiful. They also have a great stationary designer who did an amazing job and was totally organized and accommodating.
we hired a day of coordinator to help us coordinate the ceremony portion of our wedding day. kari was wonderful to work with and met with us several times throughout planning to help us work out the details of our public park wedding. too bad we ended up moving our ceremony venue at the last minute due to rain, but kari was still with us for every detail. worth every penny just for the peace of mind.
My husband and I hired The Bliss Life several months out from our wedding. At first I wasn't sure what I had gotten myself into, not really realizing what wedding planning entailed, but as soon as my wedding week hit, I was ever so grateful I had hired them. I cannot believe all the work these lovely ladies put into our wedding. They decorated the tent, they handled the vendors, they made our bouquets and boutonnieres, they handled any unexpected changes and took care of our gifts and clean up. It was unbelievable that our wedding was being called a "Pinterest Wedding" by all of our family and friends. I couldn't have dreamed up a better wedding reception myself! They really drew out the personality of the space and created a beautiful setting. It was amazing all the things they brought out to Willmar (2 hours from the cities). I would recommend them to anyone. Both Jack and I are overjoyed with how things panned out and we can't thank them enough for handling such a precious event. I can't imagine it's easy planning a reception for 250 - 300 people. They were quick to adapt to any unexpected changes, managed situations smoothly and made sure things were being watched over. Thank you Thank you Thank you!!! It was said to be the best wedding many of our guests had ever been too... including me! I am proud and confident to recommend Kari and her girls to anyone planning any event, whether it be for a wedding or not!
Working with Kari and the Bliss team was absolutely fantastic, and definitely one of the best investments we made for our wedding.
In the months and weeks before the wedding, Kari was a great help in the search for vendors (as well as working out contracts and coming to meetings with me), and took my 'bride-brain' and indecision all in stride. Professional and personable, she was quick to respond to emails and phone calls, flexible, and attentive to details. When I would be lost in a tsunami of ideas, Kari helped me stay grounded in the reality and vision of our day.
It was so good to have her along for the planning, especially while my fiancee was living at the opposite end of the country for most of our engagement.
In the days leading up to the wedding, we were able to hand everything off to the Bliss team and enjoy the celebration with our guests stress-free.
They went completely above and beyond, and I would recommend Bliss to anyone!
Kari does an amazing job taking care of everything! I was all over the board with what I wanted (non of my ideas flowed or would have gone well together at all!) But Kari took everything I wanted my wedding to be and made it the most amazing thing I have ever seen!! Kari is such a hard worker! She spent hours prepping flowers and setting up the church and outdoor reception for my wedding. All I did was show up and be amazed! I absolutely LOVED everything she did!! I have heard so much feed back saying that my wedding was beautiful! We had a tight budget for decorations and Kari worked with it and made it look like a million bucks! I would recommend the Bliss life to EVERYONE! I it SO worth it! I wasn't stressed out about anything leading up to my wedding because I knew Kari and her girls would be there and they would take care of it =) It was so nice to not have to shop around for the best price, having someone who does this all the time you know she knows where the best deals are! I loved everything about my experience with The Bliss Life!
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.
I hired Kari about 8 weeks before my wedding for the "Day of Coordination." From our first meeting to our last, Kari was very professional and SO easy to work with. The timelines were wonderful and detailed. Several of our wedding party members were from out of town and we were able to provide them with all the information they needed-without having to do all the work! Her team even stopped and got me coffee while I was getting my hair/makeup done. I felt like a queen! I didn't have to worry at the reception about a thing! The pastor was also happy I hired her, because he said his job is so much easier with her around. Kari also told me to take my time waling down the aisle, because I will only do it once. I will always be grateful for that advice. I will never forget that moment! My only regret is I didn't hire Kari sooner and had her expertise the whole time!
Kari and her assistants 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 ceremony 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 Bliss. 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.
Kari 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.
Kari was extremely helpful in our day of planning. She came in half way through our planning process and coordinated all of our vendors. She created all of our wedding timelines, set up the night before and coordinated our rehearsal. She took all of the stress off of Ben and I so we could enjoy our day. Everything ran ahead of schedule during our day and went just as planned. She made sure all of the details that were important to us were taken care of. She cleaned up our site and made sure all of our gifts were delivered to our gift opening. She made our day very special. She is professional in appearance and in her actions. We had a great experience working with Bliss.
Kari was absolutely awesome for our day of wedding planning needs. I contacting Bliss about 5 weeks out from my wedding when, after doing much of the planning for an outdoor wedding at my husband's parent's house, I realized, "how am I going to get married while making sure all of this happens?"
I don't think I was too needy (I guess I can't be the judge of that) but the beauty of having Bliss on our planning team was that she filled in on all of the things that I wouldn't have thought of in order to make our day truly special. For instance, I completely forgot about centerpieces for the cocktail tables...Kari and her staff gathered random decor and made it look beautiful. She also had a great variety decor that she was able to use together with items that I had purchased for very unigue look.
This was an outdoor wedding at a place where a wedding had never taken place. Bliss set up everything and took down everything so it was ready to go the next day. On top of that, she helped to facilitate the ceremony, re-positioned decor throughout the night for a completely different look and probably did 50 other things that I heard about from guests but didn't get a chance to see myself because I got to focus on the wedding day.
One thing I noticed about Kari throughout the process was her cool and calm demeanor...for some reason i expected bubbly and high energy which are good too, but it was obvious when all was said and done that it was this trait that keeps her focused on the needs of the day and her client.
The only thing I would have done differently was hire her sooner so we would have had more time to develop centerpieces before the day before! I would have also gone over my expectations of the wedding party timelines and when I could expect to receive them. I guess I didn't really know what they were and who was suppose to communicate the information. But that was a result of hiring someone only 5 weeks out.
We used Bliss for day of planning. Prior to the wedding day, she was prompt and took care of many details, it was great! On the day of the wedding, many details that I had requested to be done were forgotten, and many times myself or the groom were taking care of things to make sure they got done. Definitely an area of weakness is orchestrating the order of events in a seamless manner. Clean up was done well, though. Overall, definitely you get what you pay for.
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