loft wedding at bridgeport arts center
Audrey + Richard were married in August at Skyline Loft at Bridgeport Arts Center. We were lucky enough to do a lot of planning with them, helping them book their vendors and thus making it a wedding full of some of our favorites!
meet me! i’m a chicago wedding and event planner!
I had the amazing opportunity to invite some wonderful ladies over one Saturday morning to chat about me and all of the various things I am working on as a chicago wedding and event planner. (I’m terrible at talking about myself and my work, I think, so it’s one of my goals in 2014 to […]
city wedding at art institute of chicago + park hyatt
Pam and Ed were married in June at Art Institute of Chicago and had their reception at Chicago Park Hyatt. I remember getting off the phone with Pam after our initial call and saying out loud “I want this wedding.” Fifty-somethings, neither of whom had ever been married and then they flipping found each other. […]
DIY thanksgiving party ideas
The holidays were no less than insane for Anticipation Events. Between holidays parties to plan, a couple of winter weddings to coordinate and some pretty exciting press we received I also threw together my favorite DIY Thanksgiving party ideas for you in Marie Claire. My first full page article and my first byline in all […]
country club wedding at north shore country club
Areta + Ryan were married in September at Queen of All Saints Basilica and hosted their family and friends for a rocking reception at North Shore Country Club. They had the loveliest, most classic and timeless wedding. And let’s just take a moment to say, “DANG!” what a stunning bride Areta was. Dang.
award winning wedding planning in chicago
It’s true! You’ve probably been inundated by this on TMZ and E! News all week long but we’ve won the WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Award for the FOURTH year in a row. Sometimes it’s hard to believe we’ve been in business for four years but we couldn’t be more pleased to have this honor. The WeddingWire […]
urban wedding at ravenswood event center
So Tracey + Joshua got married: in serious style. They hosted almost 300 people at Ravenswood Event Center in late June. I love the story that Tracey’s friend told of how they met: she and Joshua went on a date via an online dating site. Though she knew Josh wasn’t her person she thought he […]
museum wedding at peggy notebaert nature museum
Megan + Parker were married at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in May. They had a Memorial Day weekend brunch wedding, which if you know me and my personal obsession with brunch (who isn’t obsessed with mimosas and Bloody Mary’s?) then you know we were a match made in wedding heaven. Megan got up really early […]
cbs chicago’s ask a chicago expert: yep, that’s me!
Recently I was one of the experts in CBS Chicago’s, Best of Chicago: ‘Ask an Expert’ series. Who am I to argue with that? The article features tips for hosting a baby shower but can be applied to any shower or party in general. You can check the whole article out here!
natural wedding at garfield park conservatory
Jolyne + Brendan were married at Park Community Church in April and celebrated their reception at Garfield Park Conservatory. This was a particularly fun challenge for me because we planned the entire wedding in 11 weeks. They knew they were going to get engaged, so they reached out to me and luckily Garfield Park Conservatory […]
