We’d like to give a heartfelt thank you to Dewayne Ross of Wedding Bliss Events; our wedding officiant & planner. We had a unique vision of our wedding in the style of Classic Hollywood/the Jazz Era. This was going to be a complicated wedding with Filipino customs and traditions from one side melded with unconventional Norwegian family traditions, two birthdays, along with a live seven-piece swing band doing multiple sets to add to the complication. Dewayne helped make our dream wedding come true!

His years of experience planning weddings and intimate knowledge of the venue helped us choose options and navigate the hundreds of choices that come when planning. He also made wedding rehearsal a breeze with respect to everyone’s time and attention. His familiarity with multiple cultures and traditions smoothed over what we tried to blend with respect to Filipino and Norwegian customs.

On our big day, Dewayne officiated our ceremony and kept everything running along with his stage presence while not overshadowing the bride and husband to be.

Even the little details such as cookie distribution and cleanup of our gingerbread-cake ran smoothly so we could focus on our family, our guests and most importantly, each other! Dewayne was a wonderful part of our wedding and is worth his weight in gold for easing through all the little details and making sure our wedding ran without a hitch. We absolutely recommend him for your wedding or event no matter how large or small to ensure its success and have it run smoothly.

We consider ourselves to have been more demanding and particular than most engaged couples, and we will be the first to admit that we were high-maintenance clients. Dewayne never gave us the impression that we were a burden or "too much"; instead, he was excited to take on the challenges we presented him with. We came to the table with many creative ideas and Dewayne was able to streamline our thoughts. His creative ability helped us to implement the more impactful ideas and save costs where needed. Our guests were able to find the meaning and significance in every small detail we planned together.

Dewayne has a natural ability to listen to the needs of his clients and respond with genuine interest. Some planners have experience with what works and while they "act" interested in your vision for your day, they ultimately want you to end up fitting into their mold (with their preferred vendors only) of what produces a successful outcome. It takes a truly skilled and experienced planner to apply unique and personalized solutions to accommodate their clients' vision. Dewayne did this and more! The result was simply outstanding and matched the style of our ceremony/reception to a tee!

Dewayne did so much more for our event than we can begin to describe here. He truly is resourceful and well-connected in the industry. He has successful working relationships with vendors to accommodate all budgets. This speaks volumes about his relationship-building skills and integrity. He does what he says he will do... And MORE!

Dewayne, you are a miracle-worker, and we will never forget how special and meaningful your presence was on our wedding day (and the months leading up to it). We hope other couples take our advice and choose YOU as their planner, so that they, too, can experience wedded bliss!

Working with Dewayne at Wedding Bliss Events was one of the best decisions we made early in our wedding engagement. He is very creative and listened to our ideas, concerns, and always found a good solution that met our needs. Being that my husband and I were really busy with work throughout the wedding planning, Dewayne helped us a lot dealing with vendors which otherwise we would not have had time to shop around for.

We felt very comfortable with the level of service and attention Dewayne provided. He has a talent of making your event look more than you originally envisioned, which enhanced our wedding ceremony experience. On the wedding day, everything went very smoothly and without incident, as he was in total control of every facet of the event, from the vendors, caterers, venue, wedding party, and directing of the guests.

Watching him work was like watching an orchestra conductor at his finest. His professionalism was highly shown from start to finish; but it just wasn’t just his commitment to work that made him stand out, it was his genuine sincere interests in making our day the best it can be. Our stress level was kept to a minimum because we could count on Dewayne working “behind the scenes” and making things happen.

His coordination was seamless, and the event was beautifully organized. We still get a lot of compliments from our guests, and we always give credit back to Dewayne. He is very patient, easy to work with, and is a great listener to understanding your goals, plus he’s got a great personality. We highly recommend him and will definitely keep him as our first go-to person for planning our future events.