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As a Chicago wedding planner and designer, I love creating memorable experiences for my clients, and Easter brunch is one of my favorite holidays! Spring is around the corner and it is so fun to pull out the color for this holiday! It's a time to gather with loved ones, enjoy delicious food, and CELEBRATE the spring season. To help you host a successful Easter gathering, here are my top 4 tips:
Congratulations! You just got engaged, and I couldn't be happier for you. I know that this is an exciting time for you, but I also understand that planning a wedding can be overwhelming. As a wedding planner, I am here to guide you through the steps to take when you first get engaged.
Hello 2022 and Hello January! Here is the January edition of Ali’s Favorite Things
I am starting a NEW tradition on my blog and sharing my favorite things I am loving on for the month! Check out Ali’s Four Favorite Things right now below!
Guest Travel Tips for a Winter Wedding
Winter is upon us and I wanted to share some tips with my readers and wedding guests on tips for hosting or attending winter weddings in Chicago!
Dancing has returned to Chicago! I am so excited to share this news! See the announcement here from the City of Chicago! Dance on!!! Everybody Cut Footloose! Also, currently we are in the Bridge Phase which means you can have 250 guests inside and 500 outside and vaccinated individuals do no count towards capacity limits.
This week Governor Pritzker announced the new guidelines for reopening of Illinois and Chicago. This is very welcome news as we safely move out to the pandemic and get back to business in Chicago for weddings and events. As a Chicago wedding planner it has been quite a hard year for my clients and a busy year for me of rescheduling my client’s weddings and cancelling of weddings due the the coronavirus pandemic. This year I also co-founded the Illinois Events Coalition with industry friends Michelle Durpetti and Collin Pierson. We created the coalition to advocate for those struggling at this hard time in Illinois, and to help educate and support our fellow event professionals.
There has been a lot of questions about how many guests are allowed at Illinois events right now and the Illinois Events Coalition, of which I am a co-founder, had a call with the BACP at the Mayor’s office and I wanted to share details here of what is current guidelines for events in Chicago