We had a fantastic wedding planner, Katie, who has done more than day-of planning for us. She is exactly the type person you want to be your wedding planner: detailed-oriented, RESOURCEFUL, responsive, nice and polite but makes sure things are done the way they should be done (esp. when the bride can be a little particular at times), all around wonderful to work with. The record high flooding in Chicago happened on our wedding day. Yes, our venue flooded. With the generosity of our caterer who had their own venue and Katie's help, we were able to move venue, get everything setup, and had the best wedding ever! Katie took care of the entire move! I didn't even break a sweat through all this all because I know I can trust Katie to get the job done. Katie was so helpful throughout the wedding planning process and very good with what she does: making sure your day is as perfect as it can be for you! read more

Our Wedding Coordinator was Kara Superfine, of Bliss Weddings & Events.. I cannot say enough how amazing she was to us! Our wedding felt flawless thanks to Kara.. if anything went wrong, she fixed it, and we knew nothing about it.. she did everything in her power to make our day go smoothly and look beautiful... In the weeks prior to the wedding she talked/met with all of our vendors, and caught possible gliches before it was too late.. Above all this, she is a lovely person, and great to work with.. all of our family kept telling us how amazed they were with how organized she was, ( Even with my big crazy family lol) HIGHLY RECOMMEND KARA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

My fiance and I have hired Renny for our Day Of wedding planner and we could not be more impressed. She emails me back within minutes and goes above and beyond what you ask. I can't speak to her Day Of skills, but if they are anything like her 9 month out skills, she deserves more than five stars. We love her and everyone we've decided to work with thus far loves her too. In this business what you hear from other venders is everything and any time I tell someone we're working with Renny, they relax a bit because they know the day is going to go as planned because she is there. We could not be more excited to have made a fabulous decision. (Very late Update) I apologize for being so late with this update, but the wedding has come and gone and as I'd hoped everything was fantastic. About six weeks before the big day, Liza from Bliss contacted us and quickly became the center of my wedding planning universe. My husband and I met with her for close to two hours and we went over every tiny detail she and I could think of. She made us feel instantly comfortable and like we'd all been friends for years. After that we emailed back and forth almost daily and Liza made me feel absolutely confident that things were on track to run smoothly, which of course they did. She was involved every step of the way including being the ring leader the day of ensuring that I never once worried about a thing. I would absolutely recommend Bliss and Liza specifically to handle your big day. They are true professionals and know exactly what to say and do to make everything a success. read more

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! read more

We hired Dettagli for our wedding at Prairie Production and had Susan Hood as our "Day Of" gal. I met with both Katie (the owner) and Susan Hood a few times prior to the wedding and I have to say, these girls are absolutely fabulous at what they do-they really know their stuff! I felt as if they were long time friends in the first few minutes of talking with each of them. On the day of our walk thru-both sets of parents and siblings came to check out our venue. Susan was such a trooper, not only was she not feeling well, but she walked the families through the process of the day. She made everyone feel at ease---amazing! The company name, Dettagli means details and Katie and Susan are just that. Doing such small, sweet things really made me feel good while entrusting them with our day. When they say "Day Of" they really mean week of...Susan took over all of my vendors and handled the details of our ceremony and our reception in such a professional way. I truly appreciated it! Dettagli provided such a priceless service, piece of mind. I just cannot thank them enough for this! These ladies deserve way more than 5 stars! read more

My wedding would literally not have happened if it weren't for Bliss! I don't have a planning bone in my body and Renny at Bliss took care of quite literally everything. She was so much fun and had great ideas too. The result was an amazing night for my husband and I, and guests are still saying it was their favorite wedding of the year, and possibly all time! I think the biggest testament to the quality of work is that several people want Renny's info when it comes time for their own wedding! read more

