We hired Martha Coughlin (of Bliss Coordinating) as our Day-Of-Coordinator for our wedding in July 2017 and still believe it was one of THE best decisions we made along the way in our wedding planning! We began looking for a Day-Of-Coordinator after realizing that some of our ideas which were unique, personal, and important to us also would require a lot of D.I.Y. last minute work and preparation leading up to our Big Day. Martha not only took on the jobs of setting up our ceremony and reception decor and facilitating the arrival and organization of our vendors, she also ensured that the day went off without a hitch, all while sticking to our timeline. Martha is extremely organized and well prepared, as well as genuine and thoughtful. Unlike other Day-Of-Coordinators we had previously spoken with and considered, Martha truly cared about what OUR vision of the day looked like and respected our style and what was most important to us, rather than trying to change it to follow more mainstream or traditional ideas (as other coordinators had). She took the time to tour the wedding venue and meet with us on multiple occasions prior to our wedding in order to ensure that she clearly understood how we wanted the day to look and feel, all while offering thought-provoking questions and ideas along the way. We truly cannot say enough positive things about Martha or our experience working with her. She is fun, creative, energetic, reliable, and helped us to create the beautiful and unique wedding day we had envisioned! Her services are extremely well-priced, however her work was worth it's weight in gold to us! Thank you for everything Martha - your professionalism and ingenuity are unparalleled and greatly appreciated! read more

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Working with Martha was without a doubt the best decision we made during the wedding planning process. If you are looking for a day-of wedding coordinator in the Madison area, she's it! We planned our Madison wedding while living out of state, and Martha helped us make sure that every detail was attended to leading up to the wedding. When we arrived in Wisconsin, there was nothing left to do but enjoy time with family and friends. Martha arranged her schedule to meet us in person for coffee while I was home for a summer visit leading up to the wedding. She instantly put us at ease, asking thoughtful questions about our venue, special family members, and logistics of the ceremony. I thought I was fairly organized leading up to that point, but after our meeting I realized the benefits of working with a professional coordinator like Martha! Planning from afar was easy with her as she utilized Google docs for sharing purposes and emailed just to check in. It was evident throughout the entire process that Martha's kind hearted personality would make for a wonderful wedding day experience. She contacted all of our vendors in the weeks leading up to the wedding and attended our rehearsal the night before the wedding. Our family and friends loved Martha as much as we did! She used her creative and organized talents to put together a beautiful space at our venue, and took care of small details -- from thank you cards for our vendors, to making sure our cards were delivered to our hotel room after dinner. With Martha's help, our wedding was a day we'll never forget. We cannot recommend her enough! My only regret is not hiring Martha sooner! read more

I rented the Wil-Mar Community Center to hold a large do it yourself birthday party for more than 100 people. I was managing food, DJ, photographer, videographers, etc. but didn't want to deal with the actual coordinating during the day. On hearing everything that I was doing myself, the Wil-Mar Center staff recommended I talk with Martha at Bliss Coordinating to help manage the day-of details, leaving me to enjoy the party. SO GLAD I CALLED AND HIRED MARTHA! From the moment I spoke with Martha on the phone I felt that she was the missing part to the "do it yourself" party I was planning. We then met to get to know one another, and at that point I decided to hire her. We met once more and had several phone call and email exchanges to finalize planning, timing, etc. I arrived at the site to organize setting up. About 30 minutes before the party started Martha arrived (just as we had planned) and took over. She coordinated the catering staff, greeted guests, ran interference as needed, paid vendors as they delivered food, etc. I actually have no idea everything she did, which is a testament to how seamlessly she coordinated everything. At the end of the night, it was my task to take down tables and chairs, and that's all I had to do. Everything else was done according to our plan. Martha is a delight to work with, from ideating to planning to executing the plan. I recommend Martha to anyone planning a do it yourself party or gathering. She's got great, practical and cost-conscious ideas, is extremely flexible, communicates clearly and promptly and is a genuinely likeable person. You simply couldn't go wrong hiring Martha to coordinate your event. read more

