Often historic and always architecturally enchanting, lofts offer an opulence of stunning design opportunities for a trendy, chic, and eclectic wedding and exquisite backdrop for wedding photography. Whether you go for a remodeled old factory or a classic sleek urban gallery, we assure you that you are going to find unique features like columns, exposed brick walls, ductworks, industrial lightning, and at times panoramic views and excellent artwork that lend an ideal setting for your flawless wedding photography. And when you are a Chicago bride you don’t need to strain your mind for finding that perfect wedding venue as Chicago, which dates back to the 1800s, is home to quite a few of these special wedding venues. 

As a quirky bride (to be) with great event planning skills and even greater expectations, you are determined to find that one-of-a-kind wedding venue that will host an unforgettable wedding reception. If you wish to reserve an event space that truly speaks to you and fuels all your creative wedding thoughts, turn your attention to Salvage One in Chicago. Whether you are planning for a classy, chic soiree or a casual, intimate celebration, you are definitely going to fall in love with this wedding venue in Chicagoland! 

Spanning 60,000 sq. ft., this showroom is sprinkled with salvaged furniture, but guess what? It’s also a rental event space for weddings! Nestled amidst the loft spaces of Chicago’s industrial West Town neighborhood, this vibrant Chicago wedding venue not only offers a beautiful wedding space but is also an antique and vintage furniture store during day time! Rain or shine, trust us, this wedding location offers a plethora of creative space for our Chicago wedding photographers to capture the most special day of your life in the best of frames! From your flawless expensive wedding gown to the rustic yet romantic ambiance adorned with the golden glow of chandeliers, vintage chairs, restored tables, and a sparkler goodbye to your singlehood, your wedding is all set to take a note of with Salvage One! 

Perched on 1840 West Hubbard Street, Salvage One salvages priceless architectural details from wrecking balls, adding style and creativity to the space that has become one of the most sought-after wedding venues in Chicago coupled with stunning wedding photography settings. Just like a phoenix rises from the ashes, Salvage One always strives to bring a new life into aged architectural pieces, saving them from the wrecking ball and enhancing them for a new era. With an unconventional setting that perfectly matches with your taste, style, and budget, look no further and reserve your wedding at Salvage One! It is a one-of-a-kind wedding venue that will make our Chicago wedding photographer fall head over heels to capture your wedding day! 

Surrounded by a luscious garden courtyard, Salvage One is a reformed century warehouse radiating abundance of rustic charm. This incredible space played a backdrop in many films and photoshoots! This company recycles and salvages treasures that can be used to compliment your wedding style! From cool marquee lights, a wall of stained glass windows, parts of old fashioned cars, and you can’t miss the large Chicago sign! This site is full of treasures that our Chicago wedding photographers can capture on your wedding day. Their store stretches over 60,000 square feet and brings out the finest design ideas and materials which will take your wedding reception to a whole new level. Your celebration will be circled by an urban paradise that is punctuated with elegant and industrial accents. 

Blessed with panoramic outdoor event space and luxurious indoor ceremony areas, Salvage One is a triple-storied building. The first level of this magnificent estate serves as an ideal spot for your cocktail hour, whereas the expansive second floor can be customized for you to have a grand and dazzling wedding reception. Antiques, vintage furniture, and salvaged artifacts fill the space, creating an eclectic atmosphere that will keep your guests talking during and after the celebration. With such surroundings, we assure you that our professional team of Chicago wedding photographers will not get tired of clicking endless photos. 

Let us take you on a virtual tour of all the event spaces this ravishing property features so that you can find your perfect fit for the day! 

The Courtyard and Outdoor Ceremony Space

Relish the tranquil and panoramic beauty of outdoors in their elegant courtyard with your 250 guests. The small arch enclosed in the emerald verdant garden will make your ‘I do’ moment green and gorgeous. We are sure you have ample arch decorating ideas inspired by Pinterest, so adorn your wedding arch in your style. This outdoor space design is an ideal stage for both of you to enter into the new chapter of your story as a married couple! 