I planned my Chicago wedding from San Francisco with the help of Katie Kozlowski of Dettagli Weddings and I can honestly say that she is a complete rock star. We booked the "Cruise Director" package because we had already secured some of our major vendors (venue, dress, cake, photographer, invites), but we needed help with additional vendors, timing, budgeting and the rest of the details we didn't even know we had to think about. That's where Katie came in and provided excellent recommendations for vendors that would fit our style and budget. We found some amazing people through her, like our florist Hello Darling and our videographers, I Do Films. She even helped my fiance's parents with the rehearsal dinner. She worked closely with our floral/decor vendor to make sure that she understood the look we were going for and it turned out beautifully. Katie is extremely on top of things, highly responsive and knows every detail about your wedding inside and out. She is extremely energetic, friendly, detail oriented and has an extremely high level of professional standards. She will make sure your wedding is absolutely stunning, no matter what. Unfortunately, when we initially got in touch with Katie, she had already committed to a wedding in Napa that same weekend, but we met with her anyway and she brought along Susan Hood Evans, who would be our day-of-wedding coordinator. We definitely felt confident that this duo would do a fantastic job from our initial meeting. Katie guided us along the way and at our final walk-through passed the baton over to Susan just a few days before the wedding. If Katie hadn't told me that she had another wedding that same weekend, I never would have known. She was extremely helpful and attentive up until the last minute, easily handling the last minute issues that tend to arise with any wedding. As for Susan, she did an amazing job with our wedding. She received a ton of compliments from my bridal party -- they were all quite impressed with her. Her assistant, Lizzie, who was also extremely sweet and helpful. They must have been very thoroughly briefed by Katie because they knew every detail of the wedding inside and out. And, inevitably at every wedding, things go wrong. Our venue's caterer mistakenly prepared the wrong entree and Susan noticed it was not what was listed on our menu. She was able to get them to change it before anyone noticed and people kept telling me how great the food was. Throughout the day, these girls were extremely professional, calm and attentive and I really felt taken care of on my wedding day. Thanks to them, I didn't have to worry about anything. One of my favorite memories was from right before my new husband and I were introduced. I needed to have my bustled tied before we entered the room. Susan & Lizzie were having trouble finding the corresponding ties and out of nowhere, Katie shows up like my fairy god-planner, fresh from the airport to save the day with her magic bustling skills. I was so happy that she was able to make it to our wedding and it meant a lot to us that she came to see it even though she didn't have to. We loved working with Katie and her team at Dettagli and will gladly recommend her to all our friends. read more

If I could give Katie 6 or 7 stars out of 5, I would. Katie was some of the best money we spent on the entire wedding, hands down. She is an absolute doll, super sweet and most of all, incredibly organized. Katie had all of our little details memorized the week before the wedding - she knew who got the well done filet and which table he was at, the order in which the bridal party would be announced at the reception, and on and on. Everyone at the rehersal and the wedding could not stop telling me how lovely and helpful Katie was. Here are a couple detailed examples of just how helpful Katie was the days leading up to the wedding and the day of the wedding: When our caterer let our contact go 4 days before my wedding, Katie stepped in took care of everything. The week before my wedding, I had a million little things to do, I can't imagine how I would have gotten anything done if I had had the added stress of confirming details with our caterer that week. She set up conference calls with multiple people at the catering company and confirmed and re-confirmed all of the little details that were born in the 10 months leading up to that weekend. She didn't even mention these conversations to me, it came up when the new catering contact called me to confirm something else. This is so indicative of how Katie works - her main priority is the bride and the groom. She wanted to make sure that everything ran 100% smoothly and that we were calm and cool, she didn't even mention all the trouble she was going to for us behind the scenes. There was another incident that could have morphed into a major snafu had it not been for Katie. After the ceremony, we boarded the trolley for some pictures downtown. My husband and I were taking a couple pictures right outside the board of trade when I jumped on him for a cute pose. Right when I did this, my dress split right along the side - the zipper gave way and my left side was completely exposed. This wasn't just a little split a couple inches long, this was a major hole, from my armpit to below my waist on my right side, it was something that pins or safety pins could not have helped. We ducked into a nearby hotel for warmth and called Katie for advice on what to do. Katie was at the our reception site helping direct set-up, but quickly got on the phone with Vera Wang and my seamstress. She had a dress lined up for me at the store to wear in case my dress was unfixable, but luckily, my seamstress was still open and we were able rush over in a cab to The Dress Doctor while my seamstress sewed me back in with thick white thread. Katie even cabbed it over to The Dress Doctor to make sure I was doing okay and hung out for 15 minutes to make sure I was alright. Luckily, everything worked out in the end and my dress held up well for the rest of the night. You can plan for things to go wrong and have back-up plans in place, but some things may happen that you would never have anticipated (i.e., my dress 'incident' mentioned above). It's wonderful to have someone there for you with your best interests at heart. Katie fielded all of my questions the 10 months leading up to the wedding; confirmed details with all of my vendors the week of the wedding; handled all of the little things - timelines, setting out escort cards, etc., but she also helped me keep a level head when things didn't go as planned and could have blown up. This is something that you just can't put a price on. She went above and beyond, way beyond, the expectations that I had for her. I would highly, highly recommend Katie - she is by far the best wedding vendor we worked with. read more

