Jaclyn & Scott
CAFE BRAUER | CHICAGO, IL
Jaclyn and Scott first met at a Michigan vs. Michigan State tailgate in 2013, when she was a junior and he was a senior. Nothing happened until both had moved to Chicago, and a run-in at a Wrigleyville bar in 2015 finally led to a Facebook friend request. On August 13, 2022, they married at Café Brauer, the 1908 Prairie School landmark on the South Pond in Lincoln Park.
The invitations set the tone for a formal evening: blind-embossed florals, gold foil calligraphy, a J and S monogram, and blush and gray envelopes. The weekend started Friday with a rehearsal dinner and welcome party at RPM Seafood on the river.
Jaclyn got ready with her bridesmaids downtown, all in matching ivory pajama sets. She wore a strapless ivory gown in a floral jacquard with a plunging notched neckline, a full skirt, an oversized bow at the back and a cathedral veil. Scott wore a navy three-piece suit, and his groomsmen wore light gray. Before the ceremony they met on a rooftop overlooking the Chicago River, then walked Michigan Avenue for portraits with her bouquet of blush and mauve roses and white orchids.
The ceremony took place at five o'clock under the arched wooden pavilion on Lincoln Park Zoo's Nature Boardwalk, a short walk from Café Brauer. An arch of blush, mauve and ivory roses and eucalyptus framed the couple, with the John Hancock Center on the skyline behind them, and low rose arrangements lined the aisle between rows of wood chairs.
Guests arrived at Café Brauer through the front doors, framed by floral arches that held two oversized J and S monogram signs. Inside, a living wall of roses and greenery held rows of champagne glasses. In the Great Hall, hanging gardens of greenery and blush roses were suspended around the gold chandeliers, and the same flowers wrapped the windows. Round tables were set with silver-gray linens and gold chairs with pale blue cushions, and long mirrored tables held gold chargers, mauve velvet napkins, mauve velvet chairs, candles and low arrangements of roses and orchids. A five-tier white cake sat on a draped table at the center of the room, ringed with roses and hydrangeas.
After dinner, Jaclyn and Scott had their first dance under the chandeliers, and later went back outside for a twirl beneath the café's red neon sign. If you love a historic Chicago venue, see Kristin and Tyler at Bridgeport Art Center and Krystle and Sean at Venue SIX10. If you're planning a wedding in the city, read about our Chicago wedding coordination or start a conversation with us.
VENDOR CREDITS
Planner & Design: Wedicity (Giovanna Horist) | Ceremony: Lincoln Park Zoo Nature Boardwalk | Reception: Café Brauer | Photography: Niki Marie Photography | Rehearsal Dinner: RPM Seafood
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