maria from Swell Ink (http://swellink.wordpress.com/) did an amazing job on our invites, program fans, menu cards, thank you cards, ect the list really goes on. I was able to give her a few photos of what I liked and she was able to come up with something that was unique and perfect for my husband and I. Now when ever we receive regular/plain wedding invites in the mail, my husband says "they should have had Swell Ink design them." Check out her site and I am sure you'll be as amazed as we were.

Stephanie of Fete STL (http://www.fetestl.com/) drove up from St Louis to coordinate our wedding. I found out after the wedding that there were a few bumps in the road on our big day but luckily thanks to Stephanie I had no clue. Everything ran so smoothly on our big day and we owe a lot of it to Fete STL.

Katherine Salvatori Photography did an amazing job on our engagement photos, our wedding photos and our post wedding session - mess the dress. Her prices were reasonable, we received our photos back right away and they were perfect. She also allowed for us to purchase a disk with all of our photos, which most photographers in the Chicagoland area can charge thousands just for the rights to your own photos. I recommend her and after you view some of these, you'll see why: http://katherinesalvatoriphoto.squarespace.com/

Shannon's Irish Pub in Glen Ellyn was a great facility for a rehearsal dinner. They were one of the few places in the west suburb area that allowed for us to pay per person at the menu rate. We were able to hold 54 (max) people in their back room and it was the perfect, relaxed yet intimate setting for what we needed. We got compliments on the food and the uniqueness of the room.

We used Klein Creek Golf Club & Banquets for our ceremony and our reception. Meghan Rockafellow and Claudia Martin were great to work with leading up to the event and were especially great during the day of. As a bride it's easy to be nervous but with their help, their staffs great service and all of their wonderful vendors, our wedding day was perfect! They even made it possible for our little dog to take part in the ceremony celebration!