christine + brett: art imitates love + love imitates art

By et | Published Thursday, November 1, 2012

My new favorite pictures are these amazing bridal portraits I keep seeing.  First this one, and now the gorgeous Christine. Brett married this lovely lady in July at Holy Family Parish in Chicago.  Their wedding fell on the last day of a historic heat wave that hit Chicago with temperatures soaring above 100 degrees for days in a row.  You'll see in the pictures below how absolutely stunning Holy Family is, however, one thing gorgeous, old churches tend not to have is air-conditioning.  After fighting rush hour traffic on Friday and the serious risk of melting in church, I made sure we did the worlds fastest rehearsal (seriously, blink and you missed it) and got them out into the (basically non-existent breeze) ASAP.  Saturday we caught a break and hit a high of only 98 degrees but what a difference it made.  In the end, the heat didn't matter: these two art teachers put so much work and love into their day, they were all smiles all day long and most definitely ready to party by the time the reception rolled around.  Not to mention we found out the American Idols were touring in Chicago and staying at the hotel.
 
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kardashian kollection.

By et | Published Monday, October 29, 2012

There are times in life when things line up.  When what's meant to be is.  When magic happens.  My sisters' bachelorette party was one of these times.  There were times during her planning where I had to put a lot of thought into things: writing a toast for the reception, how was I going to be a maid-of-honor AND wedding coordinator, if I should get chicken or fish, but choosing a theme for her bachelorette party was not one of those times.  Hence, Saradashian's Last Stand was born.



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anni + ross: laid back love

By et | Published Monday, October 22, 2012

I thought I blew it with Anni + Ross the first time we met.  I was definitely a creepy wedding planner.  We were chatting about their wedding of course and I was gushing over their vendors and venue because they were all amazing.  I'm probably the only wedding planner on the face of the earth that won't throw a complete and total fit about a bride telling me she's going to do her own flowers, I could just tell Anni could handle it.  They were just. so. chill.  So as we were wrapping up I asked if they were taking a honeymoon after the wedding and they said yes, they were going to Palm Springs. Without thinking I asked, "oh, are you staying at the Ace Hotel?"  The answer was yes, which I am sure creeped them both out a little bit, but I just knew.  They are exactly cool enough to stay there and fit right in. Luckily, they saw past my bizarreness and hired Anticipation Events anyway!


 
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remember when?

By et | Published Thursday, October 11, 2012

Hello, hello.  Remember when I used to blog here?  So do I.  It's been an amazing, whirlwind of a crazy year for Anticipation Events.  So much travel, so many beautiful weddings and so much fantastic news to share.  As wedding season 3.0 winds down, I promise I'm back and ready to catch you up on all of the beautiful things I have to share.  

  • Weddings galore: from a lakeside in Wisconsin, a cotton field in Arkansas, an art museum in Omaha and a chic boutique hotel in Chicago, we've been trucking around the country bringing a little love to brides and grooms anywhere we can find them.
  • My little sister gets married. Holy crap.  I pull double duty as coordinator and maid-of-honor.
  • We hire another fantastic coordinator to join the team.  I know you can't wait to meet her...
  • We're currently working on a complete website makeover.  In the meantime, you'll notice our little blog has had a little makeover herself.  We hope you like.
  • And this just in, we'll be spending the winter prepping for Indie Wed 2013.  We're so thrilled to be accepted as a vendor for this fantastic show and hope to see all of your smiling faces there!
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Let's get ready to rumble....

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kevin + ryanne: + a rainstorm, a sheep and dog show and an almost unicorn

By et | Published Thursday, July 12, 2012

So I've been anxiously awaiting the arrival of these photos in my inbox.  Ryanne + Kevin were married in May at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois.  It was a party of epic proportions that was preceded by a bit of chaos.  The park was exactly their vision: a totally rustic barn surrounded with wide open space.  Kevin + Ryanne did so much themselves: sweeping out the barn, hanging lights and they really rolled with the punches when it rained all week and we had to move the ceremony inside at the last minute.  Also, they were totally cool when the sheep crashed the party and ordered gin and tonics.  And then there's this picture with this horse, which I think tends to make up for most of the pre-wedding chaos.  I'm pretty sure the only thing that could have made this photo better is if that horse were a magic wedding unicorn. I almost wouldn't have been surprised.

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missy + tu + the university of chicago

By et | Published Thursday, May 17, 2012

Missy + Tu met at University of Chicago and reunited there in March with family and friends to say their vows.  A gorgeous ceremony at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel followed by an ear-splitting party at the Quadrangle Club.  They currently live in California and were the most laid-back couple about all of their planning (in other words) a total joy to work with!  They made me work though: with nine bridesmaids and nine groomsmen I was prepared for a challenge!  After working with them though, it was easy to see why they had 18 people stand up for them on their wedding day: they are truly loved and all of their friends and family went above and beyond to make their day fantastic (and my job a joy!)  Here's how it all went down:
 
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diana + mike: salvage one style

By et | Published Sunday, April 29, 2012

Diana + Mike were married last year at Salvage One in Chicago.  I am finally posting some pictures from their amazing party now that the feature has been posted on Style Me Pretty.  Because Olivia Leigh is an amazing photographer with a bigger distaste for mayo than yours truly (seriously, it's written in her contract which basically puts her on rock star status level) and because my words would likely only detract from her talent and also because I know you're only here for the wedding p0rn anyhow, and in honor of this, the longest run-on sentence on this blog to date, here you go:


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