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19/06/2025

Mr. and Mrs. Brennan 🖤

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17/06/2025

Big Update - I’m temporarily moving to London!

Starting in July, we will be abroad for the next two years due to my husband’s job. What does this mean for Afton Events? We are wrapping up some weddings this year, and then we’ll be on a bit of a hiatus. I plan to continue posting on here as I have so much that I have yet to share. However, we will not be booking new weddings at this time.

I have spent the last 6 wedding seasons devoting my time and energy to my amazing couples. I am grateful to them, their families, and their friends for letting me be a part of so many special and unforgettable memories. I am honored to have worked with the most incredible venues and vendors in my favorite city in the world. I owe so much to my lovely team - I couldn’t have done any of this without them. This business changed my life. It gave me so much. It has been so unbelievably rewarding.

But now, it’s time to use this opportunity to focus my time and energy on my family. After losing my son this past year, I am due for some healing time off.

I will keep you posted on any and all updates I have regarding resuming business. Chicago, this isn’t a goodbye, it’s a see you later!

All my love,
Afton

12/06/2025

Wendy + Warren are married (and have truly mastered the dip)! 🤍

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10/06/2025

Leighann + Marcus get married this weekend! 🤍

For those that don’t know, Leighann is on our team and has been by my side through so many weddings over the years. She has helped couples’ wedding day dreams come true, and now it’s her turn! We can’t wait! 🥂

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05/06/2025

Mr. and Mrs. Doppelhofer ✨

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12/05/2025

It’s wedding week for Wendy + Warren ♥️

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11/05/2025

I am first and foremost a mother.

Through the morning sickness and long wedding days while pregnant with my daughter…

The emailing from the hospital after giving birth…

The getting as much done as possible while she napped…

The pumping milk in closets and bathrooms on wedding days…

The continuing on with business after I later suffered a miscarriage…

The long wedding days on my feet again while pregnant with my son…

The emails from the NICU after a traumatic birth…

The showing up for my clients after my son’s death…

The continuous juggling act of being a mother to my daughter, a mother grieving her son, a wedding planner, and a business owner…

But I am first and foremost a mother.

06/05/2025

It’s wedding week for Elizabeth + Sebastian 🤍

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07/03/2025

EMMA + ERIC 🤍

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14/02/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️

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30/01/2025

I don’t know how to begin showing up here again after losing my son, Hart. I am not the same person I was when I was last here, prior to giving birth to him and prior to losing him at 3 weeks old. That was a person that had not yet been hit with such an enormous tragedy. I have changed. My perspective on life has changed. Pretty much everything has changed.

However, I can honestly say that my belief in what I do being important has not changed. If anything, it is even more meaningful. Some people may think of a wedding planner as spending a lot of money on flowers, music, and food. But I know from my 5 years of running this business, and working with countless couples, that it is so much more than that. It is being a part of one of the most important days of people’s lives. It is starting a new chapter. It is making memories that last a lifetime. It is celebrating all of the good life has to offer. And knowing now how tragedy can change your life in a moment, we better celebrate while we can.

I have always celebrated everything in a big way. Weddings, baby showers, birthdays, you name it - I celebrated it. And now, I’m so glad I did while I could in a completely blissful way. Moving forward, every good moment in life will have a shadow of sadness that my son isn’t here. If you’ve experienced grief, you may understand that feeling. But I will continue to celebrate because I know how important making memories with the people you love is. And despite all of the pain and potential tragedy around the corner, life is worth celebrating. Love is worth celebrating. And celebrate we will. 🤍

14/11/2024

My sweet baby boy, Hart, was born on October 17th, but passed away exactly three weeks later on November 7th.

He was perfectly healthy until the final moment of delivery, when tragedy struck. He had to be resuscitated and rushed to the NICU. We soon learned he had severe brain damage from his time unconscious. We’ll never know why this happened.

We spent three weeks in the NICU getting to know everything about him, loving him, and memorizing every beautiful feature before he passed. We are missing a piece of our family. I am missing a piece of me. I plan for everything, but I didn’t plan for this.

I’ve been silent on here lately, and likely will be for the foreseeable future, so I wanted to let you in on why. There were so many couples, vendors, and followers that have been by my side throughout my pregnancy, so it only felt right to share Hart with you all.

Thank you to everyone that has been understanding while I try to make it through this difficult time.

My beautiful angel baby… I’ll miss you forever. 👼🏼

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