I LOVED working with Katie and Mike Cunningham on their November 3rd Wedding at St Joseph's Church and the Renaissance Ballroom at the Intercontiental Hotel. Everything about Katie and Mike's wedding was wonderfully elegant and sophisicated. Katie chose a black and white color scheme for her modern wedding style.
Grand Cayman Destination Wedding
I am off to Grand Cayman for the wedding of Janie and Kevin! They are getting married at the Ritz Carlton on December 1st in Grand Cayman. Check out their website for details on their amazing wedding. They are a special couple and looks like the weather is going to be perfect for their outdoor wedding and events!
The Intercontinental Chicago Wedding of Katie and Michael
Katie and Mike exchanged their vows at the historic St Joseph's Catholic church in Old Town. I LOVED working with Katie and Mike Cunningham on their November 3rd Wedding at St Joseph's Church and the Renaissance Ballroom at the Intercontiental Hotel. Everything about Katie and Mike's wedding was wonderfully elegant and sophisicated. Katie chose a black and white color scheme for her modern wedding style with an accent of green in some of the flowers.
"See Kurt Gurber's FABULOUS pictures":http://gerberscarpelliweddings.com/kate Photography by "Kurt Gerber"://gerberscarpelliweddings.com Flowers by "A Stem Above"://astemabove.com Entertainment by "Fun Times DJ"://funtimesdj.com Linens by "Carousel Linens"://carousellinens.com
Testimonial
From the moment we sat down to meet Ali, we felt completely at ease with her and knew we would enjoy working with her in planning our wedding. She was involved with all aspects of our wedding from the beginning to the day of and we couldn’t be happier that we chose this option. Ali kept us on task from our first meeting—letting us know what details we should be completing at present and what we should be thinking of next at all points in the planning process. Wedding planning is stereotypically known to be stressful due to the sheer amount of time and effort put into planning every little detail to make a wedding the special, magical day that the bride and groom envision. However, I can honestly say that planning your wedding does not have to be stressful! With Ali’s help, we actually had a lot of fun planning our big day and I surprised myself as well as my family and friends with how calm I remained throughout the entire planning process. We really appreciated Ali’s vendor suggestions and absolutely LOVED the vendors we chose for our wedding.
Thanks to Ali, our wedding day played out without a hitch and we got to focus on each other, our family and friends rather than worry about the many details that go into having such an event run smoothly. We highly recommend Ali and are so thankful for all of the work she put into making our wedding day “perfect.”
The Peninsula Hotel August 18th, 2007
Mina and John's Wedding
Mina and John's wedding was on a lucky day! 7.7.07! Their wedding day was a fun and fabulous day and Mina and John felt "lucky in love"! The ceremony and reception took place at Harold Washington Library in Chicago. Mina and John took advantage of the fabulous weather and did pictures with their wedding party around Chicago. They even were interviwed by a reporter about their toughts of getting married on 7.7.07!
Baby Showers
Dawn and Eric
Day of Pampering at the Swissotel
Lora and Tim's Cinco Di Mayo Wedding Celebration at Harold Washington Library
Christina and Dave's Winter Wedding at Chicago Cultural Center
Jennifer and Matt's Suburban Wedding at Valley Lo
Jennifer and Matt celebrated their wedding ceremony and reception at "Valley Lo Sports Club":http://valleylo.com in Glenview, Illinois. The skies were gray but no rain fell during their outside ceremony on the patio facing the little lake. Guests enjoyed cocktails in the lounge area and patio. Then moved to the ballroom overlooking the golf course and lake for dinner and dancing.
Nathan and Cecilia's Sunday Waltz The Drake Hotel
Nathan and Cecilia celebrated their love at their wedding through music, song, and dance. A twenty-eight piece classic chamber orchestra by "Roy Vombrack":http://www.vombrack.com at the ceremony was accompanied by friends who composed music and sang for their special day. The beautiful Gold Coast ballroom at the "The Drake Hotel":http://www.thedrakehotel.com was filled with white flowers, opulent crystals and gold accents to create a regal and elegant event. The bride and groom also shared their love in the expression of food with a custom vegetarian menu and Grande Sweets Table. After dinner, the wedding party entertained guests with a choreographed Viennese waltz, and then everyone enjoyed the music throughout the evening.
Flowers by "Kehoe Designs":http://www.kehoedesigns.com. Photography by "Kurt Gerber":http://www.gerberscarpelliweddings.com
Angela and Fadi's Multi Cultural Wedding at The Intercontinental Chicago
Kerry and Chris's Tiffany Blue Wedding at The Peninsula Chicago
Kerry and Chris's ceremony and reception were held at The Peninsula Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. One hundred sixty five guests danced the night away to the sounds of the "Peter Hennes Orchestra.":http://www.peterhennes.com Kerry and Chris had wanted their guests to be dancing from the moment the ballroom doors opened!
Lauren and Brian's Wedding at Cafe Brauer
A Chicago Newberry Library Wedding
Rhiannon and Tim exchanged their marriage vows at the beautiful "Fourth Prestbytarian Church":htpp://www.fourthchurch.org on Michigan Avenue in front of their family and friends. The bride walked down the aisle to the Prince of Denmark played by the organ and the trumpet as Tim watched with the biggest smile on his face!
Hot Chicago Reception Locations
Monica and David Bonifield
Color and music took precedence at Monica and David's wedding at "Newberry Library.":http://newberry.org The Mariachis serenaded Monica down the grand staircase in the lobby for the ceremony. Now THAT is a way to make an entrance!!!
And they chose to make an grand exit too! We handed out sparklers to their guests to light as they departed their reception in a horse and carriage!
Photography by "Stu Mullenberg":http://www.stuphoto.net Catering by "Levy Events":http://leye.com Flowers by "Tina and Dollie, Ltd.":http://tinaanddollie.com Music by "Fum Times DJ"://funtimesdj.com