Our Preferred Partners: The Best Wedding Vendors in Northern Illinois

Copperstone Inn

Copperstone Inn is an award-winning inn conveniently located on the Orchard Ridge Property. Just a two minute walk to the Pavilion. Our 130-acre property, complimentary WiFi and the most amazing team. Ask how you can add this wonderful addition to your contract.

Courtyard Mariott

Experience newly renovated rooms and upgraded spaces at the Courtyard Rockford hotel. Our Rockford, IL hotel is pleased to unveil Courtyard’s CYnergy contemporary room design with hybrid zones for working, sleeping, relaxing, and getting inspired.

Hampton Inn

Welcome to the Hampton Inn Rockford – conveniently located off I-90 and within minutes of a variety of cultural, sporting and entertainment attractions. Unwind in a well-appointed guest room with a range of thoughtful amenities for your comfort and convenience. Relax on a clean and fresh Hampton bed or view a selection of premium television channels. Get connected with WiFi access in your room or our 24-hour complimentary business center.

Iron Works Hotel

A luxury boutique hotel located on the banks of the Rock River near the historic downtown Beloit, WI, the Ironworks Hotel is inspired by America's industrial heritage. The hotel is home to one of the area's best restaurants, Merrill & Houston's Steak Joint, along with breathtaking wedding venues and inspiring meeting rooms. The Ironworks Hotel is a place for people to work hard, play hard and come together.

The North Central Group

Exceptional Experience. Every Guest. Every Night. Guaranteed. You will witness just that in action at The Hilton Garden Inn of Rockford. Our property is conveniently located near dining, shopping and, many major local attractions, as well as easy access to I-90. Our hotel offers a broad range of services and amenities to make your stay exceptional. It is also backed by our 100% guest satisfaction guarantee.

Hotel Goodwin

A chic, classic hotel inspired by the 19th century Goodwin House, Hotel Goodwin is an impeccable mixture of history and modern luxury. Each room is distinctive with eye catching art, turntables and unique record collections and glass showers. We’re a distinctive hotel with a refined signature edge that celebrates the individual style of our guest while offering truly genuine service…with just the right amount of the unexpected.

Henrici's, Orchard Ridge Farms Exclusive Caterer

Founded in 1868, Henrici's was the most famous restaurant in Chicago for over 100 years. Now reimagined but still dedicated to its legacy, Henrici's has partnered with The Pavilion at Orchard Ridge Farms to create the quintessential event venue. Masterfully prepared by a passionate team of celebrated chefs, Henrici's contemporary "farm-to-fork" cuisine is presented with grace and skill by a meticulously trained staff. Henrici's crafts each menu specifically for your event. As founder Philip Henrici once said, "We cater to your every desire and provide the exceptional." To get started on creating your custom wedding menu please contact us at 815-629-2220.

Luxe Productions

Luxe productions combines professionalism, years of experience, and state of the art sound and lighting equipment to give you a fun and memorable wedding. Each event is customized to fit the couple's distinct tastes and to give their guests a night to remember.

Hodson Event Entertainment

Our DJ's are among the most experienced, versatile and well equipped entertainers in the industry. We offer entertainment for a wide range of events and our services go beyond just DJ's. We also offer photo booths, 360 video booths, LED dance floors and lighting.

Alpenglow Artistry

Alpenglow Makeup Artistryis an elite on-location bridal beauty team that can accommodate any size bridal party. For makeup, we offer airbrush or traditional foundation. We can also create a range of hairstyles, bringing any bridal look to life. Our goal is to find the balance between getting each bride camera ready and feeling like herself.

Hair by Libby

Libby is a certified Cosmetologist in the Byron Area that specializes in bridal hair since 2013. Libby's goal is to create the perfect look you have dreamed about for your special day. Versatility in creating different styles for each client is her mission.

The Bridal Collective

The Bridal Collective is a on-site Bridal Hair Styling Company servicing the Chicagoland area. We provide a fun and professional environment with our talented team of licensed cosmetologists. Specializing in all of the latest bridal hair trends, we are here to make your vision a reality with a few bobby pins and a whole lot of hairspray.

Abigal Marie Artistry

Abigail Marie Artistry is a luxury on-site makeup service, that specializes in bridal makeup. Abby, owner, and licensed, makeup-artist has over 13 years of experience servicing brides across the country, with a heavy focus in the Chicagoland area. Abby’s mission is to enhance every client's natural beauty with a customized makeup experience.

Sanctuary Spa

Sanctuary's treatments take you to a place of complete serenity, far removed from the stress of the world outside. Sanctuary Spa, total peace for your mind and body.

The Walk-Ins

The Walk-ins are a harmony driven cover / original band from Chicago’s south suburbs. The band consists of Joe Matise (Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar) Mike “The Deuce” Michor (Lead Guitar, Vocals) Mike Molinets (Drums, Vocals) and J.R. Entsminger (Bass, Vocals). The Walk-ins’ set list spans the 50’s through today, and their high energy live shows have been met with rave reviews across the Chicagoland area.

