Hiring Anticipation Events was the best decision we could've made! Elizabeth and Journey were absolutely incredible. They handled so many emails, so much coordination, gave so much advice. And on the wedding day, they couldn't have been more helpful. We couldn't find our beautiful place cards on the morning of the wedding and were panicking.
Team AE was on it- they reached out to the calligrapher (shoutout to Maison Blanche lettering, I highly recommend working with Christen!) who made the long drive to our venue. Once the cards were re-written, Team AE cut, hole punched, and attached the cards to our favors. My wife and I were so upset at the prospect of having no cards and Team AE made a miracle happen!
Team AE was on it- they reached out to the calligrapher (shoutout to Maison Blanche lettering, I highly recommend working with Christen!) who made the long drive to our venue. Once the cards were re-written, Team AE cut, hole punched, and attached the cards to our favors. My wife and I were so upset at the prospect of having no cards and Team AE made a miracle happen!
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Anticipation Events is a boutique event planning and styling company specializing in atypical and stylish weddings, social occasions, and special events. We're crazy good at making sure every detail is in place down to the last disco ball. Our attention to detail and ability to organize, paired with an eye for style means you get the best of both worlds: planner and designer.
So you want to live an AE life? Samesies. All of the planning and styling that goes into your event can and should translate to your every day. We live in color. We live for eclectic. We value both form and function. Our only rule is to never be ashamed of loving the strange things that make your weird little heart happy.
Past clients have called us The best friend you never had. The really organized one with limitless creative ideas, funny quips and a vision to make your wedding the most beautiful and fun party imaginable, " and "the best decision we made for our wedding." Check out a few of the kind words spoken about Team AE.
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Melia Lamb
Nov 30, 2021
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Elizabeth and her team at Anticipation Events are the absolute best in the business. Elizabeth brought such organization and calm to the day so that we could enjoy every minute. From the moment that we first talked about our vision for the day (two years prior!), she immediately understood, and everything that was executed on the special day had that underlying thread.
Elizabeth made me feel special and cared for, making sure my opinions were heard and our vendors understood what we wanted out of the day. From detailed timelines, to ensuring that I had wine and water throughout the evening, to
Elizabeth made me feel special and cared for, making sure my opinions were heard and our vendors understood what we wanted out of the day. From detailed timelines, to ensuring that I had wine and water throughout the evening, to
Melissa Halkias
Oct 25, 2021
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Elizabeth and Emma were exactly what I didn't even know I needed when it came to wedding planning! Anticipation Events came highly recommended to me by a friend, and I am so grateful that I hired AE Events for month of services!
As someone who already had the vast majority of wedding planning accounted for, I was looking for an experienced team to guide me through the final stages of logistics and ensure that I would have nothing to think about, manage, or worry about during the wedding weekend. Elizabeth and Emma provided me, my bridal party, and family with peace of mind and were with us every
As someone who already had the vast majority of wedding planning accounted for, I was looking for an experienced team to guide me through the final stages of logistics and ensure that I would have nothing to think about, manage, or worry about during the wedding weekend. Elizabeth and Emma provided me, my bridal party, and family with peace of mind and were with us every
Sarah Yi
Sep 23, 2021
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My husband and I used Anticipation Events as our month of coordinator, and we are so grateful for Elizabeth and her team. Like many other COVID couples, we had to deal with delays and many uncertainties throughout the wedding planning process, and Elizabeth guided us patiently along the way. AE was incredibly organized, reliable, and easy to work with, and any couple would be lucky to work with them.
In the few weeks leading up to the wedding, Elizabeth was very proactive in reaching out to all vendors and partners, getting all contracts and final payments squared away, and providing general tips
In the few weeks leading up to the wedding, Elizabeth was very proactive in reaching out to all vendors and partners, getting all contracts and final payments squared away, and providing general tips
Ellen Nied
Aug 23, 2021
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I know I’m biased here but that was the best wedding I’ve ever been too (haha)! I never expected to feel so cool calm and collected on the day of our wedding, but I knew everything was going to go smoothly with Laura’s oversight. I didn’t have anything to worry about because everything was well organized and every detail was covered. Anticipation helped us through not only one but TWO postponements due to covid restrictions. Because of this we got to be friends for a lot longer than expected, which I am NOT mad about. Aside from all the regular wedding tasks and then postponement undertaking
Makayla Mizser
Jul 28, 2021
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I work with Boka Catering, I had the pleasure of working with Elizabeth from Anticipation Events for a wedding at Chicago Illuminating Company this past weekend. As a caterer, I found her promptness & responsiveness extremely helpful on our end. On site, both Elizabeth & Emma were wonderful to work with! I look forward to working with them in the future.
Chris Budin
Feb 01, 2021
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I am a control freak. I repeat, I love control & I love planning events. To release control of an event, geared for me, seemed UNIMAGINABLE. But now, I was planning my wedding, and not just any wedding, a covid wedding in my own backyard.
I knew I needed a coordinator, I knew it would be worth it, but it did not fully hit until the day after my wedding just how different my wedding would have been if it wasn't for Elizabeth & Anticipation Events.
Imagine your wedding day, imagine wanting to relax, but as the bride everyone asks you questions - nope not with Elizabeth. Imagine having to make random
I knew I needed a coordinator, I knew it would be worth it, but it did not fully hit until the day after my wedding just how different my wedding would have been if it wasn't for Elizabeth & Anticipation Events.
Imagine your wedding day, imagine wanting to relax, but as the bride everyone asks you questions - nope not with Elizabeth. Imagine having to make random
Amit Marwah
Sep 13, 2020
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Elizabeth and the team at Anticipation Events were absolutely amazing! We had a fusion wedding with multiple events that incorporated both traditional and Indian elements. Elizabeth was amazing at learning about and implementing the unique cultural traditions for all of the events. She was always easily reachable and seemlessly guided us through every step of the planning process. On the weekend of our wedding, she very thoughtfully made sure everything went super smoothly! It was a pleasure to work with her and we can’t recommend her enough!
