6 Ways to Make Your Wedding Cheaper, But Not Suckier

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5 Ways to Combine Bands & DJs at Your Wedding

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5 Things Nobody’s Telling You About Your Wedding Day

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12 Beautiful Sounding Chicago Wedding Venues

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Wedding FAIL! 4 Wedding Floor Plans to Avoid

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Location, location, location. It’s the longstanding mantra of real estate agents, feng shui consultants – and smart brides and grooms. The way your Chicago wedding reception works – or doesn’t work – depends not just on the venue you choose, but on how you set things up in the reception room. […]

The Truth About Chicago Wedding DJ Prices

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UPDATED FOR 2020: This year, Backthird made the switch to True Wedding Pricing. Our couples pay one flat rate for ALL their wedding services – ceremony, cocktails, dinner and dancing. It’s transparent and it’s simple; no more math and no more mysteries. When surprises come up, we just take care of you. The older article below is based on one-room reception services – and therefore, not on True Price. I’m leaving it online for reference, and because I don’t know any other companies that practice True Pricing yet like we do. If you’re comparing multiple Chicago DJ prices for your wedding, the confusing mess below is what you’ll need to wade into. […]

Is your wedding zombie-proof?

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The apocalypse always comes when you least expect it. Here’s how to make sure the walking dead don’t spoil your special day. […]

How Soon Should I Book Wedding Music?

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Planning a wedding is a LOT of work – and you can’t tackle everything at once. So how far in advance do you need to lock down a Chicago DJ or live jazz or string music? […]

How Chicago Wedding Musicians Set Their Prices

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What does live wedding music cost? It’s a simple question – with a not-so-simple answer. […]

What If My Wedding Plans Change?

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It’s almost inevitable. You booked vendors and signed contracts far in advance – but you didn’t know every detail of your wedding day yet. Like death and taxes, changes are bound to happen. […]