I can't say enough good things about our wedding coordinator, Kate Zachary. First of all, she helped me think through so many details before the wedding - who would give a speech? what is the best way to organize the ceremony/ reception? where should I have my first picture taken? who would communicate with the vendors? She also gave me some great money-saving ideas along the way. The day of the wedding, she was indispensable. She had such a calming presence for me and my family and made sure that the day was MY day. Everyone was so impressed with her professionalism and knowledge. I HIGHLY recommend Kate for your wedding. She will ensure your day is memorable. read more

We used Kate Zachary (one of Katie's Associates) as our DOC this past May. Kate was awesome!!! She is down-to-earth, cool, calm, collected, and most importantly- ORGANIZED!!! From the first time we met her up until the wedding day, Kate was there for anything. She was very quick to respond to emails and phone calls and was always willing to give advice during the most stressful of moments! We would reccomend Kate to anyone!! It was wonderful to be able to enjoy every second of our special day and not have to worry about anything- because Kate was there to take care of it alll!!! read more

As the owner of a local wedding business, I work with a lot, and I mean a lot of wedding planners. Although I'm not a bride, I've had such a great experience with Dettagli weddings (on the vendor side of things). When we work with wedding planners, it's always stressful.. because the planner themselves are stressed out. Not Dettagli. Katie is a true professional, and really cares about her brides. I think this is really important 'behind the scenes' stuff that brides don't always know when they are looking for a planner. read more

If you are looking for a wonderful wedding coordinator, look no further. From the moment I met with Katie and Susan I knew I was in good hands - both are extremely professional and really know weddings. We hired them for the day of coordnation, and they were excellent. Susan was so professional, prompt, and fun to work with throughout the wedding planning process. She and her assistant, Whitney, were amazing on the day of the wedding. I honestly worried about nothing because I knew Susan and Whitney were about 10 steps ahead of me throughout the day. I am so happy that we booked a day of coordinator, and am even happier that we booked Dettagli!! read more

I was planning my wedding from a distance and didn't have time to extensively research planners. So I asked the chef and on-site coordinator of my venue (Ravenswood Event Center) with whom they worked best with, and they named Katie of Dettagli--so I booked her right away. Thank God I did! I had many MANY questions leading up to the wedding especially because I was DIYing most of it! She always answered my emails with what seemd like a smile and a bounce---never once did I feel like a burden. In addition to delivering my menus, centerpieces, favors, etc to her in advance, Katie handtied each a name card to each of the 200 chairs according to my seating plan hours before the reception was too start! She was always around when I needed her. She stayed until 2 in the morning the night of my wedding! Before I even woke up the next day, she had already delivered what we had left at our venue over to my mother-in-laws. Mostly, she let me enjoy my day--I did not worry about a thing...and that says a lot coming from a bride that did it all herself before the wedding day! read more

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You cannot afford to not hire Bliss to plan your wedding! Aside from booking the church, the first thing we did when we got engaged was to call Renny and Bliss Weddings and Events. From there, she took over. She has so many amazing connections in the city of Chicago that you have no need to worry about time constraints or booking vendors and locales 2 years out. She makes it look she has all of the top vendors in Chicago on speed dial and she probably does! She makes it all look so effortless, while I am certain that it's not. More than that, however, she will save you your sanity. My husband had just started medical school. I was in my first year of teaching. We both had just moved to Chicago, and we lived about 45 minutes apart. It was nightmarish year by all accounts, but I have quite fond and wonderful memories of it, mostly thanks to Renny and her calming nature. She helped us work through and identify our real wants and desires for our dreamy day, even though we both did not really have a clue. She listened to us, made suggestions, and then reassured us the whole way. And what a problem solver she is--running out the night before the wedding to purchase hand held fans for guests to hold in our non-air-condition church, during a 90 degree summer day or rebooking new transportation within 10 minutes because the air-conditioning on our trolley had sputtered to a stop. These weren't really problems. They were just things that Renny fixed before I every noticed they existed. I am grateful for my own wedding planning experience and truly wish that every perfect move Bliss made for our special day is one tenth of the amazement that they provide for your special day! And they will! read more

