Venues

Farms

  • Ironwood on the Vermilion (LaSalle, IL): The venue has a lot of open space for ceremony, with indoor space as well; it has a tractor w trailer that has been customized to move people around the farm to take some pictures at the Birch Tree area, which it is my favorite of all. The ceremony area is beautiful and it has a lot of spot for pictures. The best part, it’s very close by to Starved Rock and Mathiesen Park, the couple and I were unable to go there for pictures because of timeframe, but just imagine leaving the spot for 30 minutes, get your amazing shot at Starved Rock, and come back.

    https://ironwoodonthevermilion.com/

  • Old Coon Creek (Beloit, Wi): This farm has a huge area for a large wedding Reception, it has a house for the bridal party, it has a beautiful yard an scenery next to it for a first look, It may be a bit far from Chicago or the NW side of Illinois (90 minutes), but I have to admit, if you are looking for a ceremony with The View! this place is your spot. You can actually see the stars at night. The whole place is wonderful, with a water trail ending in a Lilly pond around the whole venue.

    https://occiwedding.com/

Hotels

  • The Chez Hotel (Arlington Heights, IL): From the outside, it may seem like a very low key hotel, but honestly, the whole place is a very artsy a modern gem. The rooftop is amazing and well decorated. Lots of spots for pictures. the rooms are spacious and very well designed to put the dress anywhere. The salons for the Ceremony and Reception area amazing, and your wedding cake, actually floating like a chandelier! That was so beautiful! Reach Nat Lemus to make your wedding there 847-437-5590

Wedding Planners

  • Michelle Mendenhall 773-318-4949

MUA + Hair

Fatima Pakrawan - 708-770-6091: Fatima works for the Chez Hotel as a manager, in Arlington Heights and she became a last minute, same day MUA for the bride (the original bride’s MUA failed, never showed up, and made the whole wedding to be delayed 2 hours) and Fatima made an amazing job, even at last minute.

DJ

DJLipgloss - 773-614-9477: Very energetic, with a charming approach and great music, life of the party!