Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Katherine and Ryan chose the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum on Cannon Drive and Fullerton in Chicago as their wedding venue. I think I conduct about one wedding there each year and it is a excellent venue. Normally the weddings are outside in what the Museum calls the Ravine. It‘s adjacent to the lobby, is equipped with a sound system and can accommodate almost 200 guests.

Mary Kehoe the special events manager and her staff were fantastic to work with. They gave good advice and stepped in just when we needed them most. You can contact Mary at 773 755-5154 or mkehoe@naturemuseum.org. Be sure to check out the special events brochure on their site, it is very well done.

Sylver McAllister from Sylver Studio was the photographer and when I asked about including some of their photos in this blog she handed me a beautiful business card that said, “Ryan & Katherine. Proofs will be available 09.06.08. Event id: 2776.” She said, just let us know what photos you want to post and I will send them to you. I will do that after September 6 and then update this post. I thought the preprinted card was a great idea, it was the first time I had seen something like that.

Another thing impressed me about these photographers, they were very courteous. They were not standing next to me taking pictures during the ceremony, in fact I can’t remember where they were but I bet they got some excellent photos. Check them out and see if they are a good match for you.

Emanuel Ban and the Wellington Strings provided the music. They have a nice website filled with helpful information and audio samples of music they play. I find that frequently couples don’t have ideas for music beyond the Canon by Pachelbel so their list is helpful. You can contact Emanuel at 847-347-1127

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Wedding Vendors for a Wedding at Hotel Allegro

Jaime and JT had their wedding and reception at Hotel Allegro, 171 W. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601, 312 236-0123. I’ve blogged about Hotel Allegro in the past and their level of service is unchanged. I do want to comment on three of the other people that I had the pleasure of working with.

First, Ali Phillips of Engaging Events by Ali . Ali is one of my favorite wedding planners and when she or her staff are involved I know that things are going to run smoothly and on time. Erin Dahl, one of the very capable young women who work with Ali worked the rehearsal and the wedding. Ali can be contacted at ali@engagingeventsbyali.com.

Keith Jorgensen is the co-founder of Poetic Productions a professional videography company. Keith is also involved in the wedding website called the Daily Bride. I had spoken on the phone to Keith in the past and it was a pleasure to meet him at the wedding. You can contact Keith at info@poeticweddings.com or 312 863-4007

Kurt Gerber of Gerber and Scarpelli was the photographer, we worked together at a wedding last month and it was good to see him in action again. Gerber and Scarpelli can be reached at 312 455-1144 or info@gerberscarpelliweddings..com.

To view a cool video of the wedding photos check out this link http://www.gerberscarpelliweddings.com/braun

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