Diana and Kris May 29, 2011

Diana and Kris contacted me last summer regarding their wedding plans. I used to work with Diana at a doctors office, and of course I said yes when she asked me to help.  Diana and Kris met on www.match.com (yes it does work!!!) This is actually my 3rd couple that has met on that has met on this dating website, so again yes it does work!!!  :)

Diana is Jewish and Russian, and Kris is Christian, so they had an interfaith wedding, which is always exciting and unique combining to faiths together.

Their ceremony and reception was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel O'Hare, http://www.crowneplazaohare.com/ In the O'hare 1 and 2 Ballrooms.

Diana and Kris had planned on doing a first look photo before their ceremony to take most of the pictures before, so they can enjoy their time with their guests at cocktail hour.  Although there was a downpour on that day at time of pictures, most pictures were done inside the hotel. The photographer was Kathie from Dazzle Me Photography, http://www.dazzlemephotos.com/ 

Ballroom 1 was an intimate setting with lights dimmed for the ceremony. Flowers, and aisle decor was provided from Lana's Flowers located in Morton Grove, (no website). Lana and her assistandt did an amazing job and used lit pillars down the aisle which looked amazing, also using vases with led lights and crystals to hold all the white calla lillies. As of yet this is my favorite ceremony decor yet! The Chuppah was made by the Bride's talented father Leo! It was beautiful.

The main ballroom was a nice black and white color theme, again with calla lillies that were used for ceremony (this is a great budget saver, use flowers that were used for ceremony for your reception centerpieces)  Uplights were provided by the DJ, Jacob from Dependable Wedding DJ's, http://www.dependableweddingdjs.com/ and made the room look fabulous.

This was a great wedding, and I was honored to be a part of Diana and Kris's day.  Congratulations again!

Other Vendors:
Videographer, Lexoria, http://lexoria.com/index.php
Cake, Baking Institute, http://bakinginstitute.com/
Rabbi-Adam Chalom
Linens- The Chair Couture, http://www.thechaircouture.com/

Erica and Adam's Chicago History Museum, May 21, 2011

Erica and Adam were referred to me by Christine and Michael's mom, a couple's wedding I did back in October 2009. I love getting referrals from past weddings I've done, makes me super happy that they were happy!

Erica and Adam's ceremony and reception were held at the Chicago History Museum, www.chicagohistory.org  The cermony was outdoors at the Uihlein Plaza, (thank goodness the ceremony was later in the day, because it had been raining all morning!) Ceremony music was provided by husband and wife duo Moeller Music, www.moellermusic.com , and officiated by Bruce Otto, www.spiritedweddings.com 

Erica and Adam had decided to do first look photo's, starting at the Fairmont Hotel Chicago, www.fairmont.com/chicago  Instead of the usual Bride going down the long staircase to meet her Groom at the bottom, Erica and Adam used an escalator! Erica was on top, and Adam had rode to the top to meet his beautiful Bride. (totally loved this idea!) After this they went around the city to take more photos.  Can't wait to see the beautiful pictures by their photographer Brian Kinyon, www.briankinyon.com

Cocktail hour was held inside the Chicago History Museum, catering provided by Blue Plate catering, www.blueplatechicago.com  Music was provided by the awesome Toast and Jam, DJ Dustin Drase, www.toastandjamdjs.com 

Flowers for the entire event were provided by Kloeckner's, www.kloecknerevents.com 

Another cute idea the couple had, was their table number's were actually pictures of them around the city, so table 5 was Brookfield Zoo, and a cute picture of Erica and Adam at Brookfield Zoo. This is a great idea to personalize your table numbers.

Instead of a cake the couple chose Molly's Cupcakes, www.mollyscupcakes.com  which of course was a hit! Photo Booth was provided by Photo Booth Express, www.photoboothexpress.com 

Congratulations Erica and Adam, and thank you for letting me be a part of your special day!!!

Alicia and Joe's Video Trailer

Alicia and Joe's wedding was on April 9th. Here is a Video Trailer from their wonderful videographer Patrick Kramford , www.kramford.com  Enjoy!


http://www.vimeo.com/22923991

Now Selling Carlson Craft Save the Dates, Invitations and Wedding Accessories!

We're so excited to announce that Weddings by Karolina is now selling Save the Dates, Invitations, and Wedding Accessories by Carlson Craft.  If you're still looking for that perfect stationary please contact us today and we'd be happy to help you pick out your perfect invitation! 

Katie and Jeremy April 2, 2011

Katie had contacted me about a week and a half before her wedding, as she realized she needed a Day of Coordinator.  I was up for the challenge to get to know about her and Jeremy, and all their wedding details in that amount of time.  They only requested help at their reception. They married at Queen of All Saints Church Basilica, http://www.qasbasilica.org/ and their reception was at Misericordia's Jean Ryan Center, http://www.misericordia.com/ 

They used Prime Food Catering, http://primefoodcaterers.com/  They had provided all the linens, hors d'ouveres, cocktails, and food for the evening. 

Katie and Jeremy's florist was Judi who is actually a next door neighbor to Katie's mom and a retired floral designer.

Entertainment was provided by The Elite Band, http://www.eliteband.com/home.htm and also The Shannon Rover's Irish Pipe Band, http://www.shannonrovers.com/ which Katie's dad was also a part of. It was such a fun thing to see and hear!

The 8' round cake and cupcakes were provided by Gerhard's Desserts, http://gerhardsdesserts.com/ 

Also, wonderful pictures which are provided below are courtesy of the Photographer, Laura Witherow, http://laurawitherow.com/

Thanks to Katie and Jeremy for choosing Weddings By Karolina to help make your wedding day be stress free.  Congratulations!

Allison and Jordan's Wedding Pictures are here!

Take a look at some of Allison and Jordan's wedding pictures. The beautiful wedding was on February 12, 2011.  Pictures done by Timothy Whaley and Associates.  www.twaphoto.com Here are some of my favorites.  Enjoy!

One Dress, One Woman, One World

As I watching the channel 5 news today, they had a story on "One Dress, One Woman, One World", it's about One Woman who takes pictures with her wedding dress everywhere, and doing everything! Follow this link to learn more http://www.onedressonewoman.com/OD/default.asp  Below are some pictures of where she took her "wedding dress photo's".

More pictures on the website: http://www.onedressonewoman.com/OD/default.asp 

I just wonder how many times this dress has been dry cleaned, it looks perfect in each shot!