Frost worked closely with Life in Bloom for our multi-day Indian wedding with four events across four separate venues. They did all the lighting, AV, and production. We were very impressed with Daniela who helped highlight safety and logistical concerns while also coming up with ideas to bring our wishes to life. The lighting at every single event ended up impeccable. Daniela specifically worked with our family on some of their performances for our Sangeet as well, going on multiple calls to help refine crazy ideas into the performance of a lifetime. We also had this insane idea of dancing under falling cherry blossoms, something that is very much not possible in Chicago. She managed to bring that into reality, and we are so glad we trusted her vision. We also wanted to highlight how above and beyond the Frost team went in the production. There were a lot of events with a ton of line items, day after day, and the team worked very hard to ensure everything was done on time. On our wedding ceremony day, they were very flexible as we tried to beat unpredictable weather, going so far as to set things up in pouring rain. That extra effort allowed us to have the wedding of our dreams, and we can't appreciate it enough. Daniela told us that she teared up when she saw our reaction to the wedding mandap being set up outside, and that tells us how much she cared. We can't recommend Frost and her enough. read more

Daniela and the team at Frost are true professionals! After an initial phone call to go over our plans for our onsite ceremony and reception for our November 2021 wedding at the Langham in Chicago, Daniela put together a comprehensive proposal that encompassed all of our needs. I was truly blown away by how the draping and lighting transformed the room. The round stage for our ceremony and the aisle runner were absolutely perfect. Daniela was also instrumental in helping with our suspended floral structure which was the highlight of the room! The uplighting and pinspots made such a difference for our reception which is shown in our photos. Daniela was responsive and so helpful throughout the entire planning process. I would recommend Frost and Daniela to anyone with lighting or draping needs for their wedding! read more

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Frost is our go-to for beautiful event lighting and professional A/V. We have worked with the fabulous Jeffrey and his team many times now and no matter how complicated (to me lol) our job seems- I NEVER worry about Frost and their work because they are total pros and everything is perfection at our events! Highly Recommend! read more

Frost - Photo by Jill Norton, Event lighting by Frost (Rentals by Marquee) - Party & Event Planning Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

When we first hired Frost, we were skeptical that it would be worth the cost, but we were proven wrong. The lighting made the venue more gorgeous than my wildest dreams, and they managed the sound beyond expertly. I've said to many people now that the experience of the wedding was surrreal, to see all of these individual pieces I had experienced separately all come together, and I think Frost was a huge part of making my wedding feel like more than the sum of its parts. I will never forget what it was like to come out for my reception and enter into this soft peach-lit room that accentuated our venue (The Field Museum) perfectly. If you have your wedding at the Field, you have to use Frost... but rest assured that it is, albeit a lot of money, money well spent. Samantha, our contact at Frost, is both a professional and a lighting artist!! read more

Frost - Lighting in the Field Museum for our wedding. By Samantha from Frost. - Party & Event Planning Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

We used Frost because they were the only "lighting" vendor we were allowed to bring in to our venue, so from the beginning they knew they had no competition. We worked with Daniela, at first she was really nice but I think once she realized we didn't want to spend thousands of dollars on this she became rude, unresponsive and just tried to up charge us for EVERYTHING! They do good work but they could really work on their customer service. The actual items aren't priced bad but they really get you on pricing with the installations and won't work with you because they don't need the business because they are contracted at a lot of venues. We got the final contract after our walk though (and dozens of emails trying to get everything settled) and she added multiple hours of overtime and people when we decided to extend till 1am (we originally had midnight) I asked her why and she said because we extended till 1am and that was overtime, fine in some cases, but I had asked her that in the beginning conversations that we may extend would their be any cost and she said no. So she just assumed I would forget, good thing I kept all emails (make sure you do because they will try to get you where ever they can). I forwarded to her and she adjusted but still trying to charge us extra time to set up earlier because we were getting there before the ceremony even though our ceremony start time never changed. Daniela also told me that if we didn't do uplighting in our tent area that we would have no light and the canned lights in the tent would not be turned on - so we got the uplighting, Well, come the night of and the canned lights were turned on with PLENTY of light - they just wanted any penny she could get. Overall, other than pricing and having to really watch every word - they executed everything we got really nicely, everything was beautiful I just wish I didn't feel like I was backed in the corner the whole time and HAD to do certain things I wasn't cheap with my wedding by any means but I would have rather spend money on more fun lighting things or other items than uplighting we didn't need or "extra stage hands" to do something that probably wasn't needed. read more

