AELO Events | Northwestern Manager's Ball 4/11/15

VENUE: UNION STATION | CATERER: FOOD FOR THOUGHT | DECOR: EVENT CREATIVE | BAND: THE FLAT CATS | DJ: OPERATION GET DOWN | PHOTOGRAPHER: INGRID BONNE PHOTOGRAPHY

Remember Alli, of Alli & Woz? We planned her amazing wedding in October of 2013, and now it turns out she's kind of a big deal over at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. She asked us to come on board for a huge event that she put together for 600+ of her fellow students, the Northwestern Manager's Ball, which not only celebrated their achievements as a class, but also honored the Big Shoulders charity for which they've been raising money. The event was 1920's themed, and Ingrid Bonne Photography captured all of the magic in Union Station's Great Hall.

Flashback Friday | Joanna + Brant 4/3/11

VENUE: CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM | CATERER:  FOOD FOR THOUGHT | PHOTOGRAPHER: GERBER & SCARPELLI | BAND: FLAT CATS

The beautiful Joanna and her sweet, hilarious husband Brant were wed way back in 2011, and we are still loving these beautiful photographs. What an absolutely beautiful day.

AELO Alumni | Jane + Tony 6/21/14

PHOTOGRAPHER: JULIE AKTABOWSKI  | RICKSHAW: ROGER RICKSHAW | FLORIST:  ASHLAND ADDISON | CEREMONY: WELLES PARK | RECEPTION: CARO MIO

Jane was the kind of bride who had her own unique, non-traditional ideas of how her wedding would be, and we loved that about her. She and Tony had been together for over a decade, and she would always walk by a beautiful gazebo in Welles Park, near where they lived, and tell him that she wanted to be married there...

hint hint

She thought he was never paying attention. When he finally proposed, he said, "so we'll get married in the gazebo, right?" Jane asked us to decorate the amazing structure, and it was an absolutely beautiful day to be married in front of their family and friends. A simple reception at Caro Mio restaurant represented Tony's Italian heritage - they even had an enormous cannoli, full of smaller cannolis, delivered to the restaurant for dessert. These are our favorite kind of events, and we loved working with Jane & Tony!

Flashback Friday | Andrea + Drew 4/30/11

VENUE: THE SWEDISH AMERICAN MUSUEM | PHOTOGRAPHY: ERICA ROSE  | CATERER: FIG

We are having so much fun reliving this colorful, wonderful wedding from 2011! Andrea and Drew were so sweet, we had a blast with these two. 

VENDOR SPOTLIGHT | Designs By Janet Gallagher

Let's talk about a florist we absolutely adore, Janet Gallagher! A floral instructor based in Geneva, Janet does absolutely amazing work, and we love working with her! She's flexible, versatile, talented, and can basically do anything a client asks of her. Not only that, but she's a wonderful person and so easy to work with. We'll let her work speak for itself; check it out!

Beautiful photography by:

Cage + Aquarium

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Vada Photography

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Victoria Sprung @ Sprung Photo,

Chad Husar

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Elena Bazini

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Robert Wojtowicz

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Sean Molin