
Venue: Ovation Florist: Thistle & Plume Dress: Alice in Ivory Catering: Chic Chef DJ: Style Matters Makeup: Eva Rojak at Makeup EvaR Hair: Magnificent Brides, Tina Pianist: Louis Pettinelli Entertainment
The first thing you need to know about Elyse and JR’s wedding day was that this was their “Plan C” – they were originally supposed to get married in May 2020, but then postponed with their vendors to November. Once we got into the fall months and after some complications with their original venue, Elyse...
My mom spent her early childhood living in North Dakota, and though her parents eventually moved their immediate family to Illinois, many of my mom’s cousins and aunts and uncles still live there. So, my brothers and I’s own childhoods often involved an annual trip back to see family and get to know a little...