Location, location, location!

So between reading the course, being busy at work (what?!), the show, trying not to disappear into New Boyfriend Land (squee!) and keep up with my friends, it has been a very unbloggy couple of weeks. I'm trying, I really am. Amy and I are both multi-tasking several different things at this point, but we are still reading and taking the tests in our course.

Last week, I was reading the ABC (that's American Bridal Consultants) course on the El. And I had a mini-panic attack. "OHMIGOD AMY AND I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT PLANNING WEDDINGS IN THE CITY OHMIGOD OHMIGOD..."

I proceeded to throw this panic attack at Amy via g-chat when I got into work. She reassured me that there would be a business meeting in the very near future where we sat down and Googled/phone-called our little hearts out to all kinds of vendors in the city. Then she mentioned a color-coded Excel spreadsheet. I calmed down. The mention of an organized Excel document does that to me.

I still didn't know anything about planning Chicago weddings. I've been Googling too many pretty pictures. Ha. So I did a little research (read: typed "chicago wedding" into the search bar). My first thought was location. Where does one get married here?

Well. I don't know about YOU, but I found where my wedding (in the far, far future) will be.

This is the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, and it is GORGE. There are several different areas for your event, and it's all beautiful. It's located just north of the Lincoln Park Zoo and is equal parts chic, swanky and down-to-earth. You can find more info here.

It also has indoor location options, which is great. We all know Chicago weather can be dicey at best. But...


...can you imagine dancing in your new husband's arms under the stars on this patio with fairy lights and all of your loved ones surrounding you? Le sigh.

stay fab,

carolyn