Welcome, I am Ali Phillips, a professional wedding planner in Chicago, Illinois. Imagining your dream wedding? I can help make it a reality. From the moment you are engaged until you are whisked away to the honeymoon suite, I can help with all aspects of your wedding planning. From a small cocktail reception to a lavish black-tie dance, Engaging Events offers creative, sophisticated, and elegant ideas!
The Wedding Program
Brides and grooms often ask me what and who they should include in their ceremony wedding program. There are many different ways of doing this, both formal and informal. But the basic reason for being used is to be sure the guests can easily follow your ceremony, know who the important people are in your wedding party, and enjoy the music and who was the composer.
When you are writing your wedding programs, using the point of view of the guest who will read the program should guide its organization. A wedding program is a fun item to have for your wedding guests to show that you wished to include everyone involved in the wedding as well as details. It’s also a chance to thank all of those involved for their participation. When you decide how to assemble your program, it all goes back to the mood and setting of your wedding. It is a chance for the bride and groom to speak to their guests. On the cover, it is standard to have the names of the bride and groom, followed by date and location, the order of service, and listing of names of individuals involved in the ceremony. This can also include others who have a substantial role in the wedding, such as parents, grandparents, and readers.
Jaime and JT Goberville
As soon as JT proposed, the wedding planning began in my mind, and I immediately realized, yikes, we need help to ensure we have the wedding of our dreams! JT and I knew that Ali would make this happen during our first meeting with her. She has the experience, confidence, and creativity to further enhance the details and dreams we had envisioned as well as to make any recommendations based on current trends. Her great relationships and ease when working with vendors made the wedding planning process painless and really fun and enjoyable. JT and I did have the wedding weekend we had always imagined!
Christina and John Martin
We knew of Ali’s work a few years prior to our wedding through a friend that got married in Chicago. She was very highly recommended and we could understand why when we met with Ali. Ali is very personable and is extremely well thought of in the industry and with vendors. After meeting her for the first time, John and I were sure she would help us create a perfect party to celebrate our wedding.
Jen and Louie Jimenez
Hands down, hiring Ali Phillips as our wedding consultant was the best decision we could have made. Ali’s professionalism was evident from our first point of contact and never once wavered throughout the course of our engagement. She had answers to every question we could think of, and I am still blown away by how organized Ali is. In addition, Ali’s flexible, cheerful and dependable.
Wine and Your Wedding
I was recently interviewed for Fine Living online’s article about pairing wine with your wedding meal. Wine is one of my favorite things to talk about (other than weddings that is). But what better than talking about wine AND weddings!!!!
Click here to read the article
Also, Fine Living’s website is a great place to read about everything entertaining, travel and house design and decor.
Associations
Engaging Events is a proud member of the following associations:
