A Northern Illinois Wedding

Getting married and planning a wedding should be a once in a lifetime event. It should also be an event that has provides lasting memories and is one of the most wonderful experiences in your lives.

Northern Illinois offers several locales for your unique event. One of these is the White Pines Wedding Canyon which is located at the White Pines Inn, just South of Rockford near the small community of Mount Morris. This canyon was once a sandstone quarry whose bottom has since been covered by a carpet of grass and a beautiful garden area which includes an arching bridge over a stream with cascading fountain. Here, the couple can choose from either outdoor canyon or canopied backdrops. The White Pines Inn offers horse drawn buggies, wedding consultants, non-denominational ministers, and catering in its packages. It has the capacity for seating several hundred, depending on your chosen ceremony location within the canyon.

For a truly unique wedding experience a couple should consider the Anderson Japanese Gardens in the Northern Illinois city of Rockford. Developed by one of the finest Japanese garden architects in the world and second to only the Portland, Oregon Japanese garden, Anderson Gardens consists of two gardens. One is the traditional historic garden which includes an authentic tea house where intimate wedding ceremonies can be performed in true Japanese style and an international garden which surrounds a reflection pool where you can rent a gazebo, which seats several more guests, for your special event. There is also a restaurant on site where you may plan your reception or rehearsal dinner.

For a one of a kind indoor wedding in the Rockford Illinois area, consider having your wedding at the historic Briggs Mansion. Built sometime between 1863-1865, the mansion stands as a an architectural masterpiece and is a memorial to the anti slavery movement and the opulance of the civil war era. This Italinate style mansion specializes in Italian food and is a wonderful location for the intimate wedding gathering for your family and several of your closest friends.