Discussions from Illinois Planning

Hi Everyone! Congratulations on your engagement! I just saw on here that we are all getting married on 7/27/19 in IL! I figured I would start a thread so we can exchange ideas, share experiences, and...

Morning ladies! This is pretty cool knowing we all have the same date and live in Illinois. I now have more people who’ll understand my struggles and pain lol

Any good videographers in Chicago!!! With a good cost and quality work?

Looking for an awesome baker in the Chicago area to do our wedding cake for next year and I have no clue where to start. Any couples have anyone they have used and loved? Suggestions welcome!

Hi date twins! I am brand new at this, so I have absolutely no idea what i'm doing. But I was wondering how everyone is doing with timelines and when you are booking things. My fiance is in the Marine...

My daughter's reception will be outdoors 8/31/19 so we have been looking into tent rentals for 120 people in the Chicagoland area. I've spoken to 3 different places and each one tells me all costs are...

Hi to all my May 16, 2020 twins!

Hiya! So the fiancé and I are heavily considering using shedd aquarium for our ceremony and reception in Chicago. Anyone used shedd before ? If so what’d you think? Thanks!

Hello!! I am getting married in Lake Geneva, WI and unfortunately the venue is not dog friendly 😞 which is fine because our dog isn’t great around large groups of people, but we live about an hour and...

Anyone in the Oak Lawn/Chicago Ridge/LaGrange/Palos Hills area have any wedding photography location suggestions for late fall? I am trying to avoid Lake Katherine but am not sure of many other...

Hey my aug 2 2020 friends

Hi! I am new to these forums and have been using wedding wire to connect with different venues. I am from the Chicago suburbs but live in Florida. I am looking to get married in May 2020 in Chicago...

Hello!! I posted a couple days ago about how my PERFECT venue burnt down on Monday at 3am!! Does anyone have the name of a place that’s relatively “inexpensive” in the Chicagoland area? Preferably at...

Hello fellow May 2021 Wedding friends! I am VERY new to the wedding planning scene and am looking for some tips in locating venues if you have any! Also, I noticed many have already started booking...

In need of a great creative photographer/videorapher for my wedding in the Chicagoland. Do you guys have someone?

I am having a difficult time in find a photo for my wedding date, which is August 7, 2020. I would love engagement photos to be apart of the price! I have a natural, outgoing and vintage personality,...

If anyone has any suggestions for a day of wedding planners that charges no more than $500 (in total) I would greatly appreciate it. I am mainly looking for someone who can clean up ceremony...

I REALLY REALLY (can’t stress this enough) REALLY want a wedding planner just like Jennifer Lopez was with Matthew McConaughey in “The Wedding Planner” (minus the stealing my further husband part) 🤪 I...

How far in advance do I have to book my hotel (the one I'm getting ready at)? Any recommendations, as far as, which has the floor to ceiling windows, neutral decor (no orange carpets please lol), most...