The Garrett family, owners of Loft on Lake, attended the birthday celebration for President Barack Obama held at Bridgeport Art Center on Aug 12. It was fantastic to be fifteen feet from the President of the United States! Obama is such a great spokesperson and was in full command of the enthusiastic audience. His speech [...]
We love being part of the Chicago Green Wedding Alliance – it’s a small and closely-knit group of all kinds of wedding vendors and professionals who have come together to educate both the industry and couples about the benefits of a “green wedding” One of the original founding members of the Alliance, Spilled Ink Press is [...]
As a meeting venue, Loft on Lake was the ideal choice to host Yelp’s first ever #Yelptownhall, a community town hall-style meeting for business owners across the city. Last week, Loft on Lake hosted close to 100 business owners who came to hear and speak to Yelp community managers, to ask questions and share their [...]
Loft on Lake recently hosted Chefs in America for their “Chefs’ Summit” – a tradeshow that featured a handful of corporate vendors who had the opportunity to meet and speak with restaurant owners from across Chicago. Planned to coincide with the National Restaraunt Association (NRA) Show at McCormick Place, this was a casual day-time affair that [...]
Although our list of preferred caterers is already a long one, we were glad to accept Harry Caray’s Catering & Events to our list. A renowned Chicago landmark, the Harry Caray’s restaurants – especially their flagship original location in the River North area, are well known in the city for exceptional service and excellent, high-quality [...]
Being a photo studio, other than weddings and private events, the Loft also hosts an endless array of shoots of all kinds and sizes for clients all across Chicago. Just last week, the Loft hosted a video shoot that was a first for the space – Victory Records came to the Loft to film the [...]
Last Friday was the official start of our wedding season – with the first wedding and ceremony of the year. Over the past few months, we’ve hosted all sorts of corporate events – book launches, award shows, trade shows but we do love our weddings – it’s great seeing them come together, and seeing couples [...]
Last night, we hosted the National Laser Institute for a two-part seminar & info session for 200+ guests – aestheticians and beauty industry specialists filled the space learn about all the programs and services offered by NLI, while enjoying drinks and food catered by Drinks on Me Catering, music and raffles. NLI raffled T-shirts, gifts [...]
Loft on Lake is ideal not just for weddings – the space can accommodate most corporate events. The venue has hosted car & product launches, fashion shows, meetings & holiday parties and lots, lots more. Just last week, Jameson transformed Loft on Lake into their annual Bartenders’ Ball – organized by Legacy Marketing Partners, it [...]
When it comes to wedding vendors, the big pieces are easy – first comes the venue, then catering, then flowers, light & decor, invitations, dress & tux… But there is one area that can easily be overlooked but is, of course, critical – and that is the make-up for brides and bridal party for the [...]