I found Bliss after I had planned a lot of my daughters wedding myself. I used them for day of. I'm sorry I didn't hire them from the beginning. Andie was such a help. She made the day run so smooth and I didn't have to think about a thing. Returned calls immediately. Thank you so much, Andie!!! read more

As luck would have it, I found myself planning a wedding during the busiest work year of my career. I was working 60 hours a week and literally had no time at all to plan my wedding. The best decision I ever made was to hire Katie and Dettagli! The minute I hired Katie, the stress just melted away. She really knows how to plan and organize for a wedding and always made sure I wasn't forgetting a single detail. Because I was traveling a lot for work, I would have Katie meet with some of the vendors. We would talk over the phone about what I was looking for and how I would like to negotiate my contracts. I completely trusted Katie 100%. I was very particular about the look and style of my wedding and Katie always knew exactly what I was looking for. I started to turn into a bridezilla as the wedding was approaching and I would wake up in the middle of the night with random questions...I would email Katie and sometimes would get an immediate response! Needless to say she is very prompt in getting back to her clients. The entire wedding day went perfectly (thanks to my Dettagli day of girls), except for one thing.....The main floral centerpiece that was gigantic and in the center of the wedding (and I paid way too much for) was completely wrong!!! When I walked into the reception my heart broke when I saw what was there. This is when Katie proved to be the best wedding planner in Chicago.....When I went up to her at the wedding and started to tell her it was wrong, she had already emailed the florist from her blackberry and by 7:30am the next morning, I had an email in my inbox from the president of the company apoligizng and they reimbursed me. I would recommend Dettagli to any bride looking for a reliable, organized and super sweet planner! read more

We used Dettagli as our day-of coordinator for our wedding in July of 2008. The owner of Dettagli, Katie, used a very detailed approach to prepare for our wedding, and her work ethic is second to none. She followed through with her plan for our day, and responded perfectly to problems that came up. One example was my best man stepped on my wife's gown and broke the bustle of her dress. Katie found the perfect time to step aside with my wife and quickly pinned the bustle back up; it stayed up for the rest of the night. Also, if you're considering using Katie, please know that she's a pleasure to work with! She was always cheerful and willing answer questions and offer ideas that were beyond the scope of her job as our day-of coordinator. read more

Katie, the owner of Dettagli, is amazing. Seriously, amazing. We knew we wanted Katie as our wedding coordinator from day one - I had seen her in action at a friend's wedding and was sold. "Katie Wedding Planner" - as we affectionately refer to her is the epitome of what a wedding planner should be. She's infectiously bubbly and positive and can instantly make you feel at ease and comfortable like you've known her for years.... and at the same time she's grounded, professional, organized (SO organized), savvy and helpful. We hired Katie for the full planning experience - so we had the benefit of her expertise for the entire year of planning. I'm not the best decision-maker.... to say the least, and Katie patiently helped me through everything. And, her willingness to go above and beyond is unlike any vendor I've ever dealt with. Our wedding went off without a hitch. Seamlessly. I've never been to or heard of a wedding that went off without ANY issues. None. I attribute that 100% to Katie and her assistants. At any point in the process, I never doubted our decision to go with Dettagli. They delighted and impressed us every step of the way. read more

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If there were more than 5 stars, I'd click them Even if I spent all day, I don't think there are enough hours to write a review that does Katie Kozlowski justice. She is amazing and if you need a planner I suggest you stop reading here and call Bliss to work with her before she is fully booked! To say she made this experience stress-free is a complete understatement. People would say to me "you seem so calm" and I would immediately think- "that's because Katie is there to make sure we don't forget anything, everyone gets called and everything gets done at a HIGH standard." The entire experience of working with her was a joy- I'm sad to not get to email/text and see her anymore because she is a riot! She never forced us to do something we weren't comfortable with, wasn't offended if we shot down any idea of hers, and always worked to get exactly what we wanted. She knows EVERYTHING about planning weddings in Chicago and will point you in any direction based on your interests and style. And if you don't really know your style (like I didn't) she will help you discover it. Seriously- when Katie offered to give me the shoes off her feet after my pictures before my ceremony- I knew she was above and beyond the best planner ever. I still thank the family friend who referred her to me because she was a gift! read more

