laurae62783 and James's Profile
August 28, 2009
Engaged On: Aug 8, 2008
Ceremony Location: Hotel 71
71 E Wacker Dr
Chicago, IL 60673
6:00 PM -
Reception Location: Hotel 71
71 E Wacker Dr
Chicago, IL 60601
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Valerie Dulzer
So happy for both of you and have been waiting for this day to come! Since I was there that midnight when you two were frist dating:)

Posted On: Jul 18, 2009 11:26 AM

Aunt Dorothy
Can't wait , It's going to be great

Posted On: Jul 17, 2009 11:18 AM

Beth
I love the site!! I can't wait till the wedding! I always said you guys were gonna get married at some point...ever since the "I love Jimmy, I hate Jimmy" days! Congrats guys!

Posted On: Jul 16, 2009 11:40 PM

Pam
omg you guys are TOO cute! cant wait for the big day, so excited to see u guys again!

Posted On: Jul 16, 2009 7:08 PM

Jennifer
Cute site I love it... Love your Sister

Posted On: Jul 14, 2009 10:14 PM

Jess LaCroix
Yeah baby!!!! I'm the first one to sign :) I'm so happy for you guys. You're perfect for eachother and I'm so honored to be a part of one of the most special days of your liveS. It's so amazing to me to have watched the two of you over the years. Thank you both for allowing me to be a part of your happiness. Love you both for always! XoXoX <3

Posted On: May 23, 2009 11:21 PM
My Reviews (6)
Ceremony & Reception Venue
Hotel 71
Chicago, Illinois 60601

Review Date: 09/14/2009
Services Used: Ceremony & Reception Venue

5.0
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Professionalism:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
I am originally from the Chicagoland area, but now live out of state. This was the perfect location for us because of the beautiful views and since it was in the heart of the city it made the weekend just unforgettable. Everyone at the hotel was really helpful and seemed to understand what I wanted when planning and executing the day. I don't know how long they have been doing weddings at the location but they seemed really organized with everything except there was all sorts of confusion on their end with the financial aspect of things when it came to totals and amount owed and things like that.

Aside from that I liked how the cake was included in the package, along with the table linen, and many other things... it gave me one less thing to do and figure out being out of town. If I had to do it all over again I would pick the same place, it was great.

Photography
DJ
Videography
The Pros

Review Date: 09/14/2009
Services Used: Photography, DJ, Videography

4.6
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:4.0 out of 5.0(4.0/5.0)
Professionalism:4.0 out of 5.0(4.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
I booked photo/video/dj with the pros. All three of my vendors were wonderful. The actual company is on the east coast so it was a struggle for me at times talking with them because I am 3 hour time difference in Arizona. The representative I was working with did not originally relay that info to the photo/video/dj so they were trying to contact me and bad times a day and it was stressful. Once we all got on the same page everything was great.

The DJ totally got our little group from first meeting, and played all the right things! He was funny and interactive.
Photographer was also funny, and came along with us in the limo to take pictures and it was a fun experience.
We are not big on video so we got the cheapest budget package, and I have yet to see it since our wedding was the end of last month, but I am confident it will be good. Our bridal party had a blast with it so I heard, they all got to say a few words privately so that will be interesting to see. =)

Flowers & Decor
WedIdeas.com
Melbourne, Florida

Review Date: 09/14/2009
Services Used: Flowers & Decor

5.0
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Professionalism:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Wonderful overall! Beautiful flowers, affordable! People thought they were real!! I got 12 bouts, 6 bridesmaid bouquets and then a larger one to match for myself. In addition, we got a cake topper and corsages for the moms and everything turned out perfect! Highly recommend! I saved so much money and the best part is you can keep the flowers forever!

Invitations
Jean M

Review Date: 09/14/2009
Services Used: Invitations

5.0
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Professionalism:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Easy website, liked the preview option. The invites from Jean were my favorite the whole time but I chose a cheaper one from a different company first that they screwed up 3 times, ended up refunding all of that and going with the JeanM ones... should have just done that from the beginning. Rushed the delivery, got them on time and perfect.

Officiant
Amethyst Engagements
Chicago, Illinois 60613

Review Date: 09/14/2009
Services Used: Officiant

5.0
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Professionalism:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Highly recommend! The ceremony was beautiful and totally us! I was planning from long distance, and just by talking on the phone I felt like we connected and she totally understood what I was going for and it could really show in the final product!

Beauty & Health
Appease Inc.
Chicago, Illinois 60139

Review Date: 09/14/2009
Services Used: Beauty & Health

4.8
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:4.0 out of 5.0(4.0/5.0)
Professionalism:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
I loved that they came to the hotel we were at because our ceremony and reception were both there, we were staying there, and we were in town from Arizona so basically the wedding day was made so much simpler because we didn't have to journey all over the city to get things done!