It seems like only yesterday since Carin and Phil’s incredible art deco influenced, elegant and classic Chicago wedding was held at the stunning St. Jane Hotel in downtown Chicago. This place exudes elegance in a way only that’s only second to the amazing couple themselves.

You hear this piece of advice so often that it is basically a cliche at this point: Your wedding day flies by in the blink of an eye. Like most overused phrases, it’s a cliche because this is so very true, my dear brides!

Trying to predict the future and nail down a timeline months in advance can be tricky. If you’re looking for some tips to make the planning process easier, you’re in the right place!

“Oh Agnes, won’t you go with me? We’ll be married in style. And we’ll cross Lake Michigan so blue and so wild”. – lyrics from the song“Lovely Agnes”

My dad used to sing that song to my little sister and I when we were little (and it was every bit as agonizing and mortifying as you would imagine), but for some reason that beautiful (when not performed by my father (sorry, Dad!)) song kept trilling through my mind throughout the duration of Taylor and Dylan’s beautiful wedding day.