Anticipation Events

01/02/2025

Winter wedding wonderland

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Ceremony Venue @ Notre Dame de Chicago
Rentals
Band/Cocktail Hour Musicians
Hair
Hotel

Officiant @ Father Peter McQuinn
Rehearsal Dinner
Transportation


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12/17/2024

🪩 GIVEAWAY 🪩 For the last day of Holidaze, we are partnering with and giving away a $200 GIFT CARD, a Chicago Cookbook, Cookbook Stand, and two Spice Spoons + Spices 📖🍳 See below on how to enter ⬇️

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▪️Winner will be announced Fri 12/19 noon

12/16/2024

🪩 GIVEAWAY 🪩 For day 7 of Holidaze, we are partnering with to give away a GIFT CARD for a workout class, a bag of P+C blend COFFEE BEANS, and a COFFE MUG🧘‍♀️☕ See below to enter ⬇️

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▪️Winner will be announced 12/18 noon

‼️ Must be in the Chicagoland area to redeem‼️

12/15/2024

🪩 GIVEAWAY 🪩 For day 6 of Holidaze, is giving away a VALENTINE’S DAY FLORAL ARRANGEMENT. Florals are valued at $150.00 and designed personally by Colleen 🌷💝 See below on how to enter ⬇️

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▪️Tag a friend who would love to receive a big bouquet
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▪️Winner will be announced Tue 12/17 noon

‼️ Available for pick-up around the Dunning neighborhood on Feb 13 or 14. Delivery will be available upon request for an extra fee.‼️

12/14/2024

🪩 GIVEAWAY 🪩 For day 5 of Holidaze, photography is giving away a 45 minute HEADSHOT/PORTRAIT or PET PHOTO SESSION 📸 Portrait session will include 35~ hi res, edited images delivered in an online gallery for easy downloading and sharing. Photos will be taken at Azuree’s studio at Inside Town Art Collective or another location within the Chicago area of your choosing. AE will also donate the cost of the headshot session to !! See below on how to enter ⬇️

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▪️Winner will be announced Mon 12/16 noon

‼️Must be in the Chicagoland area to redeem‼️

12/13/2024

🪩 GIVEAWAY 🪩 For Day 4 of Holidaze, we’ve partnered with to give away a festive evergreen HOLIDAY WREATH just in time for the holidays!🎄The wreath will be available for pickup at their Avondale studio. See below on how to enter ⬇️

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▪️Comment below whether you’re on team hot chocolate or team eggnog

▪️Winner will be announced 12/15 noon

‼️ Must be able to pick up the prize from Rooted Living in Avondale ‼️

11/29/2024

Cheese fountain >>> Champagne tower 🧀

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wedding late night snack ideas, late night wedding snacks, fondue fountain

11/15/2024

New year, new Johnsens 🥂 ✨

Elin + David’s NYE wedding bash is now on the blog! Link in the bio for more details on this glitzy, rooftop cocktail party 🍸 🌃

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Photographer
Florist
Ceremony Venue @ St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church
Reception Venue
Rentals
Signage .allbright
Hair + Makeup
DJ
Bakery
Hotel
Post Ceremony Dinner
Wedding Dress

11/08/2024

Mentally we’re at this wedding celebrating love and fellow humans🧘‍♀️

Alli + Brent’s wedding is now on the blog! 📫 Link in the bio for more wedding details on this intimate ceremony followed by a bbq/cocktail reception at Chicago’s famed Rainbow Club 🥃 featuring good music, good food, bejeweled anthriums, fringed dresses and half of Chicago’s hospitality industry

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Florals
Rentals
Catering
Bakery
DJ
Makeup
Hotel
Rehearsal Dinner
Officiant


cocktail wedding, red anthrium bouquet, abstract wedding bouquet, whimsical wedding florals

11/05/2024

🗣️ Do you know you have 30 minutes??

If you haven’t voted yet, there’s still time (until 7pm)! Check out the links in the bio for same day registration locations and your nearest polling place. Don’t forget that when we vote, we win!

10/23/2024

Grace + Neil’s wedding is up on the blog! Link in the bio for more details on this classic wedding featuring local Bridgeport vendors, craft beers, and DIY decor 🦢🍾🥂

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Venue Skyline Loft
Florist
Photographer
Dress
Rentals
Ceremony Arch
Caterer
Alcohol
Bakery
Hair + Makeup
Ceremony Musician Billy Byers (guitarist)
Reception Band
DJ
Sound Brett Sleeman
Rehearsal Dinner
Transportation

cocktail wedding

10/19/2024

day of details 🪲

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10/12/2024

When “C L A S S I C” eats.

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10/03/2024

Katrina + Brandon are on the blog. Link in profile for all of the delight! 🌺🌷

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09/29/2024

Many episodes of Bravo TV later… ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️

09/24/2024

Rachel + Bob are featured on Green Wedding Shoes today! Still obsessed. 🌐

“We wanted an epic glam rock dance party that also happened to be a wedding,” say newlyweds Rachel + Bob of how they approached planning their Chicago wedding day at Salvage One. “Good music and disco balls were mandatory.” The couple teamed up with Anticipation Events to create an unforgett...

09/23/2024

When girlfriend greets you at the door, you know this party is about to mean business. 🦢✌️

09/17/2024

Shannon + Derek are up on the blog! See link in bio for more moody wedding details 🕊️🥀

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Venue
Photographer
Florals
Rentals
Hair + Makeup
Chalk Artist
Hotel
Rehearsal
DJ Maureen Neer

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