Wedding Event with One North Kitchen, Luxury Cake Company & Virginia Wolff Inc
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 was our live wedding event at One North Kitchen. Event planners and couples were able to network while enjoying food and wine from One North along with cake samples from Luxury Cake Company and decor from Virginia Wolff Inc. One North...
Planning for Safety: A Look at Security Measures with the Chicago FBI
With the recent school shooting in Parkland, we wanted to feature this article with the Chicago FBI that discusses safety measures for events.
5 Tips for Improving Your Networking Skills
Event Planners need to be many things, and one of the many hats they wear should be networking. Most planners are the face their business and so it is important to have a promotional balance in the digital space, particularly social media, and in real life. In person...
8 Wines Under $25 for Valentine’s Day
8 Great Wines Under $25
Fun at our Live Partnership Event with CIBC Fire Pitch
Tuesday, February 6th, 2018 was our live partnership event with CIBC Fire Pitch. We were so excited to work together on hosting our readers for this fun event. Inside Pub97 there were games, food and drinks, and great prizes including one lucky winner who received 4...
Wedding Event with One North Kitchen, Luxury Cake Company & Virginia Wolff Inc
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 was our live wedding event at One North Kitchen. Event planners and couples were able to network while enjoying food and wine from One North along with cake samples from Luxury Cake Company and decor from Virginia Wolff Inc. One North...
Planning for Safety: A Look at Security Measures with the Chicago FBI
With the recent school shooting in Parkland, we wanted to feature this article with the Chicago FBI that discusses safety measures for events.
5 Tips for Improving Your Networking Skills
Event Planners need to be many things, and one of the many hats they wear should be networking. Most planners are the face their business and so it is important to have a promotional balance in the digital space, particularly social media, and in real life. In person...
8 Wines Under $25 for Valentine’s Day
8 Great Wines Under $25
Fun at our Live Partnership Event with CIBC Fire Pitch
Tuesday, February 6th, 2018 was our live partnership event with CIBC Fire Pitch. We were so excited to work together on hosting our readers for this fun event. Inside Pub97 there were games, food and drinks, and great prizes including one lucky winner who received 4...
Who’s Who of Event Planners: Julius Solaris
I am excited to be introducing a new aspect of Chicago Planner Magazine, Who's Who Event Planners. These features highlight exceptional event planners who are moving to the forefront of what it takes to be impactful in this ever-growing field. Chicago Planner...
Flowers 101 with Fab Flora
Flowers 101: How to look for great flowers for your wedding if you don't know a lot about them TYPES OF FLOWERS Traditional Flowers: When I think 'traditional', roses, hydrangeas and dendrobium orchids come to mind. They are both timeless and elegant and can fit...
Caterer of the Month: Tasty Catering (And They’re Sharing Recipes!)
March's Caterer of the Month is Tasty Catering, one of Chicago’s favorite caterers for weddings, social events, picnics, corporate & special events is known for their delicious food and incredible service and staff. Tasty Catering has great options for outdoor...
2014 Wedding Trends: Table Decor, with BBJ
In response to the 2014 Wedding Trends, BBJ has been hard at work developing beautiful, exclusive table décor using exciting textures, colors, metallics and patterns that transform ordinary events into stunning fashion statements. Pastels are making a comeback! These...
Oscar Party Recap
There's always a great time to be had at an Oscar Party! Thanks for coming out!
Read of the Month: Bitchless Bride
March is wedding month and to kick it off right, the Read of the Month is the real but funny book, named from it's blog, Bitchless Bride. Event planners and brides alike can appreciate the candid honesty on how a bride can avoid being the nightmare Bridzilla so many...
2014 Oscar Party
There's still time to get your ticket to the Oscar Viewing Party at Studio Paris on March 2nd at 5PM. B96's Showbiz Shelly will be there along with 12 time Grammy Winner Malik Yusef who is DJing. Get Your Tickets HERE
Crazy Successful
Just about every person has been through the "what are your strengths and weaknesses? What qualities do you have that will make you successful?" We ask ourselves this all the time. I love reading articles on successful people and observing exceptional, professional...
Caterer of the Month: Blue Plate
This February, the Cater of the Month is BLUE PLATE. I have enjoyed their cuisine at events and think that you should too! Jennifer Perna, VP of Sales, gives us some information on why Blue Plate should cater your next event! SIGNATURE STYLE OF FOOD Blue Plate has a...
DIY Recipe: Italian Style Red Potatoes
Enjoy this easy, tasty recipe! Ingredients: 3 Cups Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 lb bag of Red Potatoes 1/2 Cup Italian Seasoning 5 Tablespoons Sea Salt 5 Tablespoons Cracked Black Pepper 3 Table Spoons Worcestershire Sauce Instructions: Heat oven to 425 degrees over while...
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