The gals at Bliss helped plan my wedding. As a girl who did not dream of what her wedding day would look like when she was a child, I was overwhelmed with all the decisions but had a very clear idea of what I did and didn't like. Whitney, one of their event planners was an amazing help. She thought of everything and made my day special. We had Bliss design our flowers and decorations and everything was cohesive and elegant. The outcome was stunning. The price, about 10% of the weddings total cost, was worth every penny. read more

I have had the extreme fortune to have known Tara (and her team) for several years and I've watched her company bloom into one of the absolute best in the city! I've used Tara's services many times for various events (small/intimate to larger functions) and I can say each and every experience has been flawless. In fact, I breathe a sigh of relief when I'm fortunate to get Bliss on board as I know my event is going to be "white glove service" through and through. Her sense of style and imagination is incredible and her ideas are aways on pointe. What I love most about a Bliss event is knowing every single detail is taken care of so all I every have to do is sit back and ENJOY :) I highly recommend Tara & Bliss events to anyone looking for a quality planner. Wedding, corporate or intimate gathering, Bliss is my go to, 100%. read more

I hired Tara O'Grady eight months prior to my wedding because she seemed very nice over the phone and at our first visit. As soon as we put the deposit down for full wedding planning (although the site lists partial planning we were told this is no longer an option) her demeanor instantly changed. Just to give you an idea, the happiest day of my life, was actually the day after the wedding because I knew I would never have to contact or see Tara again. She was a total nightmare to work with, at times I thought my whole experience with her was part of some romantic comedy - and that these things could not possibly happening to me based on the amount of time and money that we spent on her services and the wedding - from a melting wedding cake, to family heirlooms stolen from our home, to misplaced bouquets, to my vendors contacting me because she was always unavailable, to her yelling at my mother - it was all out some awful reality show. I was left alone my whole wedding day that included - having to keep the hair and makeup team on track, the photographer and videographer both of whom left early despite being paid for the night. The bridal party almost left the house without our bouquets for our photoshoot until I asked where are the bouquets and my florist walked them over not Tara. She did have time to post photos of my wedding on instagram during the actual wedding which I thought was in poor taste but a good example of her work ethic. From the start, Tara was unwilling to suggest or meet with vendors that did not fall under her one or two selection of preferred vendors usually her friends. I ended up having to do all the leg work though I haven't lived in Toronto for about sixteen years and work in Chicago which is why I hired a wedding planner locally: that included hair, makeup, cake, flowers, and food, and I had to hire, meet with, and negotiate all my own budgets and contracts. Even the simplest of tasks as finding a limo company and putting our guest list on a chalkboard became huge endeavors for her. My hair and makeup team told me that they had never experienced a wedding planner who failed to interact with them or the bride the day of the wedding. Multiple guests asked if we had considered hiring a wedding planner due to many mishaps that occurred - honored guests not having a place sit for dinner, bridal party not receiving food or drinks, wine bottles that were purchased not being placed on the tables nor served the list goes on. The day of the wedding, Tara insisted on coming at noon even though hair was arriving at 7:30 am and the set up for the wedding was incomplete. I had to insist she come in at 8:30 when she did arrive she was late 9:30 and then disappeared to the backyard as nothing was set up even though staff had access to the venue for four days in advance and everything had been delivered and ready for set up days beforehand but she was too busy with another event. It took me almost three months to calm down enough to post a review, because the whole situation left me so distraught. I truly hope no on else makes the same mistake I did by trusting Bliss with planning a once in a lifetime occasion. For additional Specifics read below: - Unable to meet after 2pm in the afternoon, does not respond to email or texts sometimes for weeks at a time. - Uses her kids as an excuse not to meet or email or text since she would have to pick them up for school or go on weekend trips. This made it extremely difficult to communicate with her or meet with potential vendors due to her limited availability. - Doesn't work with any assistants or at least in our case didn't have one, concerns and issues go unaddressed. - Budget finalized two days before the event after we had paid everything. - Errors in itinerary such as scheduling bridesmaid for hair first when she was not even in town as explained in five emails. - The catering staff unsupervised for the reception and did not serve the bridal party appetizers, or sides that includes me and my husband. - Fans were not ordered so my $1000 plus wedding cake melted and we had to use a regular knife to cut our cake, even though we paid her company thousands of dollars to rent all the utensils and serving utensils - sparkler exit did not happen despite buying sparklers - antique bone china was stolen from our home by hired staff - Failed to show up for the pick up of rental items after the wedding or assist in supervision of clean up, dissembling, and packing up of items. - Rental companies sent us invoices for missing items despite her company being in charge of what was ordered, delivered, and responsible for pick up we paid Bliss over 30,000 to act as middleman upon Tara's request. read more

