Jill and Russell, I don’t even know where to begin to talk about your wedding and planning! We can start with the first time we met in person and all arrived 15 minutes early at the café and laughed about how all three of us are chronically early for every meeting and event in life. […]

I first met Hannah and Abe when they were finalizing the contract for the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel to host their wedding ceremony and reception. We love having the opportunity to get involved before a venue contract is signed so that we can help catch any missing elements and to make sure it is the […]

Sometimes I get to work with a couple for only a short amount of time to help bring all of the details together for their wedding day. This was the case with Cara and Brent and their rockstar team of event professionals. Cara chose to get ready at The Trump Hotel with her bridesmaids and […]

When I first met Emily, she had a wonderful inspiration for her wedding at Chicago History Museum. With almost a year to plan this wedding, we met frequently to review her planning timeline and have me answer any questions and provide referrals for her team of event professionals. It is during those moments that a […]

Lauren and her mom are the most amazing mother & daughter team and I thoroughly enjoyed helping them coordinate all of the final details for Lauren & Simon’s Spring wedding at the Waldorf Astoria. They found a wonderful team of event professionals to help bring the day’s vision to life and even though the weather […]

Hard to believe Ashley and Jim’s October 31st wedding was almost a year ago! From the moment I spoke to Ashley over the phone, I knew we would become fast friends; we clicked immediately! I was so excited to plan Ashley and Jim’s nuptials, especially because they happen to be friends with past clients of […]

We feel our industry will always have a debate around D.I.Y. vs hiring event professionals, so we thought we would weigh in on our thoughts on D.I.Y. Weddings. We sat down together and discussed the following three questions: When you think of D.I.Y. & Weddings, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Honestly, […]

I don’t even know where to start with the journey that I had with Megan, Darrin & their parents. Theirs was one of the more memorable weddings that I have worked on, from beginning to end. Their wedding was a team effort – they provided the direction and I helped to curate our team to […]

All of us on the LK Events team were elated when this past winter we were asked to participate in a wedding showcase at one of our favorite venues in the city – Chez. When we were asked to showcase our services at a booth for newly engaged couples, we struggled with where to begin. […]

I find that most of my couples have high demand careers and have limited time to plan a wedding. This was true for Jennifer and Wick last year. We strategized when they would have some down time so that we could schedule multiple planning meetings to knock out decisions. I also had the joy of […]