Elegant Event Lighting Chicago Weekend in Review | August 8th-9th, 2014

It was another busy wedding weekend at Elegant Event Lighting Chicago!

The weekend started on Friday, August 8th, 2014 for the Christensen Wedding at Hilton Garden Inn St. Charles in St. Charles, IL.  Elegant Event Lighting Chicago designed the gorgeous white fabric head table backdrop.

White Backdrop | Hilton Garden Inn St. Charles

We love how the white uplighting highlighted the backdrop’s beautiful swag design!


Dorota Perez & Mariuan Castillo said their “I Do’s” on Friday, August 8th, 2014 at Maggiano’s Schaumburg in Schaumburg, IL.  Elegant Event Lighting Chicago illuminated the beautiful wood grain walls of the Abriola Ballroom with warm amber uplighting.

Maggiano's Schaumburg | Amber Uplighting

The uplighting created the perfect romantic ambiance in the ballroom for the couple’s ceremony and reception!

Maggiano's Schaumburg | Amber Uplighting


Kerri Santroni & Paul Akers hosted their Great Gatsby themed Wedding Reception on Saturday, August 9th, 2014 at the Hilton Garden Inn St. Charles in St. Charles, IL.  Kerri & Paul’s guests were greeted with a beautiful gold fabric head table backdrop that was bathed in gold and amber uplighting.

Hilton Garden Inn St. Charles | Gold Backdrop

Elegant Event Lighting also lit the four corners of the ballroom with warm amber uplighting.

Hilton Garden Inn St. Charles | Four Corner Uplighting

The gold and amber tones of Kerri & Paul’s design perfectly complimented the other elements of their Great Gatsby themed wedding décor!


Molly Hobbs & Chris Gaynor had a beautiful Wedding Reception on Saturday, August 9th, 2014 at the Belvedere in Elk Grove Village, IL!  Molly & Chris’ custom lighting and décor design began with a beautiful pleated ivory backdrop.  The backdrop ran along the room’s air wall and was illuminated in light blush pink uplighting.

Ivory Head Table Backdrop with Blush Pink Uplighting

The EEL Team created a decorative drape design in the middle of the backdrop which perfectly framed the head table.  To complete the design, EEL Chicago lit the head table with a blush pink color wash!

Elegant Event Lighting Chicago also covered the Belvedere’s existing wood dance floor with a soft, seamless ivory vinyl cover and overlaid Molly & Chris’ custom pink monogram in the center.

Belvedere Ivory Dance Floor & Custom Monogram

To make the high gloss cover and monogram pop, the dance floor was softly illuminated with blush pink lighting.

Belvedere Ivory Dance Floor


Congratulations to all of our couples!  On behalf of our entire team, we wish you all the best!  Thank you again for choosing Elegant Event Lighting Chicago to design the custom lighting and décor for your wedding day!

2 thoughts on “Elegant Event Lighting Chicago Weekend in Review | August 8th-9th, 2014”

  1. Thanks to EEL for our amazing wedding decor! One year later, friends and family are still saying our wedding was the most beautiful and personalized wedding they’ve ever experienced! We highly recommend EEL to future couples.

    1. ElegantEventLighting

      Hi Molly,

      Happy Anniversary!

      Thank you so much for the kind words! We are so happy that you loved your decor and that your friends and family are still talking about it 🙂

      Our business continues to grow based on the feedback and referrals from our past couples like you! The best way you could ever thank us is by taking the time to share your experience with our company online at The Knot and WeddingWire!

      It was wonderful working with you, Molly! We wish you and Chris all the best!

      Sincerely,
      Jay & the EEL Team

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