Wedding Day-of Coordination and Planning
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I'm a Chicago suburb and Chicago based wedding planner that is here to help couples avoid stress by managing your details so your friends and family don't have to and you can enjoy your wedding day.
Danielle and Bob’s wedding was so much fun to be a part of! It was amazing to be at such a fun-filled and love-filled day. They spent the whole day together and with their family and friends and the dance floor was crazy the whole night!
Head to the link in our bio for the blog post about their day!
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Danielle and Bob's wedding was the sweetest and most classically modern day you can get! If you want to see some amazing photos from a beautiful wedding day, check out our blog post about their April wedding.
Couldn't have done it without these amazing vendors:
Ceremony: St. Christina Catholic Church
Reception: Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse - Lombard
Photo: Krystal Richmond Photography
Video: Joe Mantarian
Coordination: Firmly Rooted Events
Hair: The Niche Beauty by Kaedi Leamon
Makeup: Erika Alexis Beauty
Florist: Dreamscapes Wedding Floral Designs
Ceremony Musicians: Moeller Music Events
DJ: Sounds Abound Entertainment
Dessert: Creative Cakes Bakery
Transport: Chitown Limobus and Reliable Limo and Charter
Hotel: The Westin Chicago Lombard
Danielle and Bob’s wedding was so much fun at Harry Caray’s! Read more and see more photos of their fun, modern wedding day where they didn’t leave each others’ sides. Photography: Krystal Richmond Photography
If you’re a people pleaser at heart, we know that wedding planning can be really difficult to do. If you need some tips to make it easier, check out our blog post about navigating wedding planning as a people pleaser!
Many couples struggle with how to plan a wedding as a people pleaser, so here are some ways to make it easier on yourselves in your wedding planning process and your wedding day.
Last week was our 3 year anniversary - it was wonderful from start to finish and we are SO thankful for the amazing team of vendors we had that pulled off our favorite wedding (a little biased, we know)!
This day is what really inspired Firmly Rooted Events. We wanted to make sure our couples could have as much fun as we did from our engagement to our wedding day! Of course there were bumps in the road and when we look back we can see some things we might have changed, but what really matters is we had a wonderful wedding day to start a firmly rooted marriage.
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So many couples are looking for classic, loft-style venues that have beautiful brick walls, so we rounded up some of our favorites!!
If you want to hear more about what makes these venues so amazing, head to the blog in the link in our bio to find your perfect wedding venue!
Couple’s portraits are definitely a time for some classic photos, but we also recommend taking photos that speak to you both as a couple! If you’re looking to have some photos with personality, make sure to do some fun poses and add details to your wedding day that speaks to that.
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If you're looking for beautiful venues in the Chicago and Chicago area with beautiful brick walls, we have the best venues here for you!
The BRIX on the Fox
Salvage One
Blumen Gardens
Lacuna Lofts
The Haight
The Arbory
The District - Richmond, IL
Wildman BT
Company 251
City View Loft Chicago
The Joinery
Something that many couples are looking for are venues with beautiful exposed brick. Here are some of our favorite wedding venues with brick walls in Chicago! Photography: Loren Weddings
Happy 4th!! This weekend we will be enjoying some family so the response time might be slower than usual.
Good news - my dad is out of the hospital now that he’s got the seizures under control and now in a rehab center to regain some strength! Thank you all for thinking of us!
Make sure to take some breaks from planning and all things wedding to enjoy your time with your future spouse, family, and friends too!
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Having wedding toasts but afraid how they will go? Here are some tips in this blog post.
Speeches and toasts at weddings can be overwhelming, so here are some tips on what to do and not do if you’re giving a toast at a wedding.
Happy 1 year anniversary to Jenissa and Christian!! Jenissa and Christian’s wedding was so much fun and we had a blast being a part of it. Have a wonderful day celebrating!
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Taylor and Braden truly had a day to remember that we can’t get enough of! They had a beautiful, personalized wedding day that really showed off their style and we can’t get enough. It was a wonderful wedding that we won’t forget!
If you want to see more lovely photos from their wedding, head to the link in our bio to see our blog post featuring Taylor and Braden.
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Taylor and Braden’s wedding was SO much fun!! A perfect mix of jazz, romance, and personalization was exactly what we needed to have a good time. Read more about the day and see the photos here:
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Venue: Tortoise Supper Club
Photo: The Indi Collective
Coordination: Firmly Rooted Events
Hair/Makeup: Anomalie Beauty Agency
Florist: Love & Light Wedding and Event Floristry
This wedding was a fun, romantic one for the books! If you’re looking for a romantic, candlelit vibe, this is the post you have to see the photos for!
Need to make an emergency kit and don't know what to put in it? Here are the 7 most common things that we use in our emergency kit:
Your wedding day emergency kit might make or break how you handle the problems that come up on your wedding day, so if you don’t have a coordinator with these things you need to make sure to pack them yourself.
The gallery is in and we are in LOVE! Rachel and Galo’s wedding was such a good time and they were the sweetest. We loved their wedding day and seeing them able to celebrate all night with their family and friends was the best!
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Having a wedding in Chicago comes with a lot of specific logistics that can be hard to handle by yourself. Here are 7 reasons why you should hire a coordinator for your wedding in Chicago:
If you’re not sure about wedding coordination and what it can help you with, here are 7 benefits to hiring a wedding coordinator for your day to be amazing.
Picking a venue really sets the tone for the vibe, but your details can really add a level of unique personality that we absolutely love. Carli and Matt had a Chicago wedding with Chicago-themed table numbers that was a hit with their family and friends!
If you’re looking for ways to personalize your wedding day, head to the link in our bio for our blog about how to personalize your wedding day with unique qualities about your relationship.
