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Prepare the space before the celebration
Before confirming details, compare the space you can actually use with the experience you have in mind. Chicago options such as downtown hotels, rooftop venues, private event spaces vary in circulation, storage and supplier access. Guests arriving from Schaumburg and Evanston benefit from clear transport and parking guidance. Share a floor plan or room photographs, then confirm loading arrangements, power and any restrictions on fixtures or amplified sound. Leave enough time for installation and collection; a venue’s guest booking window is not always its supplier access window. For a downtown hotel, ask about loading-dock appointments and freight-elevator access. Rooftop arrivals need an indoor weather backup, especially outside summer.