Where do I even begin with these two? Emily + Jorge are two college friends of mine, but have grown into some of my most favorite adult and couple friends. Jorge is hilarious and genuine, and Emily is determined and absolutely brilliant. They are college sweethearts with a flame for life and for each other. They planned a beautiful November wedding at Chicago’s Bridgeport Art Center, surrounded by their best people. The wedding was situated around Día de Muertos, a holiday important to Jorge’s Mexican heritage, and the couple wove his Latin culture in with her Jewish roots, culminating in a colorful, joyful, and seriously fun wedding. They even had a (all-female!) mariachi band play the Hora… it was spectacular. A huge, huge congratulations to The Silvas.

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You could not find a kinder pair than Sachi + Andy. These two are college sweethearts with absolute hearts of gold. And for a couple like this, I just realllllyyyy wanted them to have a perfect wedding, and Chicago SHOWED UP for their late August bash at Adler Planetarium. The weather was that blissful Chicago summer 80 degrees with a hint of breeze, and their guests witnessed the sun go down behind the couple during their emotional ceremony, officiated by their mutual friend. They kicked off the party with a traditional Japanese sake ceremony, led by the bride’s brother, and a pretty unreal first dance. It was truly one of my favorite weddings to be part of — Congratulations to Sachi + Andy!

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Caileigh + Tyler are a dynamite couple. They both went to Notre Dame, but didn’t really spend time together until Tyler happened to be in Caileigh’s hometown for a summer, working. As the MOH described in her toast, C's sister and MOH shared that she watched these two fall in love that summer, and wrote her future brother in law a note a mere week after the couple started dating, with the intention of sharing it with him on the couple's wedding day. Since then, they’ve traveled the world together. She had a sixth sense about these two, and if you were in the room with us that sunny October day, you'd see why. Congratulations to Caileigh + Tyler!

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