The Carter Chicago: Premier Event Space & Wedding Venue

As a wedding photographer, The Carter is definitely in my top 5 favorite venues I've ever worked at. First, it is a STUNNING space with tons of natural light. The getting ready suite upstairs is spacious and also provides great natural light. Parking is a breeze, the indoor/outdoor setup is so lovely, and the staff is so kind. I worked alongside Stefan and he made sure I had everything I needed. You could tell the staff was truly interested in making sure my couple would have the best day possible. I highly recommend The Carter to any couple looking for a wedding venue!

We couldn’t recommend The Carter more for your wedding! The entire space is absolutely gorgeous — from the bridal suite and getting-ready area to the ceremony space and convenient parking lot — making it such a unique gem in the city. They also own Dabsolute Catering, which was absolutely phenomenal! We had the pleasure of working with Chris, Denisa, and Stefan, who all went above and beyond to make our day unforgettable. We’re endlessly grateful and can’t recommend this venue enough!

The Carter was a phenomenal place to host our wedding! The space is beautiful and the owner Chris was such a pleasure to work with. He did everything he could to make this the best day of our lives and we are forever grateful to him. His team is friendly and professional, the food was fantastic, and everything went so smoothly. I can highly recommend the Carter, my beautiful new bride and I were so happy with our experience there!

The BEST experience & BEST WEDDING!!! Everything was absolutely seamless & stunning. Chris, we could not have done this without you! So patient and knowledgeable about all things wedding. Our day was incredible and exceeded our expectations. No bumps, just fun on the big day! Run don’t walk to The Carter!

My husband and I were fortunate enough to have our wedding reception at The Carter in June. From the moment we first toured The Carter up until a few days after our wedding, Chris (owner/operator) and the rest of The Carter staff went above and beyond for us. Chris was super responsive, so easy to work with, and created such an amazing vision for our day. Chris knows what is important to wedding guests and makes sure to prioritize those things - short lines for the bar, guests having a drink in their hand, food served quickly, etc. Everything about the space is perfect, the bridal suite is huge and has so much natural light. I got ready in the morning in the bridal suite and had 10 bridesmaids, my mom, 2 hair stylists, and 2 makeup artists in the space and there was plenty of room for all of us. Our hair stylists, makeup artists, and my bridesmaids raved about the bridal suite - definitely a huge perk of The Carter! The patio space is perfect for cocktail hour, I loved having that outdoor feature and so did our guests. The entrance/welcome space is stunning and such a great way to welcome guests into the space. The main reception area is so beautiful and has so much character with the brick walls and chandeliers that you need minimal decorations/florals which was a huge draw for me. The dance floor is big and fit our band along with all our guests. We were very fortunate to have a perfect 70 degree day so the garage doors were open throughout the entire cocktail hour and reception which was amazing. Literally, every single guest of ours raved about the space. I could go on and on about how amazing it is!! There is also parking easily available which is very rare for wedding venues in the city. We were also surprised the day of our wedding when they let us up onto the roof to get some fun golden hour shots. We had no idea they had roof space that was accessible for that type of pictures! I can't say enough about the staff at The Carter. I already mentioned how great Chris is. Stefan was a newer addition to The Carter staff and we were fortunate to work with him in the last week leading up to our wedding. He was there to let us drop off stuff a few days prior to the wedding and he had everything organized for us. The day of the wedding, Stefan was making sure our drinks for the bridal suite were on ice, he made sure trash was cleaned up, and would continually check on us to see if we needed anything. He told me, "you're not lifting a finger today" and me and my bridesmaids were so appreciative of everything he did for us. At the cocktail hour and reception, the servers and bartenders were great. Food came out quickly and there were no issues. Stefan was even sweet enough to let us leave some stuff after the reception and my friend came by to get the rest of it on Monday. Moral of the story is The Carter is hands down the best and really wants to make your wedding day perfect for you. Our day was literally perfection and we have The Carter to thank for that!