about our featured blogger

We're so excited to have Charlene Liang, owner of Sweetchic Events, Inc., blogging on our site. Sweetchic Events is an up-and-coming boutique event planning firm in the Chicago area specializing in full service wedding planning and day-of event management. Charlene is going to be sharing her best tips to make your Chicago wedding amazing. "At Sweetchic Events, we love weddings," Charlene says, "along with every little detail that goes into planning them!"

Special thanks to ArtisanEvents.com and Chris Guillen Photography for our featured Chicago wedding photos

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Tip: How to Choose Your Bridal Party

Weddings can be chock full of drama… and sometimes, one of the hardest decisions is who will be in your bridal party? Here are some of the questions I hear most often from my brides and grooms: Do we have to have a bridal party at all? Absolutely not! Consider it a favor to yourselves if you...read more

Posted Wednesday 1/19/2011

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by Charlene Liang 

Venue Spotlight: The Newberry Library

I am super excited that one of my 2012 couples just booked one of my favorite venues, The Newberry Library as their wedding venue! It was a tough choice, and it came down to the Private Dining Rooms of Spiaggia and Fulton’s on the River. In the end, the uniqueness of the Newberry won out! I first heard...read more

Posted Tuesday 1/18/2011

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by Charlene Liang 

Chicago Wedding at Holy Innocents Church & The Rookery

When I first met Suneeta and David over the summer, we immediately hit it off… they were just the nicest couple (I know that’s such a generic word, but they truly are such NICE people!!) and I loved the way they interacted with each other. I was beyond excited for their wedding at the Rookery, a venue...read more

Posted Friday 12/10/2010

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by Charlene Liang 

2011 Pantone Color of the Year

Hold the phones, the new 2011 Pantone color has been announced, and it is Honeysuckle! Aka, a gorgeous shade of vibrant reddish-pink… and if you’ve been to my website or blog (as I’m sure many of you have, since you’re reading this after all!), you know I love me some pink! Strangely enough, I’ve...read more

Posted Thursday 12/9/2010

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by Charlene Liang 

How to Politely Decline Wedding Vendors

As a bride, you often interview a number of wedding vendors in each category, from planner/coordinator to caterer, photographer to DJ, and so on. You've spoken to them on the phone, emailed back and forth regarding packages and pricing, and chances are, you've even met with them face to face. After...read more

Posted Monday 11/15/2010

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