Special thanks to Ruby the Fox and Sugar Chic Designs for helping to make everything extra beautiful!

The amazing photos of this gorgeous event were captured by Eric and Melissa Snoza of SnoStudios! We simply loved working with Food for Thought, Amy Beck Cake Design, Hello Darling and the Chicago Catz!

It was such a pleasure working with an outstanding group of professionals on this wedding: The Newberry Library, Fleur, Berghoff Catering, Orchestra 33, A Family Affair Video, and Amy Beck Cake Design!

You can view the full post on Elizabeth Anne Designs here.

I am so thrilled to show you a few sneak peak pictures from Olivia’s Rockin’ 7th Birthday Bash at FitzGerald’s Nightclub. Thank you to Samantha from Puddle Jumpers Photography for taking such stunning pictures!  There is no better way to capture a special birthday celebration!

This event was chock full of rockstar glam from the VIP Ticket Invitations and Backstage passes designed by Once Upon a Bash (and all featuring Olivia’s personalized logo!) to the killer sweets table  from Truffle Truffle featuring such delicious treats as Mini Cupcakes, Mini Woopie Pies, Double Dark Brownie Pops and Tripple Chocolate Wandering Cakes!

The crowd rocked the day away to a private performance from Ralph’s Worlds front man, Ralph Covert.  It was a truly amazing concert complete with Ralph bringing all of the kids on stage for a “Band Photo” and to sing Happy Birthday in true rockstar style.

The kids headed home with all of their Rockstar merchandise including custom bags, bottle cap necklaces, tattoos, t-shirts and a collection of Olivia’s favorite rocker chick classics along with glow stick bracelets, blow up guitars and blow up microphones.

Some of my favorite elements were the Musicians Ryder proudly proclaiming the “artists demands”, the concert posters and the parental music disclaimer (all of which are featured in the images below).  From the very first note this party was a rockin’ success and we wish Olivia a very, very happy birthday!

It has taken me a long time to post pictures from Nick and Bahar’s amazing wedding. I am sorry for that as I know you are all anxious to see them and learn more about this couple. I’m not going to lie, it has been hard for me to sit down and do this…

As soon as I met Nick and Bahar I fell in love with them, as a couple and as individuals. Their story is one that inspires me to be better, stronger and more passionate about my life and the people I love. I am so grateful to Wish Upon a Wedding for giving me the opportunity to plan this amazing wedding and meet these exceptional people.

As I write this, my heart is heavy at the loss of Nick Schmidt. I ache for Bahar and the life she is trying to put back together. And I ache for the beautiful charismatic man whose life has been cut way too short. At the same time, however, I smile when I think of them together and Nick’s charming sense of humor and Bahar’s eagerness to simply be a “normal” bride. They were in love and they wanted to get married. They hoped for a future together and believed in the possibility of getting just that. They never gave up hope. They were married for 51 days.

As I worked closely with each of the vendors that played a role in Nick and Bahar’s wedding I realized just how blessed I was to be in the company of such selfless people. Each of the vendors gave from deep within their hearts and were thrilled to do so. I consider all of them my friends.

I hope you enjoy these stunning pictures from my friend Amanda Hein. She fully captured the love and emotion of the day. I will never, as long as I live, forget the smile on Nick’s face when he danced with his beautiful new wife for the first time.

Much Love.

Our good friends at Doug McGoldrick Wedding Photography is offering a fantastic deal between now and the end of May!

Simply book any wedding package with Doug and receive one free hour of photography and a free engagement portrait session! This is a $625.00 savings!! Oh I can imagine all of the beautiful pictures as I type … Now go all Doug, I promise you won’t be disappointed!

“My philosophy for photographing a wedding is pretty simple – Stay out of the way.  My method is to let the day unfold naturally and then capture the moment as it happens” ~ Doug McGoldrick