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Weddings
Chicago’s Best Engagement Party Spots Right Now
If our Instagram feed is any indication, it looks like everyone we know has recently become engaged. Exciting times with all those announcements rolling in! Looking for a spot to host your Chi-Town engagement party? We’re thinking...
If our Instagram feed is any indication, it looks like everyone we know has recently become engaged. Exciting times with all those announcements rolling in! Looking for a spot to host your Chi-Town engagement party? We’re thinking somewhere the champagne flows like bubbly water. Maybe you’re looking for a place with views of the waterfront or maybe something that feels a little more like home. Either way, we’re diving into our favorite spots to head to after saying yes to the ring.
Reporter: Alyssa Brown
Reporter: Alyssa Brown
Consider yourselves a creative duo? Check out Low Res Studio for a venue that’s totally you. You can fit up to 200 party people at the studio, so go ahead and invite all your cronies.
Romance is always on deck at CAAH and Cindy’s keeps it flowing. This rooftop bar, restaurant and hotspot makes epic stomping grounds for a crew reveling in the joy of a recent engagement.
Everybody needs a little champagne with their engagement campaign. Hop on over to RM Champagne Salon if an engagement party in a Parisian style courtyard where the bubbly flows like water sounds like your jam.
Viceroy Chicago, located in the Gold Coast neighborhood, boasts 180 guestrooms and suites reflective of the art, lifestyle and design of its vibrant landscape. Your engagement party guests are invited to the restaurant or to head up to the rooftop lounge and pool, perched 18 stories high for a sweeping panorama of Great Lake views and Chicago’s iconic skyline.
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When sunshine floods into this loft space, you can really feel the old bones of the beautiful 1913 structure. Check out Greenhouse Loft if you’re looking for a space that ties together old and new seamlessly, and can fit as many as 250 of your nearest and dearest.
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Chicago is home to so many amazing restaurants and this little farm-to-table spot is extra sweet with its cozy rooftop. Set above Little Goat Diner in West Loop, there’s a beautiful room here with a secret terrace, all of which you and 75 of your besties can have to yourselves.
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The intimate and charming space at The Guesthouse Hotel makes it a perfect engagement party venue for a couple who like to make people feel right at home anywhere they go. Suitable for a gathering of about 50-65 folks, this spot is super sweet.
If you’re up for making a big splash with your engagement party, the industrial loft space at Morgan Manufacturing can host over a thousand guests. As your engagement party may not be that giant, the space is modular and you can select whatever section suits your needs.
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Ain’t no party like a Chicago rooftop party! The rooftop at LondonHouse does not disappoint with its gorgeous views of Lake Michigan, the Chicago River and Magnificent Mile. The well-heeled setting can fit up to 200 guests for a fabulous engagement fête, or you can opt to reserve smaller sections.
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A refurbished old firehouse in Edgewater, this spot can host up to 100 engagement party celebrators. The reno of the indoor space is a stunner, with original brick walls and tin ceilings, while the outdoor space makes it perfect for a daytime or early evening event.
Towering ceilings, exposed brick walls, giant windows. What’s not to love about this kitchen space that doubles as a party spot! Head to Kitchen Chicago for an engagement party no one will have predicted.
