Cocktail Hour Harpist, Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort

The cocktail hour and ceremony space overlooking the pond.

Frankly, we were lucky it wasn't super hot the day of the event. I think the Oak Brook Hills Resort is an absolutely beautiful venue, but there is really not a lick of shade where all of the tables were set up. There is some shade down by the pond where I was, but I think this is something anyone who is planning an event here might want to consider. Additionally, there was some music from the pool area directly to the east. I am not shy. I went over and politely asked them to turn off the music (which they did), but not everyone is as pushy as I am, so there's also that. In the plus column, boy is there room to roam at this venue, and I bet they have everything to keep all of your guests happy throughout the entire wedding weekend. Also, the bride requested "Despacito", so that's up and running for everybody else now, and it sounds great on harp!

The pond that is overlooked!

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Wedding Ceremony Harpist, Fisherman's Inn, Elburn

The gorgeous ceremony room. the windows continue all the way down
the left, and give you a panoramic view.

I at Fisherman's Inn years ago when it was a restaurant, but this venue is a revelation now that it is a designated wedding venue. It had been raining (basically the ongoing story of 2019), and the bride decided to move everything indoors. In many ways, it wasn't a big compromise. I think their ceremony room does an amazing job of bringing the view indoors. The cocktail room is directly above the ceremony room (no pictures, sorry), and features a lovely deck overlooking everything. Apparently, they only host one wedding at a time, so all of this is yours and only yours. Wow.

Okay, so the guests were already in the cocktail space (so no photo),
but I took a photo for you from the elevator. Best elevator view ever.

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