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Mansions with beautiful backyards

keawanakeawana member
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Hey girls!! I'm looking to have a wedding in either Chicago or it's surrounding suburbs and I would absolutely love to have it at a mansion or a beautiful house to get our family and friends to feel "at home". Do you girls know of any mansions or big beautiful homes with GEORGOUS backyards/scenery? If so let me know PLEASE! thank you all for your help!!
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Re: Mansions with beautiful backyards

  • chosen175chosen175 member
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    edited December 2011
    I fell in love with the Patrick Haley Mansion in Joliet but their minimums were much higher than we had planned on inviting. You can also try The Grove, in Glenview, Redfield Estate in Glenview, Cheney Mansion in Oak Park, or Lehman Mansion in Libertyville.
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  • keawanakeawana member
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks so much!! I'll check those out right now!
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  • mandybear7mandybear7
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    edited December 2011
    Narnia in LemontDanada House in WheatonMeson Sabika in Naperville- it's a restaurant but looks like an old house
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  • esmesaesmesa
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    edited December 2011
    Definitely The Ogden Armour House at Lake Forest Academy. STUNNINGLY beautiful backyard/garden. The mansion is actually a school now, but still really elegant and beautiful.
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  • mbuhpathimbuhpathi member
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    edited December 2011
    one thing to note is that the bar package ant narnia was the most expensive we looked at.
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  • jess&lane52804jess&lane52804 member
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    edited December 2011
    Cuneo in Vernon Hills - it was in My Best Friend's Wedding.
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  • anothertryanothertry
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    edited December 2011
    Hi, I don't know if Indiana is an option for you but there is a place called Meyer's Castle in Dyer, IN, which is not that far from Chicago.  I have heard that it is very nice.  It might be worth looking into.
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  • jewishmilitarybridejewishmilitarybride member
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    edited December 2011
    I agree with the above posters...Narnia is so pretty, and Dyer Indiana isn't too far at all.
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  • jbll326jbll326 member
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    edited December 2011
    I second the Patrick Haley Mansion! We're getting married there and the garden is STUNNING! You can lower the minimums by having an off time wedding (Friday, Sunday, or January-April).
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  • keawanakeawana member
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    edited December 2011
    I absolutely love the Pagrick Haley Mansion!! And the idea of the castle in Indiana is wonderful also. And you were right it's abiut 35 minutes from downtown Chicago. You girls are SO much help! thank you thank you THANK YOU! :)
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  • DaniGirl2939DaniGirl2939 member
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    edited December 2011
    FI's cousin got married at the Cheney Mansion in Oak Park in the garden outside and it was lovely.  Very gorgeous.  We were able to look around the mansion...but I was too busy gabbing about my upcoming wedding with his family that I didn't get a chance to peek. =0(
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  • chosen175chosen175 member
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    edited December 2011
    Just FYI, I emailed that castle in Dyer 3 times AND left 2 voice mails and they never got back to me. It kind of turned me off and made me wonder how their customer service would be when I REALLY needed them. I was bummed.... it was so unique and I really did want to go take a tour. :-(
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  • lasharplasharp
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    edited December 2011
    We got married at the Patrick Haley Mansion in Joliet last October.  They were wonderful.
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  • thealphabridethealphabride
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    edited December 2011
    Chiming in late here but we are getting married at Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook. You might want to check them out as well. www.mayslake.com I love the beautiful chapel. We will marry in front of the chapel with reception in the Event Hall in the mansion. Good Luck. By the way, the coordinator at Mayslake is Alex and he has been wonderful. Always answers my e mails within a few hours, or immediately. Very good customer service there. You bring in your own catering (no required list of vendors either)
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  • thealphabridethealphabride
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    edited December 2011
    correction, so sorry about that last post. www.mayslakepeabody.com  
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