WEDDING SERVICES - VENUE - PHOTOGRAPHY - ELOPEMENTS - ALBUMS
Alicia and Nate had a beautiful day for their September wedding at St. James Chapel and Gibsons Steakhouse in downtown Chicago. We started with preparations and the couple's "first look" at Sofitel, followed by portraits along Lake Michigan before heading to their intimate ceremony and reception. We loved her pastel pink sash and flowing satin gown, and exquisitely delicate bridal bouquet by Zuzu's Petals.
Congratulations to newlyweds Aina and Valdas, who were married this June in Chicago along Lake Michigan. This Lithuanian couple were accompanied with a couple friends and family members for a location elopement package we offer through our venue & photography services Creativo Loft & Wedding Creativo Photography. We not only perform elopements at our venue, but we also go outside on location during warmer months. Aina and Valdas opted for a Friday one-hour elopement, and then went out for a celebratory dinner, and finally a honeymoon in the Carribbean.
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Theresa and Octavio are service industry professionals, so we were excited to see how they would use Creativo Loft for their wedding. They are also fortunate to have very creative people in their family.
The couple went with the natural warm tones of our space, with our burgundy and cream draping and champagne table overlay linens. The bride's sister and friends came in the day before to set up the DIY table centerpieces, place cards, and accent decor. The bride's brother actually made the wood ceremony arch, which after the wedding became a nice garden piece for the couple's yard. A unique and beautiful tree motif was used on the place cards and guest gifts to match the golden tree cake topper.
In addition to the wonderful DIY details, professional services were enlisted for a polished event. To officially tie the knot, one of our favorite officiants Judge Perry Gulbrandsen presided over the ceremony. The delicious cake from Swedish Bakery was topped with an heirloom cake topper from the bride's grandparents wedding. Outstanding cuisine, bar service, rentals and staffing were handled by FIG Catering. The couple also utilized some of our in-house services and decor at Creativo Loft, including our music sound system, rustic farm table, antique wood trunk, antique Venetian lantern floor lamp, iron bistro table and chairs, and champagne and burgundy accent linens. We also had the corner lounge setup with couches and antique Italian marble coffee table by our vintage upright piano. It was a lovely wedding and congratulations to the newlyweds!
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Congratulations to Quyen and Carlos, who celebrated their small wedding ceremony at Creativo Loft this Valentines weekend. We had a wonderful time with this cute couple and a small gathering of their family and friends.
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Hair and Makeup: Em's Chair Salon in Wicker Park
Amie and Dan celebrated their spring wedding at the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool in Chicago's Lincoln Park. This small city park wedding ceremony had a bold black and white color scheme. The bride and groom and an intimate gathering of guests were surrounded by the lush nature reserve surroundings, as Rev. Marian Hale officiated the ceremony.
The afternoon reception took a more casual tone with a Hawaiian luau theme. The outdoor tented celebration included a whole roasted kalua pig, vibrant orange, yellow and green colors, and exotic hula dancing. Guests wore casual Hawaiian theme outfits, and the bride and groom also changed into Polynesian styles for their afternoon fun.
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Joy and Frank celebrated their spring wedding along the Chicago River at Chicago Cut Steakhouse. Everyone was not only excited and emotional for thier marriage, but also that the happy couple were expecting the birth of their child. Joy was about 7 months pregnant and was an absolutely beautiful maternity bride. Congratulations to this new family!
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Congratulations to Viktoria and Tom! These newlyweds come to us originally from Germany, with groom Tom now based here and his bride Viktoria commuting between Chicago and Berlin for her work. Their family members flew in for the weekend to celebrate this beautiful May wedding in Chicago. The couple got ready at theWit Hotel, with wedding ceremony at St. Michaels in Old Town, followed by dinner reception at Gioco restaurant.
We had fun taking this couple around for portraits in one of our favorite classic cars, Joe Spinazzola's 1955 Cadillac "Dazy." You can hook up with this sweet ride through Classic Wedding Car.
