AELO Alumni | Laurel + Harrison 8/30/14

Photography: Free the Bird | DJ: Bobby Goodtimes | Band: Animal City | Venue: Pottawatamie Park | Caterer: Chef,  Jason Vincent | Personal Flowers: Pollen | Centerpiece flowers: Steve’s Flower Market, AELO execution | Cake: Luscious Layers

Lulu & Harry. Talk about some of the coolest, sweetest people you'll ever meet. From the gorgeous sunny day we got after the threat of rain, to the motorcycle ride off, to the awesome music, this was definitely one for the record books. They were both so gracious and fun as they planned from Arizona, and it was a pleasure to meet them. All of their guests were so much fun, their families sweet and kind, and everything fell perfectly into place. Check out the gorgeous photos from Jai at Free The Bird!

Lulu and Harry, you're both amazing people, and we hope you have the best lives together!

Bonus: Lulu and her sister are awesome clothing designers, and you can visit them online at Kuzu!

AELO Alumni | Kara + Mickey 7/20/14

Venue + Catering: Revolution Brewing | Photographer: Ingrid Bonne Photography | DJ: Carrie, Toast & Jam | Florals + Decor: Lynn at Pollen

Despite a set back the night before their wedding, Kara + Mickey still had an amazing day! This goes to show that a) attitude is everything and b) you need AELO in case your escort cards go missing and need to be remade! They planned the wedding in an incredibly short amount of time and amassed the BEST team of vendors! We had so much fun watching these two pledge their love and then dance the night away at Revolution.

Congratulations, Kara and Mickey! We know you will have a long and happy life together!

AELO Alumni | Cassandra + Berny 10/11/14

Venue: Moonlight Studios | Church:  St. Andrew’s Assyrian Church of the East  | Photography: Elena Bazini  | Florist: Flowers by Stem | Groom Cake: Gingersnap | Catering: Kenmare Catering | DJ: Jumping Jack 

Beautiful, hilarious, talented, sweet...all words we would use to describe the awesome team that is Cassandra and Berny! We absolutely loved being a part of their day. They were full of joy and laughter, and MAN could they dance! It was so much fun spending time with them before their day, so we knew this would be a good one. And we were right! Check out the beautiful photos from one of our faves, Elena Bazini!

Congratulations, Cassandra + Berny! We know your life together will be amazing!

Flashback Friday | Constance + Matthew 9/4/13

C + M Jay Pritzker Pavilion Wedding Recap Film Chicago, IL

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We're flashing back to this gorgeous video by one of our favorite videographers, Mike at Hendzel Productions! Just loving this.

Photography: 

Peter Pawinski 

| Venue: 

Pritzker Pavilion

 | Catering: 

Wishbone

 | DJ: 

TimBuk2

 | Florist: 

Avant Gardenia

 | Cake: 

Cakes by Kirin

 | Videography: 

Hendzel Productions 

| Paper Goods: 

Amelia Street Studio

AELO Alumni | Jackie + Tim 12/28/13

Photographer: Chris Kim Photography | Church: Our Lady of the Woods Parish | Reception Venue: The Brookfield Zoo | Flowers: Mabette, a family friend

Okay, this one is a LONG time coming! In December of 2013, just a few days after Christmas, we had the pleasure of coordinating for the gorgeous couple above. They were so much fun, and so kind, and we had a blast on their day!

This was another "attitude is everything" situation. December 28th, 2013 was a glorious fifty degrees, which was so lucky! Unfortunately, because it was so nice outside, every single human being within a fifty mile radius decided to go to Brookfield Zoo to see their light display. The ceremony ended at 4pm, and it should have taken about 20 minutes for everyone to get to the zoo and enjoy cocktails with the giraffes.

It took about four and a half hours. Luckily, Jackie, Tim and their bridal party all managed to make it there by having a savvy driver who took back roads! By the time the other shuttles and the rest of the vendors were on their way, it was too late. There was no way to get to Brookfield Zoo without sitting in hours of traffic, and no way to get out of the traffic.

When everyone finally arrived, Jackie and Tim were pleased as punch and still in great spirits, happy to be married and really get the party started! The zoo added an extra hour to their reception free of charge, and everything after that went off without a hitch. They were so sweet and understanding of the situation, and they had an AWESOME time with their guests. And so did we! Chris Kim captured all of it beautifully, and was a joy to work with.

Jackie and Tim, we hope the first year of your marriage has been amazing, and wish you many, many more!