Liberty has a great online wedding registry where your guests can buy activity packages or contribute money to your honeymoon. We booked an all-inclusive package to Mexico and when we checked into the resort, they said they were booked and our room was not available. We had the option of upgrading to a bigger room for an extra charge or move to another part of the resort. We opted for the move but were given a room with 3 single beds, not exactly romantic for honeymooners. Other than that, we had a great time at the resort (Bahia Principe Akumal, Riviera Maya).

We reserved our hotel block at the Holiday Inn in Willowbrook. We found it easy to arrange and the hotel provided maps and information cards to insert into our invitations. Following the reception, we had an after-party at the hotel bar. The guest rooms were recently updated. They also have an on-site restaurant where we ate breakfast the next day. Overall, we were happy with our choice!

Our transportation service for the day of our wedding was An Elegant Touch Limousine Service, out of Lockport. They were friendly and on-time. We had reserved a 10-passenger towncar and the day before the wedding, they called me to say they had a 14-passenger Excursion available and it would be available to us at no extra charge – sweet! It was a true party bus and we had a great time.

Mitchell’s did a wonderful job on our wedding flowers and had the most beautiful selection. The quality of the flowers and the service were excellent. We also had them make centerpieces for the bridal shower! I highly recommend--everything you could want in a professional for your wedding day.

We found a good selection and friendly employees at Black Tie Formalwear. However, we had a size mix-up for one of our orders. It was corrected, but we had to make an extra trip to the store to pick up the corrected item.

At David's Bridal (various Chicagoland locations) I found a good selection and reasonable prices. However, the stores were too busy at times and I did not receive very much personal attention during my shopping experience (reps were too busy running back and forth between brides). So, a recommendation depends on what you are looking for in your wedding gown shopping experience. I had no problems with alterations, everything went smoothly in that department.

We ordered favors from www.weddingchicago.com They have a great selection to choose from and the prices are very reasonable! The turn around time on the order was quick.

I cannot say enough great things about this Creative Cakes! Their cakes are DELICIOUS and my family continues to use them for birthday cakes as well. We had a lot of fun at the cake tasting and also got a free top tier cake on our 1-year anniversary (instead of freezing it and eating it later).

The salon I had my hair styled at for my wedding day, Taint & Notch, has a representative (Michelle) who does makeup for special occasions. I went to the MAC store where Michelle works for a trial session. I got to keep the makeup as well! The day of the wedding, my make-up looked great and lasted all day. My mother and maid of honor also had their makeup done-- they looked beautiful.

Cindy, the owner of Taint & Notch Salon, did my hair. I went in for a trial up-do with my tiara and veil. The day of the wedding, my hair looked great and stayed in place all day. My mother and maid-of-honor also had their hair styled here and were happy with the services. The salon brings in a MAC make-up artist for special event makeup artistry-- so we all had that service done at Taint & Notch, as well. We were also satisfied with this! It was nice to get it done all in one place.