𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 😉 🍇 🍽️ 🍂
Thanksgiving Eve means something different to everyone, but for us, it’s holiday tablescaping time. Our Senior Event Planner and Director of Business Development, @cjdekaty , never puts down her event planning hat — even when she’s home for the holidays — and we LOVE that about her.
Every Thanksgiving, she gathers with family in Southern Wisconsin, and bonds with her mama over a shared love of tabletop curation and entertaining. And she outdoes herself time after time (those pops of green velvet on the dinner menus, the vintage, etched wine glasses and sea glass water goblets, foraged greenery, and turkey napkin rings = legacy decor that’ll last for seasons on end).
If you’re planning on staying in tonight and watching something fun and festive on Netflix (100 percent from us!), maybe you’ll want to build in some extra time for your own design pulls.
Is there a piece you can’t WAIT to break out for your Turkey Day table?!
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𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕓𝕠𝕨 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕟𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟, 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 🌿 🌈 🌿
Getting married at a venue renowned for its winding green ivy facade is the perfect excuse to go a little extra colorful 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦. For Emma and Mark’s Labor Day Weekend wedding, we created a ombre oasis to backdrop their ceremony — replete with garden roses and fluffy hydrangea in the softest pastel hues.
But, above them, we turned up the vibrancy of the rainbow palette, mixing in full color (orange, bright pink, and purple tones) focal flowers with whimsical amaranthus and wisteria. And it all popped against the hanging greenery and crystal chandeliers.
When our vision and result are one in the same, it’s truly a thing of beauty!
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Planning & Design: @cjjanda
Floral & Design: @cjeflowers @cjegiora
Venue: @ivyroomchicago
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𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿... “𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀,” ~ 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗮𝘄 💕 👠 🦋
Who better to represent #weddingwednesday than our “blushing” bride Carrie, blowing kisses as she seemingly floated down the pristine Golf Course at Butterfield Country Club! If you don’t interrupt your wedding recessional with a dip, peck, and peek of your red Loubs, are you even doing it right?!
Your videographer will love you for it, and we guarantee you’ll always be grateful that those sweet, butterfly-filled memories are etched in your hearts and distilled in film forevermore. It helps when you have a videographer as talented and stealth as @charlie_hilbrant. Often found crouching behind a tree or pole to capture the perfect angle - his ninja-grade form and eye for the smallest details otherwise missed is a true asset to your vendor team.
Reliving your day through film really is the cherry on top of it all.
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Planning & Design: @cjjanda
Floral & Design: @cjeflowers @cjegiora
Venue & Catering: @butterfieldcc_grounds
Videographer: @charlie_hilbrant
Photographer: @lizbanfieldwed
#chicagovideographer #weddingvideographer #weddingcinematography #pinkwedding #pinkweddinggown #blushpink #blushingbride #chicago #luxuryweddings #chicagowedding #weddingluxury #2024wedding #luxuryweddingplanner #chicagoweddings #chicagoweddingplanner #chicagolove #wedding2024 #weddings2024 #
𝐓𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐉𝐃𝐄 🇻🇪 🇻🇳
That first meeting you have with your wedding planner and design team is so important. It’s what frames everything to come, and we try to learn everything about our couples in that all-important consultation. Even if you don’t have your vision completely worked out in your heads, that’s okay, because we take you and your partner, your backgrounds, your heritage, your stories, as OUR biggest inspiration for YOUR big day. And then we take design liberties, build and layer, tweak and tailor to ensure you two are at the center of it all!!
Amanda and Dan gave us full creative control when it came to dreamscaping their day. Some of our clients give us Pinterest boards or hard and fast guidelines, and others put it all in our hands! For this lovely couple, we created a mood board and presented and blueprint a plan from scratch...and they were all in! Amanda is Vietnamese, Dan is Venezuelan, so we tied in both cultures by using amaranthus and orchids, kindred flowers to their countries’ symbols.
It was a beautiful inspiration-gives-way-to-reality-situation!
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Planning & Design: @cjjanda
Florals & Design: @cjeflowers @cjegiora
Photography: @brittanybekas
Venue: @morgansonfulton
#chicago #chicagogram #luxuryweddings #chicagowedding #chicagoweddingvenue #morgansonfulton #westloopisthebestloop #fultonmarket #weddingvenue #rooftopweddings #weddingluxury #2024wedding #luxuryweddingplanner #chicagoweddings #chicagoevents #chicagoweddingplanner #instachicago #chicagowed #chicagolove #wedding2024 #weddings2024 #luxuryweddingvenue #chicagoflorist #chicagoweddingvenue #chicagocity #chicagobrides #weddingflorals #weddingflorist #cjedesign #cjeflowers
𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘐𝘙𝘓, 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 👩💻 🌿 ✨
We always ask our clients to create and/or share (if they’ve been imagining the day for a long time already) their Pinterest boards with us — so that we can understand their dream color story, favorite flowers, and overall aesthetic ‘game plan,’ so to speak.
