LOLA Wedding at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Congratulations Mr and Mrs McRae – married 7.9.11! We always love working with Lindsey, Natasha and Mary on weddings at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum – and this past weekend was no exception! Perfect weather compliments of Mother Nature set the stage for Meghan and Jason’s vision come to life by Amy of Blumen – a very “preppy hip” Nantucket vibe that blended perfectly with the natural background and time of year. We even had a tiny winged gate-crasher – this lovely little dragonfly matched perfectly with the decor! I love seeing how each bride puts their individual stamp on this space. I think my favorite part of the evening was when they were introduced for the first time as husband and wife at the end of the ceremony and a bagpiper came out onto the bridge behind the altar and played them into the reception!
LOLA Wedding at The Drake Hotel
As a wedding planner in Chicago, there is no more jaw-dropping ballroom in town than the Gold Coast Room at the historic Drake Hotel on Michigan Avenue. What an honor to work here and to work with such a great couple – Nicole and Brian – on their July 3 wedding and reception! The classic yet sleek decor by Event Creative with splashes of fuchsia were perfect for the room and summer season, and guests danced the night away to Orchestra 33. My personal favorite – the bride and groom recessed out of their ceremony to live musicians playing Kady Perry’s “Firework” – how appropriate for the holiday weekend!
LOLA wedding at the Chicago History Museum
The Chicago History Museum was the venue for Laura and Elliott’s beautiful summer wedding ceremony and reception this past weekend. The choices they made for colors and decor were PERFECTION in the room. Simple, elegant, timeless! They made great efforts to ensure the ceremony decor would be equally lovely inside and out in case of bad weather, so when we moved festivities indoors because of the heat and humidity – they were still THRILLED with the look and feel of everything. Flip flops for the female guests, 5 different flavors of cakes on vintage cake plates and the cutest little cake topper complete with glasses to match the groom and taupe sash to match the bride added personal touches to the decor!
Club LOLA – Classic Wedding Styles Gone Modern
Club LOLA was the trend for our bar and sweet table at our annual open house. Here are the trends it focused on:
- We have lots of brides that book venues like Cathedral Hall at the University Club of Chicago and want to make the room feel softer. The trends featured in this vignette are perfect for that – leathers, plaids and heavy large furnishings can be made more feminine with gestural floral, eclectic candlelight and feminine touches!
- The “Butler’s Pantry” is a trend we LOVE! Mix and match with your tabletop items – vintage silverware, crystal and sterling serving pieces and spin into a modern eclectic look!
- The classic monogram is something that works beautufilly for a couple that wants a statement that can carry though both masculine and feminine design details.
- Champagne Cocktails are a classic that never goes out of style – add fruity touches in your signature color to create a more customized signature cocktail
- Monogram your cupcakes and color coordinate your sweet table for a look that carries your design themes thru the food for your event
- Add a fresh bloom to a crisp white linen napkin to finish your tabletop design
Thanks to Event Creative, Magnificent Milestones, Tablescapes, BBJ Linen, Blue Plate Catering and More Cupcakes for helping us with our trend translation! Thanks to Michael Monar for these photos.
One of the LOLA Pro’s Ties the Knot!
Well, what can we say? We love Kristy and we love everything about Kristy’s wedding! Her dress was gorgeous, she picked one of our favorite wedding venues – Salvage One, we rocked out all night with DJ Chris, Steve Koo’s pictures are amazing, and Limelight did a spectacular job with the menu! The flowers were also not too shabby although I am partial since they are a LOLA creation. This is what a bride should look like on her wedding day – smiling, laughing, and totally in love (and of course stress free because of her amazing wedding planners). We love you Kristy and Goetch! Happy Holidays everyone!
LOLA at the Elysian Hotel
New Chicago wedding venues don’t come along every day… When the Elysian Hotel was under construction, LOLA got one of the first hard hat tours, and we’ve been anxiously awaiting the wedding we booked there ever since! Congratulations to Beth and David Golanty that tied the knot on August 15, 2010 in front of 90 of their close friends and family. The Elysian – with it’s Coco Chanel inspired decor was the perfect backdrop for a bride with a background in interior design! Much of the event design was inspired by the hotel design itself – the custom stationery goods and fun cake design… Personal touches like a record album guest book alternative showcased the bride and groom’s shared passion for music. Thanks to Allure for these photos!
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