This rooftop spring wedding at Morgan’s on Fulton was such a vibe. The perfect cool kids, city wedding rooftop vibes were neverending. From the champagne tower, Kerry’s leather jacket overtop of her oh-so-chic wedding dress and cafe lights, this wedding is a city gals’ dream. There are only so many rooftops in Chicago where you can have a wedding and when you choose that, it’s certainly the whole vibe. Kerry & Harold also are the nicest humans out there so seeing all of the love and FUN that their guests brought to the day was a testament to who the two of them are as people and their lov ..read more

This San Miguel de Allende-inspired wedding for Michael + Zac was one of our favorites of the year. Michael and Zac had their original plans foiled by Covid several times over in several different locations which is when they called in us for reinforcement. Working with them was such a joy and they were all about the color and making a vibrant day. When we got to styling the day they gave me a photograph from their vacation to San Miguel de Allende and said to go for it. Everything was so well-thought-out from the red and mauve-hued color palette for their wedding party to tons of sweet detai ..read more

An eye-catching 70’s wedding at Salvage One is a “yes” from us. Rachel and Bob planned a fabulous 70’s themed wedding at Salvage One. Rachel has impeccable taste and knew exactly what she wanted, she just needed some help finding the perfect wedding vendors to make it happen. From their rehearsal dinner at Avondale Bowl, to the insanely colorful floral everywhere, to Rachel’s incredible dress/jumpsuit, to the disco ball place card details, at every turn this eye-catching 70’s wedding at Salvage One was impeccable. Don’t sleep on the amazing cake either—it seems like in the last few years most ..read more

This fusion wedding at the Chicago Botanic Gardens for Kesar and Matthew was so much fun to put together. They reached out in February and we started looking at venues in Michigan, Chicago, and California, three places that meant a lot to both of them. They knew they wanted to get married that summer and when the Chicago Botanic Gardens had a Saturday available in early May, they snagged it and we set off planning their weekend in just two months! The Sangeet Kesar and Matthew hosted their sangeet at Loft Lucia on Friday night (Cinco de Mayo) and we chose colors and flowers to complement them ..read more

This “something blue” wedding at The Arbory was the quintessential winter wedding and Emily + Justin poured their hearts into showing their guests their neighborhood and their love of Chicago. They bounced around Wicker Park and got some great shots with their crew at Reckless Records before heading to The Arbory for their ceremony. We picked up blue details throughout the set-up along with cozy rugs to compliment the plants and string lights already at The Arbory. Emily looked ethereal in her dress and guests were all greeted when they came in from the cold with a hot toddy and tea bar. Cock ..read more

A rock and roll wedding at Stan Mansion is our dream wedding to plan. When Crispin and Kaaren reached out to us and we talked about their ideas for the wedding, they wanted to be “punk eleganza” and an absolute banger. The creativity and thoughtfulness these two put into this day was our of this world. What does a rock and roll wedding at Stan Mansion include? Let’s start with asking all of your guests to wear all black to the event and your guests absolutely delivering. The entire event was truly a show and there were so many guests who we overheard saying how “them” every detail was. After ..read more

Carrie and Dan’s warehouse wedding at Morgan Manufacturing was such a joyful day. We helped Dan’s sweet brother and SIL get married a few years back and we were thrilled to see their crew again. Carrie’s taste is sophisticated and modern but her excitement about having everyone she loves in the room was the key theme. Carrie’s glam look set the tone for a modern and minimalist vibe. We chose classic black and white plus lots and lots of ferns to pop against the industrial backdrop of Morgan Manufacturing. Then, we added a touch of whimsy with the fringed chuppah (LOVE) and monster monstera le ..read more

This fusion wedding at Rockwell on the River was a multi-day extravaganza celebrating Saujanya and Hamish. Currently living in Australia, Saujanya and Hamish planned a four-day party for friends and family here in Chicago where Saujanya grew up and her family still lives. A sangeet kicked off the wedding day with Hamish riding a horse around Rockwell on the Rivers outdoor plaza. While Saujanya looked on, the crew danced and sang before Hamish headed inside to get his blessing from the priest and begin the Hindu ceremony.  Following a beautiful ceremony, guests ate a traditional Indian lu ..read more

This winter greenery wedding at Thalia Hall was a jaw-dropper. Carolina + Garrett have exquisite taste and their wedding left no doubt in anyone’s mind. We worked with them to plan and style everything after they had chosen the historic Thalia Hall as the backdrop for their day. Because we knew they had such good taste we finally got to pitch a bunch of ideas for the day we knew that they would be able to see the vision for and THEY DID. We paired classic black and white with greys and browns and the only pop of color we brought in was green so that it would seriously pop. We added mirrored a ..read more

Tara and Connor’s sophisticated Revel Motor Row wedding was the most stunning day. Never mind that this amazing bride was one of our very first AE interns! Read her wedding planning advice she wrote back in the day for future brides and let us be the first to say it was DREAM to have her as our bride. Not to mention that it’s the most wonderful thing to see someone that you care so much about be SO loved by her hubs. Connor was just such a devoted and kind partner to her during the whole process. With multiple chairs, multi-colored linen, and gorgeous fall floral paired with a classic black a ..read more