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Has anyone eloped or know of a great place to elope in the Chicagoland area? I would LOVE some elopement inspiration pictures or suggestions for location. We are deciding between having just the two of us and a witness or have our 4 sets of parents...

Did anyone who had to push their wedding due to covid-19 (or for any other reason) elope first and then plan a big reception later? My fiancé and I planned a big wedding for this April but decided this week to push it until next year so everyone we...

Has anyone done/heard of a shift wedding or open house? I am supposed to get married in April. I really do not want to push it back, but I also do not want to be unsafe with COVID. I was thinking we could have the ceremony to start with only bridal...

Hello! My engagement ring is rose gold from Brilliant Earth. I was shopping for my wedding band, and I decided to go somewhere different because the wedding bands at Brilliant Earth are a little out of our price range at the moment. I found one at...

Hi! I am wondering if anyone got their bridesmaids anything cute besides robes for the wedding day? I have been in a lot of weddings recently, and I love the robes, but I would like to see if there are any cute alternatives to the robes? My wedding...

Is it typical for your wedding photographer to leave before the end of the reception? Is there a reason they would need to stay after all of the "traditions" are done and everyone is just dancing? Thanks!

My fiancé and I recently went to see our favorite band and got to talk with them after the show. They told us they might be able to play at our wedding in April of 2021, but they're not positive about their tour schedule yet. I wanted to get some...

Has anyone use Azazie to mix and match styles AND colors? I was looking at dusty rose, stormy, and dusty blue. I was also contemplating adding a 4th color (for 11 bridesmaids) I was wondering if anyone has done this and how it ended up looking?! Love...

I'm having a morning ceremony and brunch reception. I'm working on save the dates and I feel like I should add something regarding the time on there since our timeline is atypical. I'd hate for people to make plans for earlier in the day and not find...

I've been loving the travel/adventure theme reception ideas I've been seeing on Pinterest! My fiancé and I love traveling together, and we always talk about our relationship like one big exciting adventure/trip. We are having a morning wedding and...

I'm trying to figure out how much alcohol to order for our wedding. We are having a brunch wedding on a Saturday morning/afternoon . Ceremony from 9:30-10, cocktail hour from 10-11 and reception from 11-3. Do you think I should just follow the...

We got engaged this summer, so we set up engagement pictures for this fall. I noticed most people put engagement photos on their save the dates. However, we're not getting married until April 2021, so we weren't going to send out save the dates until...

We are planning on having a buffet brunch style wedding, and I'm having trouble with the time line of the reception specifically. We have 3.5 hours (11:30-3) for eating, speeches, first dances, cake cutting, and dancing. We obviously want everyone to...

Hi! We're getting married at the Danada House on April 3, 2021. When talking with a possible photographer today, I started to wonder what the grounds will look like at that time of year. Has anyone held or been to a wedding in early April in Chicago...

We're holding a morning wedding and early afternoon reception (11:30-3:00). Our venue is a room with all windows (attached picture), so it'll be very bright. Our DJ asked if we wanted up lighting or dance floor lighting. I can't picture what that...