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Real Events · May 25, 2022
Gloria's Surprise 80th Birthday Party at Drury Lane in Oak Brook Terrace
The gift of life is always one to celebrate no matter how young or old. In March, Paul Michaels Events had the special privilege to help celebrate Gloria's 80th birthday! What made this even more special was that it was all a surprised, excellently planned by Gloria's daughter Connie. It all started with the guest [ ]
Wedding Tips · May 24, 2022
How to Get Better Shots of Your Wedding
If you have used social media at all during the process of planning your wedding, then you have likely been inundated with photos of weddings. From advertisements and staged weddings to influencer weddings and celebrity weddings, and of course the wedding accounts, posting inspiration pics everywhere is a lot of content to get through. But [ ]
Real Events · March 19, 2022
Kristen and Mark's Wedding at the Cheney Mansion in Oak Park
Every new year brings a plethora of new opportunities and experiences. Paul Michaels Events eagerly looks forward to taking advantage of them right from the get-go. We kicked of the first weekend of the year with a wedding on Saturday January 8th. It took place in Oak Park, IL at the elegant Cheney Mansion. Each [ ]
Real Events · January 15, 2022
OEC Group Chicago's 2021 Holiday Party at the Old Post Office in Downtown Chicago
As 2021 entered the holiday season, Paul Michaels Events is excited to be a feature of Chicago’s festive celebrations once again. On December 18, we provided our services for the OEC group’s end of the year party. It occurred at the beautiful, historic old post office right in the front entrance area. The night was [ ]
Real Events · January 12, 2022
Cristina and Max's Wedding at FitzGerald's in Berwyn
Covid has forced many couples to make changes to their wedding plans. While it has changed many plans, it has given many couples the opportunity to throw great celebrations without the pressure of their wedding day. Fortunately, Cristina and Max got to do just that! They decided to make their wedding an Upscale BBQ theme with [ ]
Real Events · December 16, 2021
Lindsey and Brian's Wedding at Royalty West Banquet Hall in Willow Springs, IL
DJ Shannon and Assistant Israel were very excited to be part of Lindsey and Brian’s Emerald and Gold wedding at Royalty West Banquet Hall in Willow Springs, IL. We provided the Wedding Elite Package with a Premium Photobooth and Dancing on the Clouds Effect! Lindsey and Brian’s wedding started with their Ceremony in the main [ ]
Real Events · December 15, 2021
Cindy and Joe's Wedding at Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurant in Arlington Heights
Not every wedding is the same and that is why we love to work with our couples to make their wedding reception perfect for them. Cynthia and Joseph were already married before their reception, due to Covid, so their reception was truly meant to be a casual but yet fun celebration. Their wedding reception took [ ]
Real Events · December 13, 2021
Sara and Asher's Wedding at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe
The last event of this very busy weekend was a spectacular Sunday Wedding at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, IL. Sunday weddings are particularly common for Jewish Wedding Receptions. DJ Shannon and Assistant Evan provided Ceremony and Cocktail Hour Audio services as well as the Wedding Elite Package for the Reception. Sara and Asher [ ]
Real Events · December 10, 2021
Angelica and Ryan's Wedding at Concorde Banquets in Kildeer IL
Nothing makes us happier than personal referrals from past clients, or when our couples see us at another wedding and absolutely know they need to hire us for their wedding! Thus, we were very excited to get to DJ Angelica and Ryan’s Wedding at Concorde Banquets in Killdeer, IL as we were honored to previously [ ]
Real Events · December 9, 2021
Courtney and Ryan's Wedding at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle
Recently we provided DJ services for Courtney and Ryan for their wedding at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL. They were such a fun couple to partner with, partially because they are both in the music industry. Courtney is a band director, and Ryan is a manager of boat cruises in Chicago and works with [ ]
Real Events · December 7, 2021
Brittany and Matt's Wedding at Venuti's Ristorante and Banquet Hall in Addison
After a beautiful church wedding at St Peters in Itasca, Brittany and Matt celebrated their marriage at Venuti’s Ristorante & Banquet Hall in Addison, IL, with our Elite Wedding Package. Venuti’s has a great set up for bridal party introductions. The bridal party entered from the ballroom doorways, but the bride and groom enter through [ ]
Real Events · December 5, 2021
Megan and Jim's Wedding at the Kimpton Gray Hotel in Downtown Chicago
