Bond Chapel at the University of Chicago was the setting for the wedding of Elizabeth and James last week.
Lori Stephenson of Lola Event Productions was the wedding planner and the person who introduced me to James and Elizabeth. Lori is a delight to work with, she is very well organized and detail orientated but she is also laid back so things get done well but without the stress that sometimes happens in weddings.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Intercontinental Hotel Chicago
Amy and Sandro were married last night at the Intercontinental Hotel in the King Arthur Court room that features an entire wall of original stained glass and intricately carved wooden pillars, cast-iron chandeliers and a hand-painted ceiling. Christopher Schmidt, associate director of catering and his staff were great to work with. I really like the rooms in these older hotels, they just seem to have more character that many of the new places.
Sandro's father Dalmo who is a professional pianist played Chopin Nocturne in E Flat, Opus 9, No. 2 which was a wonderful addition to the ceremony. Sandro's brother Gian-Carlo read Love written by Roy Croft, a really beautiful reading.
Mike Stoklasa of Red Letter Weddings was the videographer and Toni DiDonato of Indigo provided the music.
Matt of Imaginative Studios was the photographer. I have had the pleasure of working with them several times recently. Be sure to check out their webpage to see their outstanding work.
It was a great team to work with and the wedding was a lot of fun for everyone.
Sandro's father Dalmo who is a professional pianist played Chopin Nocturne in E Flat, Opus 9, No. 2 which was a wonderful addition to the ceremony. Sandro's brother Gian-Carlo read Love written by Roy Croft, a really beautiful reading.
Mike Stoklasa of Red Letter Weddings was the videographer and Toni DiDonato of Indigo provided the music.
Matt of Imaginative Studios was the photographer. I have had the pleasure of working with them several times recently. Be sure to check out their webpage to see their outstanding work.
It was a great team to work with and the wedding was a lot of fun for everyone.
Monday, February 16, 2009
A Suprise Wedding
Becky and David were married Friday evening at Mrs. Murphy and Sons Irish Bistro
They had invited about 100 guests to what they described as an engagement party. After an hour or more of food and drinks a video of them as kids and then adults was shown on the video screens at the Bistro, the video ended by inviting everyone to the next room for the wedding! Becky's mother and grandmother, and brother knew about the wedding but no one else did including David's mother.
During the video Becky slipped away and changed into her wedding dress, when she walked in with her brother everyone stood and applauded. They were obviously surprised and delighted.
The wedding itself was a lot of fun, with laughter and a few tears all around.
They had invited about 100 guests to what they described as an engagement party. After an hour or more of food and drinks a video of them as kids and then adults was shown on the video screens at the Bistro, the video ended by inviting everyone to the next room for the wedding! Becky's mother and grandmother, and brother knew about the wedding but no one else did including David's mother.
During the video Becky slipped away and changed into her wedding dress, when she walked in with her brother everyone stood and applauded. They were obviously surprised and delighted.
The wedding itself was a lot of fun, with laughter and a few tears all around.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
2009 Bride's Choice Awards
WeddingWire, a wedding technology company, just announced that Spirited Weddings has won the 2009 Bride’s Choice Awards™!
In its inaugural year, the Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and honors vendors from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellent quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value of cost and flexibility. This year’s recipients represent the top three percent of WeddingWire’s vendor community, which includes over 100,000 wedding vendors from across the US. That means Spirited Weddings is one of the very best Officiants.
Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the company, the Bride’s Choice Awards are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds through surveys and reviews.
“We are excited to launch this annual award program to honor high-performing vendors based solely on the experiences of our WeddingWire community,” according to Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “This year’s recipients have set the bar high, exhibiting excellent service and expertise in the wedding industry.”
I would like to thank our past clients for speaking on our behalf and helping us win the 2009 Bride’s Choice Award!
In its inaugural year, the Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and honors vendors from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellent quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value of cost and flexibility. This year’s recipients represent the top three percent of WeddingWire’s vendor community, which includes over 100,000 wedding vendors from across the US. That means Spirited Weddings is one of the very best Officiants.
Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the company, the Bride’s Choice Awards are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds through surveys and reviews.
“We are excited to launch this annual award program to honor high-performing vendors based solely on the experiences of our WeddingWire community,” according to Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “This year’s recipients have set the bar high, exhibiting excellent service and expertise in the wedding industry.”
I would like to thank our past clients for speaking on our behalf and helping us win the 2009 Bride’s Choice Award!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Trump International Hotel & Tower
Keith and Kelly were married in the Skyline Room at Trump Tower located at
Technorati Tags: Wedding, Minister, Spiritual, Chicago, Non-Denominational, Wedding Officiant
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Wedding at Pazzo's
Deanna from Deanna Mandarno has graciously provided these photos for me to post here. The wedding was in December at Pazzo's, 311 South Wacker. Enjoy.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Sofitel Hotel
The Grand Ballroom of the Sofitel Water Tower Hotel , with a 20-foot-high window and a spectacular view was the venue for Lauren and Michael's wedding on Friday evening.
This was my second wedding at the Sofitel and as I said before, the ballroom is stunning and the staff of the hotel were helpful and pleasant to work with. They reset the room for the dinner and it looked like an entirely different room.
Courtney Lawhn and a violinist provided the wonderful music for the ceremony. You can contact Courtney at courtneylawhn@yahoo.com. John Straus was the photographer and his business card says the photograph proofs will available on his sight in three weeks. The room was decorated beautifully, I bet the photos will be outstanding.
Michael and Lauren included the Polish wedding tradition of having their parents share bread, in hopes that they will never hunger or be in need, salt as a reminder that their life may be difficult at times and they must learn to cope with life's struggles and wine, in hopes that they will never thirst and will have a life of good health and good cheer and share the company of many good friends. It was a lovely and tender moment in the ceremony.
This was my second wedding at the Sofitel and as I said before, the ballroom is stunning and the staff of the hotel were helpful and pleasant to work with. They reset the room for the dinner and it looked like an entirely different room.
Courtney Lawhn and a violinist provided the wonderful music for the ceremony. You can contact Courtney at courtneylawhn@yahoo.com. John Straus was the photographer and his business card says the photograph proofs will available on his sight in three weeks. The room was decorated beautifully, I bet the photos will be outstanding.
Michael and Lauren included the Polish wedding tradition of having their parents share bread, in hopes that they will never hunger or be in need, salt as a reminder that their life may be difficult at times and they must learn to cope with life's struggles and wine, in hopes that they will never thirst and will have a life of good health and good cheer and share the company of many good friends. It was a lovely and tender moment in the ceremony.
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