Discussions from Illinois Planning

We have our date for August 22,2020 in Homer Glen close by Orland Park, Illinois. We are still planning to move forward with it. But I don’t know now if we should continue planning anymore, our venue...

IL brides, Unfortunately my wedding get postponed to June 26, 2021. But I still would like to get legally married this June 26 this year so next year will be church ceremony and party. My questions...

We are getting married March 2021 when should we send out our save the dates or should we even do that with everything going on?

Hello Everyone, We've had to make a tough decision to postpone our wedding from October 2020 to May 2021. With this, several of our vendors have required us to pay the full amount two weeks prior to...

Hi everyone! Does anyone have any great Polish/American Dj suggestions in the Chicago area. Definitely need someone who speaks fluently in polish because a lot of our guests speak mostly polish and I,...

Any bakery that makes good wedding cakes and within a good budget of 600 below with 5tier?

Does anyone have any info on getting married in IL. We are supposed to get married on August 1st after originally postponing and I understand the limit is 10 for a gathering but are we at a percentage...

Hows everyone feeling? Hopefully? Postponing?

Anyone doing a Halloween themed wedding?

Okay, so I’m on the hunt for an all black wedding dress. This is a struggle since most designers do not create such a thing... which is a shame. Anyways, I’ve been looking at evening gowns/prom...

I'm helping plan my sister's wedding, which isn't until the very LAST weekend of September. That's well after most people seem to have concerns about COVID restrictions - but of course not in...

Hi ladies, My fiancé and I have decided we’re going to do a small ceremony with just our parents on June 27th in chicago in case we cannot have our dream wedding in September because of the pandemic....

Hi everyone, COVID-19 bride here... Our wedding is supposed to be in September and with everything taking so long to open up, we are thinking of postponing. We don’t have a date yet, and I am not sure...

Does anyone have an idea on how civil weddings work in Cook County, preferably the one in downtown? I’ve never been to one, and I’ve done some research, but the one in downtown doesn’t allow...

I am working on my wedding day timeline. We are getting married at 5pm and we are doing a first look. Does anyone have any tips for making a timeline? I am stuck.

Hello ladies! I have quite the question. Some background: Our wedding is set for 08/22/2020 at a family farm. We initially had a guest list of 190 people but then, because of COVID, have had to cut it...

Can anyone recommend a reliable, affordable florist in Chicago who can quickly provide a quote? Under this quarantine a lot of florists aren’t getting back to me, don’t have standard tall cylinders to...

Help!! I lost my DJ since we postponed our wedding and now I need help finding an Italian DJ for our new wedding date June 12, 2021 Who has also played at Venuti’s where we will be getting married......

We are scheduled to get married on November 7th, in Chicago. Like most 2020 brides I am panicking. My venue wants our second deposit Friday, and I don't know what to do. My future SIL called me...

Stay at home order has been extended until end of May anyone else have August weddings are you guys taking any decisions ? Or waiting it out a little more ?? My bridesmaids nor groomsmen have had...