"a little DAB'll do ya!" Events & Weddings

Dean Black is a one in a million decorator! For our wedding, we were looking to have a simple, causal presentation and Dean helped us have that and more AND at a reasonable price. Dean is creative, attentive, and goes the extra mile to present beautiful considered work. We appreciate Dean and are thankful for his energy in helping to make our day happily complete!!

We held our rehearsal dinner at Dean's place of employment. I literally handed over all the decorations for the evening to Dean as we scurried to the church. When we returned, we were stunned by the way he turned the room into something magical. He was kind, confident, friendly and professional. He saw to every little detail, right down to a groomsman's Birthday! I highly recommend "a little DAB'll do ya" for your next special event.

I worked with Dean Black (DAB) for over 2 years on 2 surprise parties for my wife. It went that long due to Covid. They were to occur over Memorial Weekend 2020 but was postponed a year due to Covid. Dean is such a great source of experience and knowledge for whatever kind of party you might want to have his help with. I didn’t always agree with his recommendations but I came to respect and ultimately follow his lead on the many details of these 2 parties that included over 100 people in attendance. One of the key “saves” that Dean did was to respond aggressively and assertively when 4 days before the 1st event our caterer of 2 years pulled out! What terrible timing. Dean wasn’t flustered and he got me 3 bids with similar pricing within 24 hours. And this was for the start of a 3-day holiday weekend. I really surprised at how quickly and appropriately he got them. And the food was EXCELLENT! Dean doesn’t just plan things with you thankfully. On the 2 days of the 2 evenings’ events, he personally worked all day preparing them as well as he was actively involved supporting both events that night. His pleasant, smiling, personable persona was so welcomed and helpful. Weeks before the weekend of these events I became increasingly stressed and anxious with all the various details and loose ends of such events that need to be addressed as the dates get closer. He did a great job of “holding my hand” an helping to assuage my anxiety. I really couldn’t have asked for a better partner for these events. And they both went very well. One thing I didn’t expect from an event planner but which was very helpful and which he has tremendous ability is his creativeness and artistic skills. He came up with designs for invitations and websites that were very colorful, inviting and beautiful. These skills were a huge additional bonus. And he updated them the 2nd year and made them even more colorful and inviting. Obviously, I am so very happy that I engaged Dean and I will ask him to do my next big event!