Libido Funk Circus

Libido Funk Circus has been relentlessly entertaining a wide range of audiences since it's inception in 1996. While they continue to play your favorite Disco hits, the addition of hundreds of dance & rock songs, spanning from the 60's through today, has quite literally turned LFC into a human jukebox.

Back Country Roads

We are all about the music. If you're looking for a good time, and want to wow your guests with some great entertainers and musicians, book Back Country Roads. We play mostly new country, a few older classics, and even a few songs from other genres made to fit our unique sound.

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B. Adams Photography

Hi, I'm Brian. My photography style is about telling your story through captured moments and emotions. It's about you being you (and me taking pictures of it) - from the little details to all of the unscripted laughs, smiles, and tears of your entire wedding day.

DiMaggio Collective

Hey there! We're Veronica and Elijah - your "Professional Wedding Guests". Are you looking for a husband and wife duo who not only captures beautiful images but makes you feel like you're hanging out with your best friends? That's us! Let us document these precious moments that will soon become your core memories. We can't wait to hear your story!

Nicole Morisco Photography

My style of photography is timeless and classic with a bright feel. I strive to capture genuine emotion and look for little moments throughout the day to tell your full love story through my lens.

Oakhouse Wedding Films

Oakhouse is collective of filmmakers and videographers based in Rockford, Illinois, that are obsessed with making and telling great cinematic stories through video. What better way to tell one of the most important stories of your life than a film of your big day!

The FPV Perspective

My goal is to provide a unique experience and create a "new perspective" on things we do in our everyday lives. Showing the "unique side" of things all while making it exciting and fun. I work with you and provide ideas and insight on what may look best for the job. I look forward to working with you!

Same Day Cinema

Frank Slow Films is unique with a variety of shooting and editing styles. They accommodate requests for fast paced, light and airy films, all the way to more dramatic, epic, avant garde, and dynamic cinematic films. I would describe my films as luxury, singer / songwriter cinematic films.

Event Floral

Event Floral believes in providing modern, distinctive design styled from premium flowers and unique accents with a commitment to customer service extending beyond the finished product. Our experienced team is dedicated to making our clients' experiences personalized and enjoyable and to ensure the highlest level of quality and professionalism.

Revel Decor

Revel Decor is a Chicago based special events production company with an emphasis on luxury service. Revel's mission is to become fully emerged in the client's vision and bring it to life with seasonal floral, dramatic lighting and creative decor.

Velvet Rentals

Velvet Rentals offers a thoughtfully curated collection of inspirational pieces for all kinds of celebrations in Southeastern Wisconsin. We'll help you design and style memorable spaces that cultivate deeper connections to self, community, and couples’ identities. From harvest tables handcrafted in Wisconsin to contemporary sofas and unique vintage finds, our pieces are the ultimate tools to reflect your stories and bring your vision to life.

Julie Michelle Cakes

Julie Gerrish’s designer world is portrayed on specialty cakes, wedding cakes, and cupcakes. Julie received the L’art du Gâteux certificate from The French Pastry School in Chicago, where she learned to master the techniques needed to portray her inspirations from en vogue fashion and opulent architecture on her cake creations. Julie worked with top bakeries and cake design studios in the city before deciding she wanted the creative freedom to express her designer vision, to execute her level of perfection, and to deliver the glamour of Julie Michelle Cakes.

The Noble Cakery

The Noble Cakery specializes in custom wedding cake design and creating an eloquent dessert experience through charming design, refined buttercream, and thoughtful flavors. All of our desserts are made from scratch using fresh ingredients and natural flavorings. Each cake is crafted with careful attention to detail and made to encompass each client's vision for their big day. We believe that when ordering a cake you are getting more than "just cake". We strive to give our clients a personalized experience and go beyond simply making a cake to help create a cohesive design element in your wedding plans.

Sugar Jones

Voted BEST BAKERY in the Rock River Valley for two years in a row. Sugarjones is well-known for extraordinary cupcakes. but we are so much more than just a pretty swirl. we also specialize in custom cakes, decorated sugar cookies, handmade, edible cupcake decorations and cake pops!

Fatt Cat Cafe

Fatt Cat Cafe is located in a charming farmhouse in Rockton Illinois. We specialize in homemade cupcakes and can mix and match flavors, fillings and frostings. We also have other specialty desserts available.

808 Cheesecake

Established in Kona Hawaii in 2010 offering local and traditional Award Winning Gourmet Cheesecakes using the finest/freshest ingredients with the highest standards of quality. We offer several stock flavors as well as seasonal and flavor of the month. With 3 sizes to choose from, there’s something for everyone.