My wedding was on April 20th at Seven Bridges Golf Club. Before I get into the details (brace yourselves) the bottom line is have your wedding here!! You will love it and your gues...ts will rave about it. My husband and I enjoyed every minute of it from the first time stepping foot in the venue for a tour to picking up our personal décor following the wedding. I worked with Roisin (throughout the planning process) and Jen (rehearsal/day of wedding) the closest. They are professional, approachable, calming, efficient, joyful, passionate, and every positive description in between. They will be your guiding ship in the chaos of wedding planning. They are supported by staff (bartenders, servers, kitchen staff) that match the same high level of expertise! I envisioned an outdoor wedding on the beautiful grounds of Seven Bridges, but a swift dip in temperature shifted that indoors. We knew April was a risky month, but given the indoor ceremony space was accompanied by gorgeous wood beams and large windows with a view of the grounds, we were more than ok having that as the back-up plan. I wasn’t pressured into making a decision at all, they have the flexibility to allow you till around 2 hours or so before the ceremony if you’d like. With this method I had no regrets with the decision. We made the call to set-up inside, and it was the right call! We had our families and wedding party brave the chilly weather for pictures briefly. We used a preferred vendor, essence photo and video, and their skilled work and familiarity with the grounds helped us get an impressive variety of backgrounds in bride/groom family portraits, wedding party photos, and bride/groom portraits in under an hour.
Every couple has their list of priorities, and ours were the bar, food, and music. Seven Bridges and their preferred vendors (only draping décor and cake must be exclusively used, but I recommend going with all preferred vendors as they are familiar with the venue) make it so easy to hit your priorities, as well as everything else in between! No sacrifice needed here. Seven Bridges executes an inclusive venue at the highest level. Set-up and take down of personal décor is included, day of coordination is included, the draping décor rentals are stunning, the hors d'oeuvres are delicious (our favorite is the mini beef wellington!), cocktails and signature drinks are tasty and well-poured, dinner was a selection of fresh melt in your mouth food (our favorite is the duet of filet mignon and chicken venchenzo!), the exclusive cake vendor (DeEtta's Bakery) is out of this world, and they even set-up our late night snack of Gene and Jude’s hot dogs elegantly. They think of the details so you can just enjoy them. Their packages are designed with customization in mind, so you can get exactly what you want down to the donut wall take-home treat station :). I really enjoyed the separate bar/dancefloor room and dining room joined by french doors. It got a little chilly for guests who preferred to hang out in the dining room. I had shawls for guests which came in handy! I would do it all over again in a heartbeat, but with even less stress because I would know with certainty that Seven Bridges will make good on all assurances and hit expectations out of the park. I will be thinking of Seven Bridges for future events and will recommend it to others any chance I get.
Last quick detail, we booked a room block at the Hyatt Regency Lisle. The shuttle driver was hilarious and kind!