A Simple and Elegant Wedding at The Ivy Room in Chicago, Illinois

Greg Cabrera, 28, a civil engineer, and Jennifer Cline, 38, a teacher, tied the knot in a simple and elegant wedding in Chicago. After meeting through a mutual friend, Greg and Jennifer were best friends for several years before they began dating. Greg eventually proposed during a beach picnic with a princess-cut diamond ring. The couple exchanged vows at St. Hilary Catholic Church, where the groom attended grade school. "I am originally from Michigan, but have lived in Chicago for the past 10+ years," the bride says. "We met in Chicago, so we wanted to have the wedding here." Greg and Jennifer chose navy and gray for their color palette because they wanted colors that would look timeless in photos. They enlisted the help of friends and family members for various aspects of the wedding, with the groom's brother taking the engagement photos and the bride's mother putting together the floral arrangements. "We did as much of the planning and preparation with the help of family and friends," Jennifer says. "If we couldn't do it ourselves, we tried to use local businesses."