T E N years young + the most rad party giveaway

We’re TEN! Anticipation Events is 10 years old this month! Instead of throwing a party for ourselves we decided to throw a party for YOU. It could be a wedding, an anniversary, a birthday, whatever, we’re just jazzed to team up with some of our wildest friends who also happen to be the best in […]
meet emily, our summer wedding planning intern!

We’re so excited to introduce you to Emily, our amazing new wedding planning intern! If you worked with us recently, you’ve seen her around – organizing escort cards, checking table counts, and so much more. We’re thrilled to have her on board and can’t wait for you to get to know her better.
meet aimee. anticipation avents coordinator!

Ready, Internet? Next up, we’re introducing you to Aimee Webster, one of our amazing and super talented event coordinators! Sure, you knew her best dance move already (if you read our About Us page), but you didn’t know she got married in Chicago and has some seriously great advice for your wedding!
meet journey, the newest member of the anticipation events team!

Those of you who’ve worked with us over the past few years probably met our sweet, hardworking assistant (or intern!) named Journey. Well, we loved Journey so much that after she interned with us in 2016, we couldn’t let her go. So, she’s been assisting on weddings since, got a TON of event planning experience […]
hello internet! meet laura, our chief wedding coordinator!

We thought it was about time we finally introduced ourselves around here. So first up… Internet, meet Laura. Our fearless chief wedding coordinator not only coordinates tons of AE weddings each year, but when she’s not running weddings, you can usually find her in her favorite coffee shop taking care of all of the administrative […]
meet sabrina, our amazing intern!
A little heartbroken over here these days. Our beloved #Sabrintern packed up her downtown abode and headed back to Ohio for her senior year of college. It physically pained me to write that, how absolutely amazing does that sound? One more senior year for me would be a dream come true. I went all “it […]
happy anniversary to chicago’s best wedding planner!
Julia here, taking over the blog to wish Chicago’s best wedding planner, Anticipation Events, a very happy five year anniversary! Five years ago, my wedding was one of Elizabeth’s first with Anticipation Events. She was caught in several photos, always with a big smile on her face. (Despite my being “one of the craftiest brides […]
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 […]
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 […]
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!