The Meadow Brook Hall Wedding of Emily & Andy: August 18, 2024
“We had a great experience with Mike Staff Productions and would recommend.'” – Happy bride, Emily
Our Proposal Story
Andy proposed on the lawn outside of the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. It was a perfect, sunny fall day in November. We met about 2.5 years prior on Hinge.
Our Wedding Vision
We are an interracial couple–Indian and American–so we started by deciding which customs and traditions were most important to us from each of our families and backgrounds. We had an Indian wedding at San Marino Club on Saturday and our American wedding at Meadow Brook Hall on Sunday. For the wedding at Meadow Brook, we brought in a few elements from Indian wedding traditions as well to represent both of us, including having a color scheme of bright oranges, reds, and pinks, incorporating marigold garlands into our florals and including Indian cuisine in our happy hour and dinner menus. Emily also had mehndi (henna) done for both weddings. It was a beautiful celebration of our love!
Wedding Photography Experience
Mary, our professional wedding photographer, was so easy to work with and captured so many beautiful moments of our wedding day. Our wedding photos are incredibly important–we already can’t wait to look back on them each year for our anniversary!
Wedding Videography Experience
Our wedding video is incredibly important–we already can’t wait to watch it each year for our anniversary!
Our Favorite Wedding Moments
Our favorite moments were the outdoor ceremony in the gardens and dancing all night with our friends and family. It had been raining off and on all day before our outdoor ceremony, and the rain stopped right before we were getting started. Just as Emily was walking down the aisle a huge rainbow appeared in the sky. Her father passed away one year before the wedding so the rainbow felt to everyone like a symbol of his love and presence. Later in the night, we had a blast dancing with our friends and family.
Our Wedding Planning Advice
Do what works for you! There are so many thoughts and opinions from loved ones and it’s so important to create a day that reflects you as a couple, one that you’ll look back on with love and joy.
Emily and Andy’s Wedding Vendors
- Venue: Meadow Brook Hall
- Florist: Wind Flower Design Co
- Wedding Dress: Bridal Couture
- Transportation: Millennium Limousine
- Invitations: The Knot
- Photography: Mike Staff Productions
- Videography: Mike Staff Productions