Your Story Becomes Our Inspiration

Full Service Chicago wedding planning and design for couples who want a celebration that feels personal, polished and unforgettable.

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You bring the story. We’ll carry the rest.

You know how you want your wedding to feel. Personal. Joyful. Full of thoughtful details, incredible food, unforgettable music and the people you love having the absolute best time.

Bringing all of that together is where we come in.

Event Shoppe Chicago provides the creative direction, trusted vendor team and logistical leadership needed to transform your ideas into a beautifully orchestrated wedding experience. From the first big decision to the final song of the night, we manage the details, anticipate the challenges and keep the entire celebration moving with intention.

Because your wedding should not feel like a standard package. It should feel unmistakably like you, while everyone you love feels completely cared for.

LGBTQ couple in wedding dresses with their dog on wedding day at the Fairlie
A bride and groom dancing at their wedding reception, with the groom playing an acoustic guitar and both smiling, surrounded by music and candles. The Midland Hotel

BRING ON THE BOLD, QUIRKY, AND CREATIVE

“Whoa, I didn’t know you could do that at a wedding.”

Our wedding planning and styling services are all about streamlining the path to your wildest wedding dreams, without losing one ounce of your personality—or losing sight of what’s important to you—along the way. (We’re those planners who start by asking you what you want your guests to say the Monday after your wedding.)

We rely on honed systems and an organized process to simplify the complex and take all of those daunting to-dos off your shoulders (whew—feel that release?)—while listening intently, guiding you toward your best interests, and unearthing the kind of unexpected ideas that will leave you and your guests with a lifetime of unreal memories.

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A newlywed couple walking down the aisle at their wedding, holding hands and smiling, surrounded by guests clapping and taking photos, with a floral arch in the background and candles along the aisle at the Midland Hotel
A bride and groom kissing under falling gold and silver confetti at their wedding reception, surrounded by guests celebrating at The Wade Hotel

SEEN ON THE SCENE

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Event Shoppe Chicago Wedding Planning Team Photo at Revel Motor Row

Your kind of party calls for our kind of people.

INCLUSIVE CHICAGO WEDDING PLANNERS WHO PLAN AND STYLE BOLD WEDDINGS FOR BOLDER COUPLES

Welcome! We are so happy you found us. We could talk about our founder’s 20+ years of experience planning meaningful, multifaceted events—or our crazy-talented team’s penchant for creating timelines for our timelines (#keepitorganized)—but the most important thing to know is this: We started this planning boutique with a single goal…

We wanted to remind couples they didn’t have to replicate what they saw in magazines for their love to be “real” and their wedding to be extraordinary. It’s a simple sentiment but one that drives everything we do here at the Event Shoppe. If you can get behind that, you’re right where you belong.

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HIGH PRAISE FROM COUPLES WHO KNOW HOW TO PARTY

“Jennifer did a fantastic job managing our wedding of 320 guests in Chicago. This was no easy task & she was fantastic in her approach to make our day the best ever. She is a great communicator and was very proactive in the months leading up to the event to ensure the day would be a huge success. I would highly recommend Jennifer to anyone who wants to have a great experience at their own wedding while keeping the guests happy!”

— Jordan, Groom

Your love story doesn’t fit in a box— so why cram your wedding into one?

Whether you’re blending families and cultures, kicking dusty-and-dated traditions to the curb, or envisioning the kind of design details that are the furthest thing from anything you’ll find on light-and-airy Pinterest boards—we would love to be the team that brings your non-traditional wedding dreams to unforgettable reality.

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