We had my daughters' wedding at Cafe Brauer. I worked directly with Frost for chandeliers and tea lights! Maggie was a delight to work with and the lighting was amazing! read more

We waited until last minute to secure a vendor for pipe-and-drape, up-lighting and lighting for the backdrop of our ceremony for our New Years Eve wedding, and Frost came in to save the day. Our venue was an all-white loft (Chez), and we had our ceremony and reception both there. In turn, we used Frost to set up pipe-and-drape between the cocktail hour and dinner area and to hide the dinner tables during the ceremony. Additionally they placed up-lighting throughout the venue to give it a soft, warm glow that went with the multitude of candles that we had everywhere. They were communicative, easy to work with and setup and breakdown went smoothly on our wedding day. We spent more than we thought we would for their services, but we agreed that it was worth it, as they helped transformed the space into something that was both functional and beautiful. read more

Frost and Dennis did a fantastic job at our 12/11/2011 wedding. They transformed our space and had such creative design ideas! We wouldn't have had such a beautiful wedding without all of Dennis's hard work! Thanks for all your help! -Brooklyn & Robert Yoshimura read more

We hired Frost lighting for our 2015 Wedding. We spared no expense for every last detail and we happy to do the same with a detail as crucial as lighting. We had a large wedding for city standards and there were many moving parts. I was disappointed with Frost lighting communication. Several times it took me weeks to get a hold of my representative. I actually stopped by the offices at one point to check in. On one occasion I called my rep and her assistant told me they were at lunch. I called back 3 hours later and she told me once again oh she just stepped out for lunch. It was clear she was avoiding me but that was very unprofessional. I had great experiences with vendors throughout my entire planning process and I have to say that Frost was my least efficient experience. Also I specially asked for there to be no LED or purple lighting and walked into my venue to see a very prominent spot lit in purple. I'd love to voice these concerns directly to Frost but no one called for a follow up after my wedding so I thought I'd follow up on Yelp. read more

April Recinos, from April Joy Events, introduced me to Jonathan Bancroft from Frost. How happy I am that she did! It was a great referral. Jonathan is creative and patient, and from the beginning, based on April's description of what I was looking for, he understood exactly what to do to make our dreamy, simple wedding more beautiful. The lighting that he and Frost did for us was super, and was handled with professionalism and care. Jonathan arranged to have shepherd's hooks and lanterns in the courtyard of the Ivy Room for our wedding, and had several styles to choose from. They looked charming. He also arranged for up-lighting along the walls of the Ivy Rooms interior, which created a wonderful quality of light--like the room was a little jewel-box aglow. He also designed and installed a pendant light constructed of paper lanterns in the center of the room, above the dance floor, and it was so pretty, dreamy, and simple. Exactly what we wanted. And he was creative in finding ways to hang it artfully (with the help of Donna from the Ivy Room). From the beginning he was honest and straightforward about the pricing of the components that I had requested and was willing to revise the plan to meet our budget. The pricing for the project was very fair. Everything Jonathan planned was flawless and beautiful. He was an absolute pleasure to work with, as well. Very kind, very patient, very responsive and professional. I highly recommend working with his company, and with him. read more

Frost Lighting turned my vision into reality the night of my wedding at Cafe Brauer. The lights dripping from the ceiling added the perfect touch to the ambiance I wanted for this very special night. read more