Wedding traditions of Chicago
Chicago weddings mix Polish halls, Mexican quinceanera-style parties and Lake Michigan skyline views.
Chicago has long been a city of immigrants, and wedding halls, church weddings and cultural clubs mark the neighbourhoods. Cook County Clerk's offices hold civil marriages.
A wedding here
Couples marry in a church, at the Cook County Clerk's office in the Daley Center, or at a hotel overlooking the river. The reception often includes a dollar dance in Polish families.
Cultural halls
Polish banquet halls with a wedding band and long meal, the Irish hall with ceilidh music and the Mexican family party coexist.
Wedding customs of Chicago
Also part of it, and being written: Dollar dance (A custom in which guests pay to dance with the bride.), Polish wedding (Customs.), Wedding (General customs.).
Communities and their weddings in Chicago
- Polish Banquet halls, bread and salt, a long night.
- Mexican A church wedding with padrinos and a family dance.
- Indian and Pakistani A baraat down Devon Avenue.
- Greek Orthodox weddings in the Greek churches.
A wedding trail idea for Chicago
- Cook County Clerk marriage chapel A civil ceremony venue at the Daley Center.
- Chicago Cultural Center A historic building used for weddings.
- Millennium Park A park for photographs.
Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Opening hours, venues and wedding-season dates change; check locally before travelling. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
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