There aren't enough words to express how much I love the wonderful BLISS team. Molly Wolf helped me plan my wedding, and it couldn't have been more perfect. We had a very stressful year (outside wedding planning) and Molly was amazing!! The wedding was perfection and everyone keeps asking me who helped plan. I can 100% say that things wouldn't have been as beautiful or gone as smoothly without the BLISS team leading the way. read more

It's been 6 weeks since our wedding and my new husband and I are still on cloud 999 about it! And we owe it all to Kara who pulled together the best day that we could have ever imagined! Kara is sweet, professional, hard-working, sophisticated, patient, creative, and really really fun! She has so much experience in the wedding industry and works hard to deliver the best wedding for you. She's a joy to work with, and I promise you will miss her when the wedding is over! I wanted a fabulous wedding, that was fun, unique, and that captured the personalities of both myself and my husband (two very different people). Kara quickly came to understand me and my likes and dislikes, which was no small feat since I live out of town and can be sort of all over the place in what I'm drawn to. Kara helped edit my ideas, offered countless cute and creative suggestions of her own, and paired us with vendors that would deliver my elegant but fun and bold vision. We were blown away with Kara's ideas and the fact that they were spot on with what I was looking for! And each vendor she suggested was fantastic! I have a hard time making decisions, and Kara was great at helping me make final decisions about everything from the florals to the bridesmaid dresses to the cake. I so loved that I had a sweet, sophisticated, and stylish woman - with great experience - to bounce ideas off of. It made making decisions a whole lot easier, and I feel confident that we made all of the right decisions for our big day. On the day of, Kara was AMAZING! She kept all the trains moving on time, was extremely professional, and the presence of her and her team made me feel 1000% confident that we were in the best hands. Her presence and direction at the wedding even convinced my husband, who was previously a wedding planner skeptic, that she is AWESOME and also quite necessary! I loved working with Kara and the rest of her Bliss team, and thank them all for helping us pull together our best day ever! PS -- My parents loved working with Kara too! She really became a family favorite! read more

Liza was our month of wedding planner, and she was exceptional in every way. Our parents commented on how helpful she was, the vendors let us know how much they liked working with her, and we absolutely felt like she was the glue that kept our big day moving along in one piece. Her energy, great attitude and attention to detail were unparalleled. She double and triple checked everything, reassured my wife - which really helped, and had the right amount of patience and gusto to work with the bridal party, photographer, church ladies and anyone else she encountered. After the wedding Liza followed up with us to make sure everything was to our satisfaction, and she was our barometer and a valuable resource along the way. I never post on yelp, but I can really say, this was a time where I felt I needed to give recognition to how excellent our experience was. read more

If we could give Bliss Weddings & Events 10 stars for the amazing party-planning they did for our wedding day, we absolutely would! We hired Katie Kozlowski to help plan our wedding and in the end she became our life-line. Every question we had concerning any detail we would say to one another, "Should we just call Katie?" "Let's call Katie." And she would be there to answer any of our crazy questions anytime of the day! She was able to pull minor details that we had - turn them into something major - and create a beautiful and unforgettable wedding day for us. Our guests still comment on the little touches that we had throughout the reception that would not have been there if it wasn't for her ideas. During the whole planning process there were only two things that we were super nervous about and that was 1. Transportation for our guests (suburb to city wedding) and 2. Lodging for our guests. We had guests fly in from Canada, some who had never been to Chicago, or any major city before. Katie organized all the transportation details for us, with the help of Grace Clayton from Bliss, and everything went off without a hitch. As for lodging for the guests, any problems we did encounter on the way, Katie got on the phone and handled ASAP so we never had to even worry. By the end the whole process we had her tagline down, "Don't worry, it's handled!" That is the number one reason, out of a million, to hire Bliss Weddings & Events for your big day. Everything we were worried about was always magically handled within hours of us expressing any concern. Katie was the most genuine, caring and creative person to work with. She did not treat us as clients, but rather as a couple whose love story she truly wanted understand. We are so grateful to all the wonderful people at Bliss who allowed us have the most gorgeous wedding in the world! read more

