Intro yourself here!

Love is Bald

Lots of newbies lately, welcome to the board!  Tell us about you!

Wedding Date:
Venue (or potential venue):
Big or small wedding?:
Theme:
Honeymoon ideas?:
Something unique about your big day:
Cake or cupcakes?:

CASK85

I've been mostly lurking lately and don't get to be around a lot at work, so here goes:

Wedding Date: 10/22/11
Venue (or potential venue): Mrs. Murphy and Son's Irish Bistro for the ceremony and reception.
Big or small wedding?: Medium-sized wedding? We're inviting 90, hoping for about 70 to show up!
Theme:  Fall-ish. And classic, romantic, and relaxed, I think.
Honeymoon ideas?: We just decided yesterday - Copper Mountain in Colorado. We love hiking and outdoorsy stuff, so this will be way better than a beach trip for us.
Something unique about your big day: I think we're going to have FI's uncle marry us - maybe having him get ordained by the humanist church, since we're not remotely religious.
Cake or cupcakes?: Cake - a little mini 2 tiered cake for display and cutting with a sheet cake in the same flavor in the back.

LawyerLover810

Thanks for doing this LIB - I am a newbie

Wedding Date: September 2012
Venue (or potential venue): Belvedere Banquets
Big or small wedding?: 150 people (I think it's big, I am sure compared to some it isnt!)
Theme: Fun, Romantic, Our colors our black & white with purple accent
Honeymoon ideas?: Dominican Republic, St. Thomas, Antigua... any where on a beach where it is hot!! I am taking suggestions
Something unique about your big day: Not sure yet, we haven't done much planning other than the venue so more to come!!
Cake or cupcakes?: Cake served with Ice cream

Katie91980

Wedding Date: May 29, 2011
Venue (or potential venue): Adler Planetarium
Big or small wedding?: somewhere between 150 and 200
Theme: Chicago/Celtic/Classic
Honeymoon ideas?: Hawaii!!! Maui and Kaui
Something unique about your big day: We get the benefit of fireworks from Navy Pier! Yay
Cake or cupcakes?: Cake

hz80408

I'm not a newbie, but I'll play:

Wedding Date: Was 10.16.10
Venue (or potential venue):  We were married in our hometown area, the Quad Cities
Big or small wedding?: We invited 279, but had 196 attend
Theme: Orange, pink, and brown
Honeymoon ideas?: We HMed at Secrets Maroma Beach and loved it.
Something unique about your big day: Our wedding date was our 11 year dating anniversary
Cake or cupcakes?: We did a small tiered cake and sheet cake

wimmy326

Hi Ladies! New to the board and appreciate all the posts/comments - it has helped my vendor search tremendously, thank you!

Wedding Date: August  2012, if I can convince my fiance to love this particular venue

Venue (or potential venue): A New Leaf
Big or small wedding?: I prefer medium size, 150-165

Theme: no specific theme, just shooting for a "modern/vintage" feel

Honeymoon ideas?: After the wedding, anywhere where the family isn't!
Something unique about your big day: no flower girl/ring bearer 
Cake or cupcakes?: cupcakes!

slthomas611

I have been around a little bit but mostly lurking so here we go!!!




Wedding Date: October 13, 2012

Venue (or potential venue): Chicago Cultural Center!  (so excited we just booked it recently!!)

Big or small wedding?: I would say a medium sized one..we are expecting around 130

Theme: Haven't finalized this yet but I love the idea of an elegant forest. If that makes any sense. :P

Honeymoon ideas?: I have alot of ideas, FI will not give me any ideas because he says he doesn't care where we go. My front runners are the Cayman's and Antiuqa. But who knows

Something unique about your big day: Hmm not sure yet, we are just now starting to get serious about planning so we'll see.

Cake or cupcakes?: Cake!! Definetly chocolate

eholstia

Wedding Date: 10.29.11
Venue (or potential venue): Architectural Artifacts
Big or small wedding?: Medium-sized, expecting 100 people
Theme: well...the place definitely has the vintage vibe going, so will be sticking with that. Will be using lots of ball jars as decoration. 
Honeymoon ideas?: The plan is to go to Mexico. We haven't figure out the where exactly. 
Something unique about your big day: my brother is my 'man of honor'  and my only attendant...no bridesmaids. 
Cake or cupcakes?: Neither, we are doing pie and ice cream. The caterer is making individual tarts for everyone, but my mom will be baking us a pie to "cut".  

