This is the MOST AMAZING wedding venue in all of Chicago. First of all, the people -- Dana, Peggy, Erick, and the rest of the Emil Bach/Lang House team were incredible to work with, and made it very easy to plan a wedding even though I live out... of state! Dana and Peggy were organized, knowledgeable, and always quick to respond when I had questions. They also had great ideas about the best way to use the space and made our wedding day an incredible, special, and curated experience. Thank you Dana and Peggy!!
As far as the space goes... I mean, have you seen the photos?? It's even more gorgeous in person. For my wedding of 50 at the end of October, we had our ceremony in the great room of the Lang House, had cocktail hour on the garage roof, and had dinner and dancing in the tent. We also hosted close friends and family in the bedrooms of the Lang House/Emil Bach, and took our photos all over the grounds. The great room made an amazing ceremony space -- I was anxious about fitting 50 people seated in there, but it worked well! The fireplace was also a gorgeous backdrop to our vows, and looks incredible in our photos. We loved using the tent - with the bistro lights (provided by Emil Bach House) and some uplights from our DJ, the space was cozy, warm, and inviting.
I have to say the most amazing part of having my wedding here was staying onsite. It was incredibly stress free to host our rehearsal dinner in the house on Friday, go to sleep, and wake up on Saturday at the wedding venue. Then have an amazing wedding, and trundle up to the bridal suite when it was bed time? The best. No messing around with transportation, stressing about forgetting things, worrying about packing up decor and other items at the end of the night, etc.