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Liven It Up Events is a full-service wedding and event planning and production company. Our mission is to help our clients develop a clear vision of what they wish to create and achieve with their event. To create that vision, we use proven planning methods, innovative ideas, cutting-edge event resources and relationships and professional expertise to make the event come to life. We believe that our relationship with our clients is strengthened as we partner and share through the process of creating their event. With our proven methods and a strong client relationship, our goal is to produce a memorable event for our client and to create an experience for the guests who attend. The Liven It Up Events Team is made up of a collection of experienced and seasoned Event Planners and Producers. Coming from different backgrounds, each planner brings a unique perspective to the table, but all of us have the same goal: to create the event that you envision. When you engage with Liven It Up Events, you will benefit from working with a primary Event Planner, as well as knowing that the Planners and Producers work together to support one another and bring fresh ideas to your event. In the end, the team will craft, plan, and produce a memorable event and experience.
Address: 19900 Governors Drive, Suite 200
Phone: 708-895-8200
As the official destination management organization, the mission of the Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau is to market the communities within the Chicago Southland region as a meetings and leisure destination; soliciting conventions, exhibitions, sporting events and other related group business; engaging in visitor promotions including those which generate overnight stays for the region; promoting lodging, food and beverage, attractions, festivals and events; and other visitor related businesses; to promote and aid in tourism-related product development, thereby enhancing and developing the image, economic fabric and vitality of the Southland. The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau was founded in 1986 as a subsidiary of the Regional Economic Development Corporation (now known as the Chicago Southland Development, Inc.). In 1993, the Bureau separated from its parent organization and became an independent 501(c)6 organization. As a regional cooperative, the Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau represents 62 south and southwest municipalities, approximately 35 miles south of downtown Chicago. The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau is a regionally funded destination marketing organization. Its annual budget is composed of several funding sources. The State of Illinois recognizes the importance of tourism, and therefore provides the bureau with a state grant (Illinois is one of few states with a tourism grant program supporting convention and visitors bureaus). The Local Tourism Convention Bureau Grant program requires the recipient to match the grant funds dollar for dollar. The match funds are comprised of the following sources: First, the bureau has contracts with 19 municipalities to receive a portion of their transient hotel/motel room tax for marketing purposes. Second, the bureau has a growing membership which makes an annual investment in the bureau's programs. Third, the bureau develops resources including non-dues revenue to enhance and expand its programming responsibilities. Property tax or taxpayer dollars are not involved in any funding of the Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau.
We are an award-winning event design team who provides Full-Service Event Management, Event Design, Floral Production and Styling for our special wedding clients. For 21 years we’ve help create one-of-a-kind, classic weddings locally in the Chicagoland area and all over the world. We are innovators, style-setters and at times…rule-breakers! We only offer Full-Service Planning, Design and Floral Production. We don’t offer any other “packaged” services. Full-Service means we guide you through every single step along the way - beginning to end. We anticipate your every need by taking you through our exceptionally efficient process that always includes Planning, Design + Floral, Production and Orchestration. We work only within our curated list of purveyors, artisans and vendor partners. We take a very small handful of clients each year to preserve the quality of our planning and design experience. This allows enough time needed to give you the attention you deserve to make your event as personal and unique as you. We also never take more than one wedding a weekend. We dedicate ourselves and our time to you, so you always have our entires teams full attention on your wedding weekend. You benefit from over 30 years of experience perfecting our process to its finest, so it will be as efficient and enjoyable as possible. We care deeply about your time investment and strive to deliver an experience driven by care and the most efficient use of your time through collaboration and deliberate decision making. We are known as industry innovators. We love to take a raw unfinished space or an empty field and turn it into something completely unexpected and exceptional. We love challenging logistics. We dream of solving problems and coming up with smart solutions. We hate doing anything “by the book”. We love to break the rules and don’t love trends. Our style leans towards Classic and Timeless, but we honestly love all styles - Traditional, Modern, Contemporary, Garden, Urban and Industrial. We look forward to working with you to design your story. View more images of our work on our portfolio page here.
We believe that every love story is beautiful, but yours should be unique. Sit back while we execute the experience and wedding of a lifetime! The time you have been dreaming of all your life is NOW! You may be realizing just how much truly goes into planning a wedding… My team and I at Happily Ever After are there to help you plan your wedding. We specialize in Chicago, Algonquin, Aurora, Glen Ellyn, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Oak Brook, Orland Park, Oswego, Plainfield, St. Charles and the surrounding areas, and have experience and contacts throughout the area. Give us a call to schedule a consultation where we can talk through your needs. With this service, our involvement is limited to the specific, pre-determined vendors with which you desire assistance, allowing you the freedom to decide how much or how little of the planning process you would like to handle on your own. We assist in researching and contacting selected vendors, and then reviewing and negotiating each contract. We also attend any appointments with that vendor (as requested by you), track payment deadlines, and maintain ongoing communication with the vendors. “Amy saved my sanity and ensured that I didn’t have to worry about any logistics for the weekend of our wedding. Throughout the entire evening, she checked in on us to make sure things were happening as we envisioned them. We can’t thank Amy enough for helping us execute the wedding of our dreams!”