Your wedding ceremony will have a wealth of emotions and expressions! Happy, teary, laughter, and much more, so allow our Chicago wedding photographers to snapshot all these adorable emotions and unsaid expressions of your friends and family in the best of frames! From start to finish your big day will just lit up with happiness, excitement, and #wejustcantwaitforthese2tobemarried kind of vibes. Everyone present there can witness it along with our Chicago wedding photographers who are behind the camera capturing all the fun everyone is experiencing. 

The exposed bricks and ivory walls of the courtyard create an inviting atmosphere best suited for your cocktail party and hors d'oeuvres. Let your guests mingle over a glass of champagne and rejoice every moment of your celebration. Add a lovely vintage bar with a variety of drinks for your guests and we ensure you that you will easily host a memorable wedding experience for your loved ones! 

Indoor Cocktail Party and Ceremony Space

Think of you walking down the aisle in vintage style towards your sweetheart to announce your love amidst your 175 loved ones in a theater-style setting. Let the wooden church pews, sparkling chandeliers, and Greek columns design the frame for your indoor wedding ceremony. This lovely space features various interesting and unique elements that create endless photography possibilities. Allow our Chicago wedding photographers to highlight the rustic-vintage charm creatively in your wedding photographs. This indoor space is a blank slate for you to paint the wedding you have always dreamed of. 

Reception Space

This expansive reception area is the perfect spot for your glorious wedding reception with 250 people. Hardwood floors, exposed bricks, and a wealth of vintage furniture will surely help deck out your celebration in grand style. You can embellish this space with a bit of uplighting to have an upscale urban vibe reflecting in your Chicago wedding photographs. This elegant room also features a vintage bar that serves up your favorite cocktails and wines, also providing for a great spot to take whimsical photographs among a plethora of antiques. 

The lovely salvaged glass windows allow the abundance of natural light to pour in seamlessly and illuminate the interiors. The ample of natural light flooding inside will allow our skilled Chicago wedding photographers to snapshot amazing photographs of your celebration. 

A wooden dance floor right beneath the crystal chandelier for your guests to swoon over your first dance will light up the mood of the celebration. 

Suite

The majestic Salvage One features a three-room suite neighboring to the second-floor space which you and your bridesmaids can use to get ready on your wedding day! We suggest you go for the first room as your on-site bridal suite. The reason is obvious: the gigantic vintage Hollywood style mirror. Yes, you read it right! The tasteful couches and beautiful woods panels flawlessly complement this huge mirror! While you and your bridesmaids getting dolled up for the bid day, steal some moments to pose for some Instagram-worthy photos with hashtags- #bridesmaids, #squadgoals, and #weddinggoals to flood your followers’ Instagram feed. 

The second room can be used by the groom and his groomsmen to get away with the cold-feet feeling as this room is a gateway with just the right touches to relax before he steps out and all eyes are on him! 

Third Floor Meeting Space

This meeting space is the new addition in the family of rooms at Salvage One. Spreading over 2,400 square feet, this space can also be utilized for your cocktail hour, in case you have planned an indoor cocktail hour celebration. This unique space creates a fantastic backdrop for your ideal Chicago wedding photography. 

At Salvage One, you, your Chicago wedding photographer, and your guests will have complete access to all the 3 floors along with the outdoor courtyard, where the iconic Chicago sign is located! Ahha! Steal a kiss against this iconic Chicago sign and allow our talented Chicago wedding photographers to freeze this moment in their camera lens! 

Salvage One is ideal for any season wedding but if you have desired for a winter wedding, then congratulations your Chicago wedding will definitely become the talk of the town! The assortment of beautiful and delicate antiques will make the inside ambiance a cut above the rest. Your winter wedding here will be a unique, romantic, cozy, and moody affair! 