MINDMNMO

Welcome to the newbies and congrats!  This board was very helpful in my planning.  I don't get to visit as much nowadays but lurk around when I can!
Wedding Date: Was November 26, 2010
Venue (or potential venue): The Peninsula Chicago
Big or small wedding?: Medium/Small--95 guests
Theme: Dark purple and chocolate brown in color with our initials on all paper items
Honeymoon ideas?: We did a "Minnie-moon" at DisneyWorld right after and then in March spent 11 days in Hawaii--5 days in Kauai and 6 days on the Big Island
Something unique about your big day: We had a balance of traditional with non-traditional--One of my best friends married us, we got married the Friday after Thanksgiving (Black Friday), we didn't have a ring bearer, we didn't throw the bouquet/garter
Cake or cupcakes?: Cake

MrsMLRB

Wedding Date: 9-4-11
Venue (or potential venue): Cantigny for ceremony and reception
Big or small wedding?: HUGE...... not my idea.
Theme: Marriage?
Honeymoon ideas?: We go back and forth on this- right now we are thinking Japan.
Something unique about your big day:  My something old is a necklace my great-great grandmother gave to my great grandmother to wear at her wedding, who gave it to my grandma to wear at her wedding who gave it to my mom to wear at her wedding, who gave it to me to wear at my wedding. And my something blue is my mothers engagement ring (aquamarine) and my something borrowed is a ring that both FMIL and her sister were married with- they have both been married for over 30 years!
Cake or cupcakes?: Cake!!

Love is Bald

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_illinois-chicago_intro-yourself-here?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:72Discussion:8fe762dd-dcbf-4c86-a1f3-a67d9c88c849Post:f3301e4f-aa85-4aa5-99ad-ccd005fdff87">Re: Intro yourself here!</a>:
[QUOTE]Thanks for doing this LIB - I am a newbie :) Posted by LawyerLover810[/QUOTE]

I try to keep up with these intro posts :)  There are a lot of newbies that post and then leave for a long time and it makes me sad!  So make sure you stay around on here, k? :)

fireatlboi

Hello All,
This is my 1st post, and I'm super excited to be doing this!!

Wedding Date: May 21st 2011
Venue (or potential venue): Elmcrest Banquets (Elmwood Park)
Big or small wedding?: It's "so-so" about 115 people
Theme: Just classy.............and fun!!
Honeymoon ideas?: 7 Day Cruise to Cozmel, Ochos Rio, and Cayman Islands
Something unique about your big day: It's my 30th BDAY!!! Yayyyyy!!
Cake or cupcakes?: An ivory and brown CAKE!

aimers1525

Not a newbie either but I'll play

Wedding Date: 5/14/11 (yes, it's 39 days from today EEKKK!)
Venue (or potential venue): St. Michael's in Orland Park; Hyatt Regency in Schaumburg
Big or small wedding?: Well we invited 215, have received 107 yes's, our RSVP date is Sat.  So, um hopefully we hear from more? 150 would be delightful!
Theme: Rockstar elegant
Honeymoon ideas?: We're going to Aruba!!!
Something unique about your big day:
Cake or cupcakes?: cake (3 layers--marble w/chocolate fudge; yellow w/strawberry preserves, chocolate w/chocolate mousse and the outside icing is just vanilla buttercream)

babywolf77

I have been on here for a while, but have not done this before

Wedding Date: 8/5/11
Venue (or potential venue): Ceremony - Westminster Presbyterian Church (which had a fire 9 months ago)  Reception- Rialto Square Theatre both in Joliet
Big or small wedding?: Medium - 120
Theme: Shining Star, Vintage, Theatre
Honeymoon ideas?: We are doing a 1st Anniv trip to Ireland
Something unique about your big day: The church is hte one I grew up in and the reception venue is where I work. So strong ties to both!
Cake or cupcakes?: Cake - that I am doing with a friends help. We have done several wedding cakes for friends and family

skybrie

Wedding Date: June 9th 2012
Venue (or potential venue): Ceremony at the Baha'i Temple in Wilmette and the reception at White Deer Run Golf Course
Big or small wedding?: 100 - 125
Theme: Modern classic vintage
Honeymoon ideas?: Italy and Greece! 
Something unique about your big day: Getting married where my parents were married 36 years ago
Cake or cupcakes?: Both!

LawyerLover810

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_illinois-chicago_intro-yourself-here?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:72Discussion:8fe762dd-dcbf-4c86-a1f3-a67d9c88c849Post:8382f172-852d-4cb7-acbf-e9f312a26b87">Re: Intro yourself here!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Intro yourself here! : I try to keep up with these intro posts :)  There are a lot of newbies that post and then leave for a long time and it makes me sad!  So make sure you stay around on here, k? :)
Posted by Love is Bald[/QUOTE]

My wedding is 18 months away...I'm not going anywhere! :)

dtarkow2

I've posted here and there on this board, but probably never introduced myself:

Wedding Date: November 18th, 2011
Venue (or potential venue): Georgio's Banquets, Orland Park
Big or small wedding?: Around 170 invited
Theme: Partially Blackhawks hockey, red/white/silver colors, small hockey related things throughout
Honeymoon ideas?: Couples resort in Jamaica
Something unique about your big day: Incorporating Blackhawks ideas into it, and John McDonough (president of Hawks) knows about it and said it was a cool idea!
Cake or cupcakes?: Cake! YUM

TEA&Co

I'm not really a newbie here, but I've found this board to be so helpful, so I'll reintroduce myself!

