Event Shoppe Chicago

My wife and I hired Event Shoppe Chicago to assist in coordinating our wedding and we were beyond impressed with Lekia our wedding coordinator. Firstly Lekia was incredibly responsive. When we needed information Lekia would email us back immediately. They assisted us with all big decisions and provided us with several options with vendors. We never felt pressured to pick a vendor they brought to our attention and genuinely felt they had our best interest every step of the way. We switched venues halfway through our wedding and Event Shoppe Chicago guided us through the entire process. Then day of there were 3 coordinators Lekia, Emily, and Victoria that made the entire process perfect. Many of our guest said our wedding was the best wedding theyve ever been too. Somehow Lekia was able to ensure all of our needs were met perfectly and I couldnt be more grateful. You would be crazy not to choose Event Shoppe Chicago and have Lekia as your coordinator.
Jun 4th, 2023

Reliability and attention to detail make this team easy to work with as a vendor. I've seen the growth over the years, yet a consistant passion. Alway a pleasure working with Jennifer, nothing but good vibes when we team up!
Apr 27th, 2023

We just got back from our minimoon and at the top of our list was to leave a review for Jen Price and her team to show our appreciation and gratitude for what an awesome job they did. We found Jen through a girl friend who recommended Event Shoppe after using them for their own wedding. We worked with Jen Price with partial planning and coordination and she helped us through vendor selection, coordination, and execution. We spoke with her once a month for the 10 months leading up to the wedding to almost weekly 3 months leading up to the wedding. She was a valuable resource for advice, vendors intros, and organization. She provides a website that is packed with helpful planning tips / google sheets that proved to be invaluable. On the day of our wedding, our rockstar team of Jen, Victoria and Meghann executed flawlessly and made all the events flow smoothly. Despite the rain/snow, changing photo locations, a missing wedding band, forgetting the veil while we were ready to process into the ceremony, her team (literally) raced around to make it all happen and I will be forever grateful to them! Finally, Jen (and her team) exudes energy and warmth and was a steadying hand in all these situations (even when we discovered the wedding band was missing). I would wholeheartedly recommend this team. Thanks Jen, Victoria and Meghann for all the hard work that was put in.
Apr 23rd, 2023

Lekia was a godsend for us. We knew we needed help, but we were having trouble on putting our finger on what exactly we needed help with. She came in with less than a month's notice and was able to step in and take charge of so many wedding logistics (things we knew we needed help with, and more importantly things we didn't even know we needed help with). She created a comprehensive timeline for the day-of, was vigilant in handling most, if not all of the communication with all our vendors, and was an amazing support on the actual day of the wedding. She was with us from the beginning of the day, making sure we had everything we needed, helping manage and bring personal items to the venue, and just being someone we can check in with to make sure everything was okay. On such a chaotic day, it's very reassuring to have someone other than your partner there who knows exactly what is supposed to be going on. Lekia is a professional with great character and a fun sense of humor that helped make our special day what it was. We were honestly a little hesitant on getting a coordinator at first, but we regret absolutely nothing due to her service. P.S. Thanks again for the coffee, Lekia!
Dec 6th, 2022

TLDR: Kevlyn Hayes & Event Shoppe Chicago were the best wedding investment we made. ----- I truly do not understand how someone can coordinate a wedding without a planner. If that is you, go figure. It is CERTAINLY not me. Originally, I thought I could do it. I had a general idea of the vendors I wanted to use for our wedding, and reached out accordingly. But about 6 months outas I started to get into the thick of the details, vendor coordination and timelinesI realized I had unfortunately girlbossed too close to the sun. On a whim, I reached out to a high school friend whod recently had a beautiful wedding to ask if hed used a plannerto which he replied with a LONG paragraph singing the praises of Event Shoppe Chicago. This is how we started to work with Event Shoppes Lead Wedding Planner Kevlyn Hayes. When I tell you Kevlyn single-handedly lowered both myself and my husbands blood-pressure, Im not being dramatic. Kevlyn is detail-oriented, direct, honest, andabove allincredibly kind. She kept us on track from our first conversation and answered every last question & anxiety we had. When we were sick of making decisions, she knew how to come in with opinions based on years of experience. When I say she handled everythingI mean literally EVERYTHING. Timelines. Vendor coordination of said timelines. Setup and takedown of our details. Last minute, inevitable emergencies (which she handled before we had the time to panic about them). I know that the reason we were able to relax and enjoy our wedding is entirely due to Kevlyn and the entire Event Shoppe team. Weddings are amazing, but they are a LOT. This was without a doubt the best investment we made and we'll be Event Shoppe hype-people for the rest of our lives.
Dec 1st, 2022