Reviews of Bliss Weddings & Events (Event Planner)

Megan Seiboldt

My family and I cannot recommend Bliss Weddings enough! Working with Jesse made the entire process as enjoyable and stress-free as possible. The weekend turned out more beautiful than we could have imagined. Many thanks again!

Michael Potts

The team over at Bliss Events is the best! Working with Renny was an absolute breeze and I couldn't recommend them more highly. When it comes to event management, organization is key. Renny nailed this, but without the overbearing tendencies so many planners get a bad reputation for. Bliss is top notch Chicago event company that I couldn't recommend more highly!

Mary Henry

I came across Bliss Weddings and Events and Wrap It Up Parties in an utter panic - the wedding planner I had been using for months would no longer answer my emails, texts or calls. To complicate matters, I was planning our Chicago wedding from Little Rock, Arkansas. Within three days of me contacting Bliss (amongst many other companies), I had complete faith in their capability to execute our detail-oriented wedding on fairly short notice. Renny, the owner, was extremely accommodating and assured me that "month-of" planning with Wrap It Up Parties would be able to deliver on anything and everything we would need. She facilitated us to work with Jordyn who was an ABSOLUTE pleasure! As one might imagine, I was one giant stress ball and Jordyn went above and beyond to make me feel at ease. She was incredibly organized, full of great ideas, dedicated to our vision and genuinely sweet. From the minute we met her my now-husband and I knew that we could count on her for every single detail. We were beyond thrilled with how beautifully everything came together for our wedding and owe a lot of it to Jordyn and the Wrap It Up team. I highly recommend this company for reasons that extend beyond professionalism - we were blown away by their authenticity and sincerity!

Ann Bernbaum

What a memorable day. We cannot thank you enough for everything you did to bring Alexis’ wedding dream to life. It truly was beautiful. We cannot think of a thing that was out of place. The compliments keep on coming!!! Our friends and family were in awe. If only we could do this again, so, we could pay better attention to all of the wonderful details. Jesse, you are truly a magician. Thank you so much.

Terese Petratis

The entire Bliss staff, but especially Jesse Deckard- my wedding extraordinaire- is AMAZING. Every detail during the entire wedding planning process was thoroughly thought out, priced and professionally done. They were patient with tedious tasks, innovative when it came to new things to make the wedding unique and all around wonderful to work with. The day of the wedding- they made everything easy & seamless... and best of all, they made everything truly PERFECT. To all you future brides- make your life easier & more FUN during the process and work with Bliss!!

Karen McEniry

You are amazing!! Jesse was fantastic! My friends and family have all been raving about you. You really made this whole process quite easy, and on the day of the wedding Roger and I were confident we didn't need to worry about anything. Reports are the RC has never looked so beautiful. Thank you for everything and for taking care of all the big things, the little things and the silly things.

Della Budow

Grace Clayton, of Bliss Weddings and Events, helped our daughter plan her wonderful wedding at Thalia Hall in Chicago last month. Planning a wedding for 200 guests while my daughter was living on the west coast and her father and I lived on the east coast seemed like a daunting job until we met Grace last year. She was the absolute perfect person to help us, the warmest, most easy to deal with, organized, competent human, with great ideas! She is truly a special person, who made the year of planning so easy for us. She will always be our "Amazing Grace," and I will never be able to thank her enough.

Lauren Karl

I worked with Bliss and Jordyn and our day went off without a hitch! Jordyn was knowledgable and asked our vendors the tough questions and made sure my vision of the day was executed.

jpeltason

Leslie’s wedding was perfect. Every minute was magical for us and we credit Jesse for making everything happen. He was a pleasure to work with and provided the creativity and experience that made all the ideas come together in a way that almost seemed effortless. I’ve learned that when things like this look easy, it’s because of all the planning and hard work that the professionals put in behind the scenes. We were thrilled with the entire process of working with Bliss and have been receiving compliments almost non-stop from our guests. Please use us as a referral anytime!! Jim & Barb

Steven Ingram

Best wedding planner in Chicago!

Elizabeth B.

Bliss is truly a company that lives up to their name. Planning a wedding can be stressful and overwhelming but we found it to be the opposite because of Grace. Grace Clayton was organized, calm, creative, and genuinely supportive in all aspects of planning. We quickly felt more like friends than clients because she took time to get to know us as a couple and as individuals. Each vendor she introduced us to and idea she suggested was very thoughtfully selected to match our personalities. It took no time at all to have all of the right people hired to help with each element of our wedding, and Grace beautifully managed all of the details to ensure each person had everything they needed so things could run smoothly on our wedding day. My husband and I felt like we were able to relax, enjoy the celebration, and be fully present for the entire ceremony and reception because Grace handled all of the details behind the scenes. We spent just under a year planning for our wedding and it felt like it flew by. We already miss working with Grace and the Bliss team because they kept us calm, reminded us to enjoy this incredibly special year, and are truly a team of wonderful people to work with. Thank you so much for making wedding planning a celebration of its own!