I am so incredibly thankful to have had the opportunity to work with Tara on my wedding this past June - as soon as we hired her, everything fell into place and we actually started to enjoy planning the wedding! Tara is a true professional and kept track of our progress during the entire process, sending relevant checklists and reminders to help us bring our vision to life. Whenever we had questions (which was all the time) Tara was extremely attentive and responded to our every need with great care and detail. On the day, we had absolutely nothing to stress about because Tara had handled it all down to the very last detail - and everyone who had the opportunity to interact with her could not stop raving about how lovely and professional she was. Thanks to her, our Big Day was more amazing than anything we could have envisioned on our own. Our guests are still talking about it being the best wedding they have ever attended! Thank you so much to Tara and Bliss for making our fairy tale day come to life! read more

We hired Bliss for our wedding and could not have been more grateful for their help in making the day an absolutely magical experience. I know it sounds so cliché, but it really was! I had specific and slightly non-conventional ideas on what I wanted for the celebration, and our wedding planner Lisa was more than accommodating in making it all a reality. We hired for the full service package - however that hardly scrapes the surface when it comes to the actual level of service we received, as it was SO much more. Lisa was available day and night, by phone, text, and in person (thank you!) and alleviated many last minute worries on our part (which, as it turned out, were completely unfounded since they had everything under control!). She became more than just our wedding planner - I gained a friend. From the flowers, to the officiant, to the hall booking, photographers, and more - you name it, they took care of it all. I was initially hesitant to book a wedding planner since I like to plan things myself, but having Lisa and Tara in my corner alleviated SO much stress that I was actually able to enjoy the day (and days leading up) without any worry about how it would turn out. They are so professional and unbelievably organized, and clearly care about making a memorable day for the bride and groom. All the vendors we worked with expressed this as well; we heard nothing but positive comments about how they loved working with Bliss and even just observing the working relationship between Lisa and the DJ, photographer, etc it was evident that everyone was on the same page and that their main goal was to make an exceptional experience for us and our family and guests - and it was! Cannot thank them enough. Best. Day. Ever. read more

I had gone with Bliss because of the awards it had won in the past. I had Lisa Shaw as my day of wedding planner. Throughout the months leading up to my wedding she was distant and uninvolved. I attempted to engage the owner to get more help however she too was uninterested. Two weeks before my wedding, Lisa quit. She told us on Monday that she was leaving Bliss, and told us she would be available for the next 4 days if we had any questions. I called the owner Tara, who offered minimal assistance. I had our final run through with the venue, DJ, florist the day after she quit. Tara informed me that I should cancel that appointment and reschedule for some time later that week so that the substitute that she had arranged for Lisa could be there. She didn't offer to call anyone or reschedule the meeting herself - despite it being on the books and coordinated for weeks. Finally, after several phone calls Tara allowed us to have a phone meeting to figure out the plan going forward. She offered us one of her staff who had never run a wedding to be our event coordinator that day. We felt that this was strongly inadequate given that the wedding was in 2 weeks and despite our concerns, she did not offer any solution. We had to cancel our contract with them and lost all of the money we had originally paid - even tho Lisa hadn't even done anything! Don't waste your time, money and emotions with Bliss. They ruined my wedding month and have caused extreme stress and inconvenience without any remorse. read more