Tanya Ziyad Bilina
Aug 13, 2019
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Laura Hayes made our wedding day as stress free as I could ever imagine a wedding day being. She helped with my sister’s wedding as well and we had to call her as soon as I had a date set. During the whole planning process, I had her to bounce ideas off and to break everything down so it wasn’t so overwhelming. She even calmed me down if I ever got… too anxious. She made wedding planning enjoyable from start to finish. Laura made sure there was nothing we had to worry about the day of and even worked with all our vendors. She was the ring leader to our circus and I could not
Hilary Shapiro
Jun 11, 2019
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Hiring Elizabeth as our Month of Coordinator was one of the best decisions we made in the months leading up to our wedding! She was incredibly organized, thoughtful, and fun. She worked with us to create the wedding of our dreams. She went above and beyond, contacting our vendors on our behalf and working with us to make sure every detail was what… we wanted. She created a detailed day of timeline, including a list of what we needed to bring to the venue the day before, and she took the time to talk through countless details with us over the phone and via email. Throughout the process, it
Allie McClellan-Bernard
Jun 03, 2019
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Hiring Anticipation Events was the best decision we could've made! Elizabeth and Journey were absolutely incredible. They handled so many emails, so much coordination, gave so much advice. And on the wedding day, they couldn't have been more helpful. We couldn't find our beautiful place cards the morning of the wedding and were panicking. Team AE… was on it-- they reached out to the calligrapher (shoutout to Maison Blanche lettering, I highly recommend working with Christen!) who made the long drive to our venue. Once the cards were re-written, Team AE cut, hole punched, and attached the
Claire & Danny Kelly-Anderson
Feb 04, 2019
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Choose Anticipation Events! You will not regret it. We worked with Laura, and while we hired her as a month-of coordinator, she was there to support us and answer questions throughout the entire planning process. She was responsive, beyond competent, and professional in all areas. She took so much stress away, especially as we approached our wedding day - coordinating our other vendors, taking care of last-minute details, and keeping everything under control. On the day of our wedding, we had some unexpected situations - a few inches of blowing snow, some issues at our venue, and a fire alarm that
Christopher Agdeppa
Oct 11, 2018
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When we started planning in February 2018 for our wedding this past September 2018, one of the things that I and my then fiancée were considering was getting a wedding planner/coordinator. A lot of our family and friends gave us recommendations on who to work with and one recommendation that stood out was Anticipation Events as they planned/coordinated my cousins wedding in July 2012. We scheduled a meeting with Elizabeth to discuss our needs and expectations and one thing that stood out during the meeting which was that the services and value that her and her team offered is “an investment
Mary Bloom
Dec 22, 2017
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Elizabeth is the absolute best. We had the most amazing wedding in October this year and so much of it is a direct result of working with Elizabeth and Anticipation Events. My now husband and I had a very unique, complex vision for our wedding and ceremony and Elizabeth nailed it and executed in a way bigger and better than our wildest dreams. She… was also a dream to work with, both leading up to the wedding, calming us down and leading us in the right direction throughout the entire process. Elizabeth is extremely professional but we always felt comfortable working with her and asking
Jeremy T. Davis
Dec 02, 2017
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If we could give more stars we would!! From our first meeting, to the last hug goodbye, working with Elizabeth was awesome!! Elizabeth was organized and kept us on track and helped us realize our vision. She would push back and would reel us in when we went too far and she helped us make the right decisions to maintain the look and experience we… wanted. We were told many times that "it was one of the best weddings"... There was not a glitch during the entire evening and Elizabeth's minute by minute schedule was on point!!! She really took what was in our head and made it all happen. We
Colleen Clennon
Nov 12, 2017
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We used Anticipation Events for full coordination services for our large June 2017 wedding and from the moment we met Elizabeth we felt so lucky that she was going to help navigate this journey with us. As we moved though planning and decision making her guidance and attention were invaluable. Not only did she help us make sure we were going to… have a spectacular party but they did it in a way that balanced our feelings of the current state of the world and our desire to be wildly, ridiculously, and obliviously happy. She took the time to get to know us and was able to suggest vendors that
Shannon Brannigan
Jul 20, 2017
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To be honest… I was on the fence about needing someone for day of coordination, and I really wasn’t sure if the added expense was necessary. As a bride, you think you can do it all and that you have every detail planned out so what’s the use. Well looking back on my wedding a couple weeks ago, I am so glad I had Laura from Anticipation Events there… with me that day. Leading up to the wedding, she was there to answer any questions I had, she drafted a timeline down to the minute, she came with to our final walkthrough at the venue, and she helped out tremendously at the
Claire Richards
Dec 21, 2016
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When I began planning my wedding, I thought to myself, "you got this, no problem." As everything started to unfold, I thought to myself, "oh wow, this is so much, I need help." I reached out to Anticipation Events and I'm forever grateful I did!
Laura Hayes was my wedding planner and coordinator, although we kept open communication with Elizabeth… as well just in case.
Laura was like my secret weapon. She provided the most detailed timeline that made my heart soar! She made sure everything flowed effortlessly. She made sure my guests and I had a wonderful time my entire wedding.
She stayed
Laura Hayes was my wedding planner and coordinator, although we kept open communication with Elizabeth… as well just in case.
Laura was like my secret weapon. She provided the most detailed timeline that made my heart soar! She made sure everything flowed effortlessly. She made sure my guests and I had a wonderful time my entire wedding.
She stayed