Martha John

We worked with Grace Clayton from Bliss Weddings during the month before our daughter's wedding at St. Michael's in Old Town. She was so lovely and so wonderful. Her guidance, attentiveness , responsiveness, knowledge , and most of all her kindness were so appreciated. She helped us with so many questions and details as we prepared in our final weeks. She also arranged all aspects of transportation for us for guests and the bridal party. Then on Katie's wedding day she was magnificent. She took care of so many details which we did not even know to think about. It was such a great help to have her expertise and organization skills on that special day. She worked so hard keeping us together while getting ready to leave for the church, at the church, and then at the reception throughout the night . Her delightful demeanor and her great spirit allowed us all to be confident that all would go smoothly as it did.

Leslie Peltason Mullins

Jesse! Thanks again for all of the hard work to make our day so memorable and flawless. You were so easy and fun to work with throughout the entire process, and your design vision contributed to a breathtaking setup. You and your staff were at your best when the lights were brightest; the attentiveness to our every need the day of the wedding was noticeable. Truly amazing attention to detail and quality of service. We couldn't have pulled this off without you. Thank you so much, and good luck as you continue to grow Bliss and continue to help others pull off AMAZING weddings!

Andrew Giger

Bliss put on an incredible evening for my wife and I on our wedding day. Everyone there was personable, accomodating and professional. I don't often give reviews but I made an exception for Bliss.

Katie Blume

I seriously can't thank Bliss enough for helping us this weekend and planning the day of my wedding. I couldn't ask for a smoother day! Everything went very well. Grace Clayton was so easy to work with. I sincerely appreciate all her help. She was happy, supportive, personable, patience and kind. Grace and her helpers, Laura and Tara, kept me calm throughout the day!! They are very good at their job! Thank you again! I highly recommend this company! They are very easy to work with!

Jessica Gelhar Noviskis

Jordyn Vignolo at Bliss Weddings & Events was fantastic! We worked with Jordyn for month-of wedding coordination. She did everything we hoped of the service (coordinating with vendors, organizing & keeping on top of day of timeline, taking & placing our decorations, etc), but so much more too - she was a fun but calming presence the day of, she brought perfectly timed bottles of water+cocktails to my husband & I throughout the reception (& appetizers we otherwise would've missed while taking a few pictures during cocktail hour!), & even helped me get lipstick off my teeth 1 minute before the ceremony haha! I planned our wedding myself, but now that I follow Jordyn's Insta, I wish I would've had her help throughout! Photo cred: Peter Gubernat

Noel Bennett

NOTHING SHORT OF EXTRAORDINARY! I worked with Renny, Jessie, and the Bliss Team on my September 2018 wedding and the experience was seamless, so much fun, and gave me the wedding beyond my wildest dreams. Renny helped me secure our venue and worked with me on everything from invitations, band contracts, catering, decor, design, weekend logistics, assembling our welcome boxes, photographer & videographer selection and contracts, as well as was there to listen and support my husband and I every step of the way! We had a tented wedding, so the reception room was created from a blank slate. Renny and Jessie listened and incorporated every single thing I wanted and went above and beyond to find all the extra decor details I wanted, all within my budget. I don't have enough good things to say about Renny as a professional, visionary, and person and feel so grateful I got to work with her to create the most unbelievable, dreamy day of our lives!

Liliane Calfee

Bliss Weddings & Events create magic. I've had the pleasure of attending a number of events they've orchestrated and each were absolute perfection. Their sense of style and attention-to-detail is bar none. And I love how they always find unexpected ways to surprise and delight their guests. Wonderful team to work with. Chicago's best - for sure!

Kate Stein

Simply top notch all around! The team at Bliss is spectacular. We worked with Jordyn through the whole wedding planning process. She was incredibly kind, fun, and hard working. Planning a wedding is very stressful, but she made it easy. She earned our trust very early on, and I knew I could count on her to guide us in making the right decisions for a fabulous event. She also understood exactly what I wanted, and was full of ideas that fit our vision of how we wanted to party to look and feel. Thanks to her, our wedding came together even better than I could have imagined. On the day of, everything went off without a hitch. Everything was absolutely stunning and the "run of show" between 3 different locations was seamless. I do not have words to express how enthusiastically I recommend Jordyn and the team at Bliss. (MAJOR shoutouts to Life in Bloom, Boka Catering, Morgan's on Fulton, and the photography couple who captured everything beautifully: Two Birds Photography!!)

