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Here at Life In Bloom, our “off-season” is anything but slow for our event designers. This time of year, our designers are busy meeting with new clients and booking events for the upcoming year. As we meet with so many engaged couples, one thing we remind ourselves of is that wedding ceremonies come in all shapes and sizes.

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Bridgeport Art Center You cannot compile a list of the best Chicago wedding venues without mentioning Bridgeport Art Center. The event space is raw and exposed, yet luxurious and elegant. There are two sections to the venue: Sculpture Garden & Skyline Loft. The Skyline Loft has epic views, however, the Sculpture Garden has a unique […]

Anyone who knows us, knows that we love a good winter wedding.  Especially a January wedding! A January wedding is perfect for intimate, glowing candle-lit wedding ceremonies because it is already dark (at least in Chicago) by like 4:00pm so it is easy to create that warm cozy vibe.  This mood pretty much sums up […]

Kim and Alex wanted simple but chic style for their fall wedding at Bridgeport Art Center. Judging by the incredible photos from Lisa Berry Photography, that is exactly what they got. Bridgeport Art Center set the stage for an urban, Chicago wedding. The wooden interior and stunning city views are absolutely breath-taking! Kim’s bouquet was filled […]

Here in Chicago, Winter isn’t what you would typically think of when you hear the term ‘wedding season’.  But today, we are going to make the case for why Winter is perhaps the best time to tie the knot! Winter Wedding Inspiration to follow! In winter, it is usually dark outside by 4:30PM.  And that […]

With a team of A-List vendors, a beautiful venue, and a gorgeous floral palette, it should be no surprise that Meredith and Mark’s wedding at Bridgeport Art Center is one of our all-time favorite weddings that we’ve ever produced here at Life In Bloom! When we first met with Meredith, she had a distinct and […]

Today we are chatting about some of the most spectacular wedding venues/event spaces that Chicago has to offer.  There are wide variety of venues to choose from in this wonderful city and we wanted to highlight some of our favorites. 1. Cafe Brauer I may be a little biased, since my husband and I got […]

2015 was quite a year for Life in Bloom!  Full of exciting changes and more beautiful events than we could count (okay, 43 if we are keeping track), we couldn’t be more excited to head into 2016. In February, we moved into a beautiful new studio located in the west town neighborhood of Chicago (2632 W […]

This past June, we had the joy of designing and producing a beautiful wedding at the Bridgeport Art Center’s Skyline Loft.  This was our second wedding that we had done at Bridgeport and just like the last one, the bride and groom were close friends which made this one even more special. There were so […]

Today we are chatting about some of the most spectacular wedding venues/event spaces that Chicago has to offer.  There are wide variety of venues to choose from in this wonderful city and we wanted to highlight some of our favorites. 1. Cafe Brauer I may be a little biased, but since my husband and I […]

I had the opportunity to design and produce a wedding for my Sister-In-Law, Jessica and now Brother-In-Law, Mike this past spring along with my other sister-in-law, Sheila of Ipomea Floral.  Jess & Mike were married at the gorgeous Skyline Loft at the Bridgeport Art Center on a beautiful day in April.  Inspired by the deep […]

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