For my wife and I, there was probably no bigger decision than the wedding planner. We were trying to coordinate a Chicago wedding from Florida, and we needed someone we could trust to help us coordinate long-distance. After interviewing a few potential planners, we felt most comfortable with Bliss -- and they proved to be everything we hoped! One added perk of choosing Bliss was that vendors were excited to work with us because they had worked with Bliss before and knew everything would be well-organized and handled professionally. We had a bit of a snag early on when our initial planner left Bliss, but Renny was quick to reach out to us and immediately help ease our nerves both by helping us transition to our new planner, Lauren, and by meeting with us both over the phone and in-person on our next trip to Chicago to walk us through everything. They made a stressful situation much easier to handle, and within days we had several conversations with Lauren to get on the same page and move forward with the process. We really lucked out getting Lauren! She was great throughout the entire planning process. There are so many vendors in Chicago, and Lauren's expertise and experience was invaluable. She took care of narrowing down vendors for us to choose from, and had several recommendations to help us sort through the options. She was available to meet via phone whenever we needed her, and she made sure no detail went overlooked. In addition to helping us through the lead-up, every event over the course of the entire wedding weekend was perfectly executed. We loved everything about our ceremony and reception, and Lauren was right there to make sure everything went smoothly and we didn't have any concerns. She went above and beyond to make the weekend special for us and our guests. For example, temperatures dropped on our wedding day and Lauren was right on top of it, sending out some Bliss colleagues to purchase shawls (in a variety of colors so that they did not clash with our guests' outfits). My wife and I were really able to enjoy ourselves because we knew the logistics were handled. Bliss and Lauren, especially, made the entire process fun and stress-free, and with the utmost professionalism. We could not recommend her more highly! Thanks so much, Lauren! Nikki and Paul read more

I cannot say enough great things about Katie and Dettagli Events. I spoke to two other event planning companies before meeting her and, as they say, the third company was definitely the charm. Katie's interpersonal skills are spectacular. She makes you feel like you're the most unique, coolest bride in the history of brides. Her enthusiasm is contagious and her professionalism is top notch. She ran our wedding on a dime and did a great job serving as the project manager with little-to-no instruction from me. She picked up my carload of wedding stuff on Thursday morning and it was all magically in its place when we arrived at the venue on Friday evening. And she was always at the ready with a bobby pin or glass of champagne - even before I knew that I needed either! Also, it's worth noting that I did not speak to a single vendor the week of the wedding. She scheduled and finalized everything for me. I just showed up! Even my guests were in awe of her. My friend, who is a mother of four, asked if she could take her home and I'm pretty sure that about 2/3 of the female guests had a girl crush on her. Just before we fell asleep on the wedding night, my husband, who was weary of my DOC-pitch at the start, said, "I don't know what you paid for Katie, but she was worth every penny." I agree! read more

Katie Kozlowski was the day-of-coordinator for my wedding on August 9th, 2008 and I was very grateful for all of her help!! Aside from being an integral part of the actual day of my wedding she was in constant communication with me for the several months proceeding the big day. She recommended and contacted all of my vendors, helped make my programs, compiled a production schedule, picked up my cake and was always accessible to answer my many wedding-related questions. I would recommend Katie to anyone looking to make their wedding day run smoothly!! read more

