Press & Recognition
MAE plans celebrations for high-profile and celebrity clients, so most of our best work stays private by design. Here is the coverage we can share.
Featured coverage
A selection of editorial coverage and press recognition earned by Michigan Avenue Events, featuring celebrations and experiences brought to life by our team.
PEOPLE · Exclusive
PEOPLE covered the St. Regis Kanai celebration exclusively. Michigan Avenue Events planned and produced the multi-day weekend, from champagne sabrage to vows beneath the Ceiba tree.
Modern Luxury · Profile
A studio profile of Michigan Avenue Events and founder Brianne Garritano, covering how the team plans bespoke weddings and events in Chicago, the North Shore, Michigan, and destinations worldwide.
Wezoree · Roundup
Wezoree's Chicago planner guide names Michigan Avenue Events among five firms to know, citing more than two decades of full-service and destination wedding planning.
Modern Luxury · Love Story
Modern Luxury's Love Story follows Rina Madhani and Gobie Kumarasamy from a West Loop welcome night to a Gujarati and Tamil ceremony. Brianne Garritano of Michigan Avenue Events is credited as wedding planner.
Modern Luxury Weddings · North Shore
Ten years after their first vows, Lisa and Matt renewed them on Lake Michigan. Modern Luxury Weddings North Shore featured the celebration planned by Michigan Avenue Events.
Vogue · Planning
Vogue's wedding-budget guide quotes Brianne Garritano of Michigan Avenue Events on guest-count planning, venue and catering costs, and when to ask vendors for a detailed proposal.
Vogue · Etiquette
Vogue's etiquette feature quotes Brianne Garritano on being honest about time and cost when a friend asks you to stand in a wedding party.
Over The Moon · Real Wedding
Over The Moon featured Super Bowl champion Chris Canty and Melanie Richards's wedding beneath the Tiffany dome. Planning is credited to Brianne Garritano of Michigan Avenue Events.
Over The Moon · Real Wedding
Over The Moon featured Jennifer Parker and Jean Blanc's destination wedding in Mexico, planned by Michigan Avenue Events.
Style Me Pretty · Real Wedding
Style Me Pretty featured a University Club of Chicago celebration planned by Michigan Avenue Events, with gold detailing throughout the day.
PartySlate · Guide
PartySlate's destination-wedding guide draws on celebrations Michigan Avenue Events has planned far from home, from weekend-long resort weddings to guest logistics.
PartySlate · Chicago
PartySlate's Chicago venue roundup includes rooms and landmarks Michigan Avenue Events has produced in, helping couples look past the usual ballroom shortlist.
PartySlate · Design
PartySlate's tropical-arch gallery includes destination ceremonies planned by Michigan Avenue Events, where the aisle architecture has to hold up to sun, wind, and a full guest processional.
PartySlate · Celebrations
PartySlate's first-birthday ideas include the Maui doljanchi luau Michigan Avenue Events planned at Four Seasons Resort Maui: custom coconuts, coral and yellow florals, and a private Ocean Lawn setting.
PartySlate · Advice
PartySlate's case for hiring a planner includes Michigan Avenue Events among the voices explaining how a studio protects budget, timeline, and the guest experience.
PartySlate · Ideas
PartySlate's shower roundup features celebrations and styling from Michigan Avenue Events, from welcome brunches to showers that feel like a first look at the wedding weekend.
PartySlate · Photography
PartySlate's photography guide includes frames from Michigan Avenue Events weddings, showing how production and timing give a photographer room to work.
PartySlate · Trends
PartySlate asked leading planners, including Michigan Avenue Events, for the South Asian wedding details defining 2023: baraats, mandaps, and guest experiences that honor both families.
PartySlate · Color
PartySlate's Pantone 2023 color story includes Michigan Avenue Events celebrations that put saturated pink and magenta to work in florals, lighting, and guest moments.
PartySlate · Ceremony
PartySlate's chuppah gallery includes Jewish ceremonies planned by Michigan Avenue Events, where the canopy has to read as architecture, tradition, and a photograph all at once.
PartySlate · Roundup
PartySlate's Chicago planner list includes Michigan Avenue Events among the city's top wedding studios for local and destination celebrations.
PartySlate · Design
PartySlate's winter-centerpiece gallery includes tablescapes from Michigan Avenue Events weddings, built for candlelight, low florals, and rooms that glow after dark.
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