Flashback Friday | Nicole + Jim 6/17/11

PHOTOGRAPHER: BJ ENRIGHT| CHURCH: PILGRIM LUTHERAN | VENUE: ARCHITECTURAL ARTIFACTS | FLORIST: KEHOE DESIGNS | DJ: TOAST AND JAM

Nicole and Jim, one of our favorites. Beautiful couple, stunning photos, and unique touches made their day fantastic.

AELO Alumni | Francie + Mike 7/17/15

VENUE: THE COPERNICUS CENTER | PHOTOGRAPHER: ALLISON WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHY | CATERING: MAISON CUISINE | FLORALS: THE BREAD AND BUTTERFLY SHOP | DJ: TOAST & JAM

This wedding was a lot of fun to put together! Francie and Mike are movie buffs, so they got married in an old theater and their table numbers were actually posters of their favorite old movies. They offered hot sauce as their guest favors, Francie's brother showed up in a bear costume (an old family wedding joke?) and we hung up dozens dazzling lights in a sheet behind their sweetheart table which added so much romance to the guest's view. It was about as eclectic as our events get, and we loved every minute of it!

Flashback Friday | Joanna + Brant 4/3/11

VENUE: CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM | CATERER:  FOOD FOR THOUGHT | PHOTOGRAPHER: GERBER & SCARPELLI | BAND: FLAT CATS

The beautiful Joanna and her sweet, hilarious husband Brant were wed way back in 2011, and we are still loving these beautiful photographs. What an absolutely beautiful day.

AELO Alumni | Jane + Tony 6/21/14

PHOTOGRAPHER: JULIE AKTABOWSKI  | RICKSHAW: ROGER RICKSHAW | FLORIST:  ASHLAND ADDISON | CEREMONY: WELLES PARK | RECEPTION: CARO MIO

Jane was the kind of bride who had her own unique, non-traditional ideas of how her wedding would be, and we loved that about her. She and Tony had been together for over a decade, and she would always walk by a beautiful gazebo in Welles Park, near where they lived, and tell him that she wanted to be married there...

hint hint

She thought he was never paying attention. When he finally proposed, he said, "so we'll get married in the gazebo, right?" Jane asked us to decorate the amazing structure, and it was an absolutely beautiful day to be married in front of their family and friends. A simple reception at Caro Mio restaurant represented Tony's Italian heritage - they even had an enormous cannoli, full of smaller cannolis, delivered to the restaurant for dessert. These are our favorite kind of events, and we loved working with Jane & Tony!

Flashback Friday | Andrea + Drew 4/30/11

VENUE: THE SWEDISH AMERICAN MUSUEM | PHOTOGRAPHY: ERICA ROSE  | CATERER: FIG

We are having so much fun reliving this colorful, wonderful wedding from 2011! Andrea and Drew were so sweet, we had a blast with these two.