Looking for arts programs in Chicago, or charities/non-profits that make and sell arts & crafts. [more inside]
posted by cusack on Jun 23, 2009 - 9 answers

What's the usual room block requirements when planning a wedding or meeting? Any negotiating tips? [more inside]
posted by ejaned8 on May 7, 2009 - 4 answers

What can I give as a wedding present to a Chicago couple in their early forties who have combined their households, have everything they need, no registry, don't want more stuff? [more inside]
posted by Elsie on Apr 30, 2009 - 22 answers

I'm getting married next Fall (hooray!) in Chicago, and we're currently close to finalizing plans to have the reception at Maxim's. As we begin the process of looking for caterers, I'm interested in hearing about any Chicago-based caterers that MeFites have used, and any they would recommend. [more inside]
posted by avoision on Sep 19, 2008 - 2 answers

Are there any Chicago-area wedding/reception venues that don’t require you to use their caterer? [more inside]
posted by Meg_Murry on Feb 24, 2008 - 9 answers

Beautiful and cheap options for a wedding ceremony around Chicago? [more inside]
posted by shotgunbooty on Jan 17, 2008 - 11 answers

A good friend is getting married September 1st and I'm interested in buying for her and the Mr. a certificate for an at-home cooking lesson for the two of them--they've taken cooking classes before and dug them so I thought it might be fun for them to do it at home in their new place with their new stuff. We/they live in Chicago--does anybody have any recommendations for places? I've come up with a few on Google but I want to see if anyone's had any personal experience with this since it seems a lot of it would depend on good customer service. thanks!
posted by clairezulkey on Jul 12, 2007 - 4 answers

The wonderful, fantastic, exhilarating news is that we're getting married in Chicago in June. The less-good news is that we live in different cities, neither of which is anywhere near Chicago. So we could use a little help putting together the pieces, like florists, photographers, DJs, and oh yeah someone to actually do the marrying. And we've like got four months to do it in. [more inside]
posted by gleuschk on Feb 9, 2006 - 11 answers