I made these save-the-dates and I heart them.  Ready?  Let's go: I thrifted a couple of giant old atlas's at antique stores and cut liners for the envelopes out of them.  I ordered the stamps online--they were all vintage and there were a couple of different sets so not every envelope got the same stamps.  I liked that and think it added to the eclectic feel, even though no one else probably knew it.  I used a typewriter font to print the addresses when I  nearly dissolved in tears when I found out my actual typewriter couldn't hand the thickness of the envelopes.  (Hopefully Barack and Michelle are saving the weekend.)

Yay!  Hooray!  We won!  Okay, it's not like we ran a marathon or even accepted the Bachelor's final rose, but we're so thrilled to receive the Bride's Choice Awards for 2011 from WeddingWire!  It means we're in the top 5% of wedding professionals nationwide and more importantly, it means our brides (and grooms!) are happy with the work we do for them.  And we feel so lucky to be able to do it!  Looking forward to another fantastic year.

So you already know that Elizabeth & Mike got married.  And that it was glorious.  But you need details!  And pictures!  And fluffy clouds and rainbows!  So here you go....

Jim and Lise tied the knot in September of 2010 at Garfield Park Conservatory. 

Well hello there. Meet Mike and Elizabeth:

It's true: it was an enormous party, filled with massive amounts of dancing and lots and lots of revelry. Maureen and Bill were married in September at Holy Name Cathedral and the giant party ensued at the Chicago History Museum. It was pretty hilarious to hear the catering team talk about the massive amounts of booze this party drank. You know when you can shock a catering staff that does an event every single night with the magnitude with which you ccan party, you are doing pretty well.

Maureen has an extremely intense job and yet, managed to put together this wedding at the same time. She told that she and Bill were some of the firsts in their group of friends to marry, so she really had to do a ton of research on her own.