Germania Place

Last Saturday's wedding at Germania Place in Chicago's Gold Coast went beautifully. Even though there was several inches of snow outside we made the inside springtime with an array of pink spring flowers of peonies, tulips, daisies and roses. Kelly's wedding colors were Navy, Grey and Gold with accents of light pink and dark pink. The flowers complemented the classic decor of Germania and smelled wonderful!

Bride's Bouquet

(the above picture was taken by Kelly's photographer

Sarah Parisi at http://www.parisi-images.com/)

Cocktail Area

Card Table Arrangement

Congratulations Erin and Rob!!

This past weekend our friends Erin and Rob married and I'm glad they decided to have a Christmas wedding, it was amazing! Their colors used throughout their flowers and decor were deep red, bright yellow, orange with metallic gold accents. Both the church and reception room were full out decorated with white lights, Christmas trees, garlands and candles. They chose the best place to celebrate their reception at the William Tell in Countryside. The room looked warm and inviting from the glow of the large stone fireplaces in the center of the room. Instead of table numbers they were each named titles of popular holiday movies, very festive! Thanks guys, we had a terrific time!

Boutonierre and Corsage

Erin's Bouquet

Bridesmaids Bouquets- Sunset Lilies, Black Magic Roses, Hypericum Berries, Orange Mookara Orchids, Yellow spray roses, Myrtle and Gold Sparkle Gyp wrapped in Metallic Gold Ribbon.

Flower Girl Pomander

Happy Thanksgiving

My latest wedding took place on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Thinking I would be stuck in horrible shopping traffic we made sure we had plenty of time to get to where we needed to be on time. It wasn't an issue and the day went smoothly. Jake and Amanda wed at St. John the Baptist in Winfield and their reception was at the Carlisle in Lombard.

Presentation bouquet that Jake and Amanda presented to Jakes' Grandparents for their anniversary. I thought it was a beautiful gesture to honor them and now they will be sharing a wedding date!

The Ivy Room at Tree Studios

Emily and Jim's wedding on Friday was so amazing!! The venue they chose for their special day was the The Ivy Room at Tree Studios in Chicago. Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate and the ceremony had to be moved indoors instead of it being outside in their courtyard. The ceremony was still so beautiful and Emily was a radiant bride. This sweet couple invited Isaac and myself to stay for the reception and celebrate with them. We had such a fantastic time and everything turned out just beautifully. This is definately my new favorite venue in Chicago!

Picture of the Courtyard where the Ceremony was planned to take place.

The Ballroom at the Ivy Room.

Bride's Bouquet


Matron-of-Honor's Bouquet

Swarovski Crystals hung from each of the tree centerpieces and sparkled in the candlelight, it was a very elegant setting.

Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort

Lyndsy and Alex also wed this past weekend at the Oakbrook Hills Marriott in their Marquis. This tented reception area was a really nice set up with an attached outside patio for the cocktail hour. The reception was not a typical sitdown dinner style but instead there were numerous types of food, dessert and specialty drink stations for their guests to chose from. The rented blue lighting gave the space a very modern "nightclub" feel.