Kristina went to WORK, and gave our Giora the most articulate visual representation of what she and her husband Nick wanted on their wedding day. And we brought their vision to life on the first day of Fall. A perfectly elegant and timeless green and white color story, with little moments of pink.
P.S. Their tall centerpieces might have been our favorite part of the day. We decided to flip the floral vases upside down on the day-of, and it helped bring out this whimsy hourglass design that vibed with our bride in the best way.
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Event Design & Flowers: @cjjanda, @cjegiora
Planner: @urbanallureevents
Bride and Groom: @ktinz @nvastedum
Photography: @serena.bonphotage.photo, @bonphotage
Reception Venue & Catering: @biltmorecc
Linen: @bbjlatavola
Rentals: @tablescapeschgo
Lighting, Dance Floor and Vinyl Stage: @satinchair
Cake: @bittersweetpastryshop
#engaged #gettingmarried #vibecheck #weddingplanning #chicagowedding #weddingluxury #2024wedding #chicagolife #luxuryweddingplanner #chicagostyle #chicagoweddings #chicagoevents #choosechicago #chicagoweddingplanner #instachicago #chicagowed #chicagolove #wedding2024 #weddings2024 #luxuryweddingvenue #chicagoweddingvenue #chicagocity #chicagobrides #luxuryweddingdecor #midwestwedding #midwestweddings #illinoisweddings #weddingflorals #weddingflorist #weddingdesign
💖💖💖 📝 ✍️ 🙌 𝙴𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝙲𝙹𝙳𝙴 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚝 𝚘𝚗 𝙲𝙹𝙳𝙴 𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚒𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚜 🙌 ✍️ 📝 💖💖💖
We’re a team full of dream makers, but we couldn’t do it without our tried-and-true canon of core values and principles.
No wedding ever transpires without these facets intact. They’ve remained our foundation for the last 10 years, and they’ll continue for 10+ to come:
1. Quality over quantity
2. There is one YOU. Celebrate accordingly.
3. Flowers are magic
4. Know your worth (and never accept less)
5. The devil is in the details
6. More isn’t always more
7. Invest in people first
8. Love the job and love the industry, simultaneously
9. You catch more flies with honey
10. Being a planner makes me a better designer (and visa versa)
Head to the blog to see what we mean about these 10, in much greater detail. Link in our Bio!
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Planner, Design & Flowers: @cjjanda @cjdekaty @cjegiora
Bride: @courtneymcconahay
Photography: @jennamarie_photo
Venue: @thepenthousehydepark
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😊🌷 🌷 🌷 🌷 🌷 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 🌷 🌷 🌷 🌷 🌷😊
It breaks our hearts that we blink and tulip season in Chicago is already coming to a close... But like Dr. Seuss once said, 𝓌𝑒’𝓇𝑒 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝒸𝓇𝓎𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒷𝑒𝒸𝒶𝓊𝓈𝑒 𝒾𝓉’𝓈 𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇, 𝓌𝑒’𝓇𝑒 𝓈𝓂𝒾𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒷𝑒𝒸𝒶𝓊𝓈𝑒 𝒾𝓉 𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓅𝑒𝓃𝑒𝒹 .
Fun fact: We love to reflex our tulips most of the time, meaning we gently peel back the petals, showing off every inch of their beauty!
We’ve infused the flower into so many weddings over the years — including mine and Brent’s! And it just screams big bloom energy.
What’s your favorite color?!
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Photographers:
Amanda & Dan: @brittanybekas
Emily & Todd: @rachelredphoto
#chicago #chicagogram #luxuryweddings #chicagowedding #weddingluxury #springwedding #summerwedding #tulips #tulipseason #2024wedding #luxuryweddingplanner #chicagostyle #chicagoweddings #chicagoevents #choosechicago #chicagoweddingplanner #instachicago #chicagowed #chicagolove #wedding2024 #weddings2024 #luxuryweddingvenue #chicagoflorist #chicagobrides #luxuryweddingdecor #midwestwedding #illinoisweddings #weddingflorals #weddingflorist #weddingdesign
🌱🤍💚✨✨ 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕚𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕡𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕤, 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙... ✨✨💚🤍🌱
When Jessie and Alex got married this past February, the day was all about fun and magic hung in the air. Literally. We decked Pinstripes out with white garden roses, cream anthurium, and lots of textured greens — all coupled with ethereal draping at the entrance and end of the ceremony space. But our favorite part had to be the gold-lit hanging globes filled with fairy lights.
