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Engaging Events By Ali is a wedding planner & designer in Chicago, Illinois specializing in Chicago weddings, South Asian weddings & destination weddings.

Over the years of event planning, I have been recognized as leader in the wedding and event industry. I was named an top A-List Destination Planner by Destination Weddings & Honeymoons magazine and have been named one of the Favorites Chicago Wedding Planners by Chicago Magazine and was named one of Chicago’s favorite wedding planners by Brides magazine. I have planned over 375 weddings in Chicago and many of them have taken place all over the world, including Los Cabos, Turks and Caicos, Costa Rica, Napa, Fiji, England, Ireland and South Africa.

Let's make your wedding amazing!! From the moment you are engaged until you are whisked away to the honeymoon suite, Engaging Events by Ali can help with all areas of your wedding planning. We offer full planning, weekend-of coordination, a "blueprint" package to get you started or hourly consultation. From a small cocktail reception to a lavish black-tie dance!

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Frequently asked questions

Do you offer an hourly rate?

No

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Day-of Coordination
Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Civil
Cultural
Destination
Elopement
Eco-Friendly
Military
Non-Religious
Religious

How many planners are on your team?

3
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Grace M. Sent on 01/03/2024
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The best decision!

Ali was the best decision for wedding planning! We hired her to be the day of coordinator for our wedding and she made the day seamless. She had everything organized and was highly engaging 2 months leading up to our wedding to help finalize all the details. From getting ready in the morning to helping ensure the venue was ready, the day went off without a hitch due to Ali and her team.
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Promiti P. Sent on 06/21/2022
5 out of 5 rating

The best decision I made

Ali was the best decision we made during this entire wedding process! My wedding was 4 days long with 200 guests, so you can imagine it was not easy to plan. I was told multiple times that I was the calmest bride my guests have ever seen, and I owe that to Ali and her team. She was with me for a 10-month planning process, but really stepped up the week of the wedding. Every detail was taken care of, and more. She was more knowledgeable of Indian/Bengali weddings than I was and managed everything (and everyone) with the stern-but-very-polite attitude you need from your planner. My wedding was exactly as I wished it. All of my vendors were amazing (~90% of which were recommended by Ali) and I am so very thankful to my planner, and now friend!
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Paige S. Sent on 08/02/2020
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Five Stars!

We had to change our wedding plans and hired Ali as our officiant about 3 weeks before our wedding date. She jumped right in and wrote a beautiful ceremony for us. We were able to give her feedback via email and zoom, and we finally met her in person about 5 minutes before walking down the aisle. She was wonderful and we would definitely recommend her!
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