Best Wedding Vendors

It’s engagement season and all the wedding vendors prepare for inquiries and bookings and meetings and all around love and happiness and wedding planning! I had a bride (turned friend) text me the other day looking for venue suggestions for her friend who recently got engaged. I sent over a few ideas and then thought, man I just need to make a master list.

AHA! Blog inspiration and here we are. So I have compiled a list of some of my favorite wedding venues, DJs, makeup/hair artists, videographers, florist ect that I love. Most of them are local to me (LaSalle County) though some are in the burbs. All of us travel and work all over the place. I didn’t do any downtown Chicago locations because yikes, that would take over my list. :)

I also want to preface with this: these are people that I truly like. They are awesome people. The are reliable and will do a good job at your wedding. Not everyone is my style. That’s just a personal preference and all of you have different styles or want different vibes for your wedding and that's the beauty of this list (and the internet in general). So you can have a jumping off or in spot and narrow down who will be your jam after you review the list.

HERE. WE. GO.

                  WEDDING VENDORS

Venue

(Central and Northern IL)

  • Starved Rock Lodge

  • Blumen Gardens

  • The Barn at Hornbaker Gardens

  • The Eastwood

  • IronWood on the Vermillion

  • The Auditorium Ballroom

  • Fire on 5th

  • Camp Aramoni

  • Mora Farm

  • Oak Hill Farm

  • Silver Fox

Suburbs

  • Ashley Farm

  • Danada House

  • Cantigny Park

  • Patrick Haley Mansion

  • Jacob Henry Mansion

  • The Haight

  • The Onion Pub

  • MaKray Memorial Golf Club

  • Two Brother’s Roundhouse

  • Cog Hill

Chicago

  • The Joinery Chicago

  • Ovation Chicago

Dessert

  • Kelsey’s Kakes

  • Tiers of Joy

  • Nothing Bundt Cake

Band

  •  The Walk Ins

  •  Felix and Fingers (dueling pianos-they do weddings and it is awesome)

  • Circus Funk Libido

DJ

  • Guys on the Radio (LOVE the guys)

  • Pete’s My DJ

  • Fig Media (Holy PARTY batman)

  • AMP Professional Event Services

  • J.P.W Productions

  • Non Stop entertainment

  • Get up & Dance

Officiant

  •  Adam Jamsa 

  •  Rev for Whatev (Val or Anne)

  • Officiant on Demand (Monique Ross)

  • Jane Schomas (Get up and Dance)

  • Guys on the Radio- Rev Reel

Photobooth

  •  123 Picture Me

  • Cliqueit Photo

  • Grin and Bear Booth

  • The Fabulous Photobooth Co

Florist

  •  Flowers Plus

  • Blythe Flowers

  • Lulu Mariposa (I know she has a Facebook)

  •  Stemming with Love

  •  Hy-Vee Peru

  • Petals N Blooms

  • Simple Elegance

  • Mary’s special touch

  • Finding eminence floral

Hair/Makeup

  •  Brianna Camille Artistry

  •  Patty McGuire Makeup

  •   Bridal Brigade

  •   Ambrosis Salon

  •  SLT Makeup

  • Camp Bride

  • Hair by Heather (She has a makeup person too!)

 Videographers – Tried to give a variety of style and price so check their work and see what you think. 

  • The Alcantaras

  • Maloch Media

  • Newlywed Cinema

  • Totally Kreative Video

  • Park Life - offers a same day edit which is really fun

  • Imagination Designers

  • Stellar Imaging

  • Kyle Peterson Visuals

Linens/Rentals

  • Marien Mae

  • Suez Linens

  • Rental Pros

  • Event Experience

  • Blue Peak Tents

  • Grand Rental Station

  • Let’s Party Rental

  • Flowers plus

  • Morton rentals

                  (ask your venue or florist)

Dress boutiques

  •  Marien Mae in Lasalle (very size inclusive and wonderful people!)

  •  Brides by Young (14+ size boutique)

  • Valen Studios Bridal Boutique

  • Sharpe Suiting (specialize in suiting for all body types and genders)

  • Uncommon Closet (speciality for LGBTQ+ outfitting and altering)

Shuttle/ Party Bus

  • Starved Rock Trolley

  • Elite Party Bus

  • Top Shelf Rides

  • Central School Bus

Mary Morris