Lanterns provide a beautiful touch at weddings, but nearly-rustic, glowing orbs floating in the industrial, chic and modern-garage-like setting are even better 😉
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Day-Of Planning, Floral & Design: @cjjanda @cjdekristen @cjegiora
Bride + Groom: @a_cohn @jessiegohn
Venue + Catering: @pinstripesbbb
Photography + Videography: @yourstrulymedia @aria.walla
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💜 💗 💐💐 𝘊𝘩𝘪-𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘪𝘯’𝘵 𝘛𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳 (𝘪𝘯. 𝘵𝘩𝘦. 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵. 𝘸𝘢𝘺) 💐💐💗 💜
Remember when we said color was going to be HUGE in 2024... Well, we weren’t lying! We can’t wait to do more with big, bold, and punchy palettes this year. Heather and Sean’s wedding day infused the most vibrant hues into a soiree that was all about fun, charisma, and personality.
Heather was #drunkinlove in a bespoke fringe jacket and her bridesmaids wore custom denim, too. Let’s see more of that, pleaseeee!
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Planner, Design & Flowers: @cjjanda
Venue: @morgan.mfg
Photography: @hannahschweissphotography
Beauty: @morganmariebeauty
Rentals: @nimblewell, @tablescapeschgo,
Linens: @bbjlatavola
Custom Chairs: @ellierosechicago
Colored Drape: @1440eventdesign
Calligraphy: @tdjonesdesignstudio
Stationery: @chitownlbrown
Catering: @entertaining_co
Cake: @westtownbakery
#chicago #colorfulwedding #modernwedding #luxuryweddings #chicagowedding #weddingluxury #2024wedding #chicagolife #luxuryweddingplanner #chicagostyle #chicagoweddings #chicagoevents #choosechicago #chicagoweddingplanner #instachicago #chicagowed #chicagolove #wedding2024 #weddings2024 #chicagoflorist #chicagoweddingvenue #chicagocity #chicagobrides #luxuryweddingdecor #midwestwedding #midwestweddings #illinoisweddings #weddingflorals #weddingflorist
💸💸💸 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭, 𝐟𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞́𝐬. 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐅𝐞𝐛. 𝟐𝟗 💸💸💸
While we covered wedding budget over the course of a couple weeks in our Hindsight is 20/20 blog series (head to our website for that!), we didn’t cover it all. There are so many hidden costs in planning a wedding, so many things that you just can’t overlook, because it ALL ADDS UP.
So, I’ll be going live at 8PM ET on 2/29 to make sense, or cents, right? of it all! Comment with the emoji you’ve been using the most (😰 😖 🤦♀️ 💰 🤑 💲) whenever money matters are in the subtext, and we’ll send you a link to register for a FREE consultation with yours truly!
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Planner, Design & Floral: @cjjanda
Reception Venue: @therookerybuilding
Photography: @juliafranzosaphoto
Catering: @jewelleventscatering
#engaged #gettingmarried #weddingbudget #weddingplanning #chicagowedding #weddingluxury #2024wedding #chicagolife #luxuryweddingplanner #chicagostyle #chicagoweddings #chicagoevents #choosechicago #chicagoweddingplanner #instachicago #chicagowed #chicagolove #wedding2024 #weddings2024 #luxuryweddingvenue #chicagoweddingvenue #chicagocity #chicagobrides #luxuryweddingdecor #midwestwedding #midwestweddings #illinoisweddings #weddingflorals #weddingflorist #weddingdesign
🪩 🪩 🪩𝕎𝕒𝕪 𝕓𝕖𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝔹𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕪 𝕂𝕖𝕠𝕘𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕧𝕚𝕓𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕄𝕦𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔻𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕗𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕣, 𝕨𝕖 𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠 𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕠𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕥 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕌𝕟𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕃𝕖𝕒𝕘𝕦𝕖 ℂ𝕝𝕦𝕓... 🪩 🪩 🪩
For Katherine and Hunter’s summer wedding at The Union League Club, we used the venue’s decadent and historic Beaux-Arts influence to backdrop a fun and sparkly night. Chandeliers, sky-high centerpieces, lots of sultry jewel tones, and hypnotic candlelight all housed in an ornate and luxurious academia-inspired setting.
We can only assume that the Saltburn grandeur and maximalist effect is going to trend into 2024 weddings and beyond...
What do you think?! 👍 or 👎? We love the drama, if you couldn’t tell!
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Planning, Floral & Design: @cjjanda, @cjdekaty
Venue, Catering + Bar: @ulcchicago
Photography: @studiothisis
#saltburn #saltburneffect #chicago #luxuryweddings #chicagowedding #weddingluxury #2024wedding #chicagolife #luxuryweddingplanner #chicagostyle #chicagoweddings #chicagoevents #choosechicago #chicagoweddingplanner #instachicago #chicagowed #chicagolove #wedding2024 #weddings2024 #luxuryweddingvenue #chicagoflorist #chicagoweddingvenue #chicagobrides #luxuryweddingdecor #midwestwedding #midwestweddings #illinoisweddings #weddingflorals #weddingflorist #weddingdesign