Martha was a true pleasure to work with. I cannot recommend her enough My husband and I were seeking someone to assist with day of wedding coordination and keeping up on time. Martha was perfect! She worked not only with us, the bride and groom, but my mother as well to capture the essentials of our special day. Martha was professional and experienced. She was a great resource for questions that came up along the way. She was very flexible and prompt. You cannot and will not go wrong with consulting Martha for your special day. Thank you so much Martha for making our special day come true! I know the day of the wedding was crazy but you hung in there like a trooper! read more

Martha was such a sweetheart and so helpful! We had a vision and needed help with everything going smoothly and she made sure it did! We would meet up for coffee to go over my ideas and she helped me with things I didn't think about. She kept in contact with vendors on her own too so I wouldn't have to worry about anything. Thank you again Martha! read more

Martha did such an amazing job as the day of coordinator for our wedding. We had the wedding at my parents house and needed someone to be on point for working with our vendors when they arrived, queuing the wedding ceremony, doing decor set-up between the ceremony and reception. She offered great insight during the planning process and during our onsite meeting the week prior to the wedding. She did exceeded all expectations beyond my tasks I requested she assist with, from contacting all our vendors prior to the event and adding fresh flowers to cover up part of the frosting that got damaged in the fridge. I had no stress the day of and it is due to her hard work and expertise. I can not recommend Martha more highly! read more

Martha is wonderful to work with, incredibly accessible and flexible. She was willing to work with our individual needs and style. The day of would have been so much more stressful without Martha's attention to detail and thoughtful interactions with our wedding party, family, friends, and vendors. Thank you, Martha! We recommend Bliss to anyone, but especially those who are planning a lot on their own and don't want to worry about the logistics coming together on their big day. read more

I am so thankful we found Martha to help coordinate my wedding. She did so much more than just day of help and preparation. She sent me pre-wedding day checklists to make sure I had all of the not so obvious details covered and spent a lot of time with me on the timeline to make sure everything ran smoothly and just how I wanted it. She had the best attitude and no task was too big or too small for her to help with. She took initiative and was very responsive for the months leading up to the big day. I would HIGHLY recommend her to anyone planning their wedding. read more

Martha was truly amazing and we would recommend her in a heartbeat to anyone needing coordinating services! We hired Martha to be our day-of-coordinator for our wedding. We live out of state, so her help was truly invaluable. She was amazing the entire journey from our first initial meeting at a coffee shop about a year before the wedding, to the day of our wedding. She was always very organized and asked many questions about things I hadn't thought of before (and I consider myself an on-top-of-it kind of person and very organized myself). She did so many behind the scenes things that I didn't even know she was doing -- for example, in the weeks leading up to the wedding, I know she had told me she was going to call all the vendors to confirm details, but she did it all so quietly that I wouldn't have known she was indeed doing it unless my uncle (our officiant) hadn't told me Martha had called him. The fact she was taking care of all the nitty gritty details and loose ends in the weeks before the wedding and making sure everything was good to go for our big day was a relief in itself - I was so busy with other things! Martha also came to our ceremony rehearsal, and if you can fit it into your budget to have her there for that, DO IT. She was SO HELPFUL I cannot tell you enough how thankful we were to have her there for that. Who knew a rehearsal could be so hard to coordinate and get people to listen ha! Then on the wedding day, Martha was excellent!! She greeted all the vendors for me, handed out tips, made sure everything ran on time, and put out all of my decorations and made sure it all looked good (among other things). She handled everything beautifully. I honestly don't know what we would have done without her. I knew she had everything so I didn't worry about logistics at all. Also of note, Martha is so budget friendly. When I was first researching, I looked into other wedding coordinators and they were easily 1.5-2x her price. Martha, thank you SO much for all you did for us, we truly cannot thank you enough. read more