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Did you know that many "courthouse" weddings in Chicago actually take place in one of the city's most treasured architectural landmark buildings? On select Saturday mornings judges from the Marriage Court of Cook County perform weddings at The Chicago Cultural Center. Couples need to register in advance for their date and time.
This is exactly what newlyweds Carly and Mat did when they got married on a lovely sunny Saturday morning with a few guests in attendance. We also enjoyed strolling around Millennium Park for their wedding portraits.
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For those planning a stylish courthouse wedding we made this inspiration board.
Over the winter we moved our photo studio to a larger 3000 s.f. private loft space in our building. We are super excited about this expansion, and have started accepting bookings for small weddings, civil unions, private parties, corporate events and other intimate gatherings.
We're calling our new space Creativo Loft, and recently did a little photo shoot for our website www.creativoloft.com.
Here are a few pictues from a recent photo shoot for our new space, including a few extras featuring some of our in-house decor items.
Michelle and Mathew's wedding at The James Hotel David Burke's Primehouse was a lovely intimate gathering. Peruvian wedding customs were incorporated into the ceremony (officiated by the wonderful Anita Vaughan) to symbolize how the couple first met at Machu Picchu. Congratulations to the newlyweds!
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Before Snow and Craig's intimate wedding at A New Leaf in Chicago, we spent the afternoon touring the city with them for pictures. We started the day off with the couple getting ready at The Drake Hotel.
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Snow and Craig were attracted to the creative portraiture work that we do here at Wedding Creativo, so we planned the schedule and locations for the afternoon after discussing their preferences and aesthetic tastes. Every couple is different regarding how much time they want to dedicate to portraits. Snow and Craig planned for a brief wedding ceremony with only two bridal party members, but it was just the two of them going around the city for portraits, so we were able to stop at more locations than if they had a large bridal party to transport around. They also made sure to schedule a few hours for their "city safari" so that we could be more creative and go at a relaxed pace. One of our favorite parts of doing portraits before the ceremony is coming up with a creative idea for the "first see" or "reveal," which is a private moment between the bride and groom when they see each other for the first time on the wedding day.
Since it was just the four of us traveling around, we also suggested the idea of getting a classic car for transportation. Snow and Craig loved that idea, and contacted Classic Chassis on our recommendation. They selected a vintage 1940 Cadillac limousine. The car has a name - Godfather II, and it is a beauty. We love driver Pete! He is a sweetheart, knows the city like the back of his hand, is relaxed and cool, and is one of our all-time favorite chauffeurs.
The groom wore a grey suit and tie, while the bride's color accents were light blue and white with her calla lilies and wildflower bouquet. She also wore red patent leather shoes in honor of her family's cultural tradition for the bride to wear red. The ceremony and reception were decorated with with white and blue hydrangeas, brown manzanita branches, and simply elegant brown and light blue linens. The wedding cake featured the bride and groom's monogram and minimal detailing in brown, and was made by Maggie Roeder Cakes. For the ceremony, the warm glow of candle light provided the ambiance for their intimate gathering of family and friends.
For their readings, the couple chose passages from their favorite books. Snow's was the Dr. Seuss classic Cat in the Hat.
Hearty Boys, one of our favorite catering companies, provided the delicious dinner, sweet table and linens. For the cocktail hour guests snacked on scallops wrapped in bacon, mac and cheese squares and spiced figs. The main courses included steak, chicken, and sweet pea tortellini, which was amazing and the dish many of the guests were raving about.
Their ceremony was filled with lots of humor, and on the whole, Snow and Craig chose simple, yet meaningful, unique ways to celebrate their marriage.
Snow was also one of the first brides we noticed bringing back the patent leather shoe trend. We've been seeing lots of brides wear them lately in a wide variety of hues. Her burgundy red heels were stunning, and inspired us to create this fashion board featuring some hot patent leather styles.