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A very happy 1 year anniversary to Abbey and Kevin today! We hope you have a lovely time celebrating and reminiscing!
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If you're thinking about adding your own personal touches to your wedding day and don't really know where to start, here are 9 areas that you can add unique parts of your personality and make your wedding day extra special:
Adding your unique touches and personality into your wedding day can be tricky, because it’s hard to come up with ideas! Here are 9 ways to add your personality into your wedding day.
We have worked with incredible photographers the last few years and we want to give a HUGE shoutout to some of our favorites! All of these folks are absolutely fantastic to work with and we absolutely recommend them if you’re still looking for a photographer.
Head to our blog post in our link in bio to read a little bit more about these great businesses!!
If you're still looking for a wedding photographer in the Chicago or Chicago area, these are our top 9 best photographers that we absolutely love!!
DiMaggio Productions
Danielle Rose Photography
Nikki Kate Photography
Krystal Richmond Photography
Lexi Benjamin Photography
Kayla Dutcher Photography
Brooke and David
Ben Ramos Photography
Mei Lin Barral Photography
These are some of our favorite photographers to work with and we highly recommend if you’re still looking for one! Photography: Brooke and David
Today's blog post is a GORGEOUS, modern wedding in Chicago that you have to see! Look at the photos and read more about how Taylor and Erik brought the house down with their timeless and classic wedding day!
Couldn’t have done it without these amazing vendors:
Venue: Greenhouse Loft
Photo: Cailynn Wolfgang Photo
Coordination: Firmly Rooted Events
Hair/Makeup: Windy City Glam
Florist: Flowers for Dreams
Band: Bluewater Kings Band
Catering: Chic Chef Catering
Hotel: Hyatt Place Chicago/Wicker Park
Transport: Chicago CLOUD 9 Limo
This is such a beautiful, classic wedding from February that was so elegant with simplicity and tons of fun. See more photos and read about the day here! Photography: Cailynn Wolfgang Photography
We have listed the top 8 best Chicago wedding florists that we absolutely love, be sure to look and reach out to them because they are all amazing at what they do!
Flowers for Dreams
Cresco Stems
Catherine's Gardens
Bou•K
Atmosphere Events
Steve's Flower Market
Trablume Floral Design Studio
Flowerchild
If you’re looking for a florist in the Chicago area and you’re not sure which to pick, we have some of our favorites listed here for you! Photo credit: Isabel Feldhaus Photography
Still unsure if you should get a live band or a DJ for your wedding day? Here are the pros and cons of each to help you make that decision.
If there is one big debate, it’s whether or not you should choose a live band/music versus a DJ for your wedding day. Here are the pros and cons to both to help you make your decision easier!
Wedding favors can be tough to know what people will actually live! Here are 5 ideas for wedding favors your guests will actually take home:
Wedding favors are something that a lot of people skip because it’s hard to find something that people will actually like, so here are 5 ideas for favors that your guests will actually take home with them.
Today's blog is a feature of one of the coolest and most personalized and unique weddings we've had the pleasure of working! You definitely have to see the photos here:
And we couldn't have done it without these vendors:
Venue: Gold Pyramid House
Photo: The Indi Collective
Coordination: Firmly Rooted Events
Hair/Makeup: Dani Garcia Makeup Artist
Decor: The Crystal Bell Rental Company, LLC
Ceremony Pianist: Veronica Gomoll - Pianist
Cocktail Hour Magician: AJ Sacco - The Wedding Magician
DJ: Toast & Jam
Catering: Fresh Appetizers by Chef Paul Catering
If you’re looking for inspiration for a wedding that is incredibly unique and fun from start to finish, this is the blog to look at. The vendors as a whole were definitely key to bringing together this fun, lovely wedding! Photography: The Indi Collective
Looking for a modern wedding in Chicago or the Chicago area? These are our absolute favorites you HAVE to look into!
1. The Crawford
2. Sky on Nine
3. Canvas Venue
4. LM Studio Chicago
5. The Arbory
6. Providence Vineyard
7. Greenhouse Loft
8. The Social Loft
Modern venues are exactly what you need for a timeless, classic, and elegant look. Here are 8 of the best modern wedding venues in Chicago and the Chicago area! Photography: Brooke and David
Wedding etiquette can be really confusing to navigate. Here are the 6 most common etiquette questions with their answers:
With wedding planning, there are ton of etiquette questions you have to think about. Here are 6 of the most common questions with answers.
Ever wondered what your wedding coordinator does on a daily basis outside of weddings? These are the most common things that we do in our day:
Wedding coordinators and planners are of course going to help you have an amazing wedding day, but there is a lot more that goes on behind the scenes than you may expect. Read more on what a wedding coordinator’s average wedding day looks like.
Today's wedding feature is one of our favorites!! Brigid and Jack's wedding was perfectly personalized and fun! Read more about the day and see the gorgeous photos here:
And a huge thank you for a dynamite group of vendors to make it possible:
Ceremony: Church of the Holy Family
Reception: Lacuna Lofts
Photography: Ben Ramos Photography
Associate Photo: Avistoria Photography
Coordination: Firmly Rooted Events
Florist: Catherine's Gardens
Hair: Ash Beach Waves
Makeup: Kasey Surges Makeup Artistry
Catering: LM Catering & Events
Band: Maggie Speaks - Final Say Band
Transport: Premier Trolley and Chicago's Trolley
Hotel: Palmer House
This October wedding at Lacuna Lofts really was a staple for infusing their personality into their wedding day and having a great time. Check out the photos and the details from their day here! Photography: Ben Ramos Photography
Wedding colors say a lot about your wedding theme and vibe - if you're looking for some lovely ones, you can see 6 of the ones people love the most here!
Colors like these are popular for a reason - they are gorgeous! Take a look at what is popular right now.
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