Working with the fall color palette of amber, gold, saffron and chocolate, Kelly Marie of Fleur and Heather of Greatest Expectations pulled from the in-the-moment trend of beer and hops to style a shoot that is the perfect combination of modern and rustic. With custom stationery and the cutest vintage beer bottle labels from Lily Red Studio, a mouthwatering menu (a charcuterie and cheese station!) from Pure Kitchen Catering, a beautiful bridal look from The Left Bank, and the fabulous raw space at Architectural Anarchy, every little detail was thoughtfully presented. And don’t even get me started on the amazing desserts from Truffle Truffle – including an out of this world 4-tier truffle cake! It was impossible to narrow down the gorgeous images by Amanda Hein, so run over to see ALL of the eye candy in the gallery!
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The following Chicago wedding vendors contributed to this inspirational wedding shoot:
Floral – Fleur Inc* \ Coordination – Greatest Expectations* \ Stationery – Lily Red Studio \ Sweets – Truffle Truffle \ Catering – Pure Kitchen Catering* \ Photography – Amanda Hein \ Location and decor elements – Architectural Anarchy \ Dress and accessories – The Left Bank
*Fleur, Greatest Expectations, and Pure Kitchen Catering are EAD vendor guide members. To find vendors in your area, click here, or if you are a vendor interested in applying, click here.







Thank you for the beautiful feature, it is always an honor and we had so much fun creating this stunning shoot!
I agree with Heather – loved working on this shoot – so great to be surrounded by such creativity!!! Thanks for the feature!
This was such an incredible shoot with an even more amazing team! Everyone pulled out their best tricks and with inspiration that just began with the color palette from beer, we took it to a classy and romantic level! Thank you so much Ami for featuring, and thank you so much to everyone who worked so hard to make it as beautiful as it is!!!
This is so creative! Gotta say — LOVE the beer! And hops are so unique to work with too…Great work!
I love the symmetry is not the most important part of wedding arranging any more. The trend on country sheik imperfection is such a nice change of pace. This is a perfect example of the new trends in floral, a great way to be modern without worrying about perfection. I love this! thank you for the post!
So so beautiful! What I love most about this is that it’s not the typical rustic look. It’s more elegant. More old world than country. And not so feminine that the boys look out of place. Great job ladies.
Thank you, Rebekah, that is *exactly* what we were hoping for!!!! :)
Great job, ladies! This shoot is definitely nothing I’ve seen before, and I’m utterly inspired! Way to set the bar!
Such a pleasure to work with so many talented individuals from concept to execution this was an awesome experience!
Being a hair and makeup artist, I would have loved to see more of the bride and maids, but I agree with everyone on here! It was not the typical and that made it fantastic! The “cigars” were adorable!
Every bit of this is perfection
so happy to see that our vision for this shoot resonated so much! we were honored to participate and we’re thrilled by the response! thanks so much for the post, and to everyone for the wonderful feedback!
How many cake balls are in this cake??
Love it