Wedding at The Knickerbocker

Ursula and Matt had a large wedding on Saturday at the Knickerbocker Hotel. I had never conducted a wedding at this venue. If you are having a larger wedding with 200 or more guests and want the feel of one of older grand hotels I would highly recommend the Knickerbocker. My photo isn’t great but you can I hope get an idea of the room as it was done up on Saturday. I really liked the groups of candles along the center aisle.

Here is the cast of characters:

Ali Phillips of Engaging Events By Ali was the coordinator and the person who introduced me to Ursula and Matt. I love working with Ali because our styles seem to match so well. You can contact Ali at ali@engagingeventsbyali.com

Lauren Haver at the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel, located at 163 E Walton Pllace, Chicago, IL 60611 worked closely with Ali and behind the scenes during the wedding, cocktail hour and dinner. You can contact Lauren at Lhaver@mill-usa.com

The string trio from Belle Music were wonderful too. I’ve worked with several of them in the past and they are always a delight, easy to work with and provide excellent sounds.

The florist was Blumen Design, as you will see from my photo, they did a fantastic job with the flowers. I thought the ballroom where the wedding took place looked amazing. For more information about Blumen Design you can email them at info@blumendesign.com

Kurt Gerber of Gerber and Scarpelli was the photographer as he has been at several weddings I’ve conducted this year. It’s always good to see him in action again. Gerber and Scarpelli can be reached at 312 455-1144 or info@gerberscarpelliweddings.com

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The Ivy Room

Emily and Jason were married last night in the Courtyard of Trees Studios in what will probably be for me the last outdoor wedding of this year. The reception was held in The Ivy Room. The wedding was a 7:30 pm and it was dark here in Chicago so my outdoor photos didn’t turn out however the website contains some excellent photos of both the courtyard and the actual Ivy Room. Donna Albertson, director of marketing and special events donna@ivyroomchicago.com was a wonderful and helpful hostess for the wedding and reception. There were about 150 guests who comfortably filled both the courtyard and the Ivy Room.

Mary Nisi, president and disc jockey of Toast & Jam provided the music for the reception. I’ve worked with her staff in the past and they are first rate. You can contact Mary at Mary@toastandjamdjs.com



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