We used Sweetchic Events to plan our recent wedding in Chicago on the recommendation of a friend and were lucky to have Charlene Liang as our planner. Charlene is a consummate professional and absolute master of her craft. We learned in working with her that she has decades of experience in the hospitality industry and wedding planning – it shows! She is prepared, direct, smart, and patient – perfect qualities in a planner. We had a winter wedding in the city, and it was very important for us that our guests did not have to deal with Chicago weather, that we had plans in place to be able to take photos, etc. Charlene found a venue – the Sofitel Hotel – only a few blocks from the church that checked every box and was under budget. She was able to negotiate discounts on our behalf and asked for things we would never have considered but made all the difference for the wedding.

We had a short (8-month) engagement and brought in Charlene only 7 months before the event. We also had quite a few hurdles to jump through with having a Catholic ceremony and had to work with a contingency plan for our ceremony cite up until a month before the wedding. Charlene handled everything perfectly and always made us feel like everything would work out – and it did! Every vendor she connected us with was exactly within our budget and was all-around excellent. Our DJ (Amplified Events), Florist (Flor del Monte), and photographers (Studio Finch) had worked with Charlene before, and it made everything so seamless on the day-of. We had to make a last-minute change to the hair stylist two weeks before the wedding and she made something that should have been stressful into a smooth process. She helped us translate a Pinterest board with a few photos into the most beautiful floral arrangements and exactly the timeless, classic look we were going for.

From recommending how to tweak our dinner dishes to making detailed day-of timelines – including pocket itineraries for our whole wedding party – and communicating with all our vendors, she was an invaluable part of making our day possible. Every vendor on the day of the event commented on how smooth and seamless the wedding was for them as well. It made everyone truly able to enjoy the day instead of it being stressful. In looking through our photos, one of our favorite pictures from the day is our photo with Charlene when we did a sneak peek at the reception set up before guests arrived – we think that says a lot about how important she was to making it the best day of our lives. We whole-heartedly recommend her for anyone planning a wedding in Chicago.

Courtney and sweetchic were everything and more that we could have wanted in a wedding planner. she worked with our vision, going above and beyond to achieve it. she’s personable, professional and simply wonderful!

Hands down, the best choice I made in planning our wedding was booking Sweetchic Events. My bridesmaids have started referring to Sweetchic as the gold standard of wedding coordination. We booked Sweetchic’s Day-Of Coordination services, which actually included the two months leading up to the big day as well. Charlene’s organization is unparalleled, and she handled follow-ups with our less-responsive vendors like a champ. On the wedding day, Charlene and Brooke were truly the glue that held everything together. They were a constant calming presence as all the moving pieces came together, and they gave kind, assertive direction when it was needed. On top of that, their pricing is more than fair. I highly, HIGHLY recommend Sweetchic Events.