About us

Chicago’s best wedding planners, Anticipation Events, is a boutique event planning and styling company specializing in atypical and stylish weddings, social occasions, and special events. We’re crazy good at ensuring every detail is in place down to the last disco ball. Our attention to detail and ability to organize, paired with an eye for style means you get the best of both worlds: planner and designer.

With hundreds of events planned, dozens of crises averted, and countless candles lit, Team AE is your secret weapon for a stress-free event. When we’re not at a party, we dabble in music, food, interiors, and travel to keep our senses honed and the inspiration flowing. We call Chicago home, but you can book us worldwide.

Meet the team

Elizabeth Tulipana

Emma Winter

Heather Wautelet

Esther Sung

Edirin Davis

Sarah Overzet

Elizabeth Tulipana

Elizabeth lives in Logan Square with her human companion, Tom, and their canine pal Lenny. Prior to founding Anticipation Events in 2009, Elizabeth worked as an event planner at one of Chicago’s most beloved cultural institutions, Shedd Aquarium. She stays busy in her free time with a variety of creative pursuits and she continues her globetrotting adventures every chance she gets. She refuses to choose between a disco ball and a confetti cannon, her favorite sandwich is a gyro, and her favorite animal is a flamingo.

Emma Winter

Emma is a lead coordinator for Team AE and she lives in Bucktown with her husband and their daughter. She has been planning events for 15 years with a focus on weddings, cultural events, and corporate events. She firmly plants herself on team disco ball and will not look back. Her favorite song to hear at a wedding is Let’s Go Crazy by Prince, her favorite sandwich is a PB+J and her favorite animal is a raccoon.

Heather Wautelet

Heather is a lead coordinator for Team AE and she lives in Lakeview with her two wild things (daughters), her husband, and two ancient (and chubby) cats. She has been planning events for 20 years — at an art gallery, auction house, Food52, and several not-for-profits before turning her eye to weddings. Her favorite sandwich is a bodega Italian (shredded lettuce, vinegar, and something pickled are non-negotiable), she loves a theme party, early 2000’s hip hop, and her favorite animal is a red cardinal.  

Esther Sung

Esther is a lead coordinator and social media manager for Team AE. Her event experience includes social, staffing, and weddings. Her best dance move is the “bop and sway with a drink in one hand,” her favorite sandwich is a turkey sub from an Italian deli, but the bread must be from D’Amato’s and her favorite animal is a tiger (but, please, only from afar.) 

Edirin Davis

Edirin is an Assistant Coordinator with Team AE, bringing five years of experience in experiential event planning and corporate project management before finding herself drawn to the wedding world. She lives in Humboldt Park with her husband and daughter, and when she’s not orchestrating details behind the scenes, you’ll likely find her on the dance floor. Her go-to move is a body rolllll (the longer the “L’s,” the better). Beyoncé always gets her moving and she’ll choose a disco ball over a confetti cannon any day because sparkle moments are everything.

Sarah Overzet

Sarah is an assistant coordinator for Team AE as well as helps with our marketing and social media. She was born, raised, and lives in the southwest suburbs with her husband, their two sons, and two dogs. She has been in the wedding industry since she was 16, working at a local floral shop, managing a wedding venue in Austin, and has been with Team AE since 2019. Her favorite animal is a tiger, and she loves the drama of a confetti cannon.