30 Creative Wedding Menu Ideas – Praise Wedding|Events by L|Chicagoland’s Premier Wedding and Event Planning Experts

7 / 2 / 14

We are in love with all of these ideas for creative wedding menu ideas from Praise Wedding. We really can’t choose which one we like the most! Check out all 30 ideas on the link below!

30 Creative Wedding Menu Ideas – Praise Wedding.

We love all things signage and paper goods! We especially love up-cycling items to use during weddings and events. The vintage windows with the writing for menus is a great way to recycle some old finds as well as save money on printing and go a little more green on your wedding day.

If you have a window or mirror that is sentimental or that you would just like to include because they are so darn pretty, then this would be a great idea for you. You can find a variety of markers or “glass pens” that write on any slick surface. You can get them either temporary or permanent depending on your needs.

You can find a ton of the writing pens over at The Writing Pen Store and you’ll have no problem finding one that will be suitable for your needs. Isn’t it so pretty?

Be sure to head over to Praise Wedding and see all 30 ideas that you can use as inspiration for you own wedding planning. Which ones do you like the best? Do you have any creative ideas that you are using or used for your wedding menu? We would love to see what you came up with so feel free to share!

Xoxo

The L’s

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6 / 27 / 14

16 Tips to Make You Oh-So Photogenic | Events by L |Chicagoland’s Premier Wedding and Event Planning Experts

6 / 25 / 14

Are you ready for your close up?

In today’s world of Instagramming, Tweeting, Pinning, Tumbling, Face-booking, and every other app out there, we understand the importance of taking a good photo and looking your best in a photo. I am sure we have all had that cringe-worthy moment when we receive a notification that we have been tagged in someone’s photo only to look and see the sheer horror of ourselves in the most unflattering angle, lighting, whatever the case may be, being spread all over the world wide web. It is horrendous!

In our line of work planning weddings, corporate events, and well anything worth celebrating it is very rare not to have a camera nearby and we love being able to capture intricate details and moments at every event we coordinate. It is a very important part of our growth as planners to document different aspects, as well as to showcase our amazing work that our blood (mostly Laurie’s), sweat, and sometimes tears go into.

It doesn’t really matter where you go today, someone will be there snapping some sort of photograph. Get ahead of the game and get your go-to pose ready now so that way you will never again be captured with a triple chin, or any unpleasantness the untrained photo pose can create.

Here’s 16 tips to make you Oh-So photogenic by Allison Hutchins over on Brit+Co. Read it, learn it, and live it! Tip #15 is a real gem!!!!

Get the tips HERE!

Enjoy and have fun looking your best in ever photo! We’d love to see some of your new and improved pics of you and your friends celebrating your upcoming events!

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Brides Against Breast Cancer Charity Event | Events by L | Chicagoland’s Premier Wedding and Event Planning Experts

6 / 23 / 14

Happy Monday everyone!

We hope you all had a great weekend. Events by L had a productive one and we are so happy to have been a part of a wonderful organization called Brides Against Breast Cancer to wrap it all up.

If you are unfamiliar with them they contribute to programs for cancer patients, their families, and caregivers. They hold a Nationwide Tour of Gowns bridal shows around the country in efforts to raise money helping people impacted by cancer with the resources and information needed in their battle with the “Big C”. You can watch this video created by John Deaver to see a behind the scenes look at an event below.

This weekend the tour landed in Lombard, Illinois where they hosted a fabulous event at Jasmine. They kicked off the weekend on Saturday with a VIP Girls Night Out. Brides and guests received mocktails, wine tasting, light bites, updos, bridal makeup, mini massages, and more. They also got an exclusive first look in the market to view and purchase hundreds of beautiful Jasmine Wedding gowns and bridal accessories at a huge discount!

Sunday was an extension of the fun and we were so happy to be a part of it! It was an amazing experience helping these wonderful brides who have all been impacted in one way or another by cancer as they are embarking in this new journey of marriage. It is an amazing feeling to experience helping someone find the dress that not only are they starting a new chapter in their lives in, but makes them look and feel as beautiful as they are – inside and out!! There were definitely MANY happy tears shed!

All of the volunteers who willingly came together to help these women find the dress that suited them the best did a great job and were so helpful to one another. The brides were all as sweet as could be and were so excited for this wonderful day, as were we! It was so fun to see so many ‘Say YES to the dress’ and they all looked stunning!!!!

Events by L is excited to participate in future events. It is a great opportunity for us to give back. The tour travels city to city, so head on over to their website and see when they will be at a city near you so you can get in on the organizations efforts.

There are many ways you can help in addition to volunteering. If you are short on time, they do accept monetary donations, used bridal gown donations, and you can even host an event!

What are some of your favorite charity events to host or attend?

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