From Oak Brook to Naperville: 10 Wedding Venues in the West Chicago Suburbs

Style: Impressive turn-of-the-century gem

Fab Features: Now a luxury event space, this cool venue boasts exposed brick and ductwork, enormous windows pouring natural light onto marbled hexagon flooring, detailed millwork, and beautiful vintage-inspired chandeliers and fixtures.

Style: Part playful bowling alley and bocce court, part sophisticated Italian-American bistro

Fab Feature: Their reception packages offer the option of adding their “Let the Celebration Continue” package, which includes 2 hours of bowling or bocce and a trio of appetizers, or opt to take the party to the large, year-round patio with a fire pit for some post-bowling relaxation.

Style: Elegant golf club on a lush property

Fab Feature: Gorgeous outdoor ceremonies are held beside a creek overlooking the verdant fairways, and receptions are lovely under the climate-controlled, chandelier-draped Tented Pavilion.

Style: Expansive, flexible event space with upscale details

Fab Feature: Choose from the lavish Grand or Crystal Ballrooms, which offer sparkling Swarovski crystal chandeliers, dreamy drapery, and in-house audio/visual service, or host more intimate events in the European-chic French & English rooms.

Style: Historic 1913 mansion and grounds in the heart of Oak Park

Fab Feature: The mansion, which is reminiscent of an English country home, is full of gorgeous options for indoor receptions, as well as 2.5 acres of landscaped grounds, a greenhouse patio, and a tentable lawn for picture-perfect outdoor events.

Style: Landmark 1928 building in the heart of Oak Park

Fab Feature: The cozy first floor lounge—perfect for cocktail hour—is richly appointed with period furnishings, and the upstairs ballroom exudes historic elegance, with sparkling chandeliers, gleaming hardwood floors, and large, bright windows. Best of all, proceeds from rentals go directly towards preserving the historic building for future generations.

Style: Historic stone-and-brick building set at the edge of the Fox Riverr

Fab Feature: The interior is warmed by several fireplaces, with lace curtains and antique memorabilia to add plenty of charm, while the brick courtyard outside makes a lovely ceremony site.

Style: Exotic, lush, and filled with animals!

Fab Feature: You can sip drinks and sample hors d'oeuvres in the company of apes, birds, and other inhabitants of Africa's rain-forest canopies… or crocs and turtles in The Swamp… or moon jellies, sharks, and other denizens of the sea in The Living Coast.

Style: Contemporary-rustic clubhouse on 20 wooded acres

Fab Feature: Outdoor ceremonies take place at the edge of a serene lake with a fountain at its center, then move to fabulous glass-and-wood clubhouse, with its a 35-foot vaulted ceiling, double-sided stone fireplace, and floor-to-ceiling windows, for a memorable reception.

Style: Contemporary, innovative event space within the Hotel Indigo

Fab Feature: The venue is a striking re-imagining of the four elements: EARTH (hardwood accents), WATER (here it’s flowing), AIR (open-air spaces), and a glimpse of shooting FIRE, all set above the Riverwalk, covered bridge, and Loggia plaza below.