LGBTQ+ Wedding Inspiration, Venues & Vendors in Illinois
Illinois has LGBTQ+ friendly wedding venues in every corner of the state, and this page collects the ones our team and our couples trust. Start with the venues, then browse the photographers, planners, florists and other vendors who serve Illinois weddings, filtering by vendor type to find exactly who you still need. Keep scrolling for the wedding inspo: real LGBTQ+ weddings and styled shoots from across Illinois to help you picture your own day before you book anything. Every listing here has been reviewed for how it treats LGBTQ+ couples, not just how it photographs.
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Browse LGBTQ+-inclusive wedding vendors and venues serving Illinois. Each one has been vetted by our team so you can reach out with confidence.
Illinois Wedding Inspiration
Real weddings, engagement shoots, and planning advice from Illinois – all featuring LGBTQ+-inclusive vendors and venues you can actually book.
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Emma and Spenser’s Intimate Chicago Wedding at The Publican
Read Article: Emma and Spenser’s Intimate Chicago Wedding at The PublicanWhen planning their wedding, Emma and Spenser wanted the focus to be on the food, second to their nuptials, of course!
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Sophia and Oana’s Charming Chicago Proposal at North Avenue Beach
Read Article: Sophia and Oana’s Charming Chicago Proposal at North Avenue BeachFor their anniversary, Sophia and Oana wanted to do something grand to mark the special occasion, so they jetted off to the windy city for a romantic, memorable weekend.
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Rishi and Sonia’s Chicago Waterfront Engagement Session
Read Article: Rishi and Sonia’s Chicago Waterfront Engagement SessionIn the city where they met and fell in love, Bokéh Studios captured Rishi and Sonia at some of their favorite places around Chicago for these gorgeous engagement photos.
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Alex and Effee’s Gorgeous Gender-Bending Photo Shoot
Read Article: Alex and Effee’s Gorgeous Gender-Bending Photo ShootThere are some couples who share a bond so deep and amorous that you can see it with your own eyes. Looking at these arresting photos of Alex and Effee, you can see it in the way their bodies naturally magnetize together, the way their arms entangle in a lustful embrace and in the way they hold each other’s passionate gaze.
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Val and Jean’s Sentimental Bloomington Engagement Shoot
Read Article: Val and Jean’s Sentimental Bloomington Engagement ShootVal and Jean enjoy a relaxed engagement shoot captured by Sarah Brianne Photography, surrounded by wooded nature and beautiful memories of dog walks and romance.
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Zach and Rico’s Chicago Art Institute Engagement Session
Read Article: Zach and Rico’s Chicago Art Institute Engagement SessionZach and Rico tied the knot at the Milwaukee Art Museum, so when they were scouting engagement photo locations, the Art Institute of Chicago was a no-brainer.