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anticipation events destination weddings

Hello, hello. Remember when I used to blog here? So do I. It’s been an amazing, whirlwind of a crazy year for Anticipation Events. So much travel, so many beautiful destination weddings and so much fantastic news to share. As wedding season 3.0 winds down, I promise I’m back and ready to catch you up on all of the beautiful things I have to share.

- Weddings galore: from a lakeside in Wisconsin, a cotton field in Arkansas, an art museum in Omaha and a chic boutique hotel in Chicago, we’ve been trucking around the country bringing a little love to brides and grooms anywhere we can find them.
- My little sister gets married. Holy crap. I pull double duty as coordinator and maid-of-honor.
- We hire another fantastic coordinator to join the team. I know you can’t wait to meet her…
- We’re currently working on a complete website makeover. In the meantime, you’ll notice our little blog has had a little makeover herself. We hope you like.
- And this just in, we’ll be spending the winter prepping for Indie Wed 2013. We’re so thrilled to be accepted as a vendor for this fantastic show and hope to see all of your smiling faces there!

Let’s get ready to rumble….

destination barn wedding at three sisters park

So I’ve been anxiously awaiting the arrival of these photos in my inbox. Ryanne + Kevin were married in May at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois. It was a party of epic proportions that was preceded by a bit of chaos. The park was exactly their vision: a totally rustic barn surrounded with wide open space. Kevin + Ryanne did so much themselves: sweeping out the barn, hanging lights and they really rolled with the punches when it rained all week and we had to move the ceremony inside at the last minute. Also, they were totally cool when the sheep crashed the party and ordered gin and tonics. And then there’s this picture with this horse, which I think tends to make up for most of the pre-wedding chaos. I’m pretty sure the only thing that could have made this photo better is if that horse were a magic wedding unicorn. I almost wouldn’t have been surprised.

Not bad for a makeshift ceremony site 30 minutes before the wedding? Thank God for amazing vendors like Heather at Events By Bloom and the indelible Ronald Roberts for jumping in and putting this together with me so that we could wait until the very last second in hopes that the rain would clear.

Truly an unforgettable wedding day and a fabulous story for the Anticipation Events archives. I could not have more fun with you two and I hope your happily ever after is filled with as many outrageously funny stories and adventures as your wedding day was.

*all eye-candy courtesy of Deidre Lynn Photography

Ryanne + Kevin’s Vendors
Ceremony + Reception: Three Sisters Park
Day-of Coordination: Anticipation Events
DJ: Ronald Roberts
Catering + Cake: Cracked Pepper
Photography: Deidre Lynn Photography
Videography: ZNeff Weddings
Florist: Events By Bloom
Make-up: B. Loved Stylists
Hair: Melissa Bakel
Photo Booth: PeekABooth
Guest Hotel: Windgate by Wyndham

classic university of chicago wedding

Missy + Tu met at University of Chicago and reunited there in March with family and friends to say their vows. Their University of Chicago wedding featured a gorgeous ceremony at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel followed by an ear-splitting party at the Quadrangle Club. They currently live in California and were the most laid-back couple about all of their planning (in other words) a total joy to work with! They made me work though: with nine bridesmaids and nine groomsmen I was prepared for a challenge! After working with them though, it was easy to see why they had 18 people stand up for them on their wedding day: they are truly loved and all of their friends and family went above and beyond to make their day fantastic (and my job a joy!) Here’s how it all went down:

You know “the sprinkler” completes any great wedding. Even better when the cutest little guy ever is making it happen. Congrats Missy + Tu: many, many more happy days to come!

*all eye-candy courtesy of: David and Cathy Photography

Missy + Tu’s Vendors
Ceremony: Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Reception: Quadrangle Club
Day-of Coordination: Anticipation Events
DJ: DJ Kel-Win
Catering: Quadrangle Club
Photography: David and Cathy Photography
Florist: Kio Kreations
Make-up: Darbie Day Make-up
Hair: Blade Hair Skin Body
Cake: Alliance Bakery
Guest Hotel: Dana Hotel and Spa

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:

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.

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