Chicago Wedding Planning Ali Phillips

Priya Shimpi and David Burkett

We cannot say enough about Ali. She is such a professional. She knows the vendors, knows her clientele’s taste, and it was such an asset to have someone who knew how to create the most beautiful and unique wedding day. And stay organized and within budget! We hired her because we both work full time, and I was in the middle of finishing my dissertation. We needed some help with keeping on task about the wedding, making appointments, checking and re-checking with vendors, 
We also realized how much we needed her when we looked at some contracts. When you are dealing with thousands of dollars for food alone it can be extremely intimidating. She was able to help us find the most amazing vendors (including Spanish guitarists and a DJ who has experience with Indian and Latin weddings), and she accompanied us to our meetings, taking care of the much of the business details while helping our wedding take shape. Throughout the wedding planning process, she helped us keep it all together. On the day of the wedding, she ran the show without us really noticing all of the hard work, running around, and catastrophe-averting she did. We had NO worries AT ALL about our wedding because we had complete faith that Ali would make everything okay. And did she ever!!! We love, love, love her and cannot recommend her enough. Also, when I had a burn accident a week before the wedding, she immediately got on her phone and had a corrective cosmetician (Liz at Le Bon Visage) call me and take care of me–I didn’t even ask. In short, Ali will take care of you and make sure you enjoy your wedding instead of worrying about details. She is the BEST!!!