Gay & Ally Wedding Planners in Chicago

Patrick Crosson

PC Events + Experiences (PCXP)

216 S. Jefferson St. STE 102, Chicago, IL 60661

PC Events + Experiences (PCXP) is a West Loop-based event production agency led by Patrick Crosson, Chief Experience Owner, handling corporate conferences, trade shows, galas, and nonprofit events for Chicago-market clients including the University of Chicago Convocation and the Pritzker Forum on Global Cities. PCXP is a Certified LGBT Business Enterprise through the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) and also appears on Choose Chicago's directory of LGBTQ+-owned Chicago businesses. Its team of experience producers and designers builds event strategy, logistics, and on-site execution for organizations rather than individual couples, and the agency has picked up multiple Spark Awards recognitions for outdoor event production.

Kendall

Warm Advice

Warm Advice is an LGBTQ+-owned wedding DJ service run by Kendall (she/her/they/them), who splits time between Chicago and New Orleans and also serves Milwaukee and Baton Rouge, with travel available further out for a fee. On her site, Kendall describes herself as "queer too," with "4 years experience DJing LGBTQ+ weddings," and sums up the business as "queer wedding DJ seeking queer wedding to DJ." She's also the founder of Now That's What I Call Queer, a traveling LGBTQ+ dance party that began in New Orleans. Package tiers cover ceremony sound, MC services, and reception hours.

Rebecca Pope

Something Profound Weddings

Something Profound Weddings is a Chicago-based wedding planning and event design studio led by owner Rebecca Pope (she/her), who also offers officiant services. On the studio's About page, Pope writes directly about her own identity: "My whiteness, queerness, education, access, and comfort are at the cost of systemic oppression of the marginalized," and the site states, "We stand with the BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S communities and we will continue to advocate for the communities' rights." Something Profound Weddings is a member of the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce and was featured in a "LGBTQ+ Chicago Wedding Vendors" roundup by wedding photographer Mei Lin Barral. The studio carries The Knot 2025 award badges and holds a 5.0 rating across WeddingWire and Zola.

Groove is in the Heart DJs

Groove is in the Heart DJs is a Chicago-based mobile DJ business founded in 2018, describing itself on its About page as "a female owned, inclusive, boutique mobile DJ business." The team focuses on reading the room and building well-curated, well-timed playlists for weddings and events, and holds a 5-star rating across Yelp, The Knot, Google, and WeddingWire. Groove is in the Heart DJs markets itself as inclusive and Gay Friendly rather than LGBTQ+-owned, and is based on Chicago's Northwest Side.

BURST Event Co

BURST Event Co is a Chicago wedding planning studio offering full-service, partial, and day-of/month-of coordination for couples across the city. On its root domain, the business brands itself as an "LGBTQ+ Chicago Wedding Planner" and describes its team as a "pro Black, queer affirming, pro woman, pro HUMAN... woman owned and operated business." The studio leans into a scrappy, high-energy approach to planning, working to cut through the overwhelm of wedding logistics while keeping a couple's personality front and center. BURST is affiliated with sister brand Lillian Rose Events, which shares its Instagram and Facebook accounts, and books consultations directly through its site.

Morgen Hare

ChiVibe Inc (Entourage Band / Morgen Briana Music)

Morgen Briana is a Chicago vocalist, DJ, and event specialist who leads Entourage Band, a live band and DJ act presented by Arlen Music Productions under the business name ChiVibe Inc. She performs at weddings and corporate events, working with couples on song selection and entertainment strategy for the reception. Choose Chicago, the city's official tourism and meetings bureau, includes ChiVibe Inc / Morgen Briana on its published directory of LGBTQ+-owned Chicago businesses offering event entertainment. Client reviews from couples and wedding parties describe her performances as high-energy and central to making receptions memorable.

MDM Entertainment

MDM Entertainment is a Chicago-based DJ, lighting, and photo booth company serving weddings and events throughout the area. On its "Chicago LGBTQ Wedding Vendor" page, the company calls itself "an avid supporter of marriage equality for the Chicago LGBTQ community" and describes itself as "one of the premier Chicago LGBTQ wedding DJ and Lighting vendors" listed on EnGAYgedWeddings.com, an LGBTQ+ wedding vendor directory. MDM's ceremony and reception DJs handle both the music and the logistical side of a wedding day — timeline, announcements, and transitions — with optional lighting design and photo booth add-ons.

Priti Sweet Weddings & Events

Priti Sweet Weddings & Events is a Chicago-area event planning agency handling weddings, corporate functions, and social events, with a stated specialty in multicultural and destination celebrations. The company's service page confirms it plans "ethnic weddings, destination weddings, and gay/lesbian weddings also," alongside standard planning services like vendor negotiation, budget management, travel accommodations, and day-of execution. Priti Sweet Weddings & Events markets itself as Gay Friendly rather than LGBTQ+-owned, and serves clients throughout the greater Chicago metro area.