A super chic urban forest wedding in the heart of Chicago
Karen and Bill wanted a stylish urban forest wedding in Chicago, and somehow managed to bring in so much of nature into a chic city space. Air plants, succulents, ferns, logs, herbs, and manzanita branches created the most lush forest we’ve seen in a wedding yet… without actually being a forest, of course! Want to see?
Jurassic Jamboree: a dinosaur wedding with tacos, T-Rex heels, and a golden claw
The bride at this dinosaur wedding wore amazing gold glitter T-Rex heels that made her feel like an ancient force of nature along with her gigantic King Protea bouquet, crown of succulents, and golden claw. The cake was topped by two gold T-Rexes in a field of succulents and pin cushion proteas. That doesn’t even cover the Cumbia jams, handmade paper flowers, and amazing-looking hurros and cajeta. Don’t miss what happened when a piece of art broke at the reception art gallery space!
An art gallery South Loop wedding with the black wedding gown of our dreams
A custom-made black gown that will blow your mind, classy-as-hell gold, black, and white decor, a gorgeous reception gown, a supremely lovely venue, and two hot people in love. This South Loop wedding in Chicago has so much to adore. Shannon and Kevin have style for miles and we couldn’t wait to share their wedding with you. Let’s peek at their mini dessert trays, Art Deco-inspired decor and stationery, and killer dance moves.
Level up at this arcade adventure quest wedding
This pair totally embraced the alternative reception concept with a no-dancing, board games, arcade-style, bowling celebration at their adventure quest wedding. You’ll never believe how detailed their wedding quest was. Custom dice, tons of games, loads of awesome break-the-ice quests, all after a gorgeous forest preserve ceremony.
Lightsabers vs. wands: don’t miss this Harry Potter meets Star Wars wedding
Andrea and Ron both have true passions for Harry Potter and Star Wars. They’re convention fiends and travel all over the U.S. to celebrate their fandom faves. It was only right to incorporate that at their Harry Potter meets Star Wars wedding. Spot the references in their themed place cards and table numbers, the R2-D2 made completely out of flowers for the place card table, the EPIC handmade Marauders’ Map programs (that took over 40 hours to create!), and wand vs. lightsaber battle.
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