Hello there! Thank you visiting my website and your interest in getting to know me and my business! My name is Ali Phillips and I am a Chicago wedding planner and the President and owner of Engaging Events by Ali, Inc. I love celebrations! I love people! And I love helping couples plan their weddings! I like to bring my kindness, positive attitude, my passion for logistically detailed events and proactive approach to all of my events, making the wedding planning experience both seamless and enjoyable for my clients. And I love that we get to have fun! Over the last 19 years of event planning, I have been recognized as leader in the wedding and event industry. I was named an top A-List Destination Planner by Destination Weddings & Honeymoons magazine and have been named one of the Favorites Chicago Wedding Planners by Chicago Magazine and was named one of Chicago’s favorite wedding planners by Brides magazine. I have planned over 350 weddings in Chicago and many of them have taken place all over the world, including Los Cabos, Turks and Caicos, Costa Rica, Napa, Fiji, England, Ireland and South Africa. Outside of my wedding planning life I give back by mentoring aspiring event professionals and speaking at many college campuses and conferences, and by volunteering my time with the charities that I support. I am a co-founder of the Illinois Events Coalition that we founded in 2020 to help advocate, support and educate for the events industry. When I am not tying a bow tie, straightening linens or placing menu cards on the table, you can find me boating on Lake Michigan, at a Soul Cycle class, practicing hot yoga, or traveling the world searching for the perfect rum punch!
Address: 400 E Margaret St, Thornton, IL 60476
Phone: 708-877-6222
In 2014, as the oldest standing brewery in Illinois sat in a blighted state of disrepair, two craft distillers (founders Andrew Howell & Jake Weiss) happened upon its colorful history and discovered the historic limestone-filtered artesian well still flowed. The partners soon invited their good friend, Ari Klafter to join them in Thornton, IL. At the time, Ari was Assistant Distiller at renowned New England rum distillery, Privateer. Ari had previously graduated with a Master’s degree in Brewing & Distilling Science from the top distilling program in the world at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Scotland. In Scotland, Ari focused on single malt whiskey production, so when he had an opportunity to start laying down whiskey barrels in Thornton he took the copper helm. A “Dead Drop” is a bygone prohibition-era bootlegging term. Often times barrels of whiskey would be left at a secret location for pick-up at a later date when the coast is clear. Because of our building’s colorful colorful history and long tradition of malt fermentation, we are picking up from where our predecessors left off. And thus Dead Drop Spirits was born. This shared sense of history and tradition informs our process and our direction. We practice traditional distilling methods, utilizing the best ingredients possible, and never take shortcuts or compromise quality. To that end, our flagship single malt whiskey will not be ready until 2023. In the interim, we produce the finest whiskey, gin, rum, and small-batch distillates we can. We also plan to release spirits sourced from some of our favorite distilleries across the globe, artfully finished and further matured on our production floor in Thornton, Illinois. After 4 long years of meticulous building restoration and a few more years of initial spirit production and maturation, Dead Drop Spirits was finally ready and on December 5, 2019, Thornton Distilling Company celebrated its grand opening on the anniversary of Repeal Day, roughly 100 years after Al Capone seized control of the historic Thornton property.
Wandering Tree Estate is by any measure, an extraordinary environment and is suitable for a wide variety of events. Comprising of Ten acres of exquisitely landscaped gardens, a four-acre lake, and an internationally recognized Garden Railway and Model Railroad Museum. It is suitable for any of the following events: weddings, corporate, and celebrations of every description. Situated in North Barrington, Illinois. Chicago residents are within a drivable distance from the city and suburbs. Wandering Tree Estate presents a destination event venue close to home. Wandering Tree Estate is unique in another regard, it presents multiple locations for each type of event within its gardens. For example, our clients have chosen many of the following options to stage their event. Weddings in the grove, in front of the entrance to the Japanese Garden, a team building safari party in the woods behind Camp Kettzleberry, and "everywhere" to celebrate a holiday, reunion, and summer meetings of every description. If you would like to speak to our event manager and make an appointment to tour the grounds please call (847) 381-1907 or email us at [email protected]. You are in for a unique experience when you make your first visit. Just imagine how surprised your guests will be!
