Darrell Best & his wife Lisa are non-denominational ordained ministers — often referred to as licensed wedding officiants — offering affordable and convenient packages to complement and honor your special day. Darrell Best was an over-worked and underappreciated banker and his wife Lisa, a much-appreciated home daycare provider. They took a leap of faith by purchasing a 1942 American LaFrance firetruck to start a business to be called Red Hot Weddings.

Best Wedding Chapel

Honorably named “Best Man” the mobile chapel is recognized as the world’s fastest wedding chapel by Guinness World Records. Our 1942 American La France mobile chapel is the result of a $100,000 conversion on the famed TV show Trick My Truck. It features stained glass windows, an altar, two wooden pews, and even an organ. It’s been covered by the biggest news and media outlets across the globe including World News with Charles Gibson. It’s also been featured in the LA Times, National Enquirer, and made a special trip to New York City for a photoshoot with international fashion designer Betsey Johnson! We can marry you on the road or parked at your chosen location with an unlimited guest list and then deliver you right to the reception! The ideas are limitless! The Best Man may only be scheduled for use in the Midwest from the first day of Spring to Halloween.

Best Man Mobile Wedding Chapel

We pride ourselves to be the “One Stop Shop” and will help you make every decision. We take care of setup and tear down, decorating, catering, floral arrangements, lighting, backdrops, and much more! Our goal is to make your wedding day very memorable, joyous, and stress-free! We strive to give you the perfect atmosphere, outstanding food and banquets, and overall customer service.

Thelma Keller Convention Center

The Venue CU is an upscale urban wedding and event space located in the resurging east end of downtown Champaign, Illinois. We offer a wide range of event services, allowing you to create the event you desire in our modern, industrial setting. Our team truly believes each event should be an elegant representation of the people being celebrated. The Venue CU provides accommodations that will fit the vision of any wedding day!

We loved working with the Venue CU. They were really helpful during the entire planning process and have great local connections with vendors in the area. We did the Platinum package and it was worth it. Our coordinator was Rylee and she was amazing at communicating with the vendors the week of and helping us out on the day of.

The Venue CU

Crooked Creek Whitetails Estate is an elegant & rustic venue tucked away in the beauty of nature. Owners Randy and Kelli Marsh started Crooked Creek Whitetails, LLC in 2011 as a whitetail hunting preserve. Our mission is to provide a stunning, peaceful outdoor setting tailored to our guest's innovative event details, helping to make the occasion as perfect as they have imagined it!

The entire team at Crooked Creek is absolutely amazing. Kelli is such a wonderful person and you can tell she really loves bringing every bride and grooms vision to life. Cannot recommend this venue enough!

Crooked Creek Whitetails Estate

Welcome to The Ayers Farmstead LLC. A unique Country setting, with four distinct areas to be used for your special event. Perfect for weddings and reunions, this 5 acre family owned grounds has everything needed for your special occasion.

If your looking for a simple, yet beautiful place for your event check this venue out! Any photos I've seen really don't do justice to what's out there, especially the chapel area. It's definitely one to see if your even halfway interested! Mr Ayers is very easy to work with as well!

Ayers Farmstead LLC

Sleepy Creek Vineyards is a vineyard, winery, performance venue, wedding venue, event venue, and vacation getaway located in East Central Illinois. With friendly staff and approachable wines made from estate grapes and other Midwestern vineyards, a visit to Sleepy Creek is like visiting old friends.

Sleepy Creek Vineyards

The 1950's barn, nestled on the corner of a forty-acre farm on the Indiana/Illinois state line, has been renovated into an event venue that could comfortably seat over 350 people. Some highlights include a foyer that could be driven through, the ballroom boasting five chandeliers, heating/cooling, kitchenettes, changing rooms, restrooms, an outdoor pavilion, numerous outdoor ceremony locations, and grounds with mature trees.

The Mill At Sugar Grove Reception Hall

Engelbrecht Farm sits on 8 acres and is located in the heart of farming country. A very unique structural features of the barn is the opening to allow guests to be seated to two levels and both levels can look at the head table for a gallery type feel. The other unique feature is its size. It is the largest actual barn (not modern structure that looks like a barn) within multiple states at 4500 square feet. Adjacent to the barn is the old 4000 square foot feedlot with flower garden and iron pergola. Late in the day makes for a great spot for outdoor games. With the barn comes the recently restored, three bedroom farmhouse originally constructed in the 1890’s. One amazing aspect for the wedding package is it’s a standard three day booking. Families arrive on Friday and check out on Sunday. This gives them time to relax and take the whole experience in. Plus the time is spent making their wedding their own. This is the place for imagination and creativity to really shine.