Wedding Date: December 10, 2011
Big or small wedding: Inviting around 250...
Theme: No real theme, but colors are black and white
Honeymoon ideas: Probably an all-inclusive in the Carribean
Something unique about your big day: I'm hoping to have Christmas carolers as cocktail hour entertainment
Cake or cupcakes: Cake, but only because it's included in our package with our venue.  I'd be very tempted to do cupcakes otherwise!

mscramuzzo

Wedding Date: June 18, 2011
Venue (or potential venue): Maple Street Chapel (ceremony); Abbington Banquets (reception)
Big or small wedding?: Big - about 200 (not necessarily by choice, my mom has a big family, my dad keeps inviting everyone he has ever met)
Theme: None
Honeymoon ideas?: Couples Swept Away, Negril Jamaica
Something unique about your big day: We chose the month of our wedding based on Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and the song June Bride.
Cake or cupcakes?: Cake...4 tier, square cakes off set

dtarkow2

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_illinois-chicago_intro-yourself-here?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:72Discussion:8fe762dd-dcbf-4c86-a1f3-a67d9c88c849Post:5523c974-abe7-401a-bcd6-75afe6198e15">Re: Intro yourself here!</a>:
[QUOTE]Wedding Date: June 18, 2011 Venue (or potential venue): Maple Street Chapel (ceremony); Abbington Banquets (reception) Big or small wedding?: Big - about 200 (not necessarily by choice, my mom has a big family, my dad keeps inviting everyone he has ever met) Theme: None Honeymoon ideas?:<strong><font color="#000080"> Couples Swept Away, Negril Jamaica</font></strong> Something unique about your big day: We chose the month of our wedding based on Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and the song June Bride. Cake or cupcakes?: Cake...4 tier, square cakes off set
Posted by mscramuzzo[/QUOTE]

That's where we are going for our honeymoon too!! But we are going in December! I'll be looking forward to your reviews about how it was! I can't wait to go!!

PenelopeSnuz

Welcome newbies! Wedding Date: 7/9/11 Venue (or potential venue): St. Clement Church, River East Art Center Big or small wedding?: 250-300 Theme: Big City Chic, colors are taupe and dark pink, with touches of sage green (green hydrangeas and linens are a soft sage green) Honeymoon ideas?: Europe! 2 weeks away eating delicious food! Something unique about your big day: I'm not doing a receiving line or going table to table...we will be there for the whole cocktail hour, and are having a brunch the next day and will do our socializing then! I've been to too many weddings where the bride and groom don't enjoy their own wedding....we want to eat and dance and have a good time! Cake or cupcakes?: Cupcakes from Molly's - chocolate, vanilla, carrot, and red velvet

ekeegan

I've been a lurker on the boards for awhile, but this is my first post!  There are always such helpful suggestions on here, especially since I'm planning from out of town.  Hopefully I'll be able to return the favor soon!

Wedding Date: 8/13/11
Venue (or potential venue): Lilacia Park; The Carlisle
Big or small wedding?: Medium, 120-150
Theme: Just our colors, navy and cornflower blue
Honeymoon ideas?: Sandals Grande in St. Lucia!
Something unique about your big day: My two step-sisters are acting as usherettes.
Cake or cupcakes?: Cake! :-)

MrsPaps

Welcome Newbies!!! I've been around too long I think

Wedding Date: 7.9.11
Venue (or potential venue): The Cotillion (Palatine)
Big or small wedding?: Medium--219 invited, hoping for 175ish
Theme: Classic, clean, almost preppy
Honeymoon ideas?: Mexico!!! Booked and confirmed
Something unique about your big day: We are having a popcorn buffet for favors
Cake or cupcakes?: Cake

lkeefner

Date:July 1, 2011
 Venue (or potential venue):Church-St. John the Evangelist (Streamwood) Reception-Westin(Itasca-in the Four Seasons Tent YEAH!!!)
 Big or small wedding?: Pretty big...we are inviting 275, invites go out at the end of the month so we will see what happens
Theme: No real theme but if you can't tell my accent colors are pink and green (BM dresses are dark silver) and there will be a bit of bling
Honeymoon ideas?: We are going to San Juan, Puerto Rico
Something unique about your big day:Two things...My mom is walking me down the aisle because she has been my mother and father figure and she deserves her moment in the spotlight too....there are 27 people in our bridal party...my BMs are walking down with aisle with 2 GMs 
Cake or cupcakes?:Cake from Rolf's Patisserie- our venue uses them...the cake was awesome at our tasting

missblondie777

Wedding Date: April 21, 2012
Venue (or potential venue): Assumption Catholic Church in Chicago for the ceremony, and The Rookery for our reception!
Big or small wedding?: We're inviting 200 so I guess that's big-ish?
Theme: I picked so many vintage inspired things (without realizing it at the time) so the wedding will have a definite vintage vibe.
Honeymoon ideas?: We're hoping to go to Bora Bora
Something unique about your big day: The church we're getting married at was founded in the 1800's by my great great great (great?) grandfather.
Cake or cupcakes?: Cake!

