The Dallas Arboretum wedding venue is easily one of our favorite locations for a wedding in Dallas. This sprawling botanical garden has thousands of flowers, towering trees, lake views, and unique sculptures. There are many stunning backdrops for a ceremony, reception, and wedding photos. As experienced Dallas wedding planners, we gathered the information you need […]

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Dallas Arboretum Wedding: Your Expert Guide

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Are you engaged and dreaming of a wedding in one of the world’s most iconic cities—Chicago? Known for its stunning architecture, rich history, and diverse neighborhoods, the Windy City offers endless options for an unforgettable celebration. From venues overlooking the Chicago River to chic rooftops with skyline views, lakeside settings, and historic landmarks. With so […]

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Choosing a Twin Cities wedding venue can be a daunting task!  It’s time to bring in the experts to help— our team of Minneapolis wedding planners at The Simply Elegant Group!  After planning hundreds of weddings in Minneapolis and St Paul, we have put together a list of the best Twin Cities wedding venues to […]

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We had the honor to be a part of Sara + Greg’s Morgan Manufacturing Wedding, and just HAD to share these beautiful photographs from Paper Antler Photography! We decided to do this blog a little differently because the bride & groom answered our follow-up questions, and we thought it may be beneficial for those getting […]

Sara + Greg’s Morgan Manufacturing Wedding in Chicago

There are many reasons why we have chosen Aria in Minneapolis, Minnesota for one of our first few Venue Highlight Blogs! This venue is just pure magic & can be the perfect place to wed for everyone! This venue is a blank space for anyone’s wedding vision, and the amount of luxury, beauty, uniqueness, & […]

Minneapolis Venue Highlight | Aria

Jenny & Tyler’s Parador Wedding in Houston, Texas was nothing but perfection! Lindsay, our amazing Houston wedding planner, got the chance to get to know this beautiful couple & plan their dream day, and could not have had a better experience! They were always so kind, fun, and just always made sure that their day […]

Parador Wedding in Houston, TX | Jenny + Tyler

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As we did our very first venue highlight, we looked back at all our past weddings and events, and one venue truly stood out as one of the most visited by our team here in Chicago: Bridgeport Art Center’s Wedding Venues. It is STUNNING with 2 different venues on site you can choose to celebrate. […]

Bridgeport Art Center Wedding Venues: Your Expert Guide

Bridgeport Art Center Wedding Venues in Chicago

We are SO excited that you are here! At Simply Elegant, we have been in the planning game for over a decade, and have a team of over 40 planners, so to say we have some knowledge about planning is an understatement! We know how stressful it can be to plan, so we wanted to […]

Simply Elegant Group’s Top Ten Wedding Planning Tips

As a Wedding Planner, one of the things we LOVE about our job is meeting couples where you can instantly see & feel the true love they share, and that they are genuinely BEST friends! This was how our Planner, Ashley C, felt as soon as she met Kelsey and Grant for the first time […]

Kelsey + Grant’s University Club Chicago Winter Wedding

When one of your own gets married, you just HAVE to share SO MANY PHOTOS! We’re so thrilled to share Annie + Everett’s big day with you! These two are so in love and their beautiful Hewing Hotel wedding was complete perfection! Their church ceremony was held at the House of Hope Church, with a […]

Hewing Hotel Wedding | Annie + Everett

We LOVED working with Michelle and Brian for their London House wedding in Chicago! These two wanted just a day that would be very traditional, romantic, simple, & just focus on their marriage!! Which we are happy to say they 100% accomplished. It was a great way to wrap up the 2018 wedding season! The […]

London House Wedding in Chicago | Michelle + Brian

We absolutely LOVED working with Sheireen and Kevin on their Windows on Minnesota wedding. We started working with them during the very early stages – they booked the full service package, which is always so much fun for us. We really get to know our couple and can help them create the ‘perfect package’ of […]

Windows on Minnesota Wedding | Sheireen + Kevin

This Hotel Ivy wedding inspiration shoot in Minneapolis is seriously DREAMY! It’s romantic, bold and dramatic and we’re OBSESSED! It’s hard to pick a favorite gown or detail shot because we have a couple different looks for our brides and for our table scape. We’re SUPER excited to share that this beauty is also featured […]

Hotel Ivy Wedding | Minneapolis