Chicago, also known as the Windy City is famous for endless reasons. This beautiful and alluring city is widely popular amongst the foodie couples! (Those couples who always keep food as their first priority! Haha!!) No matter where you head in Chicago, you will always find a diverse selection of places to eat and drink on every bend of this whimsical city! The neighborhoods of this stunning city have established themselves as foodie favorites, with new, buzz-worthy restaurants and bars popping up every day!

So, how about the idea of eating scrumptious delicacies, getting high on premium beers and cocktails, and lastly getting hitched at one of your favorite neighborhood food joints? I think it’s a fantastic option for all those couples who share a love of great food and dining out! If you and your partner are foodies at heart, and you are in search of a perfect Chicago wedding venue that has a little more personality than your typical ballroom, then you have to look no further then ZED451, Chicago! (everybody’s favorite local Brazillian steak restaurant!) 

We know that sometimes wedding food can get a bad rap, so celebrating the most important day of your life at a spot known for its food such as ZED451, Chicago is assured a guaranteed way to make all your wedding guests leave happy and full! Treat yourselves, your wedding guests, and your tastebuds to a one-of-it’s-kind wedding experience at Zed451 without any doubt! Because what more a foodie couple and all their wedding guests can ask for than a countless-course Brazillian steakhouse meal on their Downtown Chicago wedding night! 

In a space where food is entertainment and there is plenty of stylish decors, this is a perfect venue for laid-back couples. Whether you’re planning an intimate gathering of a handful of your nearest and dearest, or if you’re having a jam-packed soiree with everyone you know, Zed451 is a unique Chicago wedding venue for your big day. The exquisite decor of this will create a whimsical setting for our Chicago wedding photographers to capture magical wedding photos! 

Nestled in the heart of Chicago on River North, ZED451 is a restaurant that will cater to everyone on your wedding day! Declared as the ‘Best Private Dining venue in Chicago’ by Illinois Meeting & Events Magazine, this trendy, sleek, modern, and classy restaurant features 18,000 square feet of private and semi-private dining spaces with the capacity to welcome up to 800 guests while victualing to your individual needs! With a cozy and intimate lounge and a panoramic rooftop bar with incredible Chicago skyline, ZED451 features a perfect setting with unmatched city views that makes an excellent surrounding for your wedding day! No wonder our wedding photographers from Chicago and its suburbs area will capture swoon-worthy wedding photos against this grand backdrop! 

Kick-off your wedding day, by getting all decked out with your bridal party at The Godfrey Hotel before your gorgeous rooftop wedding ceremony! While getting ready for your big day, get some beautiful family moments perfectly captured by our Chicago suburbs wedding photographers! Your getting ready time calls out for some candid and fun-loving photography session with your bridesmaids! The bridal suite of this luxurious hotel offers various nooks that creates a perfect backdrop for iconic and beautiful bridal portraits!

After you dress up in the most beautiful wedding gown and all set to declare your love for your sweetheart in the presence of all your near and dear ones, we advise you to venture the green and beautiful parks that are just about 2 or 3 blocks north for some pre-wedding photography session! The parks have some really nice corners that are suitable to have your first-look! While you being in impeccable white and everything around you is colorful, creates a breathtaking surrounding for heartwarming first look photographs! The clear blue skies, verdant green lawns, and wealth of natural light illuminating the entire surrounding give ample space to our talented wedding photographers in Chicago and its suburbs to snapshot outstanding pre-wedding photos! After your first-look moment with your sweetheart, you can have fun photographs with your bridesmaids and groomsmen. You can also pose for some formal family portraits on the luscious green space of the parks! 

Once you are all dolled up for the ceremony and done with your pre-wedding shoot, you can start your celebration on the rooftop deck of ZED451 and let the city create a stunning backdrop to your wedding vows. From the comfy couches for guests to witness your exchange of nuptials and relishing every moment of your celebration to the stunning urban views, the rooftop makes the perfect spot for you both to share your romantic and precious ‘I do’ moment! Our Chicago wedding photographers would love capturing the iconic city skyline while highlighting you and your fiance within it. We suggest you, stay on this exquisite rooftop till the sky changes its tones and fills it with beautiful shades of orange and yellow! No wonder the fusion of these two colors will bring out the best in your outdoor wedding photography! Share your first kiss as a newly wedded couple during the sunset to have some beautiful and incredible golden-hour wedding photos that will surely bring your living room walls to life! 

The golden hour, with its various hues in the sky, would create a magical backdrop for your romantic pictures! Our Chicago wedding photographers would love to click mesmerizing shots of you both, which will look like a movie poster of your love story!

While your near and dear ones savoring the celebration, sneak out with your partner and explore all the cozy corners the rooftop of ZED451 Chicago has to offer in order to get some romantic and detailed couple portraits clicked by our very talented and professional wedding photographers from Chicago and its suburban areas! 