My husband and I had our wedding reception at Englebrecht Farm last September and had to change many details last minute due to the pandemic. Chris was extremely flexible and understanding of our situation. He helped us safely plan our dream wedding and made sure everything went perfect for us. The barn is original, rustic and absolutely beautiful. You can really make it fit your vision with your decorations, lights, etc. You get access to the barn and farmhouse for the entire weekend of your wedding which takes out a lot of the stress and time constraints that usually occur. I can’t say enough good things about this place and the people who run it! If your looking for a rustic wedding venue in the area that is just down the road from a brand new hotel and several local businesses for your guests to enjoy, I highly recommend Englebrecht Farm!

Engelbrecht Farm

Memorial Stadium is not only home to the Fighting Illini football team, but also to exquisite event space overlooking Zuppke Field. Never before has Central Illinois had an opportunity to entertain like this! Whether you are hosting an important business meeting, annual event, or an unforgettable wedding reception, Memorial Stadium is your premier venue for entertainment. If you are looking to make an everlasting impression on your guests, consider holding your next event at historical Memorial Stadium.

Illinois Premium Events at Memorial Stadium

Corporate meetings, seminars, social gatherings, weddings, and more-- we do it all with style and ease. We have more than 70,500 square feet of interior meeting space, with a dedicated staff of events service professionals to ensure your event is a success. If interested, please fill out a proposal form directly from our website and we'll be in touch.

Great hotel and venue to work with! All event planners are efficient in delivering what brides want. Highly recommend IHotel&Illinois Conference Center!

I Hotel & Illinois Conference Center

We are located in Southern Edgar County out in the country on a pond. We opened in August of 2010 and produce and bottle our own wine. Our banquet hall is 40x60. area. We have a stone fireplace on the South wall and a stone bar. The rest of the room is open. There is a separate door that enters the banquet hall from the outside, and an exit door to the wine garden outside. If you rent our banquet hall, we will supply you with tables & chairs. The tables will have white tablecloths. We do have a beer & liquor license, but this is for special events only and needs to be mentioned at the time of booking your event.

Everything about this venue is perfect! We were able to have both an indoor and outdoor wedding and there are so many places for beautiful photos. Sonya and all the staff were so kind and easy to work with. We couldn’t have asked for a better wedding venue!

Castle Finn Vineyard & Winery, Inc.

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Americana

Arabic or Persian

Band Backdrop

Baraat

Blues

Bollywood or Bhangra

Brass ensemble

Wedding shower

Ceremony microphones and sound

Ceremony-only musician

Chill

Choir

Classical

Cocktail hour

Confetti

Country/Folk

Couples luncheon

Dance floor

Dance floor special effects

EDM/House

Emcees

Energetic

Engagement party

Event planning

Elopement

Other

Farewell brunch

Fog/Snow machines

Disco/Funk

Go with the flow

Gospel/Christian

Group of DJs

Guitarist

Harpist

Hear us live

Jazz

Latin

Learning new songs

Dancefloor lighting

Live Band or Ensemble

Live Solo Performer

Master of ceremonies

Mixed chamber ensemble

Motown/Soul

Multi-piece live band

Multimedia displays

Multiple location support

Music during breaks

Parade/baraats

5-8 Person Band

8+ Person Band

Duo or Trio

Quartet/4 Person Band

Solo Act

Photobooth

Pianist

Pop/Top 40s

Production Company

Projector equipment

Rap/Hip Hop

Reggae

Rehearsal dinner

Rock

Scottish or Irish

Signs

Single instrument type ensemble

Solo DJ

Solo instrumentalist

Solo singer

Sound system capability audience <300 - 

Sound system capability audience >300

Sparklers

Stage design

Stage Manager

String ensemble

Uplighting

Vocalist

Wedding ceremony

Wedding reception

Welcome party

Beer

Coffee service

Liquor

Mobile bar

Non-alcoholic

Signature cocktails

Wine

3D sugar work

Dairy-free

Halal

Nut-free

Vegetarian

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Cake filling

Cake flavors

Cake frosting

Cake toppers

Cakes

Candy and confections

Coffee & Tea service

Consultations

Cookies and macarons

Cupcakes

Custom text

Delivery

Dessert installations

Donuts

Farms, Barns, Ranches

Fruit topping

Gluten-free

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Historic Estates, Mansions

Hotels, Inns, Resorts

Ice cream and frozen desserts

Industrial Spaces

International desserts

Kosher

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Mini desserts

Museums, Galleries

Novelties and other

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Pastries

Pies

Aquariums, Zoos

Puddings and custards

Restaurants, Breweries

Service staff

Setup

Sugar flowers

Sugar-free

Tastings

Trucks & Stands

Urban Locations

Vegan

Vineyards, Wineries

Administrative Fee

Alcohol Type

Alcoholic beverages

Bar Services Only

Bar services

Bartender(s)

Bartending

Bartenders

Beverage servingware rentals

Breakfast/brunch

Buffet

Ceremony Fee

Chef(s)

Clean Up / Trash Removal

Cleanup and breakdown

Consultation / Tasting

Consultations and tastings - for a fee

Consultations and tastings - complimentary

Corkage Fee

African

American

Cajun

Chinese

Eastern European

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