KellyBrian2013

Wedding Date: August 2012 (exact date is yet-to-be determined)
Venue (or potential venue): Country Squire (Lake County)
Big or small wedding?: 150-175 people
Theme: "simple elegance" - not really a theme, but an underlying idea for planning
Honeymoon ideas?: Disney World or a cruise
Something unique about your big day: we're getting married where FI's grandparents had their 50th anniversary party shortly before his grandfather passed away... and I'll be wrapping a pair of my grandmother's pearls (given to her by my grandpa) around my bouqet since they both are no longer with us 
Cake or cupcakes?: cake

I'm not really a "Chicago" bride, but being a suburban bride, I think this is the most appropriate board for me... plus I got to school in the city, so I'm using that as my excuse :P

laurag579

Hey ladies!!  So nice to "meet" you all!  I introduced myself in an earlier post but thought it'd be fun to reply to this as well.

Wedding Date:  Chicago ceremony will be on 5 Oct 2012
Venue (or potential venue):  Still deciding on the church, Fulton's on the River for the reception.
Big or small wedding?:  We decided on 120 but hoping for a little less
Theme:  No main theme but a lot of little themes.  It will be multi-cultural.  He's half Puerto Rican/Mexican and I'm half Korean.  We'll also have a little salute the military as well since we're both in the Air Force.  
Honeymoon ideas?:  My FI is doing all the planning!  It's going to be a complete surprise to me
Something unique about your big day:  We're going to have a Mariachi Band play sometime during the reception.  Also, our fave numbers are 5 and 10.  Our civil ceremony will be on 10 May and our Chicago ceremony is on 5 Oct  Complete coincidence that it worked out that way!
Cake or cupcakes?:  Definitely cake

fashionx

Thanks this is fun! I enjoyed meeting everyone in the post I'm relatively new and haven't posted much here yet.
Wedding Date: 11-11-11
Venue (or potential venue): Waterford Banquets in Elmhurst
Big or small wedding?: Pretty big.. we're inviting close to 200 people! eek. We both have pretty big families.
Theme: is 11-11-11 a theme? otherwise our colors are sapphire blue, dusty purples and sage greens, and I am inspired by mixing vintage and modern.
Honeymoon ideas?: Going to Naples, FL (we get free lodging at my FI's grandpa's vacation home)
Something unique about your big day: I'm making my own wedding dress!
Cake or cupcakes?: I think cake, but we haven't decided yet.

Miracle520

I'm like a semi-newbie so I'll play too :-)

Wedding Date: 10.22.11
Venue (or potential venue): Trump Hotel
Big or small wedding?: Medium-ish We are cutting the guest list back to 175 but at one point it was almost 400 lol
Theme: Bright, Colorful, Fun
Honeymoon ideas?: We're going to St Lucia for New Years
Something unique about your big day: My dress is pretty unique and we are having a big after party since our reception ends a little early.
Cake or cupcakes?: Cake and sweets table!

CASK85

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_illinois-chicago_intro-yourself-here?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:72Discussion:8fe762dd-dcbf-4c86-a1f3-a67d9c88c849Post:7c4c8596-5213-47b7-8022-0e472c05c140">Re: Intro yourself here!</a>:
[QUOTE]I'm not really a newbie here, but I've found this board to be so helpful, so I'll reintroduce myself! Wedding Date : December 10, 2011 Big or small wedding : Inviting around 250... Theme: No real theme, but colors are black and white Honeymoon ideas: Probably an all-inclusive in the Carribean Something unique about your big day : I<strong>'m hoping to have Christmas carolers as cocktail hour entertainment </strong>Cake or cupcakes: Cake, but only because it's included in our package with our venue.  I'd be very tempted to do cupcakes otherwise!
Posted by TEA&Co[/QUOTE]
This is awesome!

ltlavac

Wedding Date: 10/1/11
Venue (or potential venue): The Stonegate, Hoffman Estates
Big or small wedding?: BIG...inviting 300!
Theme: Classic. Black & White Damask, deep red accents
Honeymoon ideas?: Cabo, Costa Rica, Hawaii...can't decide!
Something unique about your big day: I'll be wearing my Mom's chapel length veil
Cake or cupcakes?: Cake