Naper Settlement

The Century Memorial Chapel was the perfect choice for our wedding ceremony! The chapel looks stunning in pictures and has such a unique charm unlike any other venue in the area. The chapel stayed cool for guests on our very hot summer wedding day. The acoustics of the chapel are also incredible for live music! Melissa and Nicole were so accommodating and helpful throughout the entire wedding process, allowing us to come in and view the chapel on multiple different occasions. We would highly recommend the Century Memorial Chapel!

It's obviously that Naper settlement is a beautiful unique chapel to get married at and that is why people have their ceremony there, I chose it also because it's right next to Elements where i was having me reception at and the red carpet with my favorite- stained glass, but the problem was the one year of planning going into a shitshow in 5 minutes. In the beginning of booking I talked to Nichole, she is really nice we had everything planned out(mainly bride & groom pictures on naper settlement grounds prior to wedding) and in conversation asked her if it was okay to not open chapel doors until 3pm exactly because we are taking pictures inside really quick in front of stained glass before it gets dark, and that was fine she said. Unfortunately, nichole took another position in naper settlement so she was no longer available and for anything else during the time I was directed to a Melissa which wasn't much because it was about 4 months prior to my wedding. I met with Melissa ( & another younger women i never seen before) at the Chapel again with my family to show them the chapel and again went over everything with her that I wanted, pictures on grounds and not opening doors till 3pm, they said that is fine. A few days before the wedding I get a call from now ANOTHER women I have never heard of Barbara who has then again no idea what is going on and is trying to plan again what will happen on my wedding day??? She stated no one can be on the grounds prior to take pictures because they have a event, blah blah blah, eventually that got fixed after I told her she is now ruining photographer plans that's have been made months in advance & i have told this to 3 people now. After she talked to her manager (who I again have no idea was??) she called me back to say that was fine all of a sudden and they will have someone there. I have no idea who is running this place it's like playing telephone honestly. Finally, on wedding day my groom & I are pulling up in car at 230pm and there are guest going into the chapel!!! It was UNBELIEVABLE. We sat in the car for 5 minutes wondering what is going on, and i got so mad i started to tear up. My one of my best man got mad stormed in & him and our Reverend had to tell guest to go downstairs so we can take pictures. And yet AGAIN, there was another women we have never seen that was there with Barbara. Who now I am assuming opened the doors. It was a MESS. So no, I will never recommend naper settlement to anyone since they cannot acknowledge 2 simple request when we paid $1300, for them shuffling around people who have no idea what is going on. I shouldn't have to start brand new stories of what is going to happen with multiple people, get it down the first time. My advice to others is make sure they write everything down in the contract to a T & make flash cards for them because they will surely fuck up a special moment for you.