we have been blessed with her early arrival.

sweet little one. sienna grace. my sister & brother-in-law couldn't be happier with their new little girl. happy birthday!

flowers for your friday.

enjoy your weekend! i will be baking chocolate cake with buttercream frosting. cinnamon bread. & celebrating a birthday for my dear friend dorthy.

our venue.

it has been decided ... we will be having our reception on goose island at gallery 1028 in chicago! it is in an old industrial area in the city with high wooden beams, brick walls, & old wide wooden plank floors. we are so excited!

venue searching.

emailing worked the best. not too many venues have the pricing available to the public unless you email them. these were the most important items that helped me narrow my search...

-pricing of venue/extra fees associated

-number of max occupancy

-dates they have available &/or the date you are hoping for

wedding venues in chicago.

venue shopping is tough. to make it simpler for you ... here are a list of places we loved. in parenthesis are the concerns we faced. enjoy your search!

-chicago botanic garden (price)

-byron colby barn (availability)

-peggy notebaert nature museum (capacity)

-independence grove (availability)

-fulton's on the river (capacity)

-1520 loft (capacity)

-a new leaf (capacity)

-wagner farm (availability)

-elyisian hotel (price)

-winnetka community (capacity)

-prairie productions (capacity)

-salvage one (capacity)

-dawes house (capacity)

-atrium events (availability)

-the pavilion at orchard ridge farm (availability)

-emerson creek (price)

-river east art center (price)

this video is too cute.

a must watch.