We were so excited to finally get to DJ James and Megan’s Downtown Chicago Wedding! Megan and Jim have known about Paul Michaels Events for a few years now, since we DJed Jim's twin brother's wedding in 2017. There is nothing greater to us than referrals, especially within the family! Megan and Jim originally scheduled [ ]
Real Events · December 4, 2021
Sheela and Andrew's Wedding at the Hyatt McDonalds Lodge in Oakbrook
Everyone looks forward to the excitement of Halloween at the end of October. At Paul Michaels Events the excitement for us starts right from the beginning. The opening weekend featured three events for us on Saturday. One of these was a wedding that took place at the elegant Hyatt Lodge in Oak Brook, IL. Sheela [ ]
Real Events · December 2, 2021
Heather and Jake's Wedding at Hotel Baker in St Charles
Autumn is known as “the season of change” that surrounds us with a certain uniqueness and beauty we’ve come to know and love in Chicagoland. The wedding that we had the pleasure of providing our services for on September 26th 2021 embodied this ideal in every way. Doctors Heather and Jake celebrated their wedding reception [ ]
Real Events · December 2, 2021
Julie and Matt's Wedding at Cress Creek Country Club in Naperville
The busy summer of weddings continued with a wedding for Julie (a long time friend of Paul’s since high school) and her husband Matt. Their wedding was at Cress Creek Country Club in Naperville, IL. The afternoon started with a beautiful outdoor wedding ceremony, with music provided by DJ Shannon. Their ceremony included a sand [ ]
Real Events · November 5, 2021
Amanda and Alec's Wedding at Galleria Marchetti in Chicago
Many people view the end of August as the end summer and the fun along with it. For Paul Michaels Events it’s quite the opposite, as the fun never stops no matter what the season! That held true on Saturday, August 28th, when we had the golden opportunity to provide our wedding DJ services for [ ]
Real Events · October 15, 2021
Clare and Hartej's Wedding at the Bridge in Lemont
While there are many great venues out there, we love when we get to work with a venue that goes over the top for the couple and are great to work with. On August 28th, we had the honor of being the Wedding DJ for Clare and Hartej at The Bridge in Lemont. They chose [ ]
Real Events · October 9, 2021
Devil's Ball 2021 at the Auditorium Theatre of Chicago
This past August we were back at the Auditorium Theatre for another Devil’s Ball! This Devil’s Ball was particularly special to the Auditorium Theatre because it was their first event since the pandemic began and marked the return of live entertainment to the theatre. The Devil’s Ball takes place on the stage of the theatre, turning [ ]
Real Events · September 20, 2021
Stefani and Frank's Backyard Wedding in Palatine
Most of the events we do at Paul Michaels Events take place indoors, so its always nice when we get a breath of fresh air from the great outdoors. Thankfully DJ Brian had that pleasure providing our wedding DJ services for the wedding reception of Stefani and Frank. It took place at their beautiful home [ ]
Real Events · September 20, 2021
Abigail and Jacob's Wedding at the University of Chicago Quadrangle Club
Mazel Tov! Back in the beginning of August, Abigail and Jacob got the perfect day for a Chicago Summer Wedding! Abigail and Jacob were joined by their friends and family at the Quandrangle Club in Hyde Park. After signing the Ketubah, the evening began with the Jewish wedding ceremony, officiated by Rabbi Lizzi Hedydemann. Friends [ ]
Real Events · September 3, 2021
Diana and Robert's Wedding at the Adler Planetarium
We are so glad that we could be a part of Diana and Robert's Chicago Wedding at the Adler Planetarium. The couple originally wanted to do a Destination Wedding, but due to the challenges of the Covid weddings during the pandemic, they decided to have their wedding here in Chicago. The evening started with an [ ]
Real Events · September 1, 2021
Raquel and Marcos's Wedding at Mickey Finn's Brewery in Libertyville
Paul Michaels Events ended July with a bang, working 3 events on the last day! One of those events took place at Mickey Finn’s Brewery in the beautiful village of Libertyville. We had the pleasure of providing our services for the lovely couple of Raquel and Marcos. The banquet space known as the “Amber Room” [ ]
Real Events · September 1, 2021
Meg and John's Wedding at Cantigny Golf in Wheaton
In late July DJ Paul Michaels and Assistant Kyle had the distinct pleasure to provide Wheaton Wedding DJ services for Meg and John. Meg and John live in Florida (which is also where they met) but have family in the suburbs of Chicago, so they held their wedding at Cantigny Golf Course, in their new [ ]
Real Events · September 1, 2021
Katie and Andrew's Destination Wedding at the Laurel in Dallas
Another destination wedding in the books! We had been working with Katie and Andrew for quite a while on making their wedding a perfect reality here in Chicago, but due to COVID and other reasons, the wedding could not go on in Chicago. Katie and Andrew called up DJ Paul Michaels with the sad news [ ]
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