Kate Elsner

I can safely say that our expectations were smashed and we can't get over how amazing everything was. Everyone we have spoke to had the best time and were so impressed and they all kept saying that it was the best wedding they'd ever attended. I think a majority of them were even telling the truth! We had so much fun and cannot express our gratitude. Renny, thank you for everything over the past year - it was such a delight working with you and you made dreams come true that I didn't even know I had. And Jesse, thank you so much for stepping up to help us all out at the last minute. Thank you again. Don't even know how to thank you enough.

Alexandra Roman

Our wedding was an absolute fairy tale, more than we ever could have hoped for! We worked with Renny and Jesse, who were phenomenal!!! They took care of every single detail from the decor down to the cocktail napkins. Bliss helped us create the wedding of our dreams and a night that will never be forgotten by anyone who was there. Thank you for everything!

Kim Hanson

There are absolutely no words to thank Bliss Events and Jesse Deckard in particular for helping us to create a most beautiful and memorable wedding weekend for my daughter and her husband. From helping to create gorgeous invitations, planning a magnificent Welcome Dinner, and on to the wedding reception and Sunday Brunch, absolutely no detail was overlooked. My husband and I have lost track of the many heartfelt notes we have received from many of our guests thanking us for including them in such a special weekend that will never be forgotten. The planning and execution required to host three consecutive days of celebrating with family and friends was flawless. Jesse is a true professional- absolutely the best in the business. Our florist David Gould is a true visionary, a creative mind that can make your dreams come to life . In fact, the same can be said for every single vendor that Jesse worked with on our behalf. Jesse knowingly surrounds himself with amazing talent, supremely dedicated craftsmen at the top of their respective professions. We are truly grateful to each and everyone of them. Once again, we thank Jesse and his crew at Bliss for masterfully crafting a weekend filled with magical memories we will never forget. Cheers !

sally carton

As the mother of the groom, truly the best advice I ever got was “hire the planner the bride picks to help with the Rehearsal Dinner .” We never could have pulled off the evening that you (Jesse at Bliss) made possible without your masterful oversight and guidance. And how much more relaxing it was for me as we headed into the final weeks to say to myself “oh Jesse will handle that.” The flowers you did were gorgeous. The effect with the linens was perfect — a casual feel that worked in that room even though it was not the barn setting I would have loved. You added a gravitas to the whole thing that I think made the venue step up their game. your oversight of all service providers was excellent. I loved your 4 minute warning on toasts and the contained, unobtrusive, but authoritative and competent way you floated through the whole evening…. keeping things on schedule and handling blips. The welcome party and the opening cocktail party both went so well. You worked your transformative magic in so many places and it was great to enter that room when it was all ready: it looked beautiful . Photo placement being quite excellent. Of course well before the evening I appreciated your low key approach to decisions and conflicts. Overall I have high praise for the very professional job Bliss did.

Christina Martinez

We picked Bliss as our planners mainly because they had experience with our venue but they were seriously the best decision we made throughout the whole process! They are the BEST. When we reached out, we had our venue selected but that was it. Jordyn helped bring our entire wedding to life in a way that is still unbelievable to me - the Bliss process breaks everything down in an approachable and fun way, and she was able to easily get to know us and the sort of wedding we wanted to have. Jordyn helped us pull together a beautiful weekend (rehearsal dinner + ceremony/reception) when going in to it we did not have much of a vision. She is also so fun and literally unflappable - she took everything in stride (including dealing with my parents :) ) and made it all fun. My husband and I have very hectic lives and working with Jordyn ensured that the time we spent wedding planning was enjoyable. After a year of incredible support, Jordyn capped it off with being an incredible day of support - from helping us stay hydrated, having a change of shoes ready at the dinner table, helping my brother in law pull off a surprise for my husband... she made it so that our wedding was the best weekend of our lives, without having to worry about literally any details other than being present and enjoying the moment. Even my wedding party and close friends were commenting that Jordyn was hands down the best planner they've ever seen at a wedding. Hiring Bliss is a no brainer!!

Suzie Otterbeck

I think we were spoiled having Jesse and Bliss Wedding and Events help with my daughter's wedding. My daughter, her husband and I actually had fun planning it! Jesse offered us an impressive list of vendors to choose from. He was extremely efficient and organized. Keeping us on track and on time. From opening cocktails & hors d'oeuvres to the last dance and everything in between- the evening was perfect!

ANN DODDS

We had such a wonderful, flawless celebration. Everyone said it was so beautiful, perfect, warm, and happy. It also really fulfilled Allison's vision, which is the magic you performed. Thank you for your attention to detail and for inspiring the vendors to do their best work. We were thrilled with everything! The wedding celebration exceeded our expectations in every way.