Five Grain Events

Chicago Event Planners

Expert Tips for the Perfect Backyard Wedding

Five Grain Events was honored to have been asked by Redfin to contribute to this compilation of the best tips for having a  backyard wedding.  Our advice:

Having an experienced wedding planner involved in your backyard wedding will help to ensure you don’t forget any details along the way. Some notables are: plenty of bathroom options for guests (and not just inside your house!), collecting power and water needs from all your vendors, planning for a separate tent or area for the caterer to prepare food, making sure there is plenty of light as the sun sets, and parking places for guests. It’s also probably a good idea to invite all of your closest neighbors, as this reduces noise complaints as the party heats up. Once you have checked all the boxes you are free to enjoy your beautiful and personal celebration.

You can read the other tidbits HERE.  Happy planning!

For the Love of Paper

Katie and Jeremy’s 1000 paper crane display from last summer has been featured on the Jayne Weddings Blog!

This incredible ceremony backdrop is one of our favorites to date and was created from 1000 paper cranes with the help of some of our favorite vendors! The cranes were folded by the groom’s sons, measured and strung by us at Jayne Weddings, assembled and hung by Elegant Event Lighting, and topped with a beautiful garland from our favorites at Fleur.

Read more from their Love of Paper post here.

Named one of Top Planners in Chicago!

We would like to extend a huge thank you to the Expertise team for including us on their list of the best planners in the city!  They scored wedding planners based on variables such as: reputation, credibility, experience, availability, and professionalism to connect people with the best local experts.  We are so humbled and honored that we ended up being one of the top twenty on their list!

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To view the rest of the feature, click here to go to the Expertise Top 20 Best Wedding Planners in Chicago

Lauren and Nick’s beautiful backyard wedding featured on Style Me Pretty!

When “home” is a private estate outside of Chicago, it’s a no-brainer to have an at-home wedding. The family horse farm was the perfect venue for this fun duo to create their dream day — complete with an all-night dance party thanks to Toast & Jam and endless fun with Smilebooth. And thanks to Averyhouse‘s gorgeous photography, we have lots pretty for you to explore in The Vault!

To view the rest of the feature, click here to go to Style Me Pretty!

Meghan and Chris’ Kitchen Chicago Wedding Featured on Southbound Bride!

When I started researching ‘Industrial Chic’, which as you all know is our theme for April, one of the things I noticed is how many absolutely gorgeous ceremony spaces had been created and styled in areas that you might not have dreamed would be wedding appropriate. From factory corners to brick walls, staircases to windows and doorways, brides and grooms and stylists have been dreaming up installations and floral decorations and a million other ways to make those unassuming spaces special for the moment you say your ‘I do’s.

To view the rest of the feature, click here to go to Southbound Bride.