After you tie the knot, allow your wedding guests to head inside and let the party begin. Once you step inside this amazing restaurant you will let go of everything you used to think about dining! As with every step you and all your wedding guests will be entering into a warm and stylish world of artful design, relaxing, and indulging abundance! Although the grandeur and sophistication of this room speak for itself if you wish you can enhance the beauty of this space a little with some additional decorations in the over 18,000 square feet of space that is available to you at Zed451. The sleek dining rooms will give a modern vibe to your wedding reception, and hundreds of candles line the walls and create a golden glow that will help to illuminate your excitement on this special day. The golden glow reminiscing from the candles will bring the best of your indoor wedding photography experience! With infinite photo opportunities at every angle of the restaurant, available for our Chicago and its suburbs wedding photographers to frame, makes ZED451 an ideal destination for a perfect Chicago wedding! Or, take advantage of the cozy nooks and fireplaces located right within the venue to truly celebrate the space.

Zed451 has several different dining options to suit your event, though it’s encouraged to enjoy the Brazilian steakhouse experience that they are known for! Our Chicago wedding photographers will be there to capture the laughter and looks of surprise as fully loaded skewers of perfectly roasted meats and sides are served up. But in case you are planning to go minimal with just 65 to 70 guests, you can also check out their lovely Fireside room and Mezzanine! Both these spaces are warm radiating modern vibes, making it unique from all the boring banquet hall set-ups or back rooms stuck away in a hall! Let our photographers capture what is sure to be an unforgettable, and delicious evening, at Zed451.

Once dinner is over, clear the floor and there is plenty of room to dance the night away. While you let your hair down and shake a leg with your sweetheart and with close ones, allow our wedding photographers in Chicago and its suburbs area to capture every move of your first dance! As already mentioned that Zed451 is located right in downtown Chicago so there are plenty of nearby landmarks to explore with your photographer for stunning couple portraits after you are done with your wedding celebration! 

As it is believed that a perfect wedding means some finger-licking food and when you host it at the ZED451 there is no shortage of it! At ZED451, Chicago, you and all your wedding guests can have a personalized culinary experience! ZED451 is a place where the best of a Brazilian steakhouse meets an abundant selection of international flavors that are quite enough to meet your guest’s requirements! On your wedding day, all your near and dear ones will have the chance to taste the season’s freshest picks at their own pace! The skilled and experienced chefs working at the ZED451 will bring the wide selection of fire-grilled fare and hand-carved rotisseries directly to everybody’s table. Though the entire menu at ZED451 is crafted from scratch in the house, we can assure you that your wedding meals are made to impress! 

One of the greatest advantages because of which our Chicagoland brides are ditching all the traditional wedding venues and heading to this restaurant to host their wedding reception is that this stunning location offers a complimentary shuttle service that will allow driving some of your older and less-mobile guests from your ceremony site to the ceremony! (in case you are planning your wedding ceremony somewhere else!) In fact, you can use this shuttle service to swing back to take your bridal party out to the Wells Street Bridge from some post-wedding photos! 

Everybody says that Paris is the most romantic spot but we don’t agree with that anymore! Moreover, Paris. Chicago is the real city of love! Chicago has a beautiful lakefront and a stunning skyline that will positively make your post-wedding and pre-wedding photoshoot fantabulous! The charming neighborhoods of this stunning Windy City are made for a romantic hand-in-hand strolls to get over with the wedding jitters! Below we have curated a list of some beautiful places which you can consider adding in your list where you can have beautiful Chicago engagement photography sessions along with post-wedding photography sessions! 

The Chicago Theatre 

Settled in the loop, The Chicago Theatre is an iconic theatre sign that makes for the prettiest backdrop for engagement photos especially. How about going on your knees and asking your partner the most awaited question of your life in all retro style while the lights in the backdrops bring a dramatic effect to your engagement photos! Concerts, musicals, and comedy shows, you and your soulmate would love a good trip to this theater for a night out especially after your wedding. Oh yes, photo tip – stand across the street to get a good angle of the whole theatre sign.

Milton Lee Olive Park

The best place to capture both the water and the northern part of the city’s skyline is the Milton Lee Olive Park. It is one of the best engagement locations in Chicago considered by Chicagoland brides! It’s super close to Navy Pier which makes it the perfect spot to stop by and take a snap.

North Avenue Beach

Get the best combination of beautiful beaches and views of this stunning city only at North Avenue Beach! We can assure you that your one visit this place and you will be coming back again and again! This spot is great for pictures and if you go mid-week during the day, it’s easy to take photos with zero people. You can have a stunning pre-wedding and post-wedding photoshoot here at this location! 

We know the most important part of a wedding is the couple and their photos! And at the end of the day, that is what all matters, why it’s important to hire professional wedding photographers who will capture stunning and everlasting wedding photos! And when we say professional wedding photographers, nothing fits better than George Street Photo & Video. The team of wedding photographers at George Street Photo & Video knows the importance of wedding photography and what significance it holds in the couple’s life! Our expert and talented wedding photographers will capture your memories in the picture-perfect frames in a way that will tell a story, not just any story, it will tell a beautiful and unique story of your special day, a day that you will never forget throughout your life! A story that you can show friends and family, your kids, and grandchildren, something you will have and can treasure forever. With our attractive and pocket-friendly wedding packages, you will be able to savor our service at your own comfort! All you have to do is fix an appointment with our team of expert wedding coordinators who will make your wedding photography experience an unforgettable one!