Karissa truly allowed us to be guests at our own wedding. She is extremely organized and kept us on track throughout the entire process. She has so much experience and was able to offer guidance and advice when we needed it. Karissa’s attention to detail is unmatched and she executed all our ideas perfectly. She was able to ease my mind many times leading up to the wedding, and I am so grateful (thanks to her!) that we had a stress-free day. She exceeded our expectations, and we would recommend her to anyone planning a wedding or event! She is truly the best of the best. Thank you Karissa!!

Karissa with Gather Event Planning was amazing to work with! From our first meeting to the day of the wedding she was kind, confident, and highly organized! We traveled from out of town and upon arriving, Karissa had everything under control. Due to her efficiency and organizational skills the wedding day was a 10 out of 10. Everything flowed smoothly and we were all able to enjoy the day to the fullest from start to finish. We cannot say enough about how wonderful our experience was working with Karissa! She always had a smile on her face and was always one step ahead! Thank you, Karissa, for all you did to make our daughter’s wedding day so perfect!

Karissa and her team were absolutely amazing! We were lucky enough to have her on property as the day of coordinator and it was such a treat! She is so easy to work with and will make your day run so smoothly. She does what it takes to get the job done without thinking twice. She is always one step ahead and doing the thinking for you. We would 100% would recommend her to any couples looking for a planner, she will make your day beyond perfect!

Words cannot even begin to express how incredible Karissa is. We simply couldn't have done our wedding without her. She was an absolute dream to work with. If you're looking for someone to trust and execute an upcoming event, look no further. On top of being insanely good at her job, she's such a delight to work with. Kind, patient and so hard working.

Karissa truly is the reason our wedding reception was so successful! If you are looking for someone full of ideas, details, organization, and dreams then Karissa is it! She kept me on task, helped communicate with vendors, and encouraged us to be ourselves throughout the entire process. I’m so grateful to have Karissa around to lean on for any future happenings for myself or our loved ones. 10/10!

I am very fortunate to be able to spend quite a few weekends a year working with Karissa Kjos! She is so incredible at what she does and she is always able to pull off such beautiful weddings. From the detailed timelines, quick correspondence, transforming a field into a stunning wedding venue, and making sure you have a stress-free day, she is truly an amazing pleasure to work with! You will most definitely not be disappointed!

I have loved working with and recommending Karissa for her exceptional planning and production skills. She is the ultimate professional and a joy to work with. The fact that she creates lasting relationships with her clients, vendors and team members is proof of her outstanding work!

Karissa did an absolute amazing job throughout the whole planning process. I also didn’t have to worry about a THING on our big day!

We are so glad we hired Karissa of Gather Event Planning to be our day of coordinator! She helped make our big day go by smoothly. She’s so nice, easy to work with and very professional. Thank you Karissa!

Karissa went above and beyond for me for my wedding! She made my wedding day absolutely beautiful! I had a vision of my wedding day and Karissa made that happen for me! She is an excellent wedding coordinator. She is super organized, detailed oriented, kind hearted and super easy to work with! I would highly recommend Karissa for any event coordination!

Karissa is the total bomb when it comes to planning a wedding. We were so blessed to have her plan our special day. Thank you Karissa for all of your hard work. We can’t thank you enough and 5 stars ain’t enough so I’m giving you a million more. Thanks for everything.

Karissa was an absolute delight to work with. She helped to make our special day everything we hoped it would be, and she made the planning process infinitely less stressful for us! Karissa is very professional and organized, and she did not stray from the budget we had set. We were very pleased with our wedding day, and we certainly could not have done it without Karissa. We would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking to plan a stress free wedding.

I can't even describe how incredible Karissa is, she made wedding planning and my wedding day SO stress free! Because of her, I was able to enjoy our day and not worry about a thing. She is absolutely the best!!

I cannot thank Karissa enough for making our daughters wedding such an amazing, stress free event. So easy and fun to work with. She handled all the vendors and timeline details so we could just enjoy the big day! Her organization and attention to details made the the day so perfect. I would highly recommended Gather, LLC for any event!

Karissa is such a joy to work with! She is so organized and truly handles all of the details for her clients in such a seamless, professional, beautiful way. I would recommend her to any and all wedding couples looking for someone to take the planning stress off of their shoulders. She is incredible!

We absolutely loved having Karissa as part of our wedding team – she was attentive to every little detail & made sure everything ran smoothly. As a type A bride I was worried that I would be anxious the day of but having Karissa there took that away completely. I trusted that she had it handled & she did! We truly could not have done it without her. Thank you Karissa!!!

As a local wedding florist, I’ve overlapped with Karissa a handful of times and I can confidently say that she’s one of the *BEST* wedding/event planners in North Dakota! She’s organized, communicative, professional, and 100% invested in making her clients' day a success. She offers full-service, partial planning, and day-of wedding coordination for couples looking to simplify and streamline their big days. Karissa is so sweet, genuinely listens to you and shares in your vision and then pulls all the strings to execute it flawlessly. Best investment ever. 10/10 would highly recommend booking her for your next event!