Contact their special events and catering department at 1633 North Halsted Street, Chicago IL 60614, 312.640.0640, email, info@bokagrp.com.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Venue for a small Wedding
Perennial located at 1800 North Lincoln Avenue was the venue for Catherine and Jerry's wedding last night at 6:00. It was a small wedding with less than 30 guests and the room provided by Perennial was perfect and felt very intimate.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Amy and Dan's Wedding
Amy and Dan were married at the Hyatt at the MacDonald's campus in Oak Brook. I was invited by there photographer Hilda Burke to become a friend and then I noticed on her blog that she had photos of the wedding and of me.
Thank you Hilda for inviting me to be your friend and also for posting some of your wonderful photos.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Lynne and Garrett's Wedding
I was listed on on June Bug Weddings as one of the wedding team for Lynne and Garrett's wedding at Wicker Park Lutheran Church on July 18, 2010.
The church is one of a very few churches that allows couple who are not members to be married in their church and also allows Officiant's to conduct weddings there. If you want to be married in a church check them out.
The church is one of a very few churches that allows couple who are not members to be married in their church and also allows Officiant's to conduct weddings there. If you want to be married in a church check them out.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Video from Leah and Jake's Wedding
Leah and Jake were married on May 15 at the Rookery. Olivia from Olivia Leigh Photographie and her boyfriend shot this video of the wedding. Olivia, Jake and Leah have all graciously allowed me to post the link the the video here, http://vimeo.com/13238088, please check it out.
Venues that were new to me
Over the past six months I have conducted weddings at four venues that were new to me. I enjoyed all of them for different reasons and would encourage brides and grooms to check them out. All of these venues have wonderfully representative photos of their space.
Kathy and George were married on Valentine’s Day at the River East Art Center, 435 East Illinois Street, 312.321.1001. It’s really quite a stunning venue and their 130 guests nicely filled the area where the wedding took place.
Anthony and Erika were married in the second floor Tasting Room at Randolph Wine Cellars, 1415 West Randolph 312.942.1313. They had about 120 guests, most of whom stood during the 20 minute ceremony. Nick Luedde, director and he and his staff was helpful and attentive to everyone’s needs.
Sharon and Jeff were married on July 9 at Salvatore's Ristorante 525 W Arlington Place, 773.528.1200. Amra Custic was the event coordinator that evening and she was a delight to work with. The room was lovely and just the right size for the 80 guests in attendance.
Mason and Emily were married on August 7 at Gallery 1028, located at 1028 Hooker Street on Goose Island. It’s a very cool venue which is operated by Calihan Catering, 312.587.3553. The space has vaulted ceilings, exposed brick and skylights as well as well work wood floors. A talented florist or designer would be able to create some very creative designs in the room. Nitin Vyas, from Calihan, was in charge last night and we recognized each other from past weddings at the Chicago Botanic Garden where he has concentrated his efforts. Nitin was extremely helpful.
Kathy and George were married on Valentine’s Day at the River East Art Center, 435 East Illinois Street, 312.321.1001. It’s really quite a stunning venue and their 130 guests nicely filled the area where the wedding took place.
Anthony and Erika were married in the second floor Tasting Room at Randolph Wine Cellars, 1415 West Randolph 312.942.1313. They had about 120 guests, most of whom stood during the 20 minute ceremony. Nick Luedde, director and he and his staff was helpful and attentive to everyone’s needs.
Sharon and Jeff were married on July 9 at Salvatore's Ristorante 525 W Arlington Place, 773.528.1200. Amra Custic was the event coordinator that evening and she was a delight to work with. The room was lovely and just the right size for the 80 guests in attendance.