Address: 5555 N Sheridan Road, Arcade Level Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: 773-275-6804
Website: https://www.frankeventdesign.com/
Frank Event Design is a luxury wedding and event planner located in Chicago, Illinois. Spanning over 26 years and hundreds of events, Frank Andonoplas is the choice for luxe, elegant, glamorous events that are executed at the highest level of expertise and detail. Working with only one client per weekend guarantees that each wedding or event is of the highest importance with little to no distractions. Every detail is treated with meticulous attention and brings your event to life. Weddings and events have been Frank Andonoplas’ passion for as long as he can remember. He has been planning, designing, and coordinating elite luxury social and corporate events in Chicago and the Midwest for many years. Frank is well versed in many cultures and traditions and has planned special events incorporating traditions and ethnic customs from around the world. He is adept at discovering and highlighting tiny details that create the magic that comes to life during your events. These special moments found only in the unique details are what you and your guests will fondly remember about your event. Event design, for me, is more than just the decor. It's everything from the save-the-date to the good night gift, and everything in between. Frank believes that every event should be intimate, personal, and connected. Every wedding is a chance to experience the love and connection of your closest family and friends while creating everlasting memories. Over the years, Frank has been featured in wedding magazines, television and radio segments, websites, and blogs. He has won numerous industry awards including a coveted Gala award and has been named event planner of the year. Frank always makes a special connection with his clients and stays in touch with most of them for years after their event. The interpersonal relationships he develops make for a mutually gratifying relationship.
Since 2010, the Simply Elegant Group has been on a mission: to ensure that all couples are able to celebrate their love in a way that they love. When we first started planning weddings, we learned that far too often, the biggest hesitation couples had in hiring a wedding planner was cost. We saw how some engaged couples endure sleepless nights, unfortunate fights, and a lonesome planning process, while those that invested in our services had a better planning experience, free from stress and overwhelm. We found the solution in our Preferred Vendor Program (PVP). To save you money during the planning process, we offer pre-negotiated discounts and incentives from over 400 of the best wedding vendors from across the country. We make no money from these partnerships because none of our vendors can pay to be a part of our list and we do not accept commissions from them. We thoroughly vet all of our vendors before adding them to our PVP list, and they are solely there because we know they take incredible care of our couples. In exchange for all the amazing referrals we give to our vendor partners, we ask that they in turn do something special for our SEG couples in the form of discounts, upgrades, or free add-ons. Thousands of dollars in savings takes the obstacle of cost in hiring a wedding planner right off the table! So cool, right We may plan hundreds of weddings every year, but we guarantee you’ll feel like our only one. How do we do that? By caring about your wedding as much as you do! With a team as big as ours we can intentionally pair you with your perfect planner whose sole focus is you, but we also customize your entire experience. You see commitments are our business, and our commitment is to you and your overall happiness. With millions of couples getting married every year and a wedding industry that is full of dedicated professionals, we want everyone to find their best fit. No settling! We appreciate that other wedding professionals have expertise different from ours, so we aim to highlight the strengths of our incredible vendor friends. It is by working together that we create the very best wedding possible for you.
After we decide to become Best Wedding Friends, we schedule the most important meeting of the process, the Launch Meeting. This meeting is the cornerstone of our process and gets our team down to the nuts and bolts of your vision. We’ll discuss things like: Why a brunch wedding is perfect for you? Why a jewel tone color palette really fits? And, why you need the best band in town. Think of this meeting as a transfer of all your wedding thoughts straight from your brain to ours. From there, our team organizes it and gives you the steps needed to curate your dream wedding into reality Now it’s time to fine tune that plan. Event Shoppe Chicago provides each couple with the tools and resources to get them down the aisle and to the party. We create a plan that fits your lifestyle and wedding needs. The best laid plans are nothing without execution, right? We work with you each step of the way to make sure your wedding is a direct reflection of your personality and love story. The vendor selection process is an underrated but an imperative part of your wedding success. Oftentimes wedding planners have a set list of vendors they recommend to all their couples. We work a little differently! Being a social butterfly has finally come in handy. We pride ourselves in working with an array of Chicago wedding professionals. We don’t recommend the same three wedding photographers to every couple. We have already worked with you to figure your photo style, what you want to accomplish and have picked up on your personality. We want to help you find the perfect photographer for your wedding, not the wedding last week. We want to work with you to secure wedding vendors that match your vibe, get your chi and love your aura. Because you only get one wedding, don’t throw away your shot (told you we quote Hamilton!)