Dean Bernard Events

Dean Bernard Events and our company, Shuttered Light Photography & Video, worked together last weekend in Hyatt Regency in Long Beach for Karlo and Nikki’s wedding.
Dean is very professional to work with and has been communicating with me weeks before the wedding. He made sure that the timeline works for not just the couple but with all the vendors as well. He always update everybody via email.
On the wedding day, my team and I arrived early to set-​up our photobooth and finally met Dean in person. He’s very helpful making sure we are taken care of. I love that my team and Dean’s team agreed to have the same channel to use with our 2-​way radios so at least everybody is synced on what’s happening.
It’s been a pleasure working with Dean and his awesome team. Thank you and looking forward working with you again soon.

Five stars++++++ for Dean and his team!
Dean and his team helped me plan my boyfriend’s going away party and it was a hit. I threw out some suggestions on what I wanted and Dean made it happen. From decorations to food to lighting situations and also the bar, everything came together.
The party was a Dapper theme. The main dining table had an elegant display of large light bulbs with dark pink flower stems drooping down. The seats, table, and centerpieces came together.
The bar area had a sign, which Dean made and wrote himself, buckets filled with water bottles, various types of whiskey, and chasers. It was a plus that a friend decided to become a bartender and an accidental bucket left him with plenty of cash monaaaaay!
That’s just a snippet of what Dean Bernard had for an outstanding party. Thank you again!
Here’s the link for Dean Bernard events:
The party is on there too if you care to take a peek ;)

As a DJ/​MC, I recently had the wonderful opportunity to work with Dean and his team who were very professional and one of the BEST wedding coordinators I’ve worked with during my 25 years in the business. During the weeks leading up to the wedding day, Dean was so easy to work with, returned calls and emails promptly, and was very thorough. On the day of the wedding, he and his staff were calm, collected, organized, a real pleasure to work with. His attention to detail and staying a step ahead made for a smooth, fun and successful event.
He is genuine and has a wonderful demeanor that really shines through and lets people know that they are in good hands. You can’t go wrong hiring Dean and his staff… they will make your «Dream Day» come true !!! BTW, I don’t write too many reviews but Dean Bernard Events are exceptional and stand out among the 100’s of wedding coordinators I have worked with.

I usually don’t write reviews on Unilocal but this review was well-​deserved. Dean is an AMAZING coordinator and his team was wonderful!!! My husband and I highly recommend Dean and his crew for any event. They coordinated our wedding this past weekend and everything was above and beyond from what we expected. Our dream wedding came true because of Dean Bernard Events. They are so professional and on point with everything that our wedding day went so smoothly On top of that, we received so many compliments from our guests that Dean and his team did a great job! everyone was so impressed: D if we could, we would give Dean Bernard Events 10 Stars on Unilocal!we are so happy and thankful to have them on our big day and we will definitely have them again for future events!

Dean and his team are the BEST!!! I was getting overwhelmed planning my daughter’s 1^st birthday and baptism and was referred to Dean. From our initial conversation, I knew he was the PERFECT person. He has a great personality, very energetic and just so much fun to work with.
Dean is full of creative ideas, quick on his feet to improvise and most importantly goes above and beyond to bring your imagination to reality. Dean and his team even stayed after to make sure everything was okay and settled. We definitely could not have done it without Dean and his team!

Dean Bernard Events is a MUST HIRE!!!
I run a wedding DJ and lighting production company with 1000+ events, and over 25 years or experience in the industry. I am happy to say that we had a very positive and excellent work experience with Dean and his amazing team, at a huge wedding event back in March of this year. This was not just during the night of, but especially the weeks and days leading up to the event.
He came very prepared that day, with I believe a staff of 6 very nice members of his team. Each of them were very approachable and made sure to check in with each vendor to discuss logistics as they arrived. He and his team were very professional from start to finish and were all on walkie talkies, to stay in constant communication and keep the flow of the event on time. The timeline ran smoothly and I believe it even was ahead of schedule, which is not always the case with other coordinators.
Dean was very cool, calm and collected the entire time, and did not panic when issue arose throughout the night. He made quick and sound decisions and those minor issues, went unnoticed.
Dean was very good at being the liason between all of the vendors, the hotel/​banquet staff, and the clients. At my previous events, my team would have to fill in on areas where the wedding coordinator was supposed to handle — examples would be preparing the parents for the parents dances, having champagne ready for the cake cutting, and most importantly having the photographer and/​or videographer ready and in the room when the next program item in the timeline came up; Dean and his team had that covered and gave us ample notice when the next item on the list was approaching.
I could go on and on, but all you need to do is meet with Dean once and it will validate everything that I wrote in this review.
Dean Bernard Events will always come highly recommended from me and my team!!!
Dennis de Castro
Formal Events Manager
AUDIO FX PRODUCTIONS

As a florist, it is such a great help when the bride and groom has an event planner/​coordinator (whether for months prior or on the day of). Such is the case with Arianne and Kris’ wedding. I met Dean of Dean Bernard Events in one of my early meetings with Arianne, discussed floral pieces, color schemes, etc. He was very friendly and professional from day 1. Communicating with him, either phone call or text was very easy. If he didn’t have the answer to any of my questions, he’d find out and get back to me right away.
He made sure everything was beautiful for Arianne and Kris. Dean and his team, made it easy for us, vendors, with the timeline he created for us. Everything was organized, and even until that evening when it was time for me to pick up some rentals, he and his staff had gathered them together in a room for me, he sent me a text to let me know they were ready for pick up.
I would recommend Dean to my future brides/​clients in a heartbeat! He is just awesome to work with. He and his staff did an awesome job, and I know Arianne and Kris would agree!

