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Happy Holiday Luncheon


Loft on Lake hosted the NCSBN (National Council of State Boards of Nursing) for a Christmas luncheon in our space where eighty-five of Chicago land’s nurses and board members gathered together to enjoy a meal and celebrate the holidays. The space was transformed with festive holiday decorations and centerpieces including spruce cuttings and pine cones, [...] read more

A Holiday Themed Wedding


Lindsey and Larry were a delight to have in the space and we loved hosting their beautiful holiday wedding! Their Christmas and Hanukkah inspired decor heightened the holiday spirit and the guests enjoyed being surrounded by poinsettias and a Christmas tree. The ceremony was a mix of Jewish and Christian traditions including many customary Jewish rituals [...] read more

VOTE FOR CHERYL GARRETT


The Presidential election isn’t the only thing you should be voting for……..please cast your vote for Loft on Lake owner, Cheryl Garrett ! Cher is a finalist for Venue Manager of the Year in the BizBash 2012 Readers Choice Awards. We are very proud of receiving this nomination and would love to win this prestigious [...] read more

What the Loft Has Been Cookin’


Nadia G and Bitchin’ Kitchen were in the house last week for a night full of cooking and wine tasting. Nadia was in our kitchen, surrounded by her fans as she cooked up tasty treats to pair with Apothic Wines.  She added her spicy retouric to her cooking demo and the crowd ate it up, literally! Samples of [...] read more

Teaching Healthy Cooking!


Loft on Lake hosted another great cooking event! We welcomed Parties That Cook back into the space. They provide  hands on cooking and corporate events. For this event, they taught their corporate client how to prepare and cook healthy meals. Each group provided a recipe and prepared the dishes. The chefs cooked them and everyone [...] read more

Aston Martin


  What combines power and sporting ability with refinement, luxury and exceptional beauty? James Bond drove one and many people want one. Well, last Thursday Loft on Lake had one (in our space) ……we were privileged to host the debut of the new Aston Martin, 2014, Vanquish.     We were the first stop for [...] read more

Elegant & Chic Reception


Recently, we hosted a sophisticasted & elegant reception at the Loft where the bride and groom – with whom we’ve been working with for just over a year – brought together a spectacular group of vendors to our loft wedding venue and all their fun and fun-loving friends for an unforgettable evening. The bride looked stunning and [...] read more

How Hard Are You Knocking? Landing a Job in a Difficult Economy


Loft on Lake welcomed Tim Augustine and associates from Succeed Faster, for a three day intensive career seminar held at Loft on Lake in July.  It was a very insightful preparatory event for young, recent college graduates. About one hundred of the nation’s brightest and most promising graduates, gathered for guidance, inspiration and networking from [...] read more

STAND UP with us for Marriage Equality


All of us at Loft on Lake are excited to be part of an exciting new venture – we, and dozens of other Chicago Wedding Professionals are STANDING UP for marriage equality. Loft on Lake, and the Loft Team are proud supporters of marriage equality –  for us, marriage equality makes perfect sense – as [...] read more

Yelp Loves Loft on Lake


Why, just today we got out official, “People Love us on Yelp” window cling – and we’re all very excited. We’ve been so busy answering inquiries, taking calls, showing the space, and booking couples, that’s it’s nice to be reminded of the many great and glowing reviews we’ve received over the years, even as Yelp [...] read more