One of the first and biggest steps in planning your big day is picking the perfect location that resonates with your personality and delights your loved ones to commemorate in the most beautiful way. One of the most preferred types of wedding venues in contemporary times is ballroom weddings or hotel venue weddings, backed up by the idea of everything in one place with minimal efforts. It is not only convenient for the wedding guests but also for the couples hosting their wedding, as ballroom wedding venues offer multiple event spaces for hosting all the wedding activities starting from rehearsal dinner to gift opening, in one place, without having to hop from one place to another. 

Tucked in the beautiful city of Valparaiso, in the county seat of Porter County, Indiana, the Aberdeen Manor Ballroom and Event Center can be the wedding venue in Chicago suburbs you have been looking for to host your big day in style. This quintessential suburban Chicago wedding venue is a chic and modern space with ornate details in every corner ready to weave magic on your special day. The brightly lit spaces and intricate touches of this spacious wedding venue in the suburbs of Chicago offer perfect hospitality and service, to host customized and one-of-a-kind weddings in Northwest Indiana.

The indoor wedding ceremony can be arranged in the chapel with a guest capacity of up to 300, which can be personalized according to your chosen wedding theme. Whether you want a lavish affair or you want an intimate wedding, the flexible guest accommodation capacity of this suburban Chicago wedding venue can be personalized and customized in every little way you want to be because of its fully flexible wedding event spaces. The wedding chapel of Aberdeen Manor features pristine and chic settings and decor to host your wedding ceremony in sheer elegance and class with its intricate touches filling up the event spaces. Having the chapel and reception hall in one place is not only space-saving but also very time-saving.

The old-world chapel features uplighting options, high rise gable roof, ivory white walls with artistic arched windows, and quarried stone walls, creating the perfect texture for your Chicago wedding photography session. This chapel of the traditional wedding venue in the Chicago suburb is an authentic replica of the 1800's country church with soaring stained glass windows and a steeple with a bell, which rings when a couple gets married creating a lovely atmosphere for everyone present there. The jewel box chapel features stained glass windows intricately designed in purple, burgundy, green, pink, and peach, making the entire indoor event space naturally illuminated for a memorable wedding photography session in Chicago. The old oak woodwork of the wedding ceremony site, with wooden steps and round stained glass window along with a long aisle, flanked by comfortable seating arrangements, with dangling pendant lights, sparks vintage and rustic charm for our wedding photographers in Chicago to frame the precious and memorable events for an unforgettable wedding album studded with the gorgeous wedding photos.

The surrounding landscaped lawns of the chapel make for amazing outdoor wedding event space, featuring light green manicured lawns with a cobbled pathway posing as the aisle, and flanked by comfortable crisp white garden chairs for your guests. The long aisle is perfect for the bride to make a dramatic entry as it leads up to an enchanting pergola as the altar or wedding ceremony site surrounded by towering trees. Weaving a perfect European dream for every Chicago couple or Indiana couple, this suburban Chicago wedding venue lets you choose between two unmatched and splendid wedding ceremony sites, whether they want to host an outdoor wedding or an indoor wedding depending on the weather and their choice.

A dream come true destination for our Chicago wedding photographers, this classic wedding venue in Chicago is the perfect example depicting how beautiful a countryside wedding can be in all its glory. Adjacent to the intimate garden setting, the flexible Grand Ballroom is perfect for your wedding ceremony with a flexible layout to accommodate any number of guests, up to a capacity of hosting 300 wedding guests with comfortable seating arrangements. This indoor wedding reception event space features an unmatched setting for you to take your first dance in a grey shaded in an expansive dance floor surrounded by vintage wall lightings, crystal chandeliers dangling from the high rise ceiling and huge French windows, making the entire wedding reception site naturally lit for our Chicago couple photographers to capture each and every precious moment as it happens on their wedding day.

Starting from personalizing your wedding decor by including personal touches to your wedding to creating a wedding menu filled with indulgent buffets, the in-house wedding planners and service providers can assist you with all the big and little decisions with utmost attention to detail as it is their specialized forte. The amazing and warm wedding planners of Aberdeen Manor wedding venue in Indiana can offer you fully customizable and all-inclusive wedding packages, to suit your wedding budget, without the wedding hassles bugging your excitement for your special day. With a warm community feeling, the Chicago wedding planners and experts of this wedding venue in suburban Chicago have great ideas for hosting weddings, so if you run out of ideas, you are just a call away from getting your mind blown with exciting possibilities. You do not need to worry about the weather or the skies being too sunny, as these little details of your wedding ceremony and reception are taken care of by the wedding coordinator of Aberdeen Manor in the most perfect way possible. There is also a bridal suite adjacent to the wedding reception area, perfect for our wedding photographers in Chicago to click some memorable bridal portraits and photos with bridesmaids for your wedding photo book.

If you have not clicked your engagement pictures for celebrating your love, maybe now it is the time to do so, as our Chicago wedding photographers can plan your engagement photography session in the surrounding area of this suburban Chicago classic wedding venue, or while visiting the famous landmarks of Indiana, as part of your couple photography session. Plan with our professional photographers in Chicago to visit these places before the wedding day begins or even after the wedding reception ends so that these couple portraits go in down in the memory lane as your favorite keepsakes from the memorable and historical day of your life.

You can start your Chicago engagement photography session by visiting these nearby landmarks of Valparaiso in Indiana, and make a memorable engagement album filled with engagement portraits with vibrant and enchanting backgrounds. Visit the Taltree Arboretum and Gardens, a natural paradise spanning 330-acre, with an oak preserve and conserving restored woodlands, wetlands, and prairies. Let our Chicago engagement photographers capture you in front of the historic Chapel of the Resurrection, with stained glass and marvelous architecture, standing is the centerpiece structure on the campus of Valparaiso University. For some dramatic backgrounds, visit the Memorial Opera House with rustic brick architecture and surrounded by beautifully landscaped grounds.

Another historical destination of Valparaiso, Indiana, the Chicago Street Theatre is perfect for an evening filled with laughter and drama while our professional engagement photographers in Chicago, create beautiful candid photographs of you and your fiance. Offering a broad spectrum of wines, Anderson's Winery and Vineyard can be your getaway, to spend some quiet time with your love, while exploring the pristine vineyards sprawling throughout the ground, while our Chicago professional photographers capture the beautiful landscape and add jewels to your engagement photo album.

The lakefront destination of Rogers-Lakewood Park is perfect for indulging in golden hour photography when the sun sets over the tranquil waters of the lake, creating a golden hue for our Chicago engagement photographers to create memorable couple portraits. The Potter County Museum and Brauer Museum of Art Center for the Arts are perfect destinations for the lover of history and art, the textures and beauty of these two Valparaiso landmarks can be dazzling for your pre-wedding photoshoot.

A history that runs deep, and home of the Hoosiers, Chicago is filled with attractions and popular tourist destinations for your post-wedding photography session as well. Start your day by visiting the famous Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art, Indianapolis with our Chicago couple photographers situated at the entrance of White River State Park, featuring a remarkable collection of paintings and sculptures dating back to the 19th century. Situated on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame can delight the history-loving couples with its dense and vivid collection of 19th and 20th-century artworks. The Indiana University in Bloomington is home to the Hoosiers, and the beautifully maintained surrounding grounds are perfect for an evening photography session, especially for golden hour portraits. 

The rolling countryside and vividness of Prophetstown State Park in West Lafayette can be breathtaking for your Chicago post-wedding photography session as the 125-acre state park can give you once in a lifetime experiences of gardening, livestock feeding, and homesteading, along with creating pretty candid photos in the historic farmlands. Another scintillating location, the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Porter, overlooking the shows of Lake Michigan near the Chicago, Illinois border can offer a unique landscape for your romantic couple photography session. The Lanier Mansion is another prominent landscape of Indiana, filled with the finest architecture and panoramic landscapes for your professional photography session. 

For spellbinding natural beauty head to the Cataract Falls, the largest waterfall in the state of Indiana, or visit the Brown County State Park featuring 70 miles of horse trails and mountain biking trails, that can bring a sense of calm and content to your souls on this special day. Plan your couple photography session with our Chicago professional photographers, and commemorate your wedding day at Aberdeen Manor along with indulging in an unforgettable photography session, to preserve your keepsakes, and using them as a ticket to the glorious past for the rest of your life.

Our Chicago couples know how our Windy City is graced by myriad gorgeous photography locations that can be a part of their pre-wedding photoshoot or post-wedding photography. Depending on the timing of your wedding, you could head to the photogenic locations near your wedding venue right after your spectacular wedding exit. However, if you are staying on or the after-party leaves you with very little time for your post-wedding photography, you could simply make the most of this wedding venue. Aberdeen Manor Ballroom and Event Center is not just an ideal place to celebrate the happiest day of your lives but also a photographer’s delight! Witness our Chicago wedding photographers capture all the nuances, raw emotions, every little tear, every joy accompanied by smiles and laughter, and relive your wedding day anytime you want! 

If you are looking for photographers in Chicago suburbs, we at George Street Photo & Video provide an exceptionally talented wedding photography team and highly competitive packages, starting from USD 1,500. Click to know more about our wide range of wedding photography and video packages by scheduling an appointment with us!