If we could give Katie and the whole Dettagli team 10 out of 5 starts, we would. If you're recently engaged, congratulations! Now go call Katie before she's booked. Without question, the money we spent on Katie's services was the best, best, best decision we made through the whole process, bar none. We went with the "Franc"/full service/soup-to-nuts package and it was a dream. For the year of planning, Katie was an utter joy to work with, responsive, responsible, fun, and immediately "got" my vision for our big day and made it a reality. Seamlessly, perfectly. She knows everyone, every vendor, everything, and never says, "can't," "won't", or "no." If you have a dream that's out of budget, she'll come at you with 10 alternatives to make you happy. She NEVER pushes. Never upsells. Never pushes a certain vendor, etc. At the same time, the vendors she recommended were all simply amazing and we loved each and every one of them (Fleur for flowers - omg, amazing. Sarah's cake (Oak Street), Pen/Carlson photography, Entourage - the best bad in the history of wedding bands - truly, the night was perfect). Everyone warns, "well, just expect that something will go wrong, because it always does and you just can't sweat the small stuff." NO. Nothing. Everything was perfect. Or, correction - as far as you and your groom will know, everything will have been perfect. Katie is a MASTER of emergency fixes behind the scenes. We had a groomsman's tie not fit. No problem! Bloomies is next door! Katie to the rescue - groomsman tied up in no time. The cocktail hour musician's keyboard didn't work on the scene - no problem! Katie had another one within the 15 minutes she had before the ceremony was over (and I was none the wiser until the next day when we were catching up). Katie has had caterers get whole wedding cakes squished in elevator doors (not kidding), and still managed to have perfectly re-done cake in time for the bride and groom without skipping a beat. She is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. For our wedding and the full-service package, Dettagli was about 10% of our budget. Sound insane? Not a bit. We're both busy professionals, bought a house this year, moved, went back to grad school part-time - I could never, ever, ever have done it all without Katie. I was also amazed by all this included. Of course I expected help with vendors and full weekend-of support. But my goodness we got so much more: assembling favors, making 135 ridiculous ribbon tie-things that I became obsessed with and decided had to bundle everyone's napkin, hotel bags stuffed and delivered to each hotel, gifts wrapped and delivered to bridesmaids, gromsmen, readers - Katie, Katie, Katie. I'm a total Martha-Stewart wannabe and *perfectionist* on this stuff. It's incredibly hard for me to give up control of these details and for others to live up to my nutty expectations. Katie exceeded them every time and so, before you knew it, I trusted her with everything and she was able to be all the bigger help because of it. I cannot recommend her or her team strongly enough and can't imagine any bride ever regretting the decision to hire her. Enjoy your dream day and treat yourself to Katie making it a fun, amazing, and stress-free event! read more

All I can say is I feel so lucky to have had Dettagli as our wedding planner and can not say enough good things!! I had a huge wedding and Katie made sure everyone and everything about the day was coordinated exactly how she knew we envisioned. My husband and I were able to truly relax and enjoy each other on our wedding day because we had Katie to take care of orchestrating all the details. Anytime I had a question, she was there to email or talk to over the phone with a helpful response. On the day of the wedding, my dad and bridesmaids came up to me and commented on how impressed they were with Katie. I know everyone dreams of a perfect wedding day and you cannot ask for more with this company. By far the best!! read more

My daughter and her fiancé live in Colorado, but decided to have a Chicago wedding. We hired Bliss Weddings and Events to help us with planning. We were lucky to connect with Grace during our original meeting. I cannot say enough about how she helped us maneuver through the many details involved in hosting not only a wedding, but a welcome party for out-of-town guests. Her suggestions about hotel blocks, photo locations, welcome party locations, food and cake tastings, and décor were invaluable! Grace is meticulous, organized, friendly, and a joy to work with. The greatest gift Grace gave to us was peace of mind. We were all able to relax and enjoy this wonderful day. Thank you, Bliss, and especially a big thank you to Grace! read more

Wow- where do I even begin about Dettagli? From pre-wedding planning to seamless day-of execution, Dettagli completely made our wedding, and I could never have done it without them! My husband and I have said many, many times that hiring Dettagli was the best money we spent on the entire wedding. Not only are Katie and her team absolutely lovely to work with, they are complete professionals and really know what they are doing. Katie was always one step ahead of me, and knowing she was "in charge" the day of the wedding allowed me to really sit back and enjoy the day (which is hard when you have a type A personality!). I have friends who have used other wedding planning services and no one was as thrilled and complementary with them as I am with Dettagli. Family and wedding guests were equally as impressed by their organization and execution, and especially by all of the little details and unique touches that Dettagli helped make possible. By the end, Katie and her team felt like part of our family, which is a direct result of the personal attention they pay to each and every bride. It was such a special day for my husband and our families, and I have Dettagli to thank! read more

I highly recommend Katie Kozlowski (formerly of Dettagli Weddings and now with Bliss). I hired Katie for my wedding July at the Ivy Room, and it was one of the best decisions I made during my wedding planning! My only regret is that I would have purchased her services for full scope wedding planning rather than just week of coordination. Bridesmaid forgot to press her dress? No problem, Katie has a steamer on hand the day of. Lantern broke over one of the tables? No worries, Katie and her assistant will hand pick all of the glass from the tables and sweep. Curling iron needed to retouch a bridesmaid's down 'do? Ok, Katie will run across the street and pick one up for you right now! My friends and family kept commenting on how relaxed I was the day of the wedding, and I have to say, it was because I felt totally confident in Katie's ability to handle all of the details. She is amazingly efficient and detail-oriented, and will be such a great calming influence the day of the wedding! read more