Mason and Emily were married on August 7 at Gallery 1028, located at 1028 Hooker Street on Goose Island. It’s a very cool venue which is operated by Calihan Catering, 312.587.3553. The space has vaulted ceilings, exposed brick and skylights as well as well work wood floors. A talented florist or designer would be able to create some very creative designs in the room. Nitin Vyas, from Calihan, was in charge last night and we recognized each other from past weddings at the Chicago Botanic Garden where he has concentrated his efforts. Nitin was extremely helpful.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
More Photos from Greg and Maria's Wedding
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Style Me Pretty - Little Black Book
Style Me Pretty’s Little Black Book is a highly edited collection of wedding service providers – from mom and pop boutiques to A-Listers. Bottom line, these vendors are the best of the best. For more information about the Little Black Book, including a detailed description of how vendors are selected and get listed, see our Little Black Book FAQ
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Sandra and Nate's Wedding at Prairie Productions
Olivia Leigh Photographie provided these wonderful photos for me, thanks Olivia.
Prairie Productions is a very popular venue, the owner told me he has booked over 50 weddings in 2010. As you can see from Olivia's photo above, the room is large with a lot of natural light. The ceremony and reception is usually held in the same room but there is another space and an outdoor patio for cocktails following the ceremony.
I've conducted several weddings at Prairie Productions and the room has looked entirely different each time. It must be fun for the florists to design how to use the space and the results are often striking.
Other vendors included in Sandra and Nate's wedding were:
Park West Strings
Food for Thought Catering
Kloeckner Preferred Flowers
Prairie Productions is a very popular venue, the owner told me he has booked over 50 weddings in 2010. As you can see from Olivia's photo above, the room is large with a lot of natural light. The ceremony and reception is usually held in the same room but there is another space and an outdoor patio for cocktails following the ceremony.
I've conducted several weddings at Prairie Productions and the room has looked entirely different each time. It must be fun for the florists to design how to use the space and the results are often striking.
Other vendors included in Sandra and Nate's wedding were:
Park West Strings
Food for Thought Catering
Kloeckner Preferred Flowers
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Columbus Park Refectory
Maria and Greg were married on Friday, May 21 at the Columbus Park Refectory. Located at 5701 W Jackson the Refectory has three porticos that fill with sun during the summer. The grounds, created by the dean of prairie landscape architecture, contain two natural looking waterfalls, stratified stonework ledges and abundant native plant life.
Inside, Spanish-influenced architecture, arched entryways, and ornate terra cotta are quite lovely and the generous-sized Dance Hall has magnificent windows that overlook a lagoon and comes complete with a grand piano.
The photos taken with my IPhone don't do it justice but that's what I have for now.
Don't write off the Chicago Park District sites for your wedding venue, at least check out their website, they have some very nice sites.
Erica Rose of Erica Rose Photography was the photographer. I have not worked with her in the past and it was good to get to know her and I hope she will send me some professional photos later that I can post here.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Jill and Mark's wedding on January 1, 2010
Jill and Mark were married on January 1, 2010 at Trump International Hotel and Tower. Aristene Aurand, is the wedding specialist at the Tower and weddings there are always very special.
Tara Swift Moser from LOLA Event Production (312.513.6531) was the planner and florist and was great. It is always a pleasure to conduct weddings with the team from LOLA!
Andre LaCour was the photographer and provided these excellent photos to. Andre is the director of photography at Edward Fox Photography and can be reached at 773.794.5149. Thank you Andre.
Tara Swift Moser from LOLA Event Production (312.513.6531) was the planner and florist and was great. It is always a pleasure to conduct weddings with the team from LOLA!
Andre LaCour was the photographer and provided these excellent photos to. Andre is the director of photography at Edward Fox Photography and can be reached at 773.794.5149. Thank you Andre.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2010
Spirited Weddings has been chosen to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2010. This award recognizes the top 5 percent of local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service and professionalism.
The Bride’s Choice Awards™ are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds (brides and grooms) through extensive surveys and reviews, which means my past clients have spoken on my behalf and selected me to receive this honor.
I am honored to receive this award again this year!
The Bride’s Choice Awards™ are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds (brides and grooms) through extensive surveys and reviews, which means my past clients have spoken on my behalf and selected me to receive this honor.
I am honored to receive this award again this year!
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