Modern Chicago Wedding by Jeffrey & Julia Woods
Next up we have a fabulously chic Chicago wedding captured by Jeffrey and Julia Woods. We first fell in love with the bride and groom right here on the LBB and we could not be more excited to show off their modern spring I-do’s. Designed and coordinated by the very talented Renny Pedersen of Bliss Weddings & Events we’re loving the contemporary styling and flawless fresh details. If this is just the kind of sleek, sophisticated affair you’ve been wanting jump right over here to see the rest of this beautiful bash.
{You can see even more of this stunning wedding right here in the galleries}
From the bride, Corinne…
Our wedding day was amazing!!! I never saw or heard of any glitches- it was everything I ever wanted- total perfection in my eyes (probably because my wedding planner, Renny, did such a fantastic job!). We planned the wedding from afar, so we relied heavily on Renny and she far surpassed any expectation or hope that I had.
Chuck and I got married in Chicago- our favorite city. We stayed at the Elysian. It is such a romantic hotel, so when I woke up on Saturday to start getting ready, the tone was already set for the day. We had both our ceremony and reception at our venue, the Chicago Illuminating Company. It is a modern, loft-ish, blank canvas with espresso colored hardwood floors, white walls with high ceilings. The venue seemed the most “us”- rather than a museum or country club- but still showcased Chicago (the outdoor courtyard is one of Al Capone’s old stomping grounds). We chose to use all white flowers (peonies, roses, ranunculus, hydrangea, etc) and bring in pops of color- cornflower blue and graphite- with custom fabric draping and table linens. We had a custom floral monogram at the altar, which I think really set the stage perfectly. I guess you could say that we had 2 different themes for the wedding- we wanted the ceremony to be traditional and have somewhat of a serious and romantic tone, and the reception to be a PARTY!
Ceremony- My father walked me down the aisle, I am a daddy’s girl and his baby of 5 girls, so it was emotional. We hired a string trio to play during the ceremony and cocktail hour- they were fantastic. One unique element we decided to add to the ceremony was to include a love box. In this box we placed a bottle of wine (from a vineyard in California where we visited on the day Chuck proposed) and all of the cards and letters we had written to each other up until our wedding day. We locked the box during the ceremony, and it is only to be opened if ever we find ourselves at a point where we are considering giving up. We would then open the box, drink the wine, and read all of our love letters in hopes that it would remind us of our wedding day, our vows, and renew our love. Hopefully we will never need to open it!
Reception- The goal of the reception was for everyone to have a blast! We had an awesome DJ that got everyone on the dance floor. Chuck and I met in Orlando where we had several of our first dates Samba Room over mojitos (my favorite drink), so we had included made-to-order mojitos with the open bar. The food was shockingly great, and the cake- OMG! We chose to do a small tier for us to cut and then individual mini cakes for everyone to enjoy. I only wish I had more cake than the small bite that Chuck fed me!
We ended the reception with a sparkler sendoff- perfect way to cap off the day!
Photographer: Jeffrey and Julia Woods / Venue: Chicago Illuminating Company / Wedding Planner: Renny Pederson, Bliss Weddings & Events
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I would love to know where the bride got her earrings from!!
No way! Modern Chicago wedding is a dream of mine! Such beautiful creativity...I love that the floral centerpieces "glow", such a romantic touch :)
Gorgeous wedding! I would LOVE to see more modern weddings on SMP!
Where there the bridesmaid dresses from? They look both beautiful and comfortable.
LOVE LOVE LOVE Jeff & Julia's work! Especially love the shots in the gallery of Corrine & her dad dancing {lump in my throat moment!} Congratulations Corrine & Chuck!
Your wedding is absolutely stunning! A Chicago native myself, I'm so glad to see that such a beautiful city could host such a beautiful wedding :)
Beautiful! That chandelier is amazing and I love the cake tower. Thanks for sharing.
I love the Chicago Illuminating Company. This is such a great example of how diverse that venue is...normally you see REALLY bright colored weddings in the space, but with some awesssome creativity by this beautiful couple and their planner, it's something totally different. I'm a Chicagoan as well, and agree with Alaynah: Very cool Chicago hosts such beautiful weddings as this.
I love the bride's outfit - and are they silk flowers in her hair? I've been looking for something exactly like that for my day - where are they from?
What an amazing wedding! I love the white theme with pops of bright colors. So chic!
Who is the wedding gown by? It is lovely.
I second Funyoungbride...I would love to know where those earrings are from. Amazing wedding.
oh my - the blue just stands out and is just so gorgeous! and that cake is amazing!
Hello Funny Young Bride!
The bride purchased the earrings from ME! My name is Debby and my jewelry line is Romancing the Bling. I also specialize in one of a kind vintage rhinestone hair accessories also.
I hope this helps!
Debby
Romancing the Bling
Where did she get that dress?? Who is it by? I LOVE it! She looks gorgeous! I love everything about the way she looks! Jewelry, hair, and that dress!
Charming!Absolutely charming!
Thank you everyone for all of the sweet comments! Jeff and Julia did SUCH a great job of capturing all of the moments and emotions. Here are the answers to some of your questions:
> My Dress- It was made by Jane Wang. I think the style is Eva- I bought it at Haute Bride in San Francisco.
> Earrings- I bought them at Fred Segal in Santa Monica- looks like the designer was Romancing the Bling
> Hair Flower- From Myra at Twigs and Honey. I think she has an etsy shop.
Courtney--
It looks like the bridesmaid dresses may be J.Crew's silk chiffon "Taryn" dress.
Whoops- forgot to answer the question about the bridesmaid dresses! MPLS008 is correct- they are the JCrew Tayrn dresses in vintage blue.
I love this wedding! I love the postcard even more - can you please tell me who designed it? Much appreciated!
my favorite is the first image... looks like one of those ginger rogers movies... have a great sunday!
@ Christina- Hello Lucky in San Francisco created our custom Chicago save-the-dates. They have a bunch of other cities available too...