For the creatives & the thinkers, the dreamers & the do-ers, this rare and reclaimed Chicago soiree space is for you. Especially if you both are an old school soul, then we assure you that your wedding will have boundless romantic, ethereal, bohemian, and wealth of vintage vibe. Let our artistic Chicago wedding photographers capture the colors and details of your big day just the way you both want! After all, it’s your day lady, all powers to you!  

Salvage One provides a great variety of services that support your wedding planning efforts, including prop rental, event rentals, build-outs for restaurants and bars, and custom furniture. Their ever-changing inventory enables each couple to rent and use a truly unique wedding venue, that you can personalize in countless ways. 

If you want a wedding that is completely unique, look no further. The 60,000 square foot vintage Chicago warehouse offers not only exposed brick, large windows, and wooden floors but also has an eclectic mix of furniture and pieces that will make your wedding day memorable.

If we were called "Game of Stones" this unique and refurbished space would be your gleaming diamond in the rough. 

When we are talking about diamonds, we want to tell you that Chicago, nicknamed as the Windy City, is full of such gleaming photography locations that will make your heart go on a wanderlust! Before you say ‘I do’ to the love of your life at this charming property, Salvage One, say ‘yes’ to your sweetheart on a scenic engagement photography location in Chicago. 

We know you have been googling ‘Chicago engagement photo locations’- for the ideal list of where you can take some ultimate and epic engagement photos… so stop your search and read along! We are sharing the list of some hidden gems that are often overlooked but are worth your engagement photography backdrop. But hey, wait… don’t forget to pin these unique locations for when the ring will slip onto your fingers! 

North Avenue Beach

Ditch the ordinary and turn the table! Go down on your knees and ask your soulmate the question you have been waiting to hear- ‘will you marry me?’ on this tranquil North Avenue Beach! After your sweetheart says ‘yes’, place the ring on the ring finger, hold your lover’s hand and go on a walk through this beautiful Lincoln Park. In the meanwhile allow our Chicago engagement photographers to take some cute and adorable engagement photos there and then ending at the beach right around the golden hour of dusk. Get the amazing view of the complete city skyline here perfectly captured in your engagement photographs.

Woman’s Board Grand Staircase

Located just off the Michigan Avenue lobby, this grand and majestic staircase adorned with stately polished-marble construction dating back to 1910, is part of the Art Institute of Chicago. On the main floor, this charismatic grand staircase is featured right in the middle of the museum as you walk in through the front door! With the angle and aesthetic opportunities for close-up couple portraits, this charming staircase is really a great prop for engagement photography. The sweeping staircase is encircled by the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries and Fullerton Hall; it ascends with grace and grandeur to a sunlit space on the second level, surrounded by architectural fragments from some of Chicago’s most legendary buildings. Adjacent to the Pritzker Galleries of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, the open atrium is a spot where you can enjoy gallery viewing with your soulmate.

Mars Gallery

The Fulton Market area is swarming with endless photography opportunities. Adorned with endless old and worn buildings, this area will offer you both with that Whitehouse-grit vibe. Just next to this market area is the Mars Gallery! Sprinkled with colorful walls, this space creates an epic backdrop for your Chicago engagement photography! The poppy yellow door in the way will have our Chicago wedding photographers work their magic! Indulge in posing extravagantly with your partner against this classic and contemporary look as a backdrop. 

Style Charade, A Chicago Street Art Guide

Want the eclectic-Chicago art vibe playfully to be captured by our professional Chicago engagement photographer? Then hop over to Style Charade, a Chicago Street Art Guide, to witness all the poppy and funky backdrops in your photographs. The eye-catching mural will make your photos remarkable.

With so many engagement locations available in this Windy City, we know at times it gets tricky to find that one perfect spot! Add variety to your engagement photo book with myriads of engagement locations that Chicago offers, however, when it comes to your wedding day, nothing is more perfect and flawless than Salvage One!