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award winning wedding planning in chicago

We won thanks to the love from our 2012 clients! Yay! Thank you for telling the world that we do award worthy wedding planning in Chicago!

“WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards recipients represent the top five percent of wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism.”

wedding wire 2013

Happy New Year indeed!

salvage one wedding on style me pretty

Diana + Mike’s urban Salvage One wedding last year was ah-mazing!.  I am finally posting some pictures from their incredible party now that the feature has been posted on Style Me Pretty.  Because Olivia Leigh is an amazing photographer with a bigger distaste for mayo than yours truly (seriously, it’s written in her contract which basically puts her on rock star status level) and because my words would likely only detract from her talent and also because I know you’re only here for the wedding p0rn…anyhow, and in honor of this, the longest run-on sentence on this blog to date, here you go:

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Style Me Pretty agreed they are a beautiful couple who threw a fabulous party and I am so glad I was able to be a part of it all.

*all photos by the mayo-hating, photo-taking queen: Olivia Leigh Photographie

Diana + Mike’s Vendors
Ceremony + Reception: Salvage One
Planning + Day-of Coordination: Anticipation Events
Ceremony Music + DJ: Style Matters
Catering: Blue Plate
Photography: Olivia Leigh Photographie
Florist: Friend of the Bride
Videography: Studio 272
Make-up: Sonia Roselli
Hair: Dennis Bartolomei Salon
Officiant: Barry with Chicago Weddings
Photobooth: Magnolia Photo Booth Co.
Cake: Amy Beck Cake Design
Guest Hotel: Hotel Palomar

award winning chicago wedding planner

oh hey hey!  two full years in business and two bride’s choice awards.  thanks to our 2011 brides for being amazing and helping us win this award again.  it basically means Anticipation Events is in the top 5% of wedding pros nationwide, which is nothing to shake a bouquet at.  respect the wedding planner people, respect the wedding planner.

Weddings, Wedding Venues
2012 Bride's Choice Awards | Best Wedding Photographers, Wedding Dresses, Wedding Cakes, Wedding Florists, Wedding Planners

lucky in love, happy clients

I just had to share this lovely email from one of my very first clients.  It really makes my heart all warm and fuzzy.

Hi Elizabeth,

I don’t know if you continue to follow wedding blogs after the wedding, but I wanted to tell you about my latest post-wedding life event… Dave and I had a baby last week!  Her name is Harper Wells, and she’s so far just fantastic at being a baby.  She eats and sleeps well and mostly complains about totally reasonable things that need to be fixed.  We’re very lucky.  Dave and I still talk about how great it was to have you run our wedding day, so I wanted you to know that we are happier than ever.
Hope all is well with you!

Such a cool job I have.  Such lovely people I meet.

award winning chicago and destination wedding planners

Yay!  Hooray!  We won!  Okay, it’s not like we ran a marathon or even accepted the Bachelor’s final rose, but we’re so thrilled to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards for 2011 from WeddingWire!  It means we’re in the top 5% of wedding planners nationwide and more importantly, it means our brides (and grooms!) are happy with the work we do for them.  And we feel so lucky to be able to do it!  Looking forward to another fantastic year.

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how have we not shared these clips with you yet? a how have we not shared these clips with you yet? a delightful day for delightful humans one year ago! 🌅
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Styling + Coordination: @anticipationevents 📋
Music: @beatmixchicago 🎵
Florist: @sprouthomechicago 🌸
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Rentals: @tablescapeschgo + @boweryandbash 🍽️
Photo Booth: @fotioco 🎞️
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Planner @anticipationevents 
Venue + Catering @thaliahallchicago 
Florals @splendor_of_eden 
Rentals @hallsrental @tablescapeschgo
Band + Ceremony Musicians @bluewaterkingsband
Hair @merakiroomchicago
Makeup @kelseyjoelle
Chalkboard Art @latenightchalkshow
Rehearsal Dinner + Dessert @pilotprojectbrewing
Officiant @ravsteven
Transportation @charterup
Dress @newhite_bridal
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