Five Grain Events

Chicago Event Planners

Pre-Wedding Celebration — Oak Brook

We’ve been able to work with this wonderful family several times over the past couple years and were thrilled when they asked us to help with the logistics for a pre-wedding celebration at their home.

Blue Peak Tents was there to provide and install the lovely weather-proof tent adjacent to our client’s garage for dinner.  Rentals were provided by M&M Special Events.  Our client provided the incredible spread of food for her guests (which was as delicious as it was beautiful) and Carol’s Staffing helped with delivering drinks and hors d’oeuvres to guests.  Dania Husami, a family friend of our clients, did an incredible job decorating the space with roses and candelabras.  Omayah Atassi did a wonderful job capturing the details of the day’s event!

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

Omayah Atassi Photography

We look forward to hosting another one of your incredible celebrations again soon!

30th Birthday Celebration for Omayah

We were thrilled when Omayah, a neighbor of our Logan Square office, reached out to us for help planning her 30th birthday celebration!

Thanks to our good friends at Vale of Enna and Tablescapes, we were able to help bring a vibrant design scheme together to dress up the private community center and welcome Omayah and her guests.

Kambua Chema Photography

Kambua Chema Photography

Vale of Enna created natural and simple centerpieces featuring burgundy red dahlias, roses, and chocolate lace held in a collection of medicine bottles.

Kambua Chema Photography

Kambua Chema Photography

Catered by none other than Omayah’s incredibly talented mother, the food was as beautiful as it was delicious.

Kambua Chema Photography

Kambua Chema Photography

Kambua Chema Photography

Kambua Chema Photography

We were lucky to meet some extremely talented vendors who helped bring all the details together! To complement the gorgeous buffet of middle-eastern dishes, Gotta B Crepes prepared sweet and savory crepes; the talented team from Kambua Chema Photography was there to document the night and capture the happy faces of all Omayah’s guests; and Danny from XDI Events kept the energy high and everyone entertained with music throughout the night.

Omayah, thank you so much for allowing us to help you bring your birthday party to fruition!

Matt and Courtney’s Personalized Proposal 04.06.13

It was an absolute joy to be involved in all the planning, preparation, and then (most excitingly!) execution of my friend, Matt’s proposal to his girlfriend, Courtney.  Matt approached me last fall about assisting him on the next step in his life and I was thrilled to be a part of it.  After lots of moving up, moving back, and rearranging of the date and plan for the day, we finally decided on giving Courtney a day of pampering followed by the “big moment” on a Saturday in April.

Once we had settled on the date, fate intervened big-time and it couldn’t have been more perfectly planned.  Matt received an invitation to an Opportunity Knocks Now event:  a cocktail party that he, Courtney, and all of their friends had planned to attend.  (After party to show off the bling?  check!).  It also gave us a great excuse to schedule hair and nail appointments for Courtney without arousing suspicion.  Courtney’s sister, Danielle, escorted her around for lunch and a mani/pedi.  When she emerged from her hair appointment dressed for the event, a car from Windy City Limousine was waiting to take her to Pleasant Home in Oak Park–it was there that Matt, surrounded by framed photographs of their relationship, presented her with a bouquet of bright and colorful flowers and a stunning engagement ring, hand crafted by  Court Jewelry.  

Shane Welch was there to capture the moment and then take the lovebirds around Mills Park for some impromptu engagement photos.  They then happily headed off to the cocktail party where they surprised all of their friends with their exciting news!

Shane Welch Photography

Shane Welch Photography

Shane Welch Photography

Shane Welch Photography

Shane Welch Photography

Shane Welch Photography

Shane Welch Photography

Shane Welch Photography

Shane Welch Photography

Shane Welch Photography

Shane Welch Photography

Shane Welch Photography

Shane Welch Photography

Shane Welch Photography

Shane Welch Photography

Shane Welch Photography

Shane Welch Photography

Shane Welch Photography

What a wonderful day for a wonderful couple!  I loved the note Courtney sent me afterward:  “I am so grateful for you and your expertise to help Matt create the most memorable and special day that we have ever had. We will never forget it, and it was perfect. I’m the happiest girl in the world! Thank you!”.  I think that says it all.

So many congratulations to the happy couple!

Joan

Speakeasy Soiree

On the 15th Five Grain Events hosted a fun little wedding vendor get-together, and Lauren was nice enough to write up the blog post on it. See below for some photos of the event, courtesy of Lizz Sisson of Studio Starling, Suzy Rohan of Lily Red Studio, and 312photobooth.

Last week, Five Grain Events had the pleasure of being a part of Speakeasy Soiree–a prohibition-themed networking event for wedding professionals–at Jordan’s Food of Distinction along with our friends from Fleur, Lily Red Studio, 312photobooth, Cacao Sweets & Treats, BBJ Linen, DJ Sasha Savic, and Studio Starling. We had a roaring good time!

Guests were greeted with the password to gain entry to the event.

The invitations as well as all the collateral design pieces were created by Suzy of Lily Red Studio. They really helped to realize the 1920s theme.

JFOD was the perfect space for mixing and mingling–BBJ Linen was kind enough to provide the gorgeous eggplant linens.

 

In the twenties, partygoers drank from teacups to conceal their illegal beverages. To keep with the theme everyone was encouraged to sip their Mint Juleps out of vintage teacups.

The food looked and tasted fabulous. JFOD outdid themselves!

Kelly Marie from Fleur provided beautiful white floral and feather centerpieces in mercury glass vases to accent JFOD‘s chic decor. The mercury glass votives enhanced the room’s swanky feel. She even took lables off liquor bottles to hold a bloom or two on the highboys. Uugh, SO FUN!

Studio Starling

Cacao‘s sweets were to die for. Did they happen to eat dessert first in the twenties?

Guests had a great time seeing old friends and meeting new… some even took the evening’s theme to heart and dressed to impress.

Ok, so we kind of cheated and had modern music, but DJ Sasha Savic‘s tunes definitely kept up the party atmosphere.

Enjoying the company of some industry friends.

Everyone got into the fun of the photobooth with 20s-themed props. Tommy gun anyone?

And of course the ladies of Five Grain Events hopped in to take some official company photos!

It was a great night! Thanks to everyone who came out and made it a blast