Where do I begin? I only had 2 ½ months to plan my wedding. I called Dean one night after finding him on Unilocal and he returned my call right away. I asked him a few questions and 5 minutes into our conversation I knew he was the wedding coordinator that would help me with all my wedding details. When I met him in person, my thoughts and ideas were all over the place. He helped me organize and prioritize! He helped me feel secure. When I felt like things were not going as planned I would call Dean and he would come up with plan B/​C/​D/​E… I loved it! Dean also made sure all of my vendors were on the same page. I really loved the communication. Days before my wedding he started putting things into place for me and I was so excited that all the little details I wanted were included. He attended my ceremony rehearsal and his team got to know me (bridezilla), my husband (the cool groom), and our wedding party (the hard headed arrive late people). To be honest, that night, I was a little unsure of how they were going to be able to handle all of us on the day of the wedding. With only 2 days to go before the big day, I had been experiencing a week of sleepless nights and anxiety. Not to mention I had become very emotional, hot tempered, uneasy, sensitive, and nonnegotiable. Bridezilla was an understatement. I let Dean know that the Hulk was going to come out the day of the wedding and to be prepared… OMG! And he was!!! So was his team! It was crazy amazing! They were crazy amazing!, very patient, compassionate, caring, and made me feel like I was a princess! They catered to my every need and more. Dean always kept his composure despite the challenges. Theresa and Tina always had a smile on their face every time I saw them. My MOH and bridesmaids were very impressed. My groom was also so thankful for Dean and his team. Theresa and Tina were uuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhMAZING!!! I don’t know what I would have done without them. I had an anxiety attack in the middle of the reception and had to lie down in the back room. My mother even came in and asked me to take Xanax but I refused as Dean, Tina, and THERESA kept me in one piece. They have provided me services that I believe money cannot buy. And I am forever grateful for them. Not only were they able to take care of me they made sure they knew where EVERYTHING was (and I mean everything). They made sure no detail that I wanted was missed. And they cleaned up and I still call Dean to this day asking him if he knows where things of mine are. He’s just too sweet! If you are looking for a coordinator and a team that will give your event the perfect execution, go with Dean Bernard! He gave me and my husband the wedding of our dreams!!! Thank you Dean we love you!!!

If Unilocal offered a million stars for a review, it still wouldn’t be enough to show you guys how amazing Dean and his team really are.
I’m a psych nurse who works over 40 hours a week and was in panic due to the little time I had to plan for my wedding. I met Dean through a friend who recommended him to me. At first I was sketched being one of his first few weddings and considering how young he looks. But it just goes to show how looks can be so deceiving because he was professional with my husband and I from beginning to end as if he was in this industry for years!
I was with Dean on my wedding journey for a straight year and I seriously don’t know how I could have done it without him. He was not only there to plan for my beautiful wedding but he went above and beyond for my wedding shower as well. I swear you can give this guy 3 ideas or show him your Pinterest and he’ll take that idea and run with it over exceeding your expectations!
My wedding/​shower was more than I ever imagined it to be. I was thinking low key and simple, Dean and his team took it to a whole new level! His perfectionist and OCD tendencies are the ones a bride would want for her wedding/​shower. He’s very detail oriented, organized, punctual, and finds the best deals and bargains for you. He was also probably the only one that calmed my nerves through out my planning because when he says «don’t worry I’ll handle it» (which was 90% of the time in my case) he definitely handled it!
During the wedding I can’t tell you enough how grateful I am for his team. He rolls deep to make every moment of your wedding perfect and have every one of your needs met. His team are young professionals who gets the job done and cater to you and your guest’s every need. They are very respectful, organized, on time and diligent in their line of work. Trust me, if they can handle 200 of my guests they can handle ANY!
To all the brides or grooms reading this… trust me when I say, he’s the one.

Absolutely amazing is all I can say. DB events was able to create exactly what I hoped for. I hired him for my grandma’s 80^th birthday and my daughters 1^st birthday. He will definitely compromise with whatever your budget is so money ain’t a problem. Personalized one on one meetings, very organized, and promising. I’m a bit of a perfectionist and he bared with me the whole way through. Did I mention absolutely patience? Why yes, open to any ideas! I’m truly thankful to have chosen Dean Bernard Events and extremely excited to work with him again. It’s never a disappointing factor with him, whether it’s weddings or birthdays. I can’t wait till my wedding day to collaborate (:

We had Dean as our wedding planner and he did an amazing job. I believe it was his first time planning a wedding, which made us skeptical at first. However, we were refered to him by a good friend of ours, and he had experience planning other events such as debut parties. We decided to go with him and we are very glad that we did. Without Dean, our wedding would not have been as remarkable nor as memorable as it was.
Dean has a passion for what he does. This is not just a job to him and he puts in a lot of effort into his planning. He has a great personality and has many great ideas of his own. We incorporated several of his styles/​designs and took his suggestions into consideration. Dean was also great at researching vendors and finding ways to save money where possible.
Dean always took the initiative when meeting with us and with the vendors. His commnication was excellent; never did we have to contact him to make sure things were going as planned. He would be the one contacting «us», making sure «we» were on track. When we did have to contact him, it was to notify him of changes and its effect on the schedule.
His uncanny ability to adapt to changes is astounding; both before and during the wedding. The actual event did not go exactly as planned (weddings never do) and Dean and his team adjusted to the changes. Numerous things went wrong before the ceremony. A good example are the broken boutonnieres for the groomsmen; the flower buds kept falling off from the stem. Luckily, Dean had a «wedding kit» that had superglue and glued them back on. This shows Dean’s aptitude on being prepared for anything.
We highly recommend Dean to plan any event in general, not just weddings. It was a pleasure to work with him and we would not hesitate to use him again for another event.