Chicago Local Scout: Wedding Cocktails, Menus & Catering

Beth Wilson

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Our Local Scout serves up your daily dose of wedding trends and planning tips from Chicago.

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Cocktails, Menus & Catering

1 A.W. (One year after wedding)

Who says all the special attention and catered meals have to end when you're married? To mark my first wedding anniversary, I wanted to recreate a little magic from our special day, so I called our caterers (Entertaining Company, entertainingcompany.com—they were awesome BTW), ordered our wedding dinner (grilled beef filet and escolar), pulled out the candles, china and crystal. ... read more

October 10, 2007 10:10 PM
1 A.W. (One year after wedding)

Who says all the special attention and catered meals have to end when you're married? To mark my first wedding anniversary, I wanted to recreate a little magic from our special day, so I called our caterers (Entertaining Company, entertainingcompany.com—they were awesome BTW), ordered our wedding dinner (grilled beef filet and escolar), pulled out the candles, china and crystal.... read more

October 10, 2007 10:10 PM
A meaty menu

Melissa Graham, owner of Monogramme Events and Catering LLC in suburban Hinsdale, took an unusual path into the bridal business. She secured a law degree and worked as an attorney first. Well, if nothing else we would presume, no pun (and that's a bad one) intended, she's got a good eye for detail.... read more

April 16, 2008 10:07 AM
Small but mighty

The Hearty Boys (of Food Network fame) specialize in small plate portions with clever presentations.... read more

June 2, 2008 9:08 AM
Quiche and more

Let us tell you a little about our friends at Foodstuffs in Evanston. They've helped the Wilson girls (that's me and my sister) on more than one occasion. ... read more

June 17, 2008 7:36 PM
Have it your way

There's something to be said for a tried and true wedding caterer like Levy Events Catering which has hosted wedding celebrations at a variety of Chicago locales.
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July 10, 2008 9:00 AM
Hold the ketchup

Sometimes the least elegant moments of a wedding are the most fun. That's why we like one wedding trend Chicago's J&L Catering has spotted-the midnight snack.
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July 25, 2008 9:22 AM
Simply satisfying

My rehearsal dinner was an evening to remember. And had this Lincoln Park restaurant named Simply It been around, we would have booked it immediately. It's one the tastiest, warmest Vietnamese restaurants we've been to in the city.
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July 28, 2008 11:39 AM