FRWD Style Weddings and Events

Service levels: Full-service planning

Team size: 1 – 3

About FRWD Style Weddings and Events

FRWD Style Weddings & Events

Owner/Creative Director

We create soulful events and experiences that celebrate the story of who you are! FRWD Style Wedding & Events is a boutique design firm based in Chicago, IL specializing in creative ways to tell your unique story. Focusing on Event planning & management along with event design/decor, we execute your event style story from start to finish. Our Services include: Glam Your Space- Event Design and Event Decor that compliments the event experience Wow Your Guests- Event Planning and Management that covers you from A to Z.

With creativity and uniqueness at our core, we want to provide our clients with an elevated, luxurious experience. Tell us your story. My team of experts and I are ready to get to work on your perfect day from the styling to the planning that will blow your mind. My team and I have years of experience in planning, management, hospitality, styling, and design. We live and breathe events. Let us pull it all together to offer your guests an FRWD Style experience that they won’t forget! Let us do the heavy lifting so you don't have to. Enjoy your wedding in style. With FRWD Style. So...tell me your love story!

Services by planning level

Full-service planning

Pricing starts at $6,000

Partial planning

Pricing starts at $3,000

Day-of coordination / wedding management

Pricing starts at $1,800

Event design

Pricing starts at $2,000

Destination wedding

Pricing starts at $2,000

Elopement / microwedding

Pricing starts at $3,000

A la carte

Pricing starts at $500

Services

Reviews

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Top Tier Service
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•Mike S.•May 29, 2024
As an Entertainment Director/Event Manager myself, I’m blown away by Franklin. It was important for me to hire someone I could trust to handle the organization for my wedding day. After our first meeting with Franklin, I knew he understood what we wanted. I was thrilled to know he was available for our wedding, and I feel like we couldn’t have made a better choice. Before the wedding day, I was so relieved when Franklin came over to pick up all the decor. He even stopped by on the morning of the wedding to check on us and pick up any last-minute items. This alone really touched me because many people don’t go that extra mile, but Franklin does! I was seriously stressing about how to get those items delivered, and Franklin came right along and eased all that stress! He took our ideas and exceeded our expectations. We are Funko Pop collectors, so we wanted a fun way to incorporate them into our wedding decor, and he did it with ease. He surprised us several times throughout the event, and those memories are some of my favorite moments. When he revealed the reception dining room, which he had decorated for us, I was filled with chills. I couldn’t believe he took my simple idea and made it look so GRAND; it was next level. Then we walked over to the cookie and cake table, where I was seriously at a loss for words. I was blown away by the details he displayed in his decorating. It seemed like a scene from a movie. Before walking down the aisle, we learned that one of our food caterers was extremely late delivering the food and potentially wasn’t going to deliver it at all. Franklin was calm but still urgent in his demeanor, and I totally appreciated his proactive professionalism. Moments like these can really test any event coordinator's patience and could cause a domino effect. I don’t know exactly what happened or what he did, but all the food was there and ready to be served when it was time to eat. Our guests LOVED our wedding. They all mentioned how different and elevated our wedding was, and I’m 100% sure that had a lot to do with Franklin’s hard work. We wanted something unique, and he delivered. Overall, I’m truly grateful to have met Franklin and want to also shine some light on his assistant, Will. Both of their A, fun, efficacious attitudes just make everything better. I was able to kick back and watch my wedding day unfold beautifully. For those who work in events/entertainment, you know how hard it is to go to any event and not feel like you’re working, especially your own event (lol). Franklin is a star, and I’m sure he’s going to go far in the event business. He understands the importance of an event and how each event is personally unique. Most importantly, he takes the time to know and understand his clients.
A Professional and a Friend
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•Adam•May 28, 2024
Franklin went above and beyond and I’d give him more than 5 stars if I could! He was there for us not just the “day of,” but a full month prior to our wedding. He delivered much more value than what we’d expected when we signed with him. He struck just the right balance between professionalism and being friendly. He came off has professional and gave us confidence from the start that he would get the job done well, but we also appreciated that we could laugh together and that he felt like a friend. I think he’s good at reading couples and likely calibrates his approach based on the couple’s comfort level; he did so perfectly with us! Franklin’s excellent communication skills made the whole process that much easier. He made sure he captured every detail that was important to the success of our wedding (or just important to us) in a definitive document that became the gold standard for the day’s plan. Collecting this information, compiling it, adding some most-welcome suggestions, and making sure all the vendors were on the same page were instrumental to everything running smoothly and exceeded our expectations. This is where he shined most brightly and we could clearly see him dedicating time and energy to our event a full month prior to the big day. The basic requirement of a day-of coordinator is that they keep the day running smoothly. Franklin did everything humanly possible to achieve that. But moreover, he was generous with his ideas and really enhanced what we were planning. We set out to plan an original, somewhat untraditional event and he served as a great counselor, leading us away from potential pitfalls and toward ideas that wouldn’t have occurred to us otherwise. Highly recommend!
Attention to the details
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•BLK Soldier DJ Services•Mar 13, 2024
Franklin and his crew at FRWD, are true planners and visionaries. I've worked several events and they meet the vision. From the walk through, program planning to day of coordinating their up for the challenge. Plus they like to help us bring the party to life!
Amazing Wedding Planner
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•Michael and J.•Feb 21, 2024
We cannot understate the value of having a wedding planner. Additionally, I cannot understate the value of having a wedding planner, who is organized, proactive, pays attention to detail, and he shows up to work prepared and on time. When we had regular check-ins, he was prepared with a PowerPoint presentation that gave all of the options around design ideas. The day of the wedding was executed flawlessly!! I’ve had several people reach out to me for his contact information to organize events because my guests were thoroughly impressed. I consider myself a person who could be very hard to please, Franklin left me in awe and speechless at the incredible